Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-27 | Page 5 | Germans Claim Many Victories

GERMANS CLAIM INHpiES Admit Allies Get Some Footing and Penetrate Boche Positions. BERLIN, Oct. 26, via London. The allied al-lied forces north of the Scheldt have been brought to a standstill, according to the official statement from general headquarters headquar-ters today. On the east bank of the Meuse Saxon troops cleared out a nest of Americans who had remained behind after the last fighting there. The statement says: "There have been tremendous and, thanks to the brilliant courage of our troops, successful struggles on many parts of the front. After a violent fire the enemy en-emy launched strong attacks in the Lys lowlands, southwest of Denze and between be-tween the Lys and the Scheldt. "From the north wing of the attack to the Courtrai-Audenards railway he was repulsed. ."North of the Scheldt the enemy, after slight initial gains of territory, was soon i brought to a standstill. "The new line between Ingoyghem and ! Avelghem held against repeated assaults I in ' the afternoon. On the battlefield i throughout the day the enemy artillery directed its fire on places lying behind the front, which up until now had been j untouched by the war. They, for the : most part, were destroyed by his fire. I and the Belgian population suffered heavy j losses in killed and wounded. "Between the Scheldt and the Oise the i British yesterday confined themselves to ! violent partial attacks. South of Eamars we threw back the enemy into his post- j tions of departure by an extensive coun- ter-attack. Southwest of Le Quesnoy : and northwest of Landrecles attacks broke down. "Between the Oise and the Alsne a big combined attack was launched by the French on the front of more than sixty kilometers. The main thrust was directed direct-ed against our lines between the Oise and the Serre, as well as between SIs-sonne SIs-sonne and the Alsne. The enemy endeavored en-deavored to capture the Serre-Souche sector by cutting off this tract of territory, terri-tory, which is strong, owing to the nature of the terrain. Attacks launched early In the morning between the Oise and the Serre broke down. In the afternoon the enemy obtained ob-tained a footing In Villers-le-Sec and on the heights east of that place; he was repulsed on the rest of the front and suffered heavy losses. "In the Serre-Souche sector the enemy was only able to reach our lines near Mortiers, at Froidmont and near Vesles and Pierrepont. The troops of Von Luett-witz, Luett-witz, by a uniform counter-attack, took their old positions between Vesles and Pierrepont. On the rest of the front our Ore prevented, the eTnemy from crossing the sections. "West of the Aisne the enemy's attacks at-tacks were accompanied by strong squadrons squad-rons of tanks east of Soissons and on both sides of La Selve. They were completely com-pletely shattered. Twenty-three tanks were shot lo pieces west of Banogne. The enemy brought In strong forces between be-tween Nizy-le-Ccmpte and the Aisne. "On the heights west of the Aisne the enemy penetrated positions for the possession pos-session of which heavy fighting continued throughout the day. In spite of strong forces brought Into action, the enemy did not succeed in obtaining further advantage advan-tage from the breach at Saxon wood near Herpy. "Partial attacks took place !n the Aisne lowland southwest of Amagno. The enemy, who had temporarily advanced to the north hank of the Aisne, near Ambly, was thrown back over the river by a counter-attack. "East of the Alsne artillery revived temporarily. Partial attacks by the enemy en-emy pressed back our posts to the northern north-ern edge of the heights north of Grand Pre. "On both sides of the Meuse fighting activity was limited to a disturbing lire and minor infantry engagements. On the east bank Saxon companies cleared out ft nest of Americans, who remained behind after the last fighting there. "South of the Selle we captured prisoners pris-oners In successful raids."