The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27

between Dixmude and Roulcrs, have
been laid waste by shells and fire
Courtemarck and LaBgemarck, section
points at, either end OF the railway
division upon which these stations are
located, have been severely damaged
in the lighting.
In this section. counterbalancing the
advance of ntno miles made by the Ger
mans near the coast. the allies bent
the German line back at Roulers and
Menin by a sharp wedge movement.
But th4 allies were unable 70 hold
Roulers because Of the fury of the
German artillery fire. and were forced
out--the fourth evacuation OF tho city
in the lighting OF the past week
I<AIsER's BEST TROOPS
RUSHED TO ASSISTANCE
The Grand Duke Albrecht of Wurt-
temburs is commanding the German
forces In Belgium. which now have
been reinforced by strong bodies of
the best troops at the command Of the
Kaiser.
The rush Of these determined forces
and the accuracy OF the fire of the
Belgian rapid guns and the British
end French ships have literally heaped
the northwest of Flanders with dead.
Here, millions of trained troops, long
drilled in the science of war. fight
blindly, now digging. now marching,
now running, now charging. sleeping
seldom and washing never, rain-soaked,
clay-plastered. dropping unnoticcd,
while the rapid -nrers spit their deadly
fire Of destruction and the giant shells
OF the murderous heavy guns strike,
bound, explode and scatter death on
every hand. The carnage has been
frightful. Corps is engaging corps
there are a thousand and one battles
being fought all in the one. but the
lighting man hardly has chance to
realize this.
Tired and puzzled. ordered here and
there. shifted about. the battle is
maze to all engaged in it except the
staffs far in the. rear. who are direct
ing the movements. Here Il bridge goes
out. dynamited: there an armored train
Is lifted from the tracks by the ex-
plosion of a shell. and falls to the
side of the up-torn road. shattered
mass.
Yonder charge is In progress, a
horde of closely-massed gray CARRIED In
fantry plunging against redoubt from
which death dealing machine guns
| sweep their ranks.
On they go. stumbling over the dead
In. front. dropping the wounded to the
side, Dlunging blindly forward, breast
Ing the hail of the lead, until finally
! endurance can stand It no more. A
shudder passes over the ranks and they
ffnMer' VII H. and y fail The official bul.
violent attack repulsed." and the motor
! ambulances gather up the dead and
wounded under the undated fire. while
those who stu live are reformed and
the survivors are attached to the near
est command. ready for the next charge
AfRMEN ARE BRAyING
DEATH EVERY HOUR
All the while those specially trained
In the air what the more plebeian of
his comrades are doing In the ranks on
the ground-braving death every hour
Insist they must have. information of
/ the enemy's movements Venturing
through fog and puffs of exploding
in the very mouth Of the enemy's can
non. circlinE low SO they can see. then
rising lams to the higher levels to signal
they have gained.
In one day---on last Saturday-fve
the French in other parts Of the battle
| front: Two Taubes were brough: down
at Rheims by a single French scout
RIVALS with a revolver from a higher
altitude. winging them both. Anti
aer9pia nssr gyms 5foPplcd two more TO
the kaiser's airmcn was wounded by
"a rifle shot at GraYelines, n sea port
town twelve miles east northeast Of
Fighting in the remainder of the
northern area during the day was con-
fined, In the main. to I'VE specific
| fronts. first: along the line between
Ypres and Roulers. where the oppos-
ing forces face almost due north and
south; second between Armentieres and
Lille. where the Germans still doggediv
resist the attempted allied advance in
the n, q, direction of the latter Place; third.
Of Lens, and lastly, to the cast of Arras.
Al every point at which the two great
armies have come In contact in this
general northern region the engage
ments have seen of the most sangui-
nary character
N he
has been placed in most difficult po-
sition by the success of the allies in
gaining gaining the, the eontrolling position on the
Nardennes; particularly at Meitzlcourt.
Crown Prince viii remain isolated: sep.
arated from the rest of the German
| armies except over one very dificuit
New smovements of great Importance
are under way. between Belfort and
sirenFthened ali the forts s' and nave nave
occupied positions along the whole
Tive ,Taube aeroplanes were inter
ccpted by French air scouts to-day
when they attempted to make another
the dpeeton Of ceg Eere d Mhisn in
occupied by French troops, and dropped
bombs there. which, however, did no
GENERAL JOFFRE
! NO SOCIETY SOLDIER
/ ESPECIAL Cable to The Tim s-Dispatch I
PARIS. October 26.-There is none
OF the society soldier about General
Joifre, the commanding general of the
French forces.
Several American visitors who called
! on the general lately al the front found
him in PEASANTS hut for headquar-
! ters The general had only the plain
lest furniture in the ROBIN, with a
wooden Kitchen table for his campaign
+! desk. Officers came and went freely.
/ The general uses what is known as
the. fastest motor car in France. and
dashes aboutt.in, tt from point to point
of the huge, battle line.
IRON CROSS FOR MEMBER
OF ZEPPELIN GREW
| BERLIN, via The Hague to London.
/ October 26 (S:47 T. AL).-Artificer
Luickhardt. of a Zeppelin crew. has
been decorated with the Iron Cross,
first class. While the Zeppelin was
/ dropping bombs on Antwerp recently
/ 1t was detected by Il scarchlight, and
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