THE EUROPEAN WAR

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 65, 16 November 1914, Page 4

THE EUROPEAN WAR

ON THE FRAHGO-BELGIAH FROSTIER. ALLIES RECAPTURE DIXMUDE. i PITILESS RAiN OF SHELLS. GERMANS FLEE IN DISORDER. Press Association —Copyright. LONDON November 14. The Allies recaptured Dixmude early cn Wednesday morning. After the capture of Dixmude, the Germans attempted to cross the riser on the right and left of the town, but were repulsed. Communications with Dixmude were endangered. The Allies then shell dd Dixmude with shrapnel and high explosive shells until the Germans were threatened with extermination. A bayonet charge enabled French marines to recapture the greater part of the town. The Germans had been holding a number cf isolated farms amid the deeded region around Nieupovt. The Allies’ infantry was unable to reach them, but. Ike artillery finally forced the Germans to fly from the burning buildings, amid a pitiless shell-tire. TERRIBLE FIGHTING IN WATER. GERMANS LOSE SO PER CENT. CORPSES USED AS A FOOTWAY. GERMAN WOUNDED ASK TO BE KILLED, PARIS, November 14. An army corps commander ordered the Germans not to rat urn alive if theydid not take Dixmude. ’the conflict, oreved a fight for the dykes. It was impossible to use heavy guns owing to the mcrass. The Gormans cleverly surmounted the difaculties by carrying n a chine gmig. to the inundated areas. During the battle both sides were fighting in the. water. The earliest German onslaughts resulted in the slaughter ,f so per cent. cf the attackers, who were unable to cress the flooded fields speedily. Finally corpse? formed, a footway for the infantry, who followed. Many German wounded were drowned. Seme, realising that . they had no, chance of escape, begged their comrades to kill them.,., . FIGiITIM AT VPEES, \ PICKED GERMAN REGIMENTS REPULSED. 700 DEAD IN ONE LINE. LONDON, November 14. Official. —A serve attack against por- ■ ion of the line held by the first army corps before Ypros was delivered on the 11th by the Prussian Guards. The enemy made a special effort to break the line, which it was hoped had already weakened by the attacks of the infantry. Our troops were subjected to the heaviest bombardment yet experienced. This was followed by an onslaught by the first and fourth brigades of the Prussian Guard —picked troops brought specially to act against us, to force the way at a point where the previous effort by the infantry failed. <r iTie attack was pressed by the greatest bravery and determination. Owing to the gallantry of our troops and their splendid resistance against odds, t»he attempt to pen el rate V pres was repulsed. The weight of the enemy ’s advance enabled them to break out line a( three points but the enemy was hurled buck and prevented from gaining further ground. Immense less was inflicted on the Germans. Seven hundred dean were found behind the front trencher? alone. The casualties suffered while advancing on cur line under an enfilade lire were enormous. Our casualties were heavy. BRUGES ATTACKED. AVIATOR SETS FIRE TO OIL TANKS. INUNDATION OF COUNTRY INTENDED. AMSTERDAM, November 14. An aviator dropped two bombs and set fire to Bruges petrol tanks. The Germans are preparing to blow up a culvert under the Bruges-Sluis canal, thereby inundating a stretch of otxuntryT AN ARMOURED TRAIN,.. INCIDENT. UNEXPECTED CAPTURE BY FRENCH. ~r STATIONMASTER ACTS PROMPTLY PARIS, November 14. A German-armoured Train, which was left momentarily unguarded at ChauIcnes w«& brought +o* the French Hues by the statiomnaster, despite being fired' on 5- v^erTquitting the station. GERMAN (WOUNDED- FROM THE FRONT. TRAINS PASS CHARLEROI DAILY. AMSTERDAM, November 15. Twenty German train.? full of wounded daily pass Charleroi. One-train was wrecked, many wounded: ■ylaewttg.

LATEST OFFICIAL REPORT. GENERAL SITUATION QUIET. GERMAN ATTACKS EE PULS ED AT YPRES. ENEMY SUFFERS HEAVY LOSSES. (Eec. 10.15 a.m.) PARIS, Nov. 15. A conimuiquo states: The enemy ’» efforts for the last few days have resulted in nothing but the taking of ruined Dixmudo, whoso isolated position rendered defence difficult. Yesterday was quisf except northeast and south of Ypres, where wo repulsed several attacks. There were heavy Goraiau losses. PARIS, November 15. Official. —We had a good day from the sea to north of Lille. We repulsed German attacks north of Zonnabeke and south of Ypres, where the enemy L.st heavily. The enemy unsuccessfully attempted to push through between La Bassee Canal, Arras and the Libons district. GERMAN ATTACKS LOSING KEENNESS. ALLIUtJ RESUME OFFENSIVE AT ■SOME POINTS. ENEMY’S ATTACKS REPULSED LONDON, November 14. Official. —The Gorman attacks born con the Lyr. and the r.oa are Ims keen Th.'o Allies as some points have resumed the offensive. The German attack on Niov.port failed and attempts to advance southeast of Ypres were checked. A Prussian Guard’s attack south of Ypres was repulsed. We advanced a kilometre eastwards of Bixschoote and progressed between La Basse© canal and Arras. The struggle in the Argonne was fiercely renewed. The German attacks failed." German attacks on vhricas points in the Lassiguy region and Aisne were unsuccessful. BRITISH TROPHIES. GENERAL .TOFFEE’B THOUGHTFULNESS. PARIS, Nov. 14. General Jeff re lias sent General French two German standards found in trenches captured by the British, GERMAN ESTIMATE OE BELGIAN LOSSES. BERLIN, Nov. 14. The Lokal Aimeiger estimates that the Belgian losses on Wednesday were (1000 killed and 8000 wounded. A GERMAN BOAST. SIX MILLION MORE MEN AVAILABLE. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14. Beilin boasts that Germany is able to send six million more trained men to the lighting lines.

CANADA LOYALTY.

THE NEW NAVAL POLICY. OTTAWA. November 14. The Department of Marine states that no action has yet been taken in regard to the naval question in Canada despite contrary statements appearing in xhe London press. It is understood that Cabinet is considering the matter, and there is a likelihood dl,' formulating l a scheme for next Pa rl lament ar y session. It is unknown whether the New Zealand -Premier’s suggestion that Canada, Australia and New Zealand should term a Pacific unit will be favoured, but is is understood Cabinet has already considered the idea. Since the Linden battle, practically the entire press cf Canada has demanded that Canada shall adopt some naval defence policy. Liberal papers are admitting the necessity. ’ »t CANADA HOPES TO HAVE 150.000 MEN IN THE FIELD. . ~ IP WAR LASTS TILL NEXT NOVEMBER. :■ OTTAWA, November 15. The announcement that Britain is raising another million men led the Militia Department to state that it hopes, if the war is still continuing next November, that Canada will be maintaining 150,000 men in the field. Canada is arranging not merely to send contingents, but to keep up a fixed supply of reinforcements during the entire dimaticn of the war.