The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-28
ARRIVAL OF BRITISH
IS OF HELP TO ALLIES
II Enables Them to Extend Thcil.
Lines and Beat Off Ger
map Attacks.
STEADY PROGRESS is MADE
Operations on Front Have Been Re-
tarded Greatly by Bad Weather
and Nature of Ground-Narrative
ot Fighting Given by Eyewitness.

LONDON, October 27.--The official
rress bureau makes public to-day tho
story OF an eyewitness experimenting
the narrative OF October "a, and bring
ing the general course of operations In
Trance UP to October 80. Tho arrival
OF reinforcements. II says, enabled tho
British troops to assist In tho extension
Of the allies line where tho enemy adj
Nanced from the northeast and east.
holding front extending from Mont
Descats, about ten miles northeast Of
Ea2cbrouck, through Meteren, five
miles south of that point and then on
TO Estaires, thirteen miles west Of Lille.
on the river Lys. The statement con-
;inues:
South OF the Lys his line extended
TO three miles east of Bethune and Yer
melles. The allies encountered resis-
tGnce all along tho line on the 18th and
18th when the enemy's right fell back
hastily. Bailleul, seventeen miles north
west by west Of Lille. which had been
occupied by the foe for eight days. WAS
abandoned without a shot being fired
CAPTURE TERRITORY
ON SOUTH OF RIVER
''On the 18th our left wing advanced
driving the enemy back, and on the
night of the 10Th VIC were in possession
of all the country on the left bank Of
the Lys to point five miles below
Armcntieres. The enemy retired from
that town on the 18th, and the river
line, to within Il short distance OF FIRE.
l.nghien fell into our hands.
The resistance offered to our adj
vance on the 18th was OF most de-
terrlined character.
Turing the 18th. 18th and 18th OF
Oct"uer our mon held some villages, on
tho Lys, in spite OF the bombartment
Our right encountered strong oppo-
sition from the enemy about Labassec
where they had establish ed themselves
behind cn,b3nkments. On the centre
and the left We made better progress
although the Germans were everywhere
intrenched, and, In spite Of the bonn
bardment. held some villages on the
l.ys. At tho close OF each day night
counter stroke was delivered against
one OF another part OF our line, but they
were ali rcpulscd.
Tuesday. October 20. n determined
hut unsuccessful attack was made
against virtually the whole OF our line
At one point where ono of our brigades
made a counterattack, LOO German
dead we're found in trench and forty
prisoners were taken
ADVANCE OF ALLIES
Numbered BY WEATHER
The narrative points out that the
advance OF the allies has been hindcrcd
by the weather and tho nature Of the
ground, together with the impoasibility
OF knowing beforehand the reception
that advance dctachments wero likely
to meet In approaching any village or
town.
although the struggle in the north
ern area naturally attracts moro atten-
ton than tho one on the Aisne. the
lighting in this region continues. There
has been no alteration in the general
situation.
Official casualty lists Of recent date
which have been captured. show that
the losses OF the Germans continue TO
be heavy. One single list shows that
company OF German infantry had
1S9 men killed and wounded, or. more
than half of It's war establishment. 9th
or companies suffered almost as heav-
Ivy