Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
TEUTONS PUT Up
STIFF Resistance
Pour Withering Fire Into
Advancing Lines From
Prepared Posts.
FlERCEST FIGHT NEAR YPRES
Australians, Scotch and Brit
ish Drive Against Enemy in
Three Fierce Streams.

LONDON. Sept. 26.-In an a,,acK
along II six-milc front today the Brit
ish troops captured an important po-
sirion around Tower Hamlcts and
strong German ficldworks according
10 the official report from Field Mar
sbaI IIaig tonight
Powerful resistance was offered by
the Germans thru the day and they
withstood many stonrg attacks.
But" says General Haig, ''Our cf.
forts were entirely successful"
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE
AND BELGIUM. Sept. 26.-Another
heavy attack was delivered by the
British at daybreak today against the
German positions east of Ypres and
early reports showed that the as
saulting troops had pushed the enemy
out of many important positions. The
offensive was started along the great
er part Of the line that the British
reached in last Thursdays battle ex-
tending from east of the St. Julien
to southwest OF Gheluvelt.
Along the northwestern half OF the
line OF attack the British success was
marked hut meager details have been
received from the sector OF Polygon
wood and south OF that place. on the
north an advance of from one thous-
and to twelve hundred Yards was made
quickly at numerous points and IL was
reported that strong British troops
were engaged In fierce fighting only
few hundred yards west OF Zonnebeke.
The Germans are resisting desper-
ately and along n front of about q
thousand yards astride the Ypres-Men-
In r.stf OF, 10,
proceeding
The most important points involved
In tie recent offensive lay directly
east of the city of Ypres, between the
fpres- -Roulers railway and the Ypres-
Menin highway. Here are situated
those strongly held elevations that
still remain TO the Germans out of
the numerous ridges and forests which
formed vital part OF their defense In
this section of Belgium.
Last Thursday they suffered
crushing blow In the loss OF such
s'rOngholds as Amaze. Nuns wood
Clenu curse wood and Inverness copss
and now an ever-risln tide Is reach
ing ont for still more.
Australian, Scotch and English
troops this morning were pushing out
into a different country over terrain
still sodden from rains and floods,
among concrete and steel redoubts,
heavily armed with machine guns
over elevations and thru bits of wood
choked with rapid firers. They might
have failed in their objective and
still have covered themselves with
glory.
Enemy Prepared for Attack.
The Germans undoubtedly knew
that IN attack was pending and II Is
pro obable that their counterattack
yesterday and last night against the
British positions on the ridges east OF
Ypres between Tower Hamlets and
Polyson wood were carried out in an
attempt to Illustrate the British plan.
The battle started here yesterday
| continued with great ferocity and ir
was along this front that the bilte =
est work was being done this MORN
Ing. The British artillery had peen
pounding the whole front of the new
offensive for days but last night a
: concentrated fire was turned on that
section where the counter attacks
were made and the entire ground was
torn and smashed together with the
men who, hidden under sparse shell
ter. were attempting to hold this
point OF advantage. Guns of all cali
| bors came to the assistance OF the in
fantry here and the bombardment for
long periods was maintained with
drum-fire intensity.
I The Australians north OF Polygon
wood and the Scotch and English TO
the north Of the Amaze appear to have
met with nothing like the opposition
encountered TO the south. The Ger
mans replied very weakly to the Brit
ish homhardment prior TO the attack
north OF the Ypres- Roulers railroad.
The enemy's main efforts early to-
day were directed against the advance
on the right of the offensive. His att
tacks against Tower Hamlets ridge.
west OF Gheluvelt, have undoubtedly
been continued as precaution against
| possible attack on the Zandvoorde
ridge to the south. For days the Ger
mans have been bringing up reinforce
ments In anticipation of today's at
/ tack and unless all signs fail much
saDgulnary fighting Is to follow. The
/ attack today was started at $50 in
the morning and again the infantry