The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-25

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other bank On November i2 also he
i mad won some ground in the region
to the south of Ypres. This ground has
been recaptured from him. On No
vember Is the attacks decreased in
Figor and our positions, already strong
. became impregna BILE
Operations of BeIgians.
section 3.--This result has been OBJ
tanned by the Belgian army under
the orders of General d'Urbsl. with
the participation OF the armies OF
General DeMaudhuy and General De-
| Castelnau. These three armies con-
Ftitute part Of the army Of General
Fooh. The latter two chose of Gem
erals DeMaudhuy and peCastelnau)
have brilliantly contributed to our
success i'm repulsing all attacks made
against them and in capturing from
the Disc to the Lys several important
positions.
This excellent cooperation Of our
troops with the British troops in this
. circumstance has sealed the fraternity
OF arms between the allies. The energy
Of our resistance has brought con
fidence TO the Belgian army, which.
reorganized on its own soil is now
/ ready for the combsts Of tomorrow.
The losses OF the Germans have been
considerable. They are certainly more
than 120 001 men, In certain trenches
of q length of twelve hundred metres
we have found more than 1000 dead
and yet 1t is known that the Germans
In every case, where they can. carry
off their dead from the battlefield.
Losses as great as these are ex
niaiued h. d particular circumstance
If duringb these three weeks tina Ger
mans have attacked In heavy mass
formation il was in consequence OF
the recent examination of several of
their army corps. The numerous bat
teries Of artillery that we had grouped
to the south OF Ypres tore terrible
holes III this mass formation. All
this marks the importance OF our sue
cess. Its Importance takes Il par
ticuiarly striking significance If one
realizes that the Germans themse selves
have always regarded a piercing OF
the line at Ypres SIS r decisive blow.
In breaking down their offensive We
have forced upon them 4 most humi-
liatiuE establishment We have else
where obtained results OF which il is
useful to patife the Importance.
Resume of Results.
+ Among them are these:
Had the Belgian army been elected
AIVIH ATS lEIiitOESr W imam IL WbUln
net only have realized his project OF
proclaiming at Ypres the annexation
OF this valiant nation. but he would
have been authorized to glory In the
destruction OF one at least of his ad
Versaries. This double satisfaction
vas refused him. If Dunkirk. Calais.
a1td BoulegHa had been taken England
would have been hindered in It's COM
muuications with its army on the con-
Z Al g,,t,,
pregnahle front from the sea to Arras,
has taken the best and most effec-
tive measure AGAINST = renewed of the
man offensive toward Paris. Thus
the importance OF our success may
be seen. In order to realize il fully,
one must compare the front occupied
by our left and BY the German right
at the beginning of September. and
then at the middle OF November. 1t
may also be noted that ii is not only
momentary successes, but a. continuous
progression. which has thwarted the
/ uninterrupted effort of the enemy
Section AFTER our victory of the
Marine, in the middle OF September,
which caused the German armies to
retreat precipitately. they attempted
as soon as possible To resume the Of
fensive and always N bringing pres
sure to bear on our left Nowhere
have they succeeded.
During this time. on the contrary,
we have been able to extend our left
as far as Belgium and the North Sea.
Next, we have maintained our eft on
the line along which we marked it
out The successes one in Flanders in
which the French troops have borne
the principal weight, are then con-
tinuation and confirmation of the
victory OF the Marine.
French Have proven Preparedness.
The glory for raese successes is
due our chiefs and our soldiers. 1t
Is now established by the facts as
they stand that our chiefs had read
the purpose of the German com
manders. They are ready everywhere
and always not only for parade, but
also for resisting an attack. AS for
our troops. they have won qualities
which were lacking, perhaps. at the
beginning of operations, particularly
rapid practice In defensive organiza-
ton The trenches that we have
constructed are equal today to those
of the enemy.
so satisfying as these develop
ments are, they do not in the least
take away any OF our confidence, for
to the progress Of our armies COR
responds the progress OF the Russian
armies, which has been accentuated
since November Is, and has reached
the gates of Gracow and Kalisez. Our
allies now are able to put great
weight in the balance of forces.
1T is by that that we must conclude,
for it is by that fact that the check
of the German plan Is seen In it's full
light. This plan was formulated by
Won Der Goltz, Bernhard. and Won
Faikenhayn. 1t was. as viii be re-
membered. to crush France in three
weeks, and then turn and attack Rus
STA. But here We are at the end OF