Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-11-20
kajseT's Troops Forced 10
EVacuate Belgian Town. ,
THEIR Attacks REPELLEO
The Anglo-British Forces Resume
Offensive Along User and From Sea
to the Lys.

gained some points OF vantage.
This news was confined IN the OF
fetal dispatches from Paris.
A report from the correspondent
of the Central News in the north OF
France says the Germans have been
driven from Dixmude, the center OF
the fierce fighting of the last three
days. This report could not be Veri'
fed at official headquarters.
THE Germans" the correspondent
says, chad not long in which to con-
gratulate themselves on their seizure
of the mass of ruins which once was
the ill-starred town of DiXmude. They
were sprayed with shrapnel and high
explosive shells until determination
threatened them. The appearance OF
French marines in bayonet charge
rapidly convinced them that the
death rate would be too high If they
remained. Hence Dixmude is ours
again.
The Germans have made slight
advance against Ypres, but it is
doubtful ii they held the village OF
Steloi.
"At La Bassee the Germans are
attempting to drive wedge into the
allied line by a concentrated heavy
gun fire. There has been consider
able bulge in the line here for somo
time, but the allies hold their posi-
tions on either flank"
All reports from the battle zone In
Relgium are conflicting as to the re-
suits of the sanguinary conflict that
has been raging there for a week. but
the Paris statement says the German
attacks have been repulsed and tina.
counter attacks by the allies havd
swept back the invaders at many
points. From the sea to the Lys tina
German action, while still heavy, II
less violent than during the preceding
days, aud that after the check to tho
Germans the allies resumed the often
siVe.
According to the French commune
caticn the allies have progressed to
the south Of Bixschoote, while farther
east ana in the region Of Ypres thu
allies have, by counter attack, re-
taken a village lost three days ago.
Thus the. storm center of the bat
tie ground in Belgium presents no
apparent change in front as result
of the desperate fighting that has
been waged by both sides. While adj
vances have been made by both op
posing armies they have been SO
slight that the battle front has suf
fered no great change.
Farther to the south Of Ypres and
near the French frontier the allied
forces have repulsed vigorous attacks
by the Germans, but have been unable
to launch counter attacks. At othet
places alcng that section Of the bat
tie front only cannonades are men.
tiOned in the Paris official statement.
Advices from Berlin tell of the Ger
man successes along the User, where
the kaiser's legions are battling in a
desperate endeaYor to gain the chan
mel coast. They say they have infiict
ed heavy losses on the enemy, and
that at Nieuport 700 prisoners were
taken, while farther to the east dur
ing the attacks at Ypres 100 prison
ers were taken.
The Official bulletins are as folloUs:
FRENCH.
"From the sea to the Lys the Ger.
man action has not been so strong,
and on some parts of the front we
ourselves have taken the offensive.
"We have progressed to the south
of Bixschoote (six miles south oI
Dixmudel.
'To the east of Ypres we have re-
taken by a counter attack a village
which had been lost.
"To the south of Ypres we have
reDulsed an offensive movement Of
the Prussian Guard.
"On the other part of the front only
cGnronades are mentioned.
Several efforts o. the Germans tC
cross the User canal, ct tie western
outlet from DiXmude, and at Other
points of passage were checked Gen
orally speaking, our positions have
been maintained without change.
"To the north, to the east and tc
the south of Ypres attacks of the en-
envy were repulsed at different points
of our line and that of the British
army.
"From the region to the east of Ar
mentieres and as far as the Disc
there have been artillery exchanges
and actions of minor Importance.
"In the course of the last few days
of foggy weather our troops have moi
ceased to make progress little by lit
tie. They are now established almost
everywhere at distances varying from
300 to 500 meters from the netwcrh
of barbed wire entanglements of the
enemy.
"To the north of the Aisne we have
taken possession of Tracy-le-Val, Dul
not the cemetery to the northeast o.
this village We have made sllSn
LOST-About the middle of Oct.
on the streets of Monterey, brown
Cameo Pin, set in plain band.
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