The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-16
Report Gains at Several Points Along Front

I, ing used the towers for military pur-
"a poses. The French advance i'm this
vicinity also indicates an attempt to
break through the German front and
e iorce wedge between the German
right and left wings
y The French also claim to have made
an advance between the Mouse and the
Z Mosclle and, after having repulsed the
German attacks. to have reached south
4 of the road leading from Vcrdun to
z MotS. IL is probably this fighting which
tho AGermans referred to as having
taken place in the region of Metz.
MOVEMENT OF GERMANS
DEFINITELY CHECKED
ON the French right, where there
has been quiet for some time. the Ger
s, mans have attempted offensive tactics
in the Ban de Sapt. north of Saint Die,
but this movement has been definitely
checked.
ON the whole, the British military
critics consider the communication is
- most cheerful one. They believe
the German advance to the French
coast has been checked and that the
advances reported elsewhere show tho
Germans have been compelled to weak
en- their centre and left in order tc
strengthen their right.
Although the Germans have failed to
selves been compelled TO give ground,
they now are in a better position hay
ing a front which stretches from the
Swiss frontier to Antwerp and Dutch
territory, so that there arc no tanks
which the allies can turn.
The allies can attempt TO break the
line, however, and this is believed TO
be what they are trying to do on the
Belgian frontier.
OF the lighting in Northern Belgium,
the French communication simply says
that German troops coming from Ant
werp are marching toward the west,
and on the evening of October IA
reached the BrugcsThielt district.
The opposition offered to this advance
was not very serious. and apparently
was intended only TO delay it.
The Germans have occupied Bruges,
and probably ut present are near
Ostcnd. Their main force is believed.
however. to have proceeded southwark
to assist in the attempt Of the Ger
mans TO establish themselves on the
French coast With the forces of the
allies occupying Ypres, and doubtless
other troops between that city and
Nieuwpoort, ten miles southwest Of
Ostend, the Germans probably will be
compelled to fight their next serious
battle along ,the roads and railways
running eastward from the coast.
Again, they may join General Won
Kiuck's army, which occupied Lille and
the country north of that city. The
residents of the country affected are
rapidly making their waysto the coast
ports and to England. They bring re-
ports of the prevalence OF conditions
approaching panic.
BELGIAN REFUGEES
GOING TO ENGLAND
Belgians now are coming to England
in large numbers. About 5000 wound
cG Belgian soldiers have reached this
country, while England also is getting
more refugees from Holland, thc\towns
and cities of which are ovcrcrowded.
Plans are under way for the repatria-
ton of many of those who fled from
Belgium on the approach of the Ger
mans. committee representing the
refugees has gone to Antwerp 10 make
arrangements with the German author
tlics for their return. The Germans,
however, are unable TO guarantee the
safety of the innocent, should any OF
the population fire upon or otherwise
interfere with the German troops.
The report comes to-day from Basel.
through Rome, that the French have
lcoocuPied tho towns ofAAltkii.Si, and
Muelhausen I'm 4llsace, but II t1iis We're
true Ii probably would have been men
toned in the French Official, statement
or the big battle in Poland, the Rus
Sian official report says, there is no inn
portant change to record. Rome is
again responsible for the report that
the RUSSIANS nave defeated the Ger
man's south Of Warsaw but this is be-
,ieved to refer to the fighting in which
the Russians yesterday claimed to have
pressed the Germans back
There has been more lighting south
of Przemysl, in Galicia, on the Stry-
Sambor Medyka line, which disposes OF
the report that LembcrS has been
evacuated by the Russians and also
throws doubt on another report that
Przcmysl has been relieved.
The AuStrians say they are attack
Ing The Russians in this position, while
the Russian report claims victory over
the AIstrians, from whom, il says, the
Russians captlhed seven officers, SOC
men and several machine guns.
NO CHANGE IN SITUATION
ON EAST PRUSSIAN LINE
In East Prussia. the Russians say,
there is no change in the situation.
The Germans, according TO Berlin news
papers, have reoccupicd Lyck, and for
military reasons have moved the civil
ians out of Goldap, Which is the cen
tire OF the region where the RussAlns
arc advancing from Suwalki. - ).
Austrid. which, next To Bclcium is
said to have received tho hardest blows
Of the war. has suffered again in the
damage done by fire TO a new battle
ship and several dcStroycrs which
were about completed At Monfalcone.
The fire vas inccndary. The battle
ship vas 10 have been launched on
Sunday.
The British cruiser Yarmouth has
made an important CAPTURE i'm sciyiuR