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HAT YOU MAY NOEIVE
ANOTHER BRITISH ENEMY'S OWN MACHINE GUNS
·USED BY CANADIANS.
ATTACK IN FLANDERS.
FURTHER SUCCESSFUL
OPERATIONE.
Shortly after making the first stage of the advance, the Germans launch ed a big counter-attack from the direction of Mosselmarkt. chance that the Canadians hes just. carried the strong fortified redoubta to the centre of which the enemy attack was directed. The place was literally furnished, with machine- guns which were promptly swung into position against the oncoming The French captured Luigher village Germans, and the billowy clay. sad the Allies now hold the whole of
ground was soon shown with gray the Mercken Peninsula.
LONDON, Oct. 29. Field-Marshal. Sir' Couglas Haig re porta:
The French and Belgians carried cat successful operations to the north of
Marekam.
completed
There was reciprocal artillery on the corpses. The rifle fire
the work of the machine gunners, aul battle-fronta
Our aeroplanes were busy throughout the counter-attack was beaten back the day on Saturday and co-operated with heavy punishment, with the Artillery. They "fred several ·FINE WORK BY GUNNERS. thousands of rouaris at ground targets. Our attack-o-day differed litter From heights ranging from 100 to from its predecessors with regant to 1.000 feet. They dropped 29 heavy method. The barrage was very in bombs on Roniers station, six on Abere tense and while the air was dram aerodrome, 121 lighter bombs on billetsning forth its flaming curtain, the to the cast of Lens and 124 on other grant gurs farther back were doing. targets.
fine counter-buttery work against the known positions of the enemy artil-; lery. Hence the enemy's retaliation
wits 130t very severe
Despite the high lands, our in- domitable airmen are keeping cou
THE POSITION IN FLÄNDERS,
Losnos, Oct. 30. There has been another perice" of consolidation in Flanders.
The weather had appreciably im-tact with the infantry. proved, enabling the Allies firmly to establish themselves between the Yer Hats and Passchendaele
Although the Alies have suffered from the daring the past, melts the plight of the fernum has been infinitely works. The prisoners ay A gale ut mid-chy brought up toëda that the Genuan troops were.
e unable of rain, but fortunately, not before to advance to meet the British the troops had gained the majority attacks. The semi-liquid mul, of their objectives.
The ground is still desperately bad, but along the higher places, where the principut fighting is developing. the angle reuscably good si ber tween the water filled shell-bolcu, v
LATTE
thrown up by the barrages, blinded The Camduns everywhere -"370 the wading men, and elogged the rifles ; holding their gains, and Crest Farm, and machine guns. When the Prus the scene of previous stubborn fight
juns were advancing from Becelaereing Vanity Farm and Vapour Farm Jany were shoulder deep in the are strongly held, and they have well mire, and the shrieks of the drown advanced along the Meetcheele spar, ing were heard above the din of the dominating the north-western ap battle but their comrades did not proach to Passchendaele. dare to stop and rescue them, owing f the danger of being engulfed theniselves.
THE NEW ATTACK.
LONDON, Oct. 30. Eield-Marstal Sir Doughs Haig
reports
At 5.40 this moming, we uttarked to the north of the Ypres Roulers railway
Good progress is reported..
"FINE WORK" BY CANADIANS.
There have been no more counter- attacks since nine o'clock," this morning, from blosselmarkt. The counter-attack in this region referred to earlier, was more aaverely pimah- ed than was previously indicated, the airmen reporting that the enemy Hupports were caught in our barrage, with dinitrous results.
Hoatik nimen have been flying low machine gunung, the infantry in shell holes, but without very much
•Effects
GERMAN REPORT.
A German oflickal report ways The English strongly attacked Passchendale, The village was lost, but vigorous counter-attacks drove out the enemya
LONDON, Oet 30. Reuter's Correspondent at Head quarters, telegraphing this after noon, stufestiut our armies have
English attacks near Gheluvelt ogaus struck the German nusses in broke down with sanguinary losses. Flanders, and have sent then reeling back, in places, to u deptle of nearly £1,000 yards.
THE FRENCH, FRONT.
LOEDOX Oct:80
A Frenchi, communiqué
A stigne enemy. gæhip.
ach our lines
On the night tillery duel contin on the Chatines; Front?
The luck was with to-day in the matter of the weather The morning broke keen and dry being76.
of Cert at the weather the Curadiuis would have chosen for going over Appar eatly, so successfully have they gone over that before the sun was two fours high, they lund guined a'great, part of their objectives: The fighting is on d more front tha
been ch
mited:
We have retaken the Felemente on Cauneres
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