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Show FURIOUS Fill Hi HEAVY LOSSES FLANDERS ONCE MORE FIERY PIT OF BATTLE BETWEEN , INVADERS IN-VADERS AND ALLIES. Germans Driven Back Across the Yser and Fail to Improve Position at Dixmunde, the Allies Taking Tak-ing the Offensive. Desperate fighting took place on the Yser on Thursday, according to advices ad-vices from Paris The Yser was described de-scribed as a white pit for the inferno raging in 'Flanders. Across it belched, rained and screamed a terrific and deadly flow of machine gun, rifle and cannon fire upon the sorely battered Belgians, reinforced re-inforced by French and British, desperately des-perately defending the west bank of the canal from the furious attacks of the rehabilitated army of the duke of Wuertemberg. The Germans crossed the Yser after overwhelming the Belgians, attempting attempt-ing a sortie at Lombaertzyde, following follow-ing an advance from Nieuport. The Germans also were in Dixmude. But later the Germans were driven back across the Yser in a furious attack at-tack to which the allies returned after Being reinforced, and the invaders have been expelled from the west bank, except in one locality which the war office at Bordeaux describes as "200 or 300 meters" (approximately (approximate-ly 210 to 327 yards). Also the Germans have failed to improve im-prove their position at Dixmude. An attempt to debouch from Dixmude during the night resulted in failure, tor the German night attack was met at the allies' trenches just outside the town and the Germans were driven back. More reinforcements are being rushed behind the line to the westward west-ward of Dixmude and the allies hope to have dislodged the Prussians from the town. General Joffre reports that his united unit-ed armies are holding their positions in the north and that there Is no sign Df a break in the line. The offensive has been retaken by the allies. Reports from the center show gains of ground in the vicinity of Tracy de Val, to the northeast of the forest of L'Aigle and from the Argonne region the corps commanders inform the commander-in-chief that the German's attacks have availed the invaders aothing. Particular mention is made of the defensive tactics of the British army, which has repulsed the attacks of the Prussians with great determination and has succeeded in maintaining its positions wherever held. |
