The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-22
FIGHTING CONTINUES
WITH UNDATED FURY
Terrific Battle RACES Along Three
Fronts, With Total Line Of
Forty.Five Miles.
GERMAN ADVANCE is HALTED
Allies Engaged Desperately in Stem
ming March on Dunkirk-Reports
Received That British Fleet Is
Bombarding Ostend.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch !
PARIS October 21.--Fighttng con-
tinued throughout to-day with un-
abated fury In West FLANDERS, from
the North Sea across the French from
tier. ter,if battle along three
fronts, with a total line OF forty five
miles was officially reported by the
War Office.
Reports were received that The Eng
lish flee, was 'bombarding Ostend. oc-
cupied several days ago by the Ger
mans, but no mention OF this was made
In the official communicate issued at
II o'clock.
The northernmost point Of the allied
limo rests on the North Sea at Nieu-
port From here to Dixmude, along
u north and south line ten miles. long,
the allies were engaged desperately in
stemming the German advance on Dun
Kirk. Presumably the Belgian army
led by King Albert. was in this en-
gagement, MS 1T was reported last
night at Furnes. only a few miles to
the westward OF this battle line.
From Epres TO MenIn a battle ragged
on en- east and west line of fifteen
miles. lying at right. angles across the
straight north and south German line,
which only recently stretched from
Ostepd through Ypres and on to Lille
The third battle line extended from
Warneton. straight south to Lu Bassee
This IL the first time Warneton has
heen mentioned in the news from the
front. 1t is q frontier town IN Eel
gium on the River Lys and about fif-
teen miles northwest OF Lille La
Hu iS I'm a n,f1a
southwest OF Lille. Apparently. this
battle marks the attempt of the al
lies 10 follow up the advantage gained
yesterday al La Bassee, when a rigor-
Gus German attack was repulsGd, and
press the offensive movement closer to
Lille. tho Germans main base In this
section, and the centres OF important
railroad connections with the army of
occupation in Belgium.
Lille Is the Headquarters for tho
whole right wing of the German army.
The battle from Ypres to Menin is he
i,eveo to be part of the movement for
its capture, and to have menaoed. IL
not interrupted, it's communications
with Client
The possession Of Ypres by the al
lies has another strategic advantage
| In that II enables them 10 maintain
connections with the detaehynents sent
toward Roulers some DAYS ago, the
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straight north and south German line
IT also enables them to present n CON.
slant menace to the rear OF tho t:cr-
man force, which is Attempting to
break through to Dunkirk.
INTO FIGHT WITH
DESPERATE ABANDON
| Unofficial reports indicate that at no
| point along tho entire forty-hve miles
Of lighting was there fiercer battle
| than between Nieuport and Dixmude.
| What the capture Of Lille would mean
10 the allies. TIE occupation OF Dun
kirk would mean to the Germans. Re-
Enforcing the Belgian army across the
German advance along the coast, the
allies threw their troops into the fight
! with desperate abandon.
| The report that the British fleet is
bomoard!ng Ostend is given credibIlity
by another report indicating the pres.
ence OF King Georges warshipa along
the coast hetweon punkirk and Ostend.
This said that terrific bombardmenr
from the battleships. combined with
accurate artillery fire from tbs naval