The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
GENERAL GERMAN
RETREAT is NEAR
Retirement of Kaiser's Forces
Already May Be Under
Way.
THIS is BORDEAUX VIEW
On Other Hand, Strong Forces
Are Seen Moving Toward
West.

! Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.1 &
| PARIS. November 1.-The road from
Bruges toward the east in the dirsc-
ton OF Client. brussels and I.ouvain
has been blocked all dag by great col
u'nns of German troops. accompanied
| by artillery detachments and many
ainbulances. transporting wounded.
Gnent. Antwerp. Brussels Louvain and
AlN-L Chapelle arc filled with Ger
man wounded. and those now arriy-
| Ing at these places cannot be accom-
modated because OF the lack Of hos
pltai facilities and the inadequacy OF
the medical attendance corps.
me Germans are reported to be
throwing up earthworks twenty miles
IN the rear OF their present po-
! sittons I'm Flanders In readiness for
retreat. t
These fragmentary reports repeat
ed here from Havre and from London
show the way the wind is blowing
They lack official confirmation at 9Bor-
deaux mainly, because. ms an officer at
tached to the War Office staff explain
/ ed. we would rather that Berlin give
the news Of the German army's move
| ments. fa
/ RETREAT MAY COME SOON
That ii. general German retreat Is
either under way imminent is gem
1 orally accepted In Paris. Military OBJ
servers here declare they would not
! be surprised TO see the German at
/ tack upon Ypres converted Within the
next 'week into a rear guard action to
protect the rctircment of the Duke OF
Wurttembers's forces TO position
| further. to the rear. SIT,
| Heavy bombardncnt was audible,
according to news dispatches repeat
| ed here from .IIarrc, in the direction OF
Ostend and at Heyst ana Knocke and
it's environs. ~.
At these places the Germans were
reported hastily packing their equip
ment and personal baggage. making
ready for what appeared to be n re-
treat
The circumstance which seems to
argue against the early prospect OF Il
German retreat Is the steady arrival OF
troops to reinforce the German line lii
Flanders. IS: =
! Only to-day trains passed through
lia ssait. in West Belgium. bearing l5,-
600 fresh troops for the Kaiser's; army.
These were mostly boys and old men,
and their equipment WAS meagre. iThey
gave evidence. OF. but little military
training. - s ~, asA.es ss
| - Observers mt the front sarc Just as
puzzled as those in Paris, by the con-
nicting movements. One dispatch to-
day told Of the German cavalrys re-
tirementi from Belgium and their de-
parture for the Fathernnd, and In the
next sentence the correspondent re-
ii lated the passing Of number ofitralnS
through Brussels in the direction OF
Liege. carrying krupp's engineers on
their way to place cannon In; the boule-
Yards of Ostend. - $500 tss ~
The official reports issued at Bor-
deauN all chronicle continued activity
along the entire German front, with no
sign of a break In the, allies line. and
no sign OF the German attack desIst-
ing.
The two great armies still are at
grips and .deadlocked The allied forces
advance, slight here, great at another
roint. but day after day still ain ad-
vance, shows that the pressure still is
!. hetng maintained with as great vigor
and persistency as was apparent before
the German retreat from the Marine. Y
II ATTACKS ARE REFUSED
i ALONG WHOLE FRONT
The midnight Official communique
from Bordeaux says the German at
tacks along the whole front were re-
pulsed by the allies without eNcep-a
ton, the heaviest losses being inflicted
OH the invaders in a new battle at Cam
brai and lie Quesnoy En- Santcrre.
ticularly violent. The French and
where the German offensive was par-
British troops, who had succeeded In
Tgaining the approaches to AK -Noulette
from the southwark, to-day were able
to carry the lighting up to the town
itself and terrific short-rapge Skin
mishes were fought through the
streets of the town, the allies driving
the invaders through from house to
house.
North Of Albert. around the village
OF Thteoval, several trenches held by
rife lighting were occupied. by the
| allies az result Of a series OF furious
assaults, in which the bayouet was
used freely, and with an enormous toll
! OF death,
To the northeast OF Yailly. on the
Aisne. the trenches formerly occupied
by the French have all been retaken,
and the Germans driven back with tile
loss or considerable amount Of war
material and hundreds upon hundreds
OF dead and wounded.
] On the heights of the Meusc the VIII
inge OF ST. RENT was captured by the
French 1T the point OF the bnyonet
On the line from Ypres to .Irras the
German line has been reinforced by
the arrival of thrce recently formed
corps the Eighteenth. from Frankfort:
the Eighth. from Coblenz. and the
! Tenth. from Hanover. These fresh
troops have been massed around Arras,
behind strong positions established at
Seaurains Tilloy and st. Laurent de
Blangy.
i The Germans arc clinginG tcnaciously
to their positions in the vicinity OF
ipTes, but the initiative lin this region
now has passed to the allies
This places the German forces at
considerable disadvantage, as it was
through Ypres they planned to cut
their WAY OH the road to Calais
Violent lighting, In which the French
and British forces are taking the Of
fensivc. has occurred around Bixschoon.
10th aides have attacked many times,
positions being lost, regained and lost
again In the course of "A days light
ing. hut the allies still retain the adj
vantage.
ARMIES ARE; FIGHTING
FOR COMMAND OF ROAD