The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-20
Series Of Fierce AssauIts Fl
to Pierce Lines. Says Ravl
Report Counter Attack 4
Rumored Z.
NAVAL FORCE BELIEVEn
OPERATING AT OSTE1(I
British Said to be AttaekI
Communciations Under
Cover Of Ships

PGtnO0HAOs OcG xU<-CUt.<
ciaI statements declaro that ~
Germans are continuing tholr ~
forts 70 cross the vIotula river - X
several points, desplte very heavy
Losses AZ no point, says the q
statement, have they ouccoodo<, \
The Russians are declared - ~ 81
advancing steadily, althou0H =
slowly on the Warsaw.lvan0of0G
front, driving the 0srmans besos0
them. According 70 statomoNt 4
published In the Army oaxoteo i
some $4,000 German dead, loft
on the field by the retreatin0
Germans, were buried BY the Rue
SLAMS.
The war Office states that ths
German right wing, which % *
tended Into oalicla, has been
making determined attacks In c.
operation with the Austrians, but
Il 10 claimed that at no point
has the enemy succeeded In gain
Ina any distinct advantage. The
Austrlans have attempted to erooo (,
the Gan river only 20 be ropuloo6
with heavy losses, while 70 49,
trlan Officers and 1000 soJdlero y
have bssn taken prisonsrs.
!. LoNposi. oet, q. Althevas
several of the HsorNlna ae@slC
psrs have reports that ooto06 hoo
bssn rsloccupied BY the Delolano,
at the Belgian legation and at tho y
erItIsh prsss bursau u was ststD6
they were without any lnformo-
ticn whatever on the subject.
PARIS. Oct. 20.-The Germans An
their efforts to broo1
through the allied Gordon TO- attacl
Dunkirk. the main objective or ~
present campaign. Reports receiyot
today tell OF heavy fighting throuGt
last night In the vicinity Of Dixmuoc
and Roulers, A series of assaults n
force were delivered by the Germane
but, according to military headQuar
ters here. all failed.
There are significant rumors Of I'm
pending trouble for the Germans "a
the north through bold stroke on thG
part Of the allies. Reports are current
here that the allies have been able q
land a strong force either at or near
Ostend under the guns Of the Britisn
fleet. II this should turn out to ~
true the Germans will be menaced by
an attack from their rear. There is.
however, absolutely no confirmation.
Those who credit the rumor point cut
that the British fleet In In great
strength near the French and Belgian
seacoast towns and that, with the pro
lection of their guns, an allied force.
either naval brigade or an army de.
tachment, could operate safe In the
that when the fghting BE-
came too hot they could always retire
to their transports under cover Of the
great feet guns.
Fighting without definite result con
tinues at Courtrai, In the vicinity q
Lille, and long the Lys river and the
La Bassee canal. Describing the sit
uation one Of the officers who has juD(
returned from the front, said today:
cit Is series OF Independent bat
ties, each desperate In itself. and con.
Quoted without regard to any other
operation. The Germans essayed "a
drive a series OF wedges through our
itucs III tuc cufly ot8BSB tuey 80C
ceeded and we were forced to with
draw all along the line to prevent our
deferse being pierced. But aftoz
awhile we got plenty of men to th>
spots and then we In turn
began to drive. Now we are drivfne
our wedges into the German line. 4
is ragged zig-zag affair and 1t sov
eral points we are almost on top o|
the German entanglements which
guard their main lines Of communica'
ton.
"It was to relieve this pressure thai
the Germans assaulted In force from
Peronne and St Quentin. There va
heavy fighting here that lasted
through Saturday and was renewed on
Sunday. But the Germans were do.
feated with very heavy losses and
compelled Is fall back on their sup
ports The general fghting In the
north continues heavy but we are con-
fident that II must inevitably end with
the retirement OF the Germans to thoir
new line which IL outside OF France. :