The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-30
FRENCH CLAIM
GAINS FOR ALLIES
IN WEST FLANDERS


pelieu the fOrceS OF the enemy across
that river to retreat. They have been
violently shelled by the Belgian and
French artillery.
The Germans attempted three VIC.
len. counter attacks on the French
and British army corps who are ad
,vancing to the northeast and to the
east OF Ypres. At the end Of the day.
nevertheless. our trc ps continued
their forward movement In the direo
tion TO which they had been assigned
and took several points OF support.
THE British troops. attacked at
several points to the north Of La Bias
see by superior forces. have taken an
energetic offense and regained In
large measure ground that hal been
coded to the enemy.
AT numerous other points on the
line Of combat they have likewise re.
pulsed German attack with serious
losses to the enemy. On the rest of
the battle front there To- no general
action. but there are partial Offensive
movements on our part end on that
OF the enemy" &
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP EIMMS.
(Sfar Correspondent United Press.)
PARIS. Oct, 20.-Optimism ruled
supreme In military circles today.
The oficial reports from the lighting
front all told OF substantial gains for
the allies. At no point apparently
are the Germans able TO make head
way.
The hghting has materially slack
ened. This Is due to the failure Of
the German achievements who have
reached the front to participate in
the fighting as yet. But It Is believed
that they are planning q new assault,
not only In the north In the territory
between Lille and Armentieres, but
also on the right wing from Alsace
Lorraine.
wintry weather conditions inter-
fered considerably with the opera
tons everywhere today. Il IN re-
ported TO be showing In the Vosges.
and In part OF the Woevre region,
while Z wintry rain Ii falling else
where In the Woevre and in the Ar
gonnes. The losses OF the last fort
night have. been staggering. While
figures are withheld Il is certain that
the allies have lost upwards Of $4,000
In that period, killed, wounded and
captured. And oil reports received
here place the German casualties at
from three to four times that number.
The entire front Of the battle line
In the north IL covered with unburicd
bodies. The many small villages that
extended from Newport to Dixmude
have been absolutely obliterated.
Only few houses are left In Dix
nude and the streets Of the city are
Uttered with the dead. Similar con-
ditions prevail everywhere through
the territory over which the battle
was fought.
News that Turkey has joined Is
sues with Germany and Austria
against the allies overshadowed
everything else here today. Il was
accepted by the high military ON.
cials a. an admission by Germany that
she Is unable to make gains either In
the east or the west. The bringing
into the conflict Of the Turkish army.
numbering between 100000 and 900.-
0e0. literally ofiicered by Germans, 10
expected here Immediately to force
Italy's hand. France has looked to
Italy to dominate the Balkans. and
she cannot do 90 II she remains idly
neutral IN the present crisis. Because
of the knowledge Of this fact, atten.
ton of the French government today
has been entirely directed at Rome.
Representatives Of the foreign once
are reported to have left Bordeaux
LAST night for the Italian capital. and
It 10 believed that q momentous con-
forence IN ALREADY In progress there