The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-22
BRITISH WARSH|PS
DRIVE GERMANS
BACK FROM COAST
Fleet Aids BeIgians in RepeI|lng
Attack-Ostend Retaken.
TEUTONS NEAR TO DUNKIRK
Report From Berlin Says Foces Have
Reached Neiahborhood Of French
Town and Inhabitants Are
in Flight.

| Paris. oct. 20.-British warships.
cannonading the German land forces
who had opened a terrific lombard
ment OF the allies entrenched position
between Newport, on the Belgian
North sea coast, and Dixmude, south
ward on the Ypres canal, repulsed the
invaders by their thanking and enfilad-
ing fire.
The Belgians, fighting on their own
soil to regain their country. dashed
forward and in desperate counter'at-
tacks are said to have hurled the Ger
mans back.
This is the first time In the war In
the North that naval vessels of any or
the belligerents have effectively aided
the land forces in the operations
Ships Identity Hidden TWO Days.
The firing from the guns Of war yes
sells along the coast to the west OF Os-
tend has been heard for two days, but
until the official Communique was is
sued from Bordeaux and transmitted
for publication to General Gallieni In
Paris the identity of the ships and the
purpose of their bombardment OF the
coast remained hidden under the cloak
of official military secrecy.
The German attack in this section
of the allies front in northern Belgium
was directed In frantic effort TO
break through along the coast and Sc
cure a foOthold on the French coast
line positions before the strength Of
the allies should have become so great
as to bar their progress without resort
to frontal attack, with its consequent
inevitable carnage.
BeIqlans Halt German Attack.
In their advance which started
from the south Of Ostend the Germans
had singled out the position held by
the Belgian forces as the weakest
point in the line. because Of the re-
ported decentralization the Belgians had
suffered in their successive defeats
which ended In the fall Of Antwerp.
But King Albert's troops had dug
themselves In and were supported by
their shattered but still effective artil-
lery and rapid-frers They brought
the Germans to a standstill in their
initial assault, one Of tremendous
weight in numbers Of solidly massed
troops and heavy gun fire.
In the evening, after several hours
Of furious fighting in which the Bel
gians maintained doggedly their posi-
lions, hurting the enemy back time
after time with heavy losses in each
repuse, there was heard the guns OF
the ships to seward.
Wounded Sent to Rear.
And the navy guns had the range,
for the first shots were effective and
demorali2ing TO the German at
tackers.
There was perceptlble cessation
In the attack directed against the
Belgians and In the lull. which en-
dured throughout the night, fully
three railway wagons were loaded
down with the German wounded. ac-
cording TO refugees who saw them
passing to the rear the following
morning.
The attack was renewed with in.
creased fury In the morning and
lasted all day, the Germans alter
nately directing their big gun fire
against the Belgian positions and the
ships at sea, the latter by indirect
fire and without effect, so far as has
been reported.
The fire from the navy gums became
80 sever" and effective that the Ger
mans started TO withdraw
No sooner was this maneuver dis.
covered by the Belgian corps com.
mandcr than a charge was ordered.
and the counter attack soon turned
the German retreat into rout with
the assailauls In fun retreat
While the Germans were trying to
hammer their way through the Bel.
Eian line in the north, other corps
of King Alberts army, assisted by
the French Gnd British troops. drove
forward acres the width OF the bat
tlctield routed In their advance the
German troops who had bivouackcd
for the urht teyideutly contemplat.
ing an attack themselves during the
day and swept the expansive field
clean of the invaders, pushing them
| back with severe losses as far as their
original position al Roulers
Tho official bulletin records stn
further gains for the allies in the re.
rion between Arras ana Roye. where
General Won Kmck. REINFORCED by
fresh dnlachmonts from Germany and
the crack corps withdrawn from the
1 armies Of Crown Prince Friedrich
Wilhelm and the center army. is still
tattoring porsistontly at the French
and British line in the hope Of cutting
of the left flank Of General d Arhade
Germans Reach Dunkirk.
London oct 2U.A Marconi Mire.
lsss dispatch from Berlin says +
THE following official dispatchlIaas
! Issued W.
German forces have rpacheHthe
nelghborhO0d OF Dunkrk WV
! hghtng Is taking place at DiXmude