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THE ADVANCE AT LO08.

SIR J. FRENCH'S DISPATCH.

A SUCCESSFUL MAIN ATTACK“

In his dispatch dated November 1st to the Secretary of State for War, Genoral

Sir John French says.

The close accord and co-operation which bas always existed between the Com- mandor-in-Chief of our Allies and myself has been maintained, and I have had con stant meetings with General Joffro, who has kept me informed of his views and intentions, and explained the successive methods by which he hopes to attain his ultimate object.

After full discussion of the military situa tion a decision was arrived at for joint action, in which I acquiesced.

It was arranged that we should make a combined attack from certain points of the Allied line during the last week in September, ATA

The reinforcements I have received on- abled me to comply with several requests which General Joffre has made that

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The British Cavalry Corps, leas 3nd Cavalry Division, under General Fan- shawe, was posted in the neighbourhood of St. Pol and Bailleul les Pornes; and the Indian Cavelry Corps, under General Rimington, at Doullens, both in readiness to cooperate with the French Cavalry in exploiting any access which might be attained by the combined French and operation were fully arranged between the Cavalry Commanders of both Armice

The 3rd Cavalry Division, loss one brigade, was assigned to the General Officer Commanding First Army as a reserve, an} moved into the area of the 4th Corps on the 21st and 22nd September.

The TWO FRONTE.

THE

Opposite the front of the main line of Attack the distance between the enemy's trenches and our own varied from about 100 to u. yards,

The country over which the advance took grass and self-sown crops place is open and overgrown with long

From the cans! southward our trenches and those of the enemy ran roughly,

parallel up an almost imperceptible rise to

the south west

From the Vormelles-Hulluch Road south

THE QUARRIES AND TOBES 5 In the attack of the let Corps the 7th Division was directed on the Quarries. The 9th Division was to capture the Hohes zollern Redoubt and then to push on to Fosso 8.

On the morning of the 28th we discussed the situation, and the General agreed to Bend the 9th French Corps to take over the ground occupied by ns extending from the French left up to and including that portion of H 70 which we wero holding, and also the village of Long,

This relief was commenced on the 30th September, and completed on the two fol- loving nights

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The assault of the 7th Division succeeded at onco, and in a very short time they had reached the western edge of the Quarries, fais et lie, and even the viage of Haisnes, the tendency of the action having During the 29th and 30th September been to draw the troops northward. and the first days of October highting

On the right of the 9th Division the was almost continuous along the northern * TJILIWONG.. 28th Brigade curent Fosse 8 after heavy part of the new line, particularly about fighting, and the 8th Brigade captured the Hohenzollern Redoubt and neighbour.

* TJITABOEM... the front line of the German trenches casting trenches, to which the enemy evidently of Vermelles railway. At the latter point attached great value. His attacks, how IJIPANAS the fighting was extremely severe; and this invariably broke down with very brigade, suffering considerable losses, was heavy loss under the accurate fire of our driven back to its own trenches,

* TJISONDARI infantry and artillery. /

The Germans succeeded in gaining TJILATJÁP some ground in and about the Hehen- zodern Redoubt, but they paid heavily for it in the losses they suffered.

At nightfall, after a heavy day's fight ing and numerous German counter attacks, the line was, roughly, bu follows:

B

From the Double Crassier, south of the western exit of Halluch; thence by Loos, by the western part of Hill 70, to the Quarries and western end of Cité St. ie, east of Fosse B back to our original

line,roughout the length of the line heavy fighting was in progress, and our strong defences and guns of Auchy, was distinctly precarious

I should take over additional portions of ward the advantage, of height is on the old on Fosse. 8, backed as it is by the been most unfavourable, and the troops

the French line.

THE SEPTEMBER OFFENSIVE.

In fulfilment of the rule assigned to it in these operations, the Army under my command attacked the enemy on the morn

ing of the 25th September

The main attack was delivered by the 1st and 4th Corps between the La Bass Canol on the worth and a point of the enemy's line opposite the village of Greasy on the south

At the same time a secondary attack, de signed with the object of distracting the enemy's attention and holding his troops to their ground, was made by the 5th Corps ou Bellewande Farm, situated to the east of Ypres. Subsidiary attacks with similar

enemy's side as far as the Béthune-Lens

Road. There the two lines of trenches cross a spur in which the rise culminates of the British trenches. and thence the command lios on the side

Due cast of the intersection of spur and trenches and a short mile away stands Loos. Less than a milo further south-east is Hill 70 which is the summit of the gentle rise in the ground.

Other notable tactical points in our front were:

"Posse 8" (a thousand yards south at

Heavy rain fell throughout the day, which was very detrimental to efficient observation of fre and reconnaissance by aircraft by kodka 28th September the enemy delivered a In the course of the night 28th/ series of heavy counter-attacks along most of our new front. The majority of these were repulsed with heavy does; but in parts of the line, notably near the Quarries, our troops were driven back a certain distance sys

At 6 pm, the Guards Division arrived.

Auchy), which is a coal mine with a high at Noeux les Mines, and on the morning and strongly defended slag heap of the 26th I placed them at the disposal

of the Generaj Oficer commanding First. "The Hohenzollern Redoubt."-A strong Army work thrust out nearly five hundred yards

The situation of the Quarries, described

Our troops all along the front were strengthening the ground wou, and the busily engaged in consolidating and fficient, and thorough manner in which this work was carried out reflects the precaution was made to deal with the greatest credit upon all ranks. Every counter-attack which was inevitable

During those operations the weather has have had to fight in rain and mad and often in darkness. Even these adverse circumstances have in no way affected the magnificent spirit continually displayed alike, by officere and men. In the of which I visited a great number during Casualty Clearing and Dressing Stations, the course of the action, I found nothing but the most cheery optimism among the wounded.

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I have to deplore the loss of a third most valuable and distinguished General of Division during these operations.

On the afternoon of 2nd October Major-General F D. V. Wing, C.B., commanding the 12th Division, was killed.

ENEMY'S TREMENDOUS LOES.A

objects were delivered by the 3rd and In-in front of the German lines and close to above, was re-adjusted by an attack of the attick wero fulfilled. The enemy directed On the afternoon of 9th October our expectations in regard to a wounter- TJISONDARI dian Corps north of the La Bassée Canal our own. It is connected with their front 7th Division on the afternoon of Sep volent and intense attack all along the and along the whole front of the Second line by three communication trenches abat tember 28th; and on that evening very fine from Fosse & on the north to the KAKIMOEN.

Cité St. Elic. A strongly defended min-were repulsed with severe loss right of the French 9th Corps on the

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The object of the secondary attack by the 5th Corps was most effectively achieved for not only was the enemy contained on the front, but we have reason to believe that reserves were hurried toward that point of the line.

ting into the defences of Fosse 8

ing village lying fifteen hundred yards south of. Haisnes

The Quarries-Lying half way to the German trenches west of Cité St. Elie. Hullich-A village strung out along small stream, lying less than half a mile south-east of Cité St. Elie and 3,000 yards north-east of Looses her

heavy attacks delivered by the enemy. On the 4th Corps front attacks on Halluch and on the redoubt on the east side of Hill 70 were put in operation, but were anticipated by the enemy organizing a very strong offensive from that direc tion. These attacks drove in the advanced troops of the 21st and 24th Divisions, which were then moving forward to

Half a mile north of Hill 70 is “Puits 11 | attack,

The attack was made at daybreak by the 3rd and 14th Division, and at first the greater part of the enemy's front line was taken; but, owing to the powerful artillery bis, another coal mine, possessing great Reports regarding this portion of the fire concentrated against them, the troops possibilities for defence when taken in con-action are very contheting, and it is not were unable to retain the ground, and bad junction with a strong redoubt situated possible to form an entirely just appre ciation of what occurred in this part of to return to their original tronches toward on the north-enst side of Hill 70,0 nightfal The 5th Corps succeeded, how- PROGRESS OF THE BATTLE,

the field, d ever, in capturing two' officera and 133 other prisoners.

Similar demonstrations with equally good results were made along the whole front of the Second Army

With the same object in view, thu e units of the First Army occcupying the line north of the Bethune-La Bassée Canal were

detailed to carry out some minor opera tions, we

The attacks of the 1st and 4th Corps were delivered at 0.30 am, and were successful all along the line, except just south of the La Bassée Canal,

The onomy met, the advance by wild in- fantry fire of slight intensity, but his artil. lerp dro was accurate and caused consider able casualties cause

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twenty-eight battalions in first line, with TJIKEMBANG south The attack was delivered by some larger forces in support, and was pre- pared by a very heavy bombardment from all parts of the enemy's front.

Germans were repulsed with tremendous At all parts of the line except two the luse, and it is computed on reliable authority that they left some eight to held in front of the British and French nine thousand dead lying on the battle- trenches of

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At nightfall there was no change upment on the Double Craisier held by the to Hill 70, except for a small gain of French; whilst on the left the trench held THE ground south of Loos. From Hill 70 the by troops of the Guards Division to the line bent sharply back to the north-west north-cast of the Hohenzollern Redoubt as far as Loos-La Bassée Road, which it

was temporarily captured. The atter followed for a thousand yards bearing was, however, speedily retaken, and at thence north-castward to near the west midnight on the 9th October the line-held end of Hultuch. Thence northward it by the First Arty was identically the was the same as it had been on the pre same as that held before the enemy's vious night sho

attack started.

The 47th Division on the right of the 4th

PRESSURE OF THE ENEMY. Corps rapidly swung its left forward and occupied the southern outskirts of Laos

The night of September 26th to 27th Portions of the 1st Corps assaulted the ad a big doable sing heap opposite was as disturbed as the previous right, enemy's trenches at Givenchy. The In Grenay, known as the Double Crassier. for many further counter-attacks were while the 3rd Corps was directed against son of the cemetery, the enclosures and dismounted cavalry brigade was diag Corps attacked the Moulin du Piétre. Thence it pushed on, and, by taking posses-tained by the enemy

made and constant pressure was man the trenches at Le Bridoux.

x chalk pits south of Loos, succeeded in form- thrown into Loos to form a garrison These attacks started at daybreaking a strong defensive flank, On this day I placed the 25th Division and were at first successful all along the ・・・ This London Territorial Division Ine. Later in the day the enemy brought acquitted itself mast creditably. It was up strong reserves and, after hard fighting skilfully led and the troops carried out and variable fortunes, the troops engaged their task with great energy and deter in this part of the line reoccupied their mination. They contributed largely to our original trenches at nightfall. They suo suocess in this part of the fickt ceeded admirably, however, in fulfilling the role allotted to them, and in holding large numbers of the enemy away from the snin attack.

On the left of the 47th Division a

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The main enemy attacks on the front 1st Division, in the neighbourhood of the held by our troops had been against the Chalk Pit and the Guards Division in the neighbourhood of the Hobenzollera

gun and artillery fire and the enemy lest heavily from machine Redoubt. Both attacks were repulsed,

spired that the German attack was made From subsequent information it tran- at the disposal of the General Officer manding First Army by about twelve hattalions against the Thompson Capper, K.C.M.C., C.B, was made from the direction of the I regret to say that Major-General Sir sidiary attack by six to eight battalions line Loca-Chalk Pit, and that a sub-

D.8.0., commanding 7th Division, was Hohenzollern Redoubt against the Guards severely wounded on the 23th and died on distinguished and capable leader, and his were directed against the French 9th the morning of the 27th. He was a most Some eight or ten German bastalions

Division. MORGEN P

lose will be severely felt,

Soon after dawn on the 27th it became The position assaulted and carried with The attack was admirably delivered, apparent brigado holding in a little more than an hour paste of the was unable to maintain it pe Loos, so much brilliancy and dash by the 1st outskirts Puits 14 bis and Hill 70, whilst some unite had pushed on as far as Cité St. Auguste, a mile east of Hill 70 Hohenzollern Redoubt, works of considerable strength, and was

The 15th Division carried out its advance

Scottish Division of the Now Armies (16th Division) assaulted Loos, Hill 70 and Fosse 14 bis.

until at length our front at this point coincided with the oastorn portion of the I regret to say that during this operation Mejor-General G. H. Thexiger, gallantly endeavouring to secure the 9th Division, was killed whilst most ground which had been won

Corps

along a distance of some 6,500 yards, con- exceptionally strong one. It extended sisted of a double lime, which included

The Sih Division, of the 3rd Corps and the Meerut Division of the Indian Corp division cecupied Loss and its northern and eventually it was slowly forged back and 4th Corps on 25th September was an were principally engaged in this part of the line.

On the front of the Third Army aub- sidlary operations of a similar nature were successfully carried out. AR PR

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Division on its left having been checked. strong resores, the endy bolght up of the division at Fesse 14 bis and on the far side of Hill 70 were driven in. We had, however, secured the very substantial gain of Loos and the western portion of Hill 70.

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Majesty's ships operating off Zeebrugge at 9:30a.m. I placed the 21st and 24th This Division made a very brilliant werfer the heavy casualties of asphyxiating gases in their attacks on Armies which have arrived in this country

PLAN OF HAIN ATÍACE,

The general plan of the main attack on the 20th September was as follows;—

Guards captured a wood further to the south and repulsed a severe hostile

A new Division has been sent from Canada and has joined the Army in the

Guards Division, which had taken over The total number of prisoners captured

In the afternoon of this day the part of the line to the north of the ith daring these operations amounted to 67 Corps, almost restored our former line, officers and 3,000 other ranks. Material TELEPHONE NO. $12 bringing it up parallel to and slightly which fell into our hands included 26 west of the Lens-La-Bissée Road field-gans, 40 machine-guns and 3 minen- Divisions at the disposal of the General and successful attack on Hill 70 in the

Owing to the repeated use by the onemy very favourably on the divisions of the New Officer commanding First Army, who at afternoon. They drove the Germans off deeply ing the 11th Corps to move them up in redoubt, which is on the north-east slepe tion, the stubborn defence of the enemy, General French and a detachment was work have been expended on these units. once ordered the General Officer command the top of the hill, but could not take the which were incurred in this battle, but our positions I have been compelled to since the date of my last reports

in view of the great strength of the posi- resort to similar methods, proceeds evident that great trouble and much hard support of the attacking troops, tad below the crest. They also took the Chalk and the powerful artillery by which he organised for this purpose, which took during their training at home, and it In cooperation with an offensive move- Between 11 a.m. and 12 noon the central Pit which lies north of Puits 14, and all was supported, I do not think they were part in the operations commencing on is found that they have received such ment by the 10th French Army on our brigades of these divisions filed past me the adjacent woods, but were unable to excessive. I am happy to be able to add the 25th September for the first time, sound teaching that a short period of in- right, the 1st and 4th Corps were to attack at Béthune and Noeux les Mines resped maintain themselves in the Puitg itself, that the proportion of slightly wounded Although the enemy was known to have struction in trench life under fire soon the enemy from a point opposite the little tively. At 11.30 am, the heads of both which was most effectively commanded by relatively very largo indeed been prepared for such reprisals, our gas enables them to take their places with mining village of Grensy on the south to divisions wore within three miles of our well-posted machine-guns ht of the French pays warm tribute to the produced a demoralising effect in some of of the older formations, the Lo Bassée Canal on the worth. The original trench line. M The 4th Divison on the

In concluding his report General attack met with marked success and credit beside their acclimatized comrades Vermelles-Hulluch, Road was to be the As the success of the 47th Division on

Artillery, Engineers, and Royal Flying the opposing units, of which ample evi The Territorial Force units have con- dividing line between the two Corps, the the right of the 4th Corps caused me less

Corps, and to the French troops acting dence was forthcoming in the captured tinued to merit the favourable remarks 1 4th Corps delivering the right attack, the apprehension of a gap in our line near

counter-attack, but 1st Corps the left.

in co-operation with the British trenches The men who undertook this have made on them in previous dis The 28th was passed in consolidating that point, I ordered the Guards Division In view of the great length of line along up to Noeux les Mines and the 28th Divi-toumd gained and in making a cor not perhaps without reason, that it during a heavy bombardment with con part in many of the active operations in ***Our enemy may have hoped," he says, work carried out their unfamiliar duties patches, and have taken a prominent which the British troops were operating, sion to move in a southerly direction from siens, in order to give the troops rest such small beginnings, to build up an feel confident in their ability to more

tain number of internal moves of divi- would be impossible for us, starting from spicuous gallantry and coolness; and I which the Army has been engaged, it was necessary to keep a strong reserve Bailleul. 20 my own hand. The 11th Corps, con-

Fallout Division, stacking on the left and to enable those units whose casual efficient Artillery to provide for the very than hold their own should the sisting of the Guards, the 21sts and the of the 15th, was unable at first to make with reinforcements to refill their ranks largo expansion of the Army. If he un-again resort, to this method of warfare

had heavy 24th Divisions, were detailed for this pue any headway with its right brigade. The 47th Division made a little more

tertained such hopes, he has now good An evidence of the dangers our flying pose,

This reserve

The brigade on its left (the 1st) was, ground on the south, capturing one fields to know that they have not been officers are called upon to face I may was the more necessary however, able to get forward and pene gun and a few machine guns,

justified by the result. The efficiency of state that on one occasion a machine was wing to the fact that the 10th French trated into the outskirts of the village of On the evening of this day the situation the Artillery of the New Armies has ex-hit ja no fewer than 300 places soon after Army had to postpons its attack until one Hulluch, espturing some gun positions on remained practically unchanged.

ceeded all expectations, and during the crossing the enemy's lines, and yet the o'clock in the day; and, further, that the the way,

LOOS TAKEN OVER BY THE FRENCH

period under review excellent services officer succesfully carried out his mis Corps operating on the French left had to The determined advance of this brigade,

have been rendered by the Territorial sion. The Royal Flying Corps bas off be directed in a more or less south easterly with its right flank dangerously exposed, First Army south of the canal became After referring to the admirable work bombing of the enemy's communications,

The line occupied by the troops of the Artillery."

several occasions carried out a continuous direction involving, in case of our success, was most pra-seworthy, and, combined with now very much extended by the salient of the Royal Engineers, General French descending to 500 feet and under in order a considerable gsp in our line.

the action of divisional reserves, was with which it indented the enemy's line sal's attention to the splendid work to hit moving trains on the railway, To ensure, however, the speedy and instrumental in causing the surrender of The French 10th Army had been very carried out by the Tunnelling Companies. This has in some cases been kept up day effective support to the 1st and the 4th a German detachment some 500 strong heavily opposed, and I considered that These companies, officered largely by after day; and, during the operations ab Corps in the case of their success, the 21st which was holding up the advance of the the advance they were able to make did mining engineers, and manned by profes the end of September, in the space of and 24th Divisions passed the night of the right brigade in the front system of not afford aufficient protection to my sional miners, have devoted themselves five days nearly six tons of explosives 24th/25th on the line Benvry (to the east trenches.

right flank,

whole-heartedly to the dangerous work of were dropped on moving trains, and are of Bithane) Noeux les Mines The Guards The inability of the right of this division he was kind enough to ask the Com ever accompanied by great and unseen some containing troops, and to have On representing this to General Joffre offensive and defensive mining, a task known to have practically wrecked five Division was in the neighbourhood of to get forward had, however, caused Lilers on the same night,

sent delay, to enable the enemy to collectmander of the northern group of the dangers. It will be found he say damaged the main railway line in many

local reserves behind the strong second line.French Armies to render me assistance when their history comes to be written different places.

The arrangements, the planning and game friendly spirit which he has always heroism, and of difficulties surmounted General Foch met these demands in the that it will present a story of danger. of execution of the attack, and the conduct displayed throughout the course of the worthy of the best traditions of the Roval of the troops of the 4th Corps were most whole campaign, and expressed his rendi Engineers, under whose general direction efficient and praiseworthy.

noss to give the all the support he could their work is carried out.

I also directed the General Officer Com- manding Second Army to draw the 28th Division back to Bailleul and to hold it in readiness to meet unexpected eventus

Titles,

TROOPS OF THE NEW AEMIES,

Referring to the troops of the New Armies, General French says: I am pleased to be able once more to report

field. The material of which is com posed is excellent and this Division will, I am convinced, acquit itself as well in face of the enemy as the 1st Canadian Division has always done

HUNGEE RIOTS IN BERLIN

Amsterdam Mme Roland Hulst declared Speaking at a Socialist meeting in it was a fact that hunger riots

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