The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-01
GERMANS VA|NLY TRYING
TO REACH FRENCH PORTS
Near Coast Their Advance Is Checked
by Extension of Flooded
Area..
BATTLE RACES WITH wi a FUnx ls sss
Allies Bring UpsLarh and Sea Forces
In Endeavor to Cliecl1 Second Eff
fort Of Invaders - Pronounced
Thinning of Line.

LONDON. October 81 (s:50 P. My
New German attempts to rcnch the
French channel ports, Nleuport to Ar
ras. while resulting In progress nj some
points. have been generally Ineffective
I Near tho coast .heir advance hl; 1een
checked, by an extension of the acod ed
area.
To-day the battle ragged with the
fur% that marked the opening of the
last phase Of this campaign. and e, n
on the English coast the poom of O
hig naval guns which nre bo.nbardinE
the invaders flank could be distinctly
heard.
The allies have brought up land and
sea forces In an endeavor to check this
second effor. of the Germans to estab-
! l!sh themselves on the Frcnch coast
from which they hope to menace Eng
land
A Berlin official report to-day an
nounced that the Germup troops had
occupied Ramscapellc. on the railway
and canal between Nieuport and Dix
nude. but the French official communi-
cation said they were driven out By a
counter-attnck.
DISTANCES MARKED
IN FEET OR YARDS
III
pear that the situation on this most
Important battle front remains much as
It was when the Germans, through ex-
! haustion few days ago, ceased their
heavy artillery fire for rest Tho
French report tells of various nd
vances and losses. but these usually, so
FAR as distances are concerned. can be
marked In feet or yards. and the ad-
| vance made a few days ago by tho
!, British In Belgium of 1.20J yards was
considered remarkable.
Throughout the great battle front
there has been n repetition of attacks
and counter-attacks, with. at times, n
| pronounced thinning of the lines
The Germans made a particularly
violent attack east of Scissors on the
Aisne. and, according to the German
report, drove the French across the
river.
! Reports that Lille had been reoccu-
pied by the French. and that Ostend
had been evacuated by the Germans
lacked confirmation Tonight, and were
considered premature. Il
| The East Prussinn frontier is again
the scene of big battle. The Ger
| mans. according TO the Russian re-
ports. were repulscd with immense
losses.
GERMANS REPORTED
TO DE FALLING BACK
In Poland the Germans are reported
+, to be fallins back to new positions
near their own frontier while In Ca
licia the fighting continues without ma
terial change.
The situation created by Turkeys.
attack OF Russian towns in the Crimea
and upon Russian ships in the Black
Sea. had not been cleared up, as Great
Britain and Russia have presented a
demand to the Sublime Porte for an
explanation of the incidents. the dis
missal of the German officers and mon
from Turkish warships and the dis
mantling of the Goeben and the Bres-
lau, the former German cruisers.
Turkeys reply may be delayed, as It
was announced Tonight that tele-
graphic communication with Turkey
was interrupted. II is not yet clear what
damage the Turkish neet has done
although reports from different sources
say four Russian torpedo boats. n n,l.,e-
, layer. collier and a coast guard ship
We're destroyed
One of Great Britaln's difficulties Will
be the protection OF the oil Il lids which
she, recently acquired In Persia. Indian
troops can be brought up for this pur-
pose. 3E