The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-01
ALLIES WIN MORE
GROUND FROM FOE
British and French Continue Big
Drive.
MORE PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Haig Troops Storm Positions Near
Yrres = French Wade Through
Two Rivers and Seize Impor-
tant Ports.

London, Oct. 27.-Operations with
limited detectives were undertaken by
the British and French armies in Elan
ders early in the morning, and, not
withstanding great difficulties caused
by weather and bad ground, consider
able progress was made and valuable
positions taken on the greater part of
the front attacked, says the British
official communication issued here The
communication says that more than
500 prisoners We're captured during the
days operations.
French Continue Drive.
Paris, Oct. l27.--The French troops
are continuing their successful drive
on the FlRDdcrs front, according to the
war office statement. The number of
guns captured since the 23rd inst to-
tails 100 and 200 more prisoners were
taken during the morning.
In the Champagne enemy surprise
attacks broke down and the French
succeeded In entering the German lines
at one point and brought back pris-
oners.
The village of Draisbank, Papegoed
wood and a number of fortified farms
were captured by the French in an
attack launched on the Flanders front,
the war office reports. Hundreds of
prisoners were taken.
The French forced crossing of two
rivers, wading through water up TO
their shoulders.
Inc Germans renewed their attacks
IN The Nerdun sector and were again
beaten back, suffering large losses.
Two Ypres Attacks.
British Front in Belgium Oct o7
Field Marshall Haig's forces made two
separate attacks on the German posi
tons north and east of Ypres. The
nrst was from point near Saint JAN
shock westward through the southern
fringe of the HOutholst ridge to the re-
gion of Nieuwemolen. The other was
on both sides Of the Ypres-Mening high
way along the Gheiuvelt ridge in the
direction of the town of that name.
The British troops, as well as the
French, who also attacked on the left,
made excellent Roadway, pushing for
ward on wide front. So.
Heavy Barrage Used.
Again one of the greatest barrages
yet seen was employed by the attack
ers. .....
Bellevue Spur, west of Passchen-
daele, which the British entered one
hour after the attack began, had been
nest of machine guns, from which
the Germans in recent battles had
swept the country to the westward.
At 7:15 o'clock the Germans con-
centrated heavy artillery ire on
Bellevue, but the British still were
battling forward among the concrete
defenSes.
Wolfe Copse, near Bellevue, which
recently was the scene of sanguinary
fighting, was passed ut an early hour
by the onrushing British forces.
British Take Chateau.
London, Oct. 27.-Shortly before
seven o'clock in the morning British
forces which began an offensive on the
Gpres front We're seen entering Ger
man pill boxes upon Bellevue Spur
and shortly afterward signals showed
that the British had carried Poelder-
hoeck chateau, which had been strong
ly fortified by the Germans, telegraphs
the correspondent of Reuters, Limited,
at British headquarters in Belgium.
At Gheluveut the British were fight
ing astride for the first time in months.
Marshal Haig flung his cavalry into
the fray and 1t fought successfully. 1t
was also reported in action around
Paschendaele.
The 2,000-yard initial gain was to
the west of PaSschendeaeIe.