Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-02
rBy the Associated Press,l.

with the British Army in flanders
Sept. LIN their first fighting in Bel
gium the Americans captured Voor-
mezeele and several strong German
positions in that immediate vicinity.
On their entrance into voormezeele
the invaders found all that remained
Of the town were piles Of debris for
the shell fire has been 50 intense that
hardly one brick was left standing
upon another.
As the Americans advanced the Ger
man rear guards opened UP with their
machine guns, but these were quickly
silenced. Elsewhere In the same To-
cality the Americans also advanced
their lines.
Counter attacks by the Germans re-
suited in their gaining little more
than slight foothold which in every
case was quickly loosened by Aner-
lean and British re-attacks.
In most places the Germans did not
get even foothold for the advancing
formations were met with hurricanes
Of fire under which they melted away.
There has been especially heavy fight
ing around BMlecourt and Hendeeourt,
where the British are holding posi-
tions almost resting against the Dro-
court -Queant or Wotan line.
Thrice Lost and Won.
It is believed Bullecourt itself has
thrise been lost and won in the mist
two days. First the British were in
! the town and then the Germans,
/; While one side had the control the
machine gunners and borDbers OF the
other side would filter in and get the
position and then the place would be.
come most active. From ruin to ruin,
thru cellars and thru old and new
trenches the fighting has continued
and all Of the time almost the same
tactics were being followed in the
country surrounding. In the language
of the British soldiers it has been 4
dog fight" here for two days.
The British have retired only when
hoardes Of Germans appeared but their
retirements usually have been to posi-
tions where they could pour machine
gun bullets into the enemy. Heavy
losses we're inflicted upon the Ger
mans. just now it appears that Bulle-
court and Hendecourt are again In
British hands and that the cellars
dugouts and hiding places are being
mopped up. Similar fighting has beer
going on In the villages of Escourt, st.
Mein and Longatta, and these places
also are In the possession Of the
British.
(! German Masses Moved Down.
The ground before the British line.
in front Of this region Is piled with
German dead for the British have not
hesttated TO temporarily retire siig l,tly
in the face OF strong enemy attack.
when 1t appeared that their owr
strength could thereby be conserved
and at the same time secure an op.
portunity TO NOV down masses oi
Germans. These tactics have had Z
! ::<s.cs. disastrous result for the Zoe
and that the British have not lost any
thing Is shown by the fact that thell
casualties continue extremely Light
while all positions are finally retained
AT Mont st. Quentin the, Germans
have counter attacked again and agair
at great cost, but the line there re-
mains intact
Counter Attack 10 Disastrous.
Late yesterday the enemy delivered
/ powerful counter attacks east OF Femi-
court on the Bapaume- Cambria road
the infantry being assisted, according
! to reports. by a-few tanks. The Ger
+. mans succeeded in penetrating q short
distance. but the British immediately
attacked and the ground which the
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