New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-21
GERMANS MASS
THEIR ASSAULTS
TN YPRES REGION
Keep Up Steady Bombard-
ment Against Front
Held by English.
INVADERS TRAPPED
BY BRITISH LEFT
Lured Into Enflading Fire
-Kaiser's Troops Re
take ChaVOnCOurt.
.By Gable TO The Tribune J


By Cable 20 The Tribune
Paris. Nov. 20. The allied lines
around Ypres. where the greater part
Of the British forces are intrenched,
are now bearing the brunt of the Ger
man attack, which only few days ago
broke forth violently from the Belgian
5eacoast TO Arras, in France. The left
wing of the British has won at Blk
schoote, between Ypres and Dixmude.
a brilliant success after German in
fantry attack.
The fighting in the Yprcs region,
however, is still mainly confined to ar
tillcry exchanges. although dcsultory
offensive and counter offensive move
mcnts on a smaller scale than at the
Rixschootc engagement are made from
time to time by infantry detachments.
The Allies, here as elsewhere along
the whole Of the 300-mle line in Bel
GUM and France. according to all dis
patches from the front, are holding
their positions, and the Germans ap-
parently are no nearer their coveted
dash 10 the ports Of Northeastern
France than they have been for weeks.
While the opposing armies along the
southern section of the north and south
front OF the west wing through the el-
bow of the line M Noyon and eastward
Tor scores OF miles seem 70 be snug
Cling close in their trenches. awaiting
the result OF the movements i'm Flan-
dcrs, the lighting in the Argonne terri
tory, though occasional. has been spir-
tied The French claim to have re-
pulsed several vigorous attacks
German Success Reported.
The Germans, on the other hand.
have scored success in the region of
St. Mhiel by retaking the section Of
the town of Chavoncourt, where their
mines had destroyed a French detach-
ment. Rheims. for the moment, is
profting by gradual slackening of the
German bombardment.
The concentration of the fighting In
Flanders around Ypres, it is admitted,
rs due to the inundatiou of the terri
tory extending from Nieuport on the
coast almost to BiXschoote. Fierce but
unproductive engagements occur con-
stantly at Djxmude, a dreary, she'll
battered stretch of rising land on the
watery waste, but the numbers in
yolved are comparatively small.
Apparently the British won their
success at Bixschoote by strategy as
we'll as by dint Of some hard lighting
The Allies pretended 20 be broken and
the Germans came through only 10 find
themselves cntiladcd and almost sur
rounded. They retired precipitately
with great loss. The British pushed
their advantage further, and following
up the fleeing Germans vigorously
forced them back upon their supports
and involved those supports IN disor-
der and won considerable ground.
Position at Npres Better.
The success at this point was vel
come 10 the Allies. for il makes their
position distinctly better and is an ad-
vantage gained at a point IN the Ypres
region where the Germans are seem
iuglv concentrating their chief effort
lust now. The Prussian Guards regi-
ments which were at ZoOnebeke and
Ghilwert seem 70 have been moved up
north for this BiXscaOOte attack.
- ffra. aaL
the Germans abandoned their assaults
north and southeast Of Ypres at dawn
Wednesday. During the day, however,
they kept up a furious cannonade,
while the Allies artillery remained
silent. except in certain regions where
shells could be used 20 advantage.
IN the evening the Germans began a
fresh attack in force. Their infantry
was on the move and was marched N
some parts Of the great battlefield for
two miles before il was met by the rifle
ire from the British trenches as well
as By precisely directed fire from the
field artillery.
The British officers apparently are
especially gratiied by the result the
Bixschoote engagement, as the com
mander "blufed' the Germans from
moving lotWdiu al d pldCc NNtIN IT,
was inconvenient for the Allies at the
moment TO have great strength Of
troops. The last seven days have pro-
vided three notable instances where
the Germans have been deluded 70
their great loss.
An unexploded German naval she'll
has been brought IN from Ypres. The
number of nava. guns and marines EN-
ployed by the Germal- gives little in
dication that their fleet intends 10
venture out in force for a while.
Kaiser Patrols Line.
The Germans continue bringing up
reinforcements around Ypres, while the
Kaiser in his gray motor car, IS con
stantly passing from one German camp
- another. eXhorting his troops.
Ypres has been almost battered TO
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