The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-12
the GERMANS
TAKE DlxMuDE
BelgIan Town Captured After
Fierce Fighting
Make PROGRESS NEAR LILLE
The Smashing Offensive Of kalsers
Troops Make Headway on Line IN
Belgium.

The Smashing Offensive Of kaIsers
Troops Make Headway on Line In
Belgium.
London. Nov. 12.-Driving forward
with increasing fury and batting
more violently than at any time since
they made their stand along the Alsne
river and then swept forward through
Belgium, the Germans hammered Tue
delense of the allied forces along the
line from Lille to the coast and at the
end OF the days fighting had adVanc-
ed their battle front at many places.
The fighting was fierceiy wased on
both sides. The artillery OF the IN
yaders kept up a continual fire on the
positions OF the French and Britlsn
forces and the latter were compelied
to eyacuate many of their positions.
The most important gains were
made ON Belgian soil, where the Ger
mans recaptured Dixmude, held DS
the Belgian and British forces for the
past several days. Here the kaiser s
troops, by a series OF desperate at
tacks, forced the allied forces TO re-
tire from the town tor the first tine
in more than a week. They hold a
commanding position along the fser
river.
Dixmude Is in the northwestern END
of the Flanders battle line, Whl~n
runs southeasterly to Ypres. In Bel
Rium. and then southerly to Arras, Ii
France. The vicinity of Dixmude has
been the scene of severe fighting since
the Germans made their first dash
toward Calais. and the Belgian town
has suffered greatly by the artillery
duelling. Dixmude lies In from tho
coast. about fifteen miles southeast
Of Ostend and almost due west from
the French port of Dunkirk.
According to reports from Berlin
and partly confirmed by the Official
statements from the Paris war Office
the Germans, in addition to taking the
nrst line OF the allies positions west
Of Langmare, took 1000 prisoners and
six machine gune.
Further along the line and In the
region of Ypres, where the Germans
for several days have attempted "a
drive q wedge through the lines OF
British troops, the Germans claim
to have driven the enemy from st
Eloi, while they repealed counter-at
tacks and held their advantage and
positions to the north of Armel
there's and dominating that section Of
the battle line. Near Lille, on French
soil, the invaders also progressed and
inflicted heavy losses on the French
who attempted to recapture trenches
taken during the past two days.
In the Argonne region, the violent
onslaughts of the French forces werl
repulsed and the advance checked II
that section of the field of conflict
The French claim that north Of
scissors, on the center Of the battle
NRe, their offensive continues 70 gain
ground and that their advance In thai
region Is progressing favorabV. To
the west of Vailly, on the west bank
Of the Aisne, successes crowned tbs
efforts of the French troops to gain
but according to the Official state
ment there were no important
changes on the front of either Of the
two armies, the weather permitting
only minor engagements.
The following Official bulletins wers
issued:
GERMAN.
We made good progress Tuesday
On the User branch of the Ypres and
took Dixmude by storm, capturing
more than 1000 prisoners and nine
machine guns.
Further south our troops crossed
the canal, and west of Langmarc cap
tured the first line of the enemy's 20
sition. About 1000 infantry were tax
On prisoners and six machine guns
were captured.
South of Ypres we have driven the
enemy out Of st. Floi.
despite fierce counter attacks BY
the British the dominating heights to
the north of Armentieres remain In
our hands.
"Our attack has made progress to
the southwest Of Lille. The French
suffered heavy losses while attempt
ing to recapture commanding heights
to the north of Vienne-le-Chateau, II
the forest of Argonne, and to the
northeast and south of Verdun French
attacks were everywhere repulsed.
mo important information b at
hand from the eastern theater of the
var.
st is officially reported from Wen
m that heavy fighting at Shabats and
Lesnitza was continued through the
night and some of the enemy's posi-
lions were taken by storm. To the
east of Kupanje the pursuit Of the
enemy is being continued.
''Ther are movements of strong
Russian forces In East Galicia and In
Bessarabia "a government of South
western RUSSIA, this apparently be
ing In connection with the Turkish
war.
General headquarters at Constan
tinople reports that, although snow II
falling and in spite of heavy atmos
phere our offensive on the CaucasioI
frontier is maintained"
FRENCH.
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