Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1917 — Courage of the Germans Said To Be Fast Oozing Out. [ARTICLE]

Courage of the Germans Said To Be Fast Oozing Out.

British Headquarters • in France and Belgium, Oct. 2.—The badly punished German troops eas£ of Ypres today were largely resting on their arms after reverses suffered yesterday when they attempted in a*series of fierce counter attacks to drive the British back. Possibly the designation “resting” is a misnomer, for the enemy were sitting under a terrific bombardment from hundreds of big guns which were deluging his back and forward areas with frigh explosives and turning his fastn«»es into twisted masses of debris which formed the graves of the defenders. Captured Germans say that after their forward defenses have been greatly demolished by this ceaseless pounding, relief and ration parties venture out, to be turned back pr make their miserable way forward by circuitous routes to the men holding the advanced shell holes, who have often been compelled to hold on without water or proper food. Badly needed ammunition has frequently never reached its destination. It is generally admitted among the prisoners that the morale of their men has deteriorated since the beginning of the battles in'Flanders.