South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-07
CALM PREVAILS
ON ALLIES LEFT
PARIS ASSERTS
Belgian Troops Who Crossed
User Are Counter Attacked
by Germans = ReeStabIiSh
Front to Coast.

PARIS. Nov. Tt Is officially an
nounced that calm prevails in the
lighting on the allies left wing. Bel
gian troops who crossed the User and
were counter-attacked by the Ger
mans, were able to meet the enemy
and hold their positions.
The complete official statement fol-
lows:
ION our left wing comparative
calm exists on the User river in the
vicinity of Dixmude. The Belgian
troops who are holding the right bank
of the User from NieupOrt to Lom-
bartzyde, and were being subjected to
a counter-attack by the Germans, have
been reinforced in time TO permit
them to maintain their position.
'Our front has been completely re-
esta blished from the coast to Dix
nude. The marines have repulsed
new counter-Onensive movement
farther to the south. The enemy's at
tacks in the vicinity of DlXschOote has
also been checked by the French
troops who followed up their advan-
tage.
ITO the east OF Ypres no change
has occurred in the situation to the
southeast of this town, We have re-
taken the offensive, and in conjunc-
ton with the British troops who have
been operating at this point, have
repulsed a particularly vioient attack
made by forces belonging to the vet
eran corps of the German army re-
Gently dispatched to this region.
Between Armentieres ana the La
bassee canal, the British army has re-
pulsed a viOlent attack directed against
NueVO Chappelle."
Mass Forces Along Coast.
While the Germans in the northern
sphere of war are making violent at
tacks near Ypres and north of Arras,
the allies are massing heavy forces
along the coast of the North sea, east
of NieupOrt and south OF Mlddlekerke,
for a vigorous offensive movement in
that region. 1t is evident tnat the
British, French and Belglans in the
region between the Hooded district
and the North sea coast are going 10
drive in the direction of Ostend in
hope of pushing past that city. 1t is
likely that the French and British
commanders hope TO launch an attack
against Antwerp in the near future
Both sides are struggling to main
tain an offensive at certain points on
the center and upon the eastern
fanks The Germans in the Ar
gonne district have been making Vio-
lent hayonet attacks in an effort TO
capture French artillery which have
been playing strongly against the Ger
man trenches.
French Gain Advantage.
Both sides claim advantages east OF
the Meuse but there is no doubt that
the really important successes
achieved were in favor of the French.
From all accounts the fighting around
Ypres has been fully as bloody and
violent as any which has taken place
since the war began. The Germans
made a supreme effort in the vicinity
last Sunday and Monday and since
that time they have been making at
tack after attack, but none have been
so vigorous as those of the beginning
OF the week. After a terrific bonn
bardment of the British and French
trenches the Germans advanced TO
carry them with the bayonet. The
hope that the British had been shaken
bv the hurricane OF shells which had
been discharged against their lines
was a vain one. The English waited
until the Germans were within easy
rife range and then they turned loose
a devastating fire from small arms
and machine guns.