Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-10-29
COMBAT TANTS
ARE EXHAUSTED
German Army is Forced
all Along Great Semi
circle.
BRITISH SHIPS AID.
Believed That Attacks of Kaiser's
Troops in Flanders Have Passed
the Crest of Their Power.

Paris, Oct. 29-With the allied lien:
holding the ground gained early to-
day in the Dixmude- e-Nieuport region
where the German right was forced
to withdraw fifteen miles after q
week of furious fighting, the French
and British in the Ypres and Arras
is assuming a vigorous offensive
and pushing back the Germans at
several points according to the Of
ricial communique this afternoon.
Paris Oct. 29-Exhausted to the limit
of human endurance by seven days
of the most furious fighting of the
war, the German right has been fore
cd back all along the great semi
circular line extending from La Bas-
see to the coast, according to dis
latch this morning from the battle
front.
In the vicinity of Dixmude and Rou-
lers, where the German cavalry and
artillery have alternated at ham,
mering the allied lines, the advance
forces of the Kaiser have been COM
pelled to withdraw fifteen miles to the
north and east, says early reports Of
The days operations.
From every source come advlces
that the German offensive last night
had been effectively checked by the
terrible slaughter all along the line of
the Belgian battle. Casualties on both
sides are said to be enormous, but 1t
is estimated that losses Of the invad-
ers are more than twice those Of the
allies.
The final effort Of the German Of
fense came last night when they at
tempted two surprise assaults dur
ire the night, which cost both sides
dearly, but which ended in defeat
for theaGermans.
The Belgian minister in London last
night received the following message
from his government, at Havre:
''The situation Of our troops on the
User has improved. The fire Of the
enemy's artillery has slackened, be-
irg subdued by the guns of the fleet
The operations of the allies at Yprcs
are very satisfactory
According to a Berlin announce
ment, sixteen British warships are en-
gagged in the bombardment Of the
German positions near the Belgian
coast. A Dover dispatch to the Cen
tral News says that battleship has
ioined in the bomhardment, using her
twelve-irch guns, and adds that not
one British warship has been struck.
A Times correspondent in Belgium
saws that observations from a cap
tive British balloon reveal the ter
rible effectiveness of the fire OF the
british warships. Not a single wal
remains standing in the villages OF
Westworke, Slype and Movie. Several
other minor villages are also in runs
The German lines have been visibly
ihinned to the south Of Lille and st
Orentin and long the lines of trenches
leading to the eastern frontier.
Paris. Oct. 29-General Jotfre'S
dispatches strengthen the belief tha'
The German attack in Flanders anc
France has passed the crest of power
The official reports were more faVol
able than at any time since the Ger
man armies begun their new advance
fifteen days ago after the occupation
O. Ostend. Today the kaiser's troops
we're not merely checked but were
hurled back.
The allies gained ground in Bel
cium to the north and east Of Tpres
driving 4 wedge further northwarc
between the German forces near the
coast and forces operating from Ghent
ard Brussels. The allies outfought
.he Germans and advanced in the re
oion of La Bassee, the point 70
many days Of incessant and violen
efforts by the Germans to cut tn
allied line in two. Elsewhere alon
the west flank the allied lines re
mains unbreakable.
The official statement that the Ge'
man onslaught is moderating, tc
cether with unofficial dispatches a'