The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-12
Kaiser's Army Repulsed in
Attempt to Cross the
River.
ALLIES PUSH ON ALONG
COAST TOWARD OSTEND
Recapture LOmbaertzyde and
Hold 1t Against II C0un-
ter Attack.
BRITISH DRIVE BACK
INVADERS AT YPRES
French Forces Progress at
Centre and at Lorraine
Border Point.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THn srs.

Spec1di tdO1e DespdtcA 10 TIM Sun,
PARIS. Nov. 1.-THE Germans cap
tured Dixmude late last night after q
desperate all day fight and to-day they
followed up their success by attempting
to cross to the left bank OF the User
Their latest effort. however, was re.
pulsed enerGe;cally The official com
munlque tonight says the Allies have
held their ground and have confined
tho German operations 10 the right
bank.
Tho possession or Dixmuda will be OF
little use To the Germans So tar As
making progress toward the coast IS
concerned, for although the Gown is 4
railroad centre on the line running 20
Durl<irk. Twenty-Five miles away. the
Germans cannot avail themselves Of the
communications as long as the Allies
hold the approaches on tho lett bank
OF the User
The loss ot Dixmude was Offset ny
an important advance which lho Allies
have made 10 tho north OF Newport
Strong forces have recaptured the VII
lagc OF Lombaertzyde and have ad-
vanced a considerable distance up the
| coast toward Westend. in the direction
| Of Ostend. The Allies met a strong
German counter attack on Iombaert-
zyde. but In spite of It they held their
advantage and strengthened their po-
| sitions to-day.
The possibility Of a Ranking move
ment OF the Allies succeeding stu
/ exists. for while the Germans have
pressed In the line slightly at DiXmudc
they have been unable To make any inn
preston on the Allies moveme mt
northward and are obliged To keep
strong forces on their extreme right
to prevent the French and British from
getting behind thcm.
In addition to the occupation OF Lom-
baertzyde the Allies gained notable sue
cesses to the north of SCISSORS and
to the west of Vailly, on the right bank
of the Aisnc on the right of the
battle line the French made more prog
ress, routing a German detachment at
Coincuurt, north Of the forest of Far
roy, and only a short distance from
the border of German Lorraine.
The Allies on the left bank OF the
User are in an excellent position for
= a successful offensive. Ypres il strongly
held by the British, in spite of extraor-
; dinariy severe and persistent efforts
on the part Of the Germans
Part OF the great mass of German
reenforcements gathered behind Ypres
were transferred to the DiXmude re-
, gion yesterday, and IT was due to theii
strength that the Allies were Obliged
I to yield possession OF the town. DIX
I nude has passed from hand to hand
!. since the beginning of the battle II
FLANDERS. In late October it was held
by the Germans, but they were driver
out and for several days the Allie
: have been in possession, that beinl
their main important position on th'
right bank OF the river.
The latest reports from the from
tonight say that the fighting is pro
ceeding between Newport and the rive
: I.ys without cessation and that the Al
= lies continue to ntllify the German OF
fensive. The losses on both sides TO
+, day are said to have been even heaVie
e than on previous days.