The Spectator., 1914-11-06
GERMANS CLAIM
 STEADY GAINS
SAY THERE HAVE BEEN PRACTl, cALLY NO CHANGES IN THE
 EASTERN ARENA.
Newspaper Union News Service.

| Western Newspaper Union News Service. ReIlin.-An official communication l was given out at German army head quarters Wednesday, as follows: | Cur attacks on Ypres, to the north of Arras and to the east of Soissons, | are progressing slowly but successful 1 ly.
 South of Verdun and in the Vos- es French attacks have been re- pulsed.
 ''In the eastern arena there have been no material developments" Amsterdam. via London.-The fol- lowing official dispatch issued in Der | lin has been received here: "A telegram from General Head quarters, dated November 8, at noon, states that inundations south of Nieu- | port prevent all operations in this pat of the country. The water in places is as high as full grown man. Our troops have evacuated the inundated districts without loss of men, horses or guns. Our attacks on Ypres are progress ing. More than 2,300 men, mostly English, have been captured, and also several machine guns. West of Rove severe fighting has taken place, with great losses on both sides, but the situation is unchanged In the village fight we lost several hundred in missing. and two cannon. nf sons. are successful, despite obstinate | resistance. Our troops have occupied | several strongly fortified positions be- yond Chavonne and Soupir, capturing more than thousand French, three cannon and four machine guns Between Verdun and Foul several French attacks have been repulsed. Troops of French soldiers wore Ger man overcoats and helmets. "ln the Vosges, near Markinch, French attack was repulsed, and our troops began counter attack.
 Tn the east there has been no l fighting
 The Russian first Siberian army corps on November l used civilians as breastworks while destroying | bridge"
 From the point of view of the all 1 lies their position is satisfactory, as the Germans are no nearer their goal than week ago. There have been l tremendous losses which, for once, cannot be exaggerated. While the cap ture of few prisoners and guns from one side or the other is matter ot daily occurrence, fighting has become more severe along the river Aisne in l the Argonne forest and along the river Mouse between Verdun and | Foul, but so far without making any appreciable change m the fronts of the | two armies.
 As showing the huge German losses in the Ypres region, it is stated that the British soldiers have buried more than 25,0OO Germans" says message to the Weekly Dispatch from it's correspondent in Belgium. The telegram continues:
 There are many great piles of Ge-- man bodies around Dixmude which
 
 count Of the continuous fighting" A casualty list received from head quarters under date of October 2i contains the names of F officers killed, including Sir Frank Stanley Rose, and 24 officers wounded. "The way to Bruges is now open to the allies. owing to their recapturo of Roulers. And the Germans are digging new trenches behind Ghent with feverish energy. To do this is to announce their retreat" This statement is made in the Ob. l server in dispatch dated Carte. France. Belgian frontier" The mes. | sage continues:
 The Germans are abandoning their wounded. guns and transports. | Unless their fleet comes out to create diversion they will be driven from the Belgian coast within week." A dispatch to the Exchange Tele- graph Company from Paris says: Tt is officially announced that con. trary to the German statement that the town of Verdun had been destroy ed, the fact is !t has never bee, struck by single shell. Fort Douau. mont only was bombarded for "A hours at long range. and without any appreciable damage having been done it. The French army still bars the road to Verdun.
 Reports of German victory iu ] forest of Argonne also are absolutely false"