ENEMY HURLED BACK SIX MILES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2296, 2 November 1914, Page 5

ENEMY HURLED BACK SIX MILES

ATTACH ON CALAIS A FIASCO MAGNIFICENT DASHES AND CAVALRY ACTIONS ..'. ■ . ByTelegraph—Frees '^Association—Copyright " " > .. . . .'■': London, October 31. .Mr. Martin Donohoe (of the "Daily Chronicle"), writing from Calais, 'states that-the army that was attempting to reaoh its way to' Calais retired shattered and in disorder. ■ The battle leached the culminating point, on Wednesday, when the enemy was flung "back six miles in'the direction of Qβ.'teud.. ';■ ' . . ■ . . •-, ~ ' Other correspondents at Amsterdam state that the Germans,have praoticallyfought themselves to a standstill.They are entrenching towards Thielt twenty miles east of Dixmude), as a precaution Lα the event of a retreat. The ''Daily News" correspondent on the Belgian frontier says that the warships' bombardment ceased on Wednesday night, and the , troops took up the "offensive at dawn. . There were magnificent charges aad dashing oavalry actions. • The enemy fled at the first shook, but rallied, and his cavalry made a desperate effort to retake the position on the dunes, but the broken line was not able tp're-formi The enemy then hurried back. . .

ALLIES' SURVEY OP THE OPERATIONS

SUOOESSFUL WORK ALONG THE LINE,

, .. (Rec. November 1, 2.10 p.m.) ' .'. . . Paris, October 80, midnight. Official. —The enemy directed violent attacks against the front of tlie British troops and the. Wo-.banks of the' La Basseo Canal, : without success. ; The British resumed the offensive, against superior forces, ' north of La Bassee, and fe-conquored much lost ground. They also repulsed the German attacks at other points, inflicting important losses. . Tho Germans retreating across the Yscr, owing to the inundation of the valley, were heavily bombarded by French and' Belgian artillery. . .The' French and British,have continued to advance north-east and eaet 'of Ypres, and, despite violent-counter-attacks, have captured several points of vantage. •, , ~ ■» ■ ! ,; There has been a recrudescence of activity at Reims and' along the heights of the Meuse, isolated attacks being delivered by both sides. At other points of the line we have advanced almost everywhere, especially between Arras and Albert, on the Aisne below Soissons, o±-\b.oth banks of the Meuse, and also north of Verdun. . llno , < • . (Rec, November 1, 10.20 p.m:) s

\ . . , Paris, October 31, evening. Official.—Tlie Germane have adopted the general offensive between Nieuportnnd Arras: We recaptured Hamscappelle and have progressed towards Passchendaele (four miles sonth-west of Roulers), but lost ground at a few points, including Dappui, south of Ypros. All the German attacks between La Bassce and Arras were repuleed with heavy losses. We progressed at several points ph.vlie rest of the Hue to Woeuvre, but retirod towards Vailly.

"UNTIL CALAIS HAS BEEN TAKEN." (Rec. November 1,'2.10 p.m.) • ■-.-.■ ' 'Copenhagen, October 30. It is reported from Berlin that the German General Staff has decided that the army in Poland will- retire upon tho Silcsian frontier, and remain on the defensive until Calais has boon taken, , throe or four eray corps boing transferred to Belgium. ' ' ■ ■ : . .

. (Rec October 81, 4.30 p.m.) London, October 81. There is a tendency in the Berlin Press to confess that the war' will be more prolonged than was anticipated. 'The people are being advised to husband their resources.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) .'.". EVACUATION OF LILLE REPORTED. (Rec, November 1, 210 p.m.) London, October 30, Ine "Daily Mail" states that the Germans have ,evacuated Lille. FURIOUS ATTACKS BY THE GERMANS. / (Rec. November 1, 3 p.m.) Amsterdam, October 31. i tt is reported that the 'Allies have advanced northwards from Lille, captured I'urcomg, and driven the enemy considerably to the eastward of Lillt. •Inere is,still a strong force at La Bassee and Lens, whero the Germans twice broke the British lines, but were finally repulsed.. Several fugitives state that the Germans have evacuated Ostend and retreated to Zeebrugge. . Reports from Dutch sources state that'heavy reinforcements are gathering north of Ostend. ..-'... Guns from the Antwerp forts have been mounted on the coast, to be used against the British warships. Others are being hurriedly sent by train from Germany, indicating a determined plan to hold the coast while the combined sea. and land operations are being matured. The following cablegram lias been received by the Prime Minister :— „_.._.. ■■.■:' London, October Si. ■ umcial.—Paris reports of yesterday indicate'a general offensive movement by the enemy all alone the front from Nieuport to Arras. Violent attacks haye taken place at other parts of the line of battle. From Nieuport to the La Bassee Canal there were alternating advances and retirements.' South of Nieuport the Germans,'who were occupying Ramscapelle ■ were driven' out. South of Ypres we have lost a few points at Dappui, Holleboke, and Landvoordo. ■ Progress was made east of Ypres, in the direction of PassCh'andelle. German attacks were repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. In the Clialmes district we progressed "Beyond Libons, and occupied Quesnoy-en-San-■terre. Tn the Aisne district progress has been, made on the heights of the right, bank below Soissons, but wo had to retire towards Vailly. Wβ have advanced in the region of Souain. There has been heavy fighting at Argonne. Further ground was gained at TVoeuvro and the Forest of Lepretre. '. ,". '~ . ■ ; /' ■ ' . : , . ENEMY'S CAVALRY UTTERLY DEMORALISED, ' . ■ ■ • ' ■ ' " • -■ : (Reo. November 1, 8 p.m.) '! .. , Havre, October 31. The King of Belgium reports that three Germa nattacks were driven back at Dixmude on October 29,..with heavy, loss, whole.German companies being decimated. He adds that German prisoners admit that lihe Belgian machineguns inflicted cruel losses. ■ .'.."""■' Mr. Donald Thompson, photographer to the "New York 'World," accompanied the German Army in , twenty-six engagements and wa-s wounded at Dixmude. He states that the Germans in Belgium are still fighting with ''marvellous determination, .but are petting an awful hammering! Their cavalry are utterly demoralised, the British cavalry work exciting both admiration and dismay in the' Germans, who do not attempt to withstand their onslaughts at close quartors, but turn and run. '.'..■ • GERMAN PEACE OVERTURES TO FRANCE AN OFFER THAT WAS "SCORNFULLY REJECTED." V London, October 30. The "Daily" Chronicle's" Paris correspondent states tjiat Germany offered,; through influential French commercial and financial, intermediaries, to make peace with France alone,' France receiving Metz and, portions of Alsace-Lor-raine, Germany retaining Antwerp and Northern Belgium. The offer was in- . stantly scornfully, rejected. ■ . \ ■ . MILITARY POSITION ACCORDING TO GERMANY.: > '-..,■ , ' Amsterdam, October 30! A Ge.rman ofiicial statement is to the effect, that westward of Lille the Germans made progress, and captured several fortified, positions and four guns. The : enemy l was expelled from several of the trenches in the Argonne, and some machine guns were taken.;. A severe French attack to the south-west of 'Verdun was repulsed, and a counter-attack enabled' the Germans ' to break through to the enemy's main position, which was occupied. :- ■;'.. ALLIES THREE MILES FROM OSTEND BRILLIANT CHARGE OF BRITISH BAYONETS. Tlie;Prime Minister has received the following messages from the High Commissioner: — ' ■ . . .■.'.. . ", ' London, October, 80. • , The Allies are occupying an advanced position three miles distant from Ostend. The position was gained through a British bayonet chaTge. ,■'■>' ' "■■■■'•■■. ■ London,... October.. 31. j . : '. Official.—Severe fighting continues with little intermission along the 'Allies' line,'..especially towards tho-north. The German resistance is stubborn. Fierce counter-attacks are frequently made. Nevertheless the British are steadily gaining ground. In .counter-attacking one brigade delivered a brilliant bayonet charge accounting for many oHhe <momy, jn'hbse.' losses throughout the fighting have, been heavy. - .''• .'..' .: TERRIFIC LOSSES IN THE FIGHTING; .s '"'...' (Reo. November 1, 10.20 p.m.) - . , ~.',. ' Paris, October 31. ■ Belgian officers at Dunkirk.state that the Belgian losses.in ien ; days have numbered twenty thousand". ■ The earlier German successes, they :add, were due to. the possession of longer range artillery. The have now stopped the advance. : ' . ' :