Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-24
BATTLE RAGING IN FLANDERS
DEEMED GREATEST OF THE WAR

some other point, but without either
gaming what might be called a TECH
| other.
A special dispatch states that the
ailles have advanced further on Ostend,
their lines now extending from the
coast to a point between S;ype and st.
Elerre Capeile Other dispatches de-
cess on the User. are leaving the coast
and working around by Dixmude to
Lille, thereby clearing the way to
ostend ana leaving their position open
One thing energies clear from ali the
reports and that is that incessant fight
ing prevails over the West Flanders
'front.' from Roulers to Thorout and be.
! tween Nieuport and Ostend.
Germans Moved Down.
A Daily Mail correspondent. tele-
graphing Thursday from lin the north of
France" says:
The battle fought near Nieuport
Thursday was of extraordinary vio-
lence. The Belgian troops. assisted by
British warships, literally massacred
the Germans, who attempted to push
out column toward Dunkirk, hug
ging the seashore under the cover of
the undulating sand dunes.
Ihe Belgian wounded report that at
high tide the waves were washing
piles of German dead up on the beach.
according to thoroughly trust
worthy information the Germans have
brought up strong reinforcements
region to reinforce their right wing"
Eyes on Flanders Battle.
PARIS. October 24.-Attention re-
mained fixed today on the terrific
struggle on the plains of Flanders,
and other points of the long battle
line in France received secondary con-
sideration. Frenchmen, as usual.
studied the war office statement with
the greatest care, and although they
are impatient for a conclusion, ap-
parently they are as confident as ever.
Independent of the contest in the
north, actions in other sections serve
to strengthen the positions of the op-
posing sides. Some of these, while ap-
pearing separate, are in reality COM
bined, such as that between the from
tier of the east and that of the Ar
gonnes.
This has for its purpose the control Of
the vic nifty of Verdun and the ormation
there of a base for an offensive move
ment. The arrival Of French force at
Bra bant-sur- Muse. near Consevoye at
the heights of Montfaucon. where the
crown prince is entrenched, is a new ele-
ment added to the chain of the allie1
strength in this district
A report last night that the French had
captured Altkirch upper Alsace. at the
point of the bayonet, lacked official con-
firmation today.
The French aviators continue to give
proof of courage. at the same time adding
considerably to the list O. German dead.
Deadly Effect of Bomb.
One bomb thrown during the assembly
of cavalry killed thirty of the enemy. In
another case two bombs caused eight
deaths and injured twenty-five other
persons Similar incidents almost a
daily occurrence. and in one instance the
staff of a German division was so an
noyed by aerial flights of the enemy that
it was compelled to change its headquar.
ters.
The Germans in opposing these at.
tacks have installed on automobiles a
special cannon from which they fire
vertically at aeroplanes. In each local
ity which the Germans occupy a regu-.
lar squad watches the horizon. At the
appearance of the French machines spe-
cial bells are sounded which signal the
people to go to their houses SO as to
give the locality an uninhabited ap-
pearance.
The correspondent in Bellegard.
France, of the Echo de Paris has sent
the following dispatch to his paper:
Maj. Morath in an article in the BeSm<