Evening star., 1914-10-23
TERRIBLE LOSSES IN BATTLE
EXPECTED TO FORCE A CLIMAX

| would seem to indicate that the Ger
/ mans, at times. have made advances.
The dtkes of this waterway have now
been cut, making the situation for the
| Germans more difficult
Dream Of Verne Reality.
| PARIS. October 23.-The struggle on
the heightened line extending into Bel
GUM, now called the battle of Flan-
ders, gave rise to an engagement along
| the coast as near as possible to the
| birthplace of Jules Verne, in which air.
craft and submarines participated. real
izing for the first time in the same en-
| counter the dreams of the great
Frenchman.
| The British monitors off shore did
great execution on the German trench
! es. among those reported killed being
Gen. Won Trip and his staff. While
| the allies airmen cleverly directed the
ann OF the marine guns the German
submarines lying in wait attacked the
monitors. but without result. because
the latter We're so far inshore.
| Here again the critics remark that
the attempt of the Germans to turn the
allies left and reach the French coast
has been defeated. and the Germans
frontal attacks
The gains made by the allies on the
road to Metz. it is thought must draw
the attention of the Germans seriously
III.
not only from the direction of Verdun,
but by the renewed successes IF the
French on the eastern slope of the
FoSgeS.
| To Convene in Paris.
| The news from Bordeaux today in
dfcates that parliament is not to be
called to meet there, but in Paris.
The employees of both the chamber
and the senate have been notified
that they may return to Paris at the
end of this month, which is taken as
a sign of confidence in official circles
and is making a good impression.
The French continue their prepara-
tions with prospective recruits to fill
the gaps in the army. Baron Pierre
de Coubertin, president of the French
Olympic games committee, it has been
announced, has been charged by the
government to care for the physical
training of young men from fifteen to
nineteen with view to their entry
into the service.
The military authorities are more
, and more watchful of stragglers. Ev-
cry man arriving at the Paris termi-
mails of age to bear arms is required
to show papers on arrival and if they
are not in order arrests are made.
Some of the soldiers. not in the habit
of being feted as have been the men
returning from the front, succumbed
permission. These stragglers included
Turcos and ZouaveS. Now even SOL
diers in uniform are required to pro-
duce a permit or failing in this they
are ordered to fall in by the patrols.
German Staff Statement.
BERLIN. via London, October "a
An official announcement issued last night
from chief headquarters said:
"On the User canal heavy fighting is
still in progress. The enemy was REIN
forced by artillery fire from the sea at
a point to the northwest of Nieuport,
but in the engagement a British torpedo
boat was put out Of action by our ar
tillery.
Fighting continues to the west OF
Lille. and here, also. our troops have as
sumed the offensive and have repulsed
the enemy at several points. The Eng
lish have lost several machine guns
Fierce attacks from the direction Of
Toulon Heights, south of Thiaucourt
were repulsed with heavy losses to the
French.
THE fact is. the British admiral COM
manding the fleet off Ostend wanted to
lombard the town, but finally was per-
suaded by the Belgian authorities to abb
stain"