Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-23
Germans Rushing Up Re-
serves, But Their Counter
Attacks Meet RepuIse.
MORE THAN 5000 FOES
SEIZED BY "BYNG B0YS",
Commander Made Full Pledged Gen.
eral by King George Ex.
tends Positions in Flanders.

By the Associated Press.
BRITISH ARMY HEADOUAR.
TIERS IN FRANCE, November e.
The British early today drove
back the enemy at the elevation
called Tadpole copse, which DOM
mates large section of the Canal
du Nord and a large part of
Moeuvres In the cambrai area.
While standing OF German counter
attacks British forces have consolidated
their gains and are prepared for another
plunge toward Cambria. Gen. Byng's
men are just west of Fontaine Notre
Dame, less than three miles west Of
Cambria, and have nearly completed the
occupation of Burlon wood, just north
Of Fontaine, and which dominates the
entire region.
Fontafne Notre Dame was the scene
of the heaviest fighting yesterday.
Wednesday night the village was cap
tured by the British. but q strong Ger
man counter attack Thursday drove
the British to the western outskirts.
The village is the apex of the wedge
which the British have driven toward
Cambrai and which includes approx.
mateiy fifty square miles of territory
formerly within the German lines. The
Germans are reported to be rushing
up reserves for counter attacks.
cambrai Loses Usefulness.
Cambrai probably has lost its use
fuiness as tho German supply base In
the immediate region, as the city and
the three railroads entering 1t from
the north. east and south are domi-
new wedge also is a direct menace TO
cueant-Drococonrt .switchiine. whick
held up the British sdvancs east of
within . sharp salient which has been
heightened BY tho British advances
from Bullecourt in the present drive.
Gen. Byng.s stroke was maseefpiecs
from the front Many sQuadrons of
tanks cut through the great wire de-
Tense. opening the way for the infAn-
try and the cavalry. which pushed
line before Cambria. The transporta-
tIon service kept pace with the advance.
the construction of roads and railroads.
Field Marshal Haig announces. having
contributed largely to the success Of
the operation.
That the surprise was complete 70
shown by the fact that the British cas-
ualties were considerably less than the
number Of Germans captured-mofo
than 5000. The British also were able
to free the French population OF oomo
of the towns and villages. These pees
pie the Germans had been unable 70 ~.
move The reserve German troops en~
countered included cripples and cos.
valescents.
British Gain in Flanders. Il
b. the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 23.-The BsttisA
have advanced their line slightly in
Flanders. southeast Of Ypres the vnr
office announces. The situation on the
front southwest Of Cambral -
The announcement follows:
Southeast Of Ypres we advanced our
lines slightly during the night. HooH1e
raids attempted in the night south Of
Chapelle, northwest of st. Cueafzn
and northwest of Pontruet were repui8ed,
leaving prisoners in our hands.
There is no change on our front soath-
west Of st. Quentin
The British official communicates ]
issued last evening announced the sue
cessful consolidation Of all the cap- i
tured area in the region OF CembfAa.
except the village Of Fontaine Notra
Germans in a counter attack.
Reach Final Defense Line.
The six-mile wedge driven into thA
German defenses in the British okeAss
sfve on the Arras-St. Quentin front 10
still deeper and spreading
out, Reuters correspondent at British
in France telegraphed yes
terday. On some stretches of the front .
the British troops have broken into the
enemy's final defense line: All the Ger
man counter attacks have been reputsed. /:
King George has promoted Lieut.. Gen. 4
Byng to the rank Of general. In recoE- .
milton of his distinguished service In
the field in the recent operations, it
was officially announced today.
BY the Associated Press.
: Success Grows Steadily.
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS /,
IN FRANCE. Thursday. November zz- /
The success Of the British arms In the 4
cambrai sector has continued to grow /
steadily, and Field Marshal Haig's 1
troops in little more than two days 7
lighting have overrun an area equal in :
size to that won by the Germans dur
ing the first fifteen days Of their spec :
airy, tanks and infantry today were
batting their way forward along a
line which at many points west and
southwest Of Cambria was less than
n.
rhe advance also was spreading north ]
ward in the region OF Bullecourt ana /
he salient toward Cambria was being
ridened The total of prisoners cap
ured must approach the 5000 mark.
At Grips on Open Ground.
At last the British and Germans are !,
It grips on comparatively open ground
md some of the fiercest hand-to-hand
irhtfng Of the war has been going on 4
rhe enemy troops were unprepared for
he attack. but they have been putting
very ounce of their strength into an
Lttempt to stem the rising tide.
Troops have been pulled away from
ther points and rushed to the Cambraf
ector by the desperate GermanE, and
0 hard pressed were they for men that
wo companies OF cripp1es and conva-
.scents were recruited hastily at one
amp and thrown into the line in the
.gion Of Masneieres. Some of these
Ififui objects are In British hands and
re receiving medical treatment One
risoner was in the last stages or tu-
erculosis, and he had to be moved to g
reyent the disease from spreading to
10 others. who were In 9 state Of
ruel exhaustion and virtually helpless
.om their valiant Attempt1 70 0ghe