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Show EritisK Hurl Enemy . From Ridge Near , , Paelderkek". 1 PLAN FRUSTRATED I Miglity Blow Arranged I Against Allied Line !1 Fails, I WITH TE BRITISH ARMY IN IH FRANCE AND BELGIUM. Sunday, jfg MarcK 10. (By Associated Press) ' H Heavy artillery fire was proceeding at In various points along the tense Brit- ill ish and German battle lines today, 1M but there has been no infantry ac- In ction of importance since yesterday I'll morning when the British In a violent Jjl counter-attack hurled the Germans III from the post they succeeded in cap- jl ! luring in the region of Poeldorhoek ridge Friday evening. I The British defenses here and south jl of the Houtholst forest, where tie I Germans also seized six posts Friday jl morning, have been re-established fjl completely after severe fighting in 'H which the Germans lost heavily. it Both these attacks were but apolo- jl gies for what the Germans had plann- Iff ed originally. They had intended to ft make a pretentious assault on tho .1 northern section south of the Houth- ! olst forest on February 20 to pinch j off the British salient just southeast ; of the wood and gain a number of J i important positions. This became ! known to the British, however, through a deserter and they buried the Houtholst front under such an aVa- r ' lancho of shells that the enemy were j forced to abandon his scheme. The Germans decided, nevertheless, to make a smaller attack on Friday morning which gained them six posts 1 temporarily, but the final result was ?; that they were driven out with severe J losses and also forced to abandon J; sorao of their own forward positions. 3; A strong attack has also been ml planned for February 2S against the Bw important high ground held by the ifcl British in tho region of Poeldorhoek J iff land southwest of that place. A pris- K oner .taken by the British is said to have divulged tho German plans. The (fi I British artillery effectively prevented f, tho carrying out of this program and f later German prisoners said their reg- f Imcnts had been paraded and in- formed that the attack Lad been post- poned because the British had learned jft of it, Tho same prisoners said the attack had been put off until the Hjil morning of March S. U1J Thursday morning British guns put w down a terrific barrago and tho Ger- Bjji mans did not attempt to advance. Fri- 9 day evening, however, they moved jft against Poeldorhoek ridge under a I smoke barrage and to tho accompam jj ment of a heavy bombardment of the it British positions. n Tho enemy; occupied a number of in positions along a narrow front and a hard fight followed. Early Saturday m without result. Later they made an- at morning tho British counter-attacked jl other counter-attack with complete- success. m FREAK OF WAR jlj On of the freaks of tho Avar oc- m I curred near Poeldorhoek rldgo on jjl ! Friday, Tho headquarters of a Brit- jit j ish company sustained three direct Jjl hits from German guns and tho build- jl I ing was demolished over tho heads of M j the entire staff. When tho infantry jl had cleared away the debris in an ef- II ort to reclaim tho bodies it was found jl that not a single soldier had been in- jffl jured although somo of them wero j suffering slightly from shock. , jffi This has been -another magnificent ju day. Tho balmy weather of tho past jjl few days which might properly belong jffi to April or May, has brought out the W leaves of the pussy willows and many K woodland flowers. The ground is cov. KB ered with some frost but tho roads are nl dry and dusty. il no Sm |