Evening star., 1917-10-04
HA|G, IN NEW DRIVE, /!
OVERRUNS RIDGE TO
THE EAST OF YPRES
British Start Early in Day and
Have Penetrated Foes
Line One Mile.
GERMANS SURRENDER
BY THE HUNDREDS
Teutons Facing Heavy Blow in
Flanders-Fierce Attacks, to
Check British, Are Futile.


Striking again on the wide front east
of fpres, the British this morning be-
gan another drive at the German lines
in Flanders. Field Marshal Haig, in
his early report, announced that satis-
factory progress was being made. Al
ready stream of German prisoners is
being sent to the British rear.
The renewal of the Flanders drive
comes after an eight-day interval. On
Wednesday of last week the British
swept forward over ground on both
sides of the Ypres- -Menin road, ad-
vancing from a half mile to a mile at
various points along the line.
Like Battle of Somme.
Some of the heaviest fighting in the
war on the western front followed. the
Germans making assault after assault
in desperate attempts to regain the
valuable high ground they had lost.
Almost every inch of it. however, was
held intact by the British, who mean
while were preparing for the next
forward push. With today's renewal
of the drive the battle of Flanders Is
growing more and more to resemble
last years battle Of the Somme. which
was followed by the memorable Hin
denburg strategic retreat"
The same general tactics now being
pursued of persistent driving at me
same point in the line are evidently
expected by the British to achieve a
similar result This time. however. the
ground which would have to be abandoned
would be far more valuable to the
entente and its loss correspondingly
heavy blow to the Germans for the
German-held Belgian coast line, with
it's submarine and aerial bases. is at
| stake. together with the great Frencn
manufacturing city OF Lille ana VICE
France and Flanders.
= Germans Moved Down.
Today's attack followed sharply a last
| despairing effort of the Germans to
stave 1t off. Crown Prince Rupprecht
struck at the British line yesterday at
its most vital points. between Tower
Hamlets and Polygon wood. but his
troops again were moved down by the
British guns the assault making no
impression whatever on the British line
or affecting the British purpose to at
tack today. LII
The French fighting front has been
comparatively calm, except intense ar
tillery activity northeast of Eerdun.
Ridge Is Overrun.
BY the Associate ted Press.
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM. October 4.-Field Marshal
Haig's forces in the offensive begun to
the east of Ypres this morning in some
MI fad he
lines to a depth of one mile ard have
Gheluvelt ridge.
At an early hour the Germans were
surrendering by hundreds. l
The British already have penetrated
well beyond the hamlet of Broad
seinde. in which lie the crossroads
formed by the highways betweer, Zon-
nebrek and Moorsled and Passchen.
daele and BecIaire
Farther to the south Cameron Covert
where there had been much hard fght-
ing was left well in the rear
Todays battle WAS along strong
holds which comprised the crucially
important system of German defenses
along the Passchendaele GhelIvelt
ridge.
The northern wing of the onrushing
British troops was battling forward
this morning within a short distance or
Poelcappele, it had a footing on the
famous tIraVenSta1el WnlCn JutS
out from the PaSschendaele ridge to
the west, and had crushed through the
Zonnebeke- Broodseinde ridge, which Is
an integral part of the Passchendaels-
Gheluvelt chain.
British Official Report
LONDON, October 4.-Field Marshal
Haig has begun a new offensive east OF
Ypres The official statement from Brit
ish headquarters in France issued today
says that the British attacked at o'clock
this morning on wide front and are
making satisfactory progress A number
Of prisoners already have been taken.
Gen. Frederick b. Maurice. chief d.
rector of military operations at the war
office. announced this afternoon that
the British forces in their offensive this
morning to the east of Ypres had cap
tured the village Of Broodseinde.
In their offensive in the Ypres sector
today the British gained all their OBJ
jectives on front of 10000 yards and to
a depth of $500 yards Gen. Frederick b.
Maurice. chief director of military opera
ton at the war office. announced today.
French Report Calm.
PARIS. October 4-"The night was
calm" says today's official statement.
except on the right bank of thelMeuse,
where the artillery on both sides was
very active"
British Are Forced
to Apply Eye-for-Eye
Policy, Says Gen. Smuts
LONDON. October I'm an address
today at a luncheon to presidents Of
the Chambers Of Commerce OF the
United Kingdom. Lieut. Gen. Smufs,
former commander of the expedition 81
against German East Africa. said that
defeated on the battlefield