The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-26
Less Than Week Since Last
Previous Drive and AL
lies Hit Once More
DELIVERED WHILE
GERMANS STAGGER
Teutonic Counter Offensive
Last Night Broken Up
French Ship Sunk
CRy Assoeiatsd Press.l

kBy ABsociAEed EreHH.l
With less than a weeks
wait after delivering the
recent smashing blow at the
German lines in Flanders,
the British have resumed
their drive, launching an
attack on a wide front
northeast and east of Ypres
early this morning. In
their new attack the Brit
ish pushed back the Ger
mans over the high ground
east of Ypres, Reuters
correspondent at British
headquarters reports.
Apparently the effort is
aimed at driving in deeper
the wedge forced into the
German front astride the
Ypress-Menln road and
northward beyond the
Ypres-Roulers railway line.
Tie point Of the wedge
has now almost reached a
line extending directly
uorthw d from Lille,
development of which is as
sumed to be one of the great
obiectives of the Flanders
attack.
Hit Staggering Germans.
The new British blow was struck
today just as the Germans were
staggering from the effect OF san
culinary repulse they sustained IN
yesterdays heavy attack which they
delivered on the ridge east OF fpres.
The Germans have made their way
into the British lines at two points,
in one OF these attacks, but were
forced out by counter attacks.
Warships Bombard Ostend.
simultaneously the British are cons
tinuing their aerial and naval at
tacks on the Belgian coast. Another
bombardment OF Ostend, one or the
German naval bases, was carried out
Yesterday by British warships. The
Germans apparently attempted an
aerial attack on the fleet for the
British admiralty reports that air
patrols encountered six hostile ma
chimes two Of which were brought
down.
on the French front there has been
only artillery activity and Taiding
operations. The artillery fire was in
tense last night in the Verdun region
between Beaumont and Bezonvaux,
northeast OF the fortress.
French Ship Sunk.
The French steamship Admiral de
Kersaint was sunk on Sept. Ia after
being attacked by a submarine IN
Spanish territorial waters. The sub
marine opened fire from the midst
of a. feet OF fishing boats. the pres
ence of which prevented the steamer
from using her guns effectively.
The captain was taken prisoner on
the submarine. Ten members of his
crew were killed or have died Of in
juries.
Germans Resist Desperately.
British Headquarters in France
and Belgium, (By The Associated
Press. l-6epL. Eb.-AlOnE IlC MDINu-
ern half of the battle line to the east
OF Ypres where Field Marshal Haig
assumed the offensive today. the
British have advanced at numerous
places for a distance Of from 1000 10
1000 yards. An early report, which
was somewhat vague, indicated that
the British infantry was lighting
along a line only a few hundred
yards west OF Zonnebeke.
The Germans are resisting des-
perateIy and along a front Of some
thousand yards astride the Ypres
Menin road terrific struggle Is pro-
ceeding.
The line OF the present battle Is
between points to the east Of So.
Cullen and southwest Of Gheluyelt
The Germans already have beep
pushed out OF many important posi-
tions.
The British appear to have been
extremely successful throughout the
northern half of the line of attack
No news is available from the sector
OF P0Iyogon wood. and the region
south OF that forest
The most important point invoIv-
ed in todays fghting Is strongly held
elevations between the Kpres- -Roulers
railway and the Ypres- -Menin high
way. Australian, Scotch and English
troops today were pushing out into
forbidden country over ground stu
sodden from rains among concrete in
steel redoubtss over eievafionss