The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-06
Murderous Fighting on
Battlefield in Belgium
Great Slaughter i'm Hand to Hand Battles in Belgian
FeldS-German Dead Filled Trenches Says
British Observer.

LONDON, Nov THE official press
bureau made public tonight another mar
rative OF operations At the front, writ
ten probably by Col Swinton or Earl
Percy, as follows:
November lin spite OF the great
losses which they suffered In their attacks
last week the Germans have continued
their offensive toward the west almost
continuously during the five days from
the 10th to the 30th OF October. Opposite
US IL has gradually grown IN intensity
and In extent OF application as more men
and guns have been brought up and
pushed into their right. aud It has de-
veloped into the most bitterly contested
battle which has been fought In the west
ern theatre OF the war.
The German artillery to a large eX-
tent has been Increased by that trans
ferrcd from around Antwerp. As re-
CARDS infantry II IL possible that some
~ the add onal troops now appearing
on our front have been rendered available
by relaxation OF the pressure against our
allies 10 the north OF Ypres, caused by
the desperate and successful resistance
made by the latter. by the harassing ma
ture OF the artillery fire brought 20 bear
by our ships against the strip of coun-
try along the coast and by the flooding OF
the area along the river User
Forces have been massed also from
the south while another OF the new
army corps hls definitely made its debut
before us, and though attempts TO hack, OF
rather 10 blast and hack, a way through
W. have been made n other directions,
they have for tho last few days been
most seriously concentrated upon the
neghborhood OF Ypres
Fierce German Advance.
whether tho motive inspiring tn,
present action OF the Germans against
that place In an ambition 20 win through
to the port Of Calais, as Is 10 be gath
cred from articles IN their newspapers
or whether the operation Is due 20 de-
sire 20 drive the allied forces out OF the
whole OF Belgium 10 complete the con
quest OF that country with view Il
its annexation and TO gain prestige with
reut- L. is mmaterial
what concerns us more closely is that
they have been making and are still press
ing a desperate attempt TO gain the town
con Monday. the 26th south OF the Lys
on our tight, tho enemy attacked Neuve'
chapcile. one OF the villages held hS' us
In the evening. advancing under cover o'
n wood they managed to gain possession
OF n portion OF T. north OF the Lys.
"In tho centre n bomba rdment was KEEP
IN and some ground was made by us, 4
detached post which was attacked in force
during the night dove back its assailants
who left ftty-slx dead behind
Near our left the Germans developed
a very strong attack on the section NJ
our line 10 the eas, OF Ypres Though
supported by q great mass Of artillery. this
was checked but II had two results.
"Onc was that our position was re-
adjusted and the other was that our eX
IRENE left alone advanced IN commune
ton with some OF our allies.
ION Tues lay. tho 27th, tho Germans
rather focused their principal atten-
ton on our light centre and right and
most desperate fighting took place fol-
possession Of Neuvechappele. In spite
Of repeated counter attacks by our troops
the enemy during the day managed tc
hold on 10 the northern part Of tho vii
lage. which he had pained the day be-
fore
Toward evening we had gradually re-
gained part OF the place through step BY
step nghting, when fresh hostile reen
forcementa were brought UP and the en-
tire village was captured by the enemy
Murdcrous Fighting.
"They made several assaults agains
our whole front south O. the Lys, bu
with the exception 81 their success At
NeuvNchappelle won no advantage, Thu
combat for that place as IL usually tn
case with village fghtng, was OF n mos
murdorous description II Is believed
that the enemys losses In this quarter o
the field generally were very great,
AN artillery officer who was observing