GERMAN SEABOARD POSITION.
BECOMING CRITICAL. London, Thursday. The Daily Mail's Flushing correspondent says the German on the Belgian seaboard and in the vicinity of Bruges and Ghent are becoming critical. The enemy is still holding Ostend. The bombardment [of Nieuport on Wednesday took place under the fne of eleven warships, the German fire from the Bhore falling short. ; The Germans, in Ostend are sheltering behind houses on the dyke. Firing waa heard at Bruge3 all day yesterday, gradually coming nearer. The railway viaduct at Oostcamp, south-east of Bruges, was blown up, and trains of German wounded were obliged to return to Bruges. The Germans appear to be exhausted.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 715, 24 October 1914, Page 5
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108GERMAN SEABOARD POSITION. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 715, 24 October 1914, Page 5
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