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Show EYE WITNESS OF ! GREATCAMPAIGN Results Obtained in the North Entirely Satisfactory Hostilities Hos-tilities on the Aisne Slacken. GROUND IS GAINED Germans Steadily Driven Back by Allied Cavalry and 1 Infantry Melancholy Sights. Ixmdon, Oct. 23, 11:20 a. m The ofiicial information bureau has ghen out another account by an eye witness wit-ness of the recent operations. This recital is dated October 17 and explains ex-plains that, with the arrival of reinforcements-, the British have been able to play a more prominent part, assisting In the gradual extension to tl" northward, which has thrown British troops to the Franco-Belgian border. "Up to recently," says this statement state-ment "the extension northward hail been carried out by the French alone. " The narrative goes on to explain that there have been actions in the two western theaters of the war. from Ne wport south, and aloug the Aisne and continues "in both these theaters the results obtained, without being In any way decisive, have been entirely satisfactory satisfac-tory and In furtherance of the general gen-eral scheme which the allied armies are carrying out in co-operation. "In the southern of the two spheres on the Aisne. our right wihg has been maintaining Its pressure without actually moving forward, vhlle in the northern sphere our left wing has advanced a considerable distance In face of opposition. Hostilities Slacken on the Aisne ' On the Aisne, since the repulse In-Dieted In-Dieted on the enemy the night of October l o, there has been ao Berlous fighting and less artillery action than usual because the misty, rainy weath-or weath-or has rendered observation almost Impossible On the night of October 1314 the eneim commenced an attack which was not pushed through, and which may be regarded as a demonstration demon-stration Our patrols have been active ac-tive with tin bayonet at night and they have accounted for numerous small parties of German infantry left to occupy their front trenches. But the positions of the opposing forces have remained practically unchanged "In the north of France the fighting fight-ing so far has been of a preparatory nature alone. As Stated, ground has been gained b us, but the misty weather has hampered aerial reconnaissances recon-naissances and at times rendered artillery ar-tillery co-operation almost Impossible, vhich factors have made progress somewhat slow Writer Describes Country. The narrative here describes the nature of the country' alonp: the Belgian Bel-gian frontier, explaining thut hedges, are frequont. that trees often restrict the view, and that means of rommunl-1 cai Ion are bad. "It Is In a blind country of this nature," the narrator goes on, "that ! our advance guards near the Belgian I frontier ar,- engaging the advanced troops of the enemy The lat'er eon-; ir-t: in some places of cavalry sup-j pcrted by .lager and Schultz detach- mci-ts. with larnu numbers of ma-chlne ma-chlne guns and others with larcer bodies of Infantry. ' As was the case In our advance tip tc the Aisne, the enemy is making every effort to delay our progress, no doubt to give time for the stronger forces behind to perfect their ar-1 rangements. In general they take e- . ;v advantage that is to be obtained from the ground aud conceal themselves them-selves well, making use of ditches and hedges and the villages they h( hi. together with buildings, many of which have been placed in a state of dctense. Furthermore they occupy oc-cupy narrow trenches with Inconspleu-ous Inconspleu-ous parpates on our side of the villages. vil-lages. Machine guns often are placed in the renter of rooms whence they can command an approach through a window. , Heavy Losses Inflicted. "So far In our adance we have In flicted considerable loss on these detachments de-tachments They hae made several determined counter nttaeks in order to free themselves and throw us back Many of the prisoners falling into our hands have expressed sin-I sin-I rise at being opposed by the British in this quarter 'To the north of the Lys, although for reasons already given, an ade quate reconnaissance ahead has been practical! Impossible, and in spite of the fct that the Germans held a stronir position on a high bridge be tween Godewaerevelde and Bailleul, one of our cavalry forces, supported by Infantry, has driven the enemy back steadily. Some hard fighting has taken place in this direction, especla:-1' especla:-1' In the neighborhood of Mont Des-cats Des-cats "On October 13, one of our cavalry patrols came suddenly on a German machine gun detachment, and charged. Some of the Germans were killed, i he rest scattered aud the gun was ( ptured Slow Progress South of Lyc. "On the right to the south of the i.vs progress has been slower, partly because tin- terrain affords greater facilities to the force acting on the i el. use and pnrt! because the enemv has had more time for preparations and is in greater strength. The numerous num-erous dykes in this part of the conn try are so broad and deep as to necessitate neces-sitate the transport of planks and ladders by which to cross them. It is in this quarter that most obstinate obstin-ate combats for the possession of villages vil-lages bave eaken place and that the enclosed country' has rendered th, ro-hi ro-hi ' ration of artillery most difficult except where the villages contain a church or other landmark above the trte by means of which gunmen get t i i ! r range "Parts of the region where this fighting has been in progress present a melancholy aspect Many of the Once prosperous homesteads und ham lets are literally torn to pleo I Rifle Pits and Graves. The work of burial falls to a great . jclenl on the local Inhabitants Amid' the graves scattered all over the ceuntr-side are rifle pits, trenches and gun emplacements which those nov resting below the sod helped to defend or attack. From these the 1 I rogress of the fighting ran be traced j and even its nature for they vary! from carefully e-onstructed from cun I Dingl placed works to the hastily! shaped lair of a German sniper. or B roadside ditch with its sides scooped out by the intrenching Im-p Im-p oments of our own infantry. " r |