The sun., 1917-12-03
Unprecedented Succession
of Massed German Attacks
Regains Salient.
BYNG LOSES CANNON
Struggle Is in Open, Cavalry
of Both Sides Playing
Notable Part.
HAIG HITS IN FLANDERS
New Gains on Passchendaalo
Ridge Follow Moonlight
Attack on TeutOns.
HAIG HITS IN FLANDERS

LONDON. Dec c.--In what some re-.
gard as the most desperate fighting OF
the war the Germans are making .
tremendous effort to recapturc the
ground taken last week by tho British
west and south Of Cambrai. No lcss
than ten heavy attacks by the Germans
within twenty -four hours on tho Come.
lieu front. about eight miles southwest
OF Cambria. are recorded In the British
report tonight, and apparently thoy
succeeded In their main purpose. for the
evacuation by the British of the village
Of Masnieres. at the extreme point Of
the salient driven into the German front
about three miles south Of Cambria, alss
is announced.
The British had had little chance
to dig in on their new front and che
fighting was practically all in open
country. 1t was the fierccst kind Of
hand TO hand struggle. almost without
counterpart IN the war. The nearest
approach 10 1t was the tremendous drive
on Verdun which the Germans carried
on with absolute disregard OF the lives
of their men. hut there the assailaiits
had heavy artillery and the defenders
had trenches.
.- struEGle Man 10 Man.
On the Cambrai front both were lack.
ins, ana the stfuseie was man TO man.
with German cavalry. for almost the
M .a' .,''' S'"e 'ne P"sl"n'ne OF 'he
wsr. playing an important part In sup.
- VI 'ne'r '!"u'ry. roerhn ctaims
.he capture OK Sixty cannon ana more
than 100 machine guns on Friday and
saturday. In addition to the capture Of
| 1000 British on Friday
| At La NacQuerie, II few miles nofth
the salient. the nyhtjng was nr,ctSc. ,Iv
con.ihnons con. throughouf Saturday. In
, +, tn' .na. cae aas ,hc ''ern,ans nemvered mr.
.. ~. ~, , "natns' ,ne hr'ush posi-
, 80 III 'na. ''',ae' me Reuter- corfe-
! "Tnns. in nos,,;n %. aa's Nv ,
,,. lii, -, p''','ol' W H"oN say 'ha'
vs,,,,,ar,a Mna ,'o.r 'er,l'ans mans, OPPOSITE Ia
o,hot .rl,, H. a., 80. ~, 'ouIs .,s '"s., IN any
/ ,rhoI, ,',, . '''' '"' "'s Inc
! "p,. ~ ~. @
,ban1oned 4, ~, 60. cov ~ So.
Eridav b.ys hsan rosa,,,,,r, o"S.t ou
were disabled Th. ,',o,,r, 20 .a.,.s.s.
, the enemy has gained a, W., s,cr,sr. -.
! thousands q, ,ivss In .o ,r,a;nm ~,
/ nracti,ally rho sI,,at,on ro,,,,;n. -
fected,
. at * und.rs,o,, ,,,., , - .,
/ troops engaged nm tbe ra,I,,,, 49,.
! Gouzeaucourt were Anoric,n En.i.
neers"
Nine separatc attacks a,,,ns, w,..
: nieres by strong German forces .ro ,nen.
toned by the Associa,ed Press .orr..
/ spondent n. The front, who do esrrihes th>
lighting as most sanpunary aIthouvh
, the British puiled their limo hack sor,..
what to lessen the sharp salient there
! An intense battle ragged nlt day n vn.
practically a continuous fight from the
, start Of the first counter attack
'"e N"'""ce" !" waves"
The enemy infantry kent eurrins
forward in waves and as each came nv
II was caught by tho fire from, ,bes.rtu.
lery. rifles and machine pune The ~
tack,ur forces wen, DOW ,;L. 49,,
before the winh. but with characteris,Ic
Pruss,an discipline ,hey continued 10
fill their ranks and advances up&U ap,or
the ninth assault had faiI.d
During fine afteruoon the cerr,,.
s,,rcee,led IL, "a n.nri,, 7 nc po.. 49,.
n suburb south n, Nasnieres ~,
\ ErItish coun.cr attach 1ei,,.sr,a
o'cIoc,, nr.h,d tho or,,,,, ,,.
German Guns nm e,ey,,,on, so,,,s
soutbe,,, -, No,n,oras -. H'
warc conduc,ina , hoa,., ,st.!
.oa,,s, ,hs TO-, ''''''"'u u'''e''
Th., p,,,tyh , ,i,,,, ,s
.r,s ,,,nr,,.,. ,as 80, o.i"rh
,,,oorii,,,,, 49,. - 80 a''"ch n
and ,or,hcas. ~ Da.s,hD,., ''oi'.
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as.irs, ,,o ] , "I'io, aHsau',
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-, 81, No "Pi'ca' 10 have