Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07

| sainte Marie, resulted in complete
| failure"
English Official View.
| The English official press bureau has
issued the following statement:
The enemy's attack has decreased
/ in vigor and the process of pressing
them back is making slow but
steady progress.
The advance has been most marked
to the south of DiXmude and toward
Gheleweldt. but the weather has
been misty and has tended to ham,
per operations.
German Statement.
received the following official state
ment issued by the German head
quarters:
Our offensive to the northwest
and southwest of Ypres has made
good progress.
"At La Bassee. to the north of
Arras and in the .Argonne region
we have gained ground
Our troops captured important
positions southeast of st. Mihiel and
have inflicted heavy losses on the
French.
Nothing of note has happened in
the eastern theater of war
Fighting Is Furious.
Eyewitnesses from the front declare
that the fighting around Dixschoote is
as furious as ever. The Germans have
attacked again and again, and posi-
tioa nave been Won and lost many
times, but the advantage has remained
with the allies. No less violent was
the struggle south of Ypres, between
Wytschaete and Mcssines. for COM
mand of the high road leading from
Ypres to Armentieres and Lille. This
road is now in possession of the allies.
The area near the coast formerly held
by the extreme German right. and from
which the invaders were forced by the
allies after many days Of hard fight ns.
is held only by dead, dying and wound
ed, the inundation having made the
vicinity uninha abitable for the living
and having prevented an advance of
the British, French and Belgian allies.
Germans Are Marooned
Hundreds of Germans left behind ii
the retreat doubtless will perish. as
many were marooned like driftwood
on an American lowland in times of
flood. Thousands more on both sides
are yet to perish in the struggle now
should decide whether the Germans are
going to reach the French coast this
winter.
Daily Mail correspondent i'll north
ern France, writing under date of Fri
day, says:
The big contest for Ypres which
ragged all last Sunday eliminated Mon
day afternoon in the supreme effort.
The Germans advanced all along the
line, after terrific cannonading of the
British position. but the intrenched
British soldiers had not been shaken.
and as the German infantry approach
ed they met them with yollcy after
volley of rifle fire.
Leave Thousands of Wounded,
The Germans staggered forward
falling by dozens under the witherinr
hail of bullets They held on brayely
for ninety minutes, determined to win
if at all possible. Then finding
all attempts vain they withdrew under
cover of darkness, leaving thousands
of their wounded behind on the field.
Now that the Germans are short of
uniforms 1t is becoming quite com
mon practice for them to strip the
wounded of every scrap of military
clothing Great numbers have died OF
exposure from this cause.
Though railway communication
with Lille has not been re-establishe,l
days ago. Wells and ciSterns were fun
Of dead bodies and there was not
drop of water fit to drink. Rigorous
sa imitation will precede the granting cf
to their homes"