FURIOUS ASSAULT BY THE GERMANS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2308, 16 November 1914, Page 5

FURIOUS ASSAULT BY THE GERMANS

ALLIES' LINE BROKEN IN THREE PLACES

ONSLAUGHT REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS

By Telegraph—P«ej 'Association—Copyright

1 f Ai ■ i i j.-l ± . Paris, November 13. ' • A communique states that the action from the River Lys to the sea is .less severe., The German efforts to cross ;the Yser- Canal failed, and then .attacks north-east and south-east'of Ypres. were repulsed. ' "We have gradually advanced during the last few diys on the line from Armentieres to the Oise, and are now within three hundred and fifty yards of the German wire entanglements. We have captured Tracyleval, and progressed slightly at other points north of the Aisne. We repulsed - German counter-attacks at Chavonne and Soupir, -and also at Berry-au-bac besides making some progress elsewhere. > ' ENEMY'S APPALLING LOSSES. V „ ~ „ . . :„■■■•" London, November 13. . ~-The fighting in Belgium aM northern France is really for vantage points or teome detail of the ground, such as a wood or quarry, which enables'a battery or two to become unassailable and in position for attacks to be organised behind it. The Gorman losses southward of Dixmudo aro appalling. One body of troops was twice flung back. Finally it was allowed within twenty vards when the French fired and cut down every man. Three thousand Germans' were killed in ten minutes. Captured German officers state that half a million Germans aTe fighting in the Yser district. They estimate their losses at ninety thousand. One regiment, eighteen hundred strong, is now eighty. The losses include five generals. The following message has been 1 received bj the ,'Prime Minister:— Paris, November 13. Official—"The Left Wing action continues. The fighting, still violent, pursued an alternate advance and retreat without important result. The line of combat has not varied since Tuesday It runs along the Lombartzyde-Nieu-port Canal, and through the Ypres to Zoneheke. There is no ohange in the positions. Tho British repulsed Attacks by the enemy, notably by the Prussian Giuml. From tho La Basseo Canal to tho Oise there have been detailed actions. •.. • , ; "In tho region of the Aisne Valley we maintained our position against counter-attacks, consolidated our ground, and recaptured the region of Craonne and Howitebise. Our artillery succeedod in silencing, that of the enemy, and destroyed some pieces. Progress was made at Borry-au-hao. "There is no chango in the Woevre, 1 Argonne, Lorraino, and ,Vosges distriots." . , . .. . , London, November 14. Official —"A! 6evere attack against a portion of the line held by the First 'Army Corps before! Ypros was delivered' on November 11 by tho Prussian Guard. The enemy made a special offort to break the line which, it hoped, had already' been weakened by iho attacks of tho infantry. Our troops were subjected to the heaviest bombardment yet experienced, and this was followed by an assault by the First and Fourth Brigades of the Prussian Guard, picked troops brought specially to act against us, and force a way at a point where tho previous effort of thoir infantry had failed. "Tho attack was pressed with tho greatest bravery and 'determination, hut owing to the gallantry of our troops, and their splendid resistance against great odds, tho attempt to penotrato to Ypres was repulsed. " "Tho weight of the enemy's advance enabled them to break cur line at threo points. Tho enemy was hurled hack and prevented from gaining further ground. Immense loss has been inflicted on t'lio Germans. Sovon hundred dead were found behind the front trenches alone. Tlio casualties suffered by them in advancing to our lino under an enfilading fire were enormons. Our casualties were heavy." ENEMY CONCENTRATING AT rYPRES.

mi ■(in, , , , Amsterdam, Novomber 13. llio lolegraar states that Bavarian troops have reinforced the Gorman Army near Ypres. 'Ilia garrisons in Central Belgium 'liavo been decreased in order to rcinforc© tho i'ront. Many hostages aro held in Belgian towns. One Belgian regiment mado scvoji bayonet attacks' iu «ni> nteht bcUvesn Niouport ftiitl Pixmudo, Of 2£o ineu only fifty, survivedi *

T , ho Germans aTe pouring an avalanche of shells into Ypres, but the 'Allies artillery is even more formidable, and is inflicting tenable carnaee It has demolished the underground galleries m which numbers of the Germans were talcing refuge. Olio submarine transported from Germany in sections has been put together at Zeebrugge, on the north-eastern part of the Belgian coast.

ENEMY, PREPARING DEFENCES AT. BRUGES, ("Times" ajid Sydney. "Sun" BerricN.) , Rotterdam reports that the Germans aire preparing on a,' large scale round the environs of Bruges and the coastal region, and renlae ing bridges they had previously destroyed P Rome reports state that tho Germans' greatest' anxiety will shortlv l,n a shortage of ammunition, as the result of tho British Fleet preventing the delivery; of copper to Germany, l " g 106 GERMANS PREPARING TO LET LOOSE FLOOD WATERS, (Rec. November 15, 6.5. p.m.) in,,, n. • ' Amsterdam, November 14. „ , fle Germans are preparing to blow up a culvert under the Bruces-Shise Canal, thereby inundating a stretch of the country. GERMAN; ESTIMATE OP BELGIAN! LOSSES. (Reo. November 15, 5.5 p.m.) The "Lokal Anzeiger" estimates that the Belgian last were sis thousand killed and eight thousand wounded. , I DIXMUDE R3ETAKEN BY THE ALLIES • FIERCE FIGHTING IN FLOODED COUNTRY.(Beo. November 15, 5.5 p.m.) i The 'Allies recaptured Dixmude early on' Wednesday monring 6ml)er ' • m,, , , _ „ Paris, November 14. lie army cores commander ordered the Germans not to return alive if they did not take Dixmude. The conflict proved to be a fight for the dykes it was impossible to use the heavy guns, owing to the morass. The Germans cleverly surmounted the difficulties, carrying machine guns aoross the inundated are as. ■. During the battle both sides were fighting in the water ' The earliest of the German onslaughts resulted in tho slaughter of 80 per oont of the attackers, who were unable to cross tho flooded fields speedily. Finally the corpses formed a footway for the infantry, which followed. Many of the Oerman wounded were drowned; some, realising that there waa no chance of rescue, begged their comrades to kill them. ■■■ After the capture Dixmude the Germans attempted to cross the Yser on the right and left of the town, but .were repulsed, their communications with Dixmude being endangered. The AJlies then shelled Dixmude with shrapnel and high explosive, shells until the Germans were threatened with +vT^ lm + £ltaon 'A bayonet charge enabled the French marines to recapture the greater part of the town. The Germans had been holding a number of isolated, farms amid the flooded region around Nieuport, and the ■ Allies' infantry were unable to reach, them, but the' artillery finally forced them to fly from the burning buildings and pitiless shell fire ™ °ffi cl!ll -- n The Gorman attacks between tho Lys and lihe sea are less keen. Ihe iUlies at some points Have resumed the offensive. The German attack on Nieuport has failed: the attempts to advance south-east and east of Xpres have been checked, and the Prussian Guards' attack south of Ypres has been repulsed, .Wo.have advanced about a mile eastward of Bixschota nnrl have ( progressed between the La Bassee Canal and Arras. ■ "Hie straggle in the Argomie has been .fiercely renewed, and the German attacks have failed. The German attacks at various points of the Lassigny region and the Aisne have been unsuccessful."' . 6

THE LATEST :1 "WE HAY E HAD A GOOD DAY.".

(Reo. November 16, 0.5 a.m.)

Official—We had a good day from the sea to a point north of Lill© and repulsed German. attacks • north of Zonnabeke and south of Yprea, where the enemy lost heavily. -The enemy,unsuccessfully attempted an attack between too La Bass6o Canal at Atras. and the Libons district.

SPARRING FIGHTING ON THE AISNE GALLANT CHARGE BY. ENGLISH LANCERS. rm,« urtv i) , , . „ London, November 18. nf v 63 C0 + rr « s P° says: ''Hie battle of the Aisne, like the smile '?+ Jo ol- ;t ra ls • Co A ltll^ all ' y fading-away and reappearing. At present it is at its broadest grin. _The supply of heavy artillery and airmen is Wl 'V' 1 September. This may not portend a recrudescence of violence influences tW H AvSE 6 Pf nn K district immensely influences the Left Y\ing The Allies prospect of turning the German rosi. .. ton above Soissons is materially improved;- ■ : wonnaa posi- . Ground.was lost at Yailly, but was quickly recovered.' The Germans dislodged the Allies by unexpectedly dragging up heavy , artillery rnd assembling a superior, force of. infantry. Outnumbered and ouWs the M ,"' ero compelled to retire. Their guns were immovable, arid held out to the last Finally, only one could be worked, but the Runner vowed would-stick.to Lis post still he had fired the whole, of his. ammunition. Ho poured shell after shell into the steadilv advancing enemy but * fhnnnV h swept away,line after line, he failed wholly to check them. He still had twelve shells when the Germans were three hundred yards away, and when Jio fired Hie last they were only a hundred yards off. Then he Molly spiked the cun hmdreti e m a en! y mechanism,,and escaped, having killed sis w^°"®A ol f, entarr was marked by a gallant charge. English Lancers who , were , fully exposed to the enemy s fire, had to choose between retreating and remaining under fire without a chance to reply. Neither A g and they charged .the German batteries a mile away, tw thousand 6 t^' In less than ten. minutes all the German artillerymen-were sabred. ANOTHER MILLION TROOPS FOR BRITAIN OVER 50,000 CASUALTIES UP Td OCTOBER 31". it «? 6 House of Commons, the. Prirno Minister,' L Mr do Asq\iiarstaM'that casualties m France and Belgium up to October 31 numbered ™ T ? ,e ff ap K'' Etat6 / understands that the Government -l l aak ' th ! H - ousa to sanction the raising of an additonal million troops. An income tax of 2s. Gd. in the £ is likeTv troop? 6 SupplementaTy make provision for an additional million The Government proposes an additional credit' to nert and other expenditure necessary through the war, to (Bee. November 16, 0.5 a.m.) The "Standard" states that the Governmwrf hundred million 3i per cent, war loan at about 95, with varying dates n? CANADA'S NOBLE, EFFORT. (Reo. November 15, 8.30 p.m.) im, ', ~ ,_., . . . Ottawa, November 13 ~4 he announcement that Britain is raising another million men haa led fl, n fc l n j l ' to state its hope that if the war is still continuing next November,. Canada will be maintaining 150,000 men in the'field. Canada is arranging not merely to send contingents, but to kbep up a fixed supply of reinforcements for the entire duration of the war.;