New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-14
ALLIES REGAIN
LOST POSITION
ON RIVER USER
French Marines Take Dix
nude with Steel After
Fierce Shelling.
GERMAN GUNS POUND
LINE AT LA BASSEE
Kaiser's Crack Corps Is
Again Repulsed in
Battle in Belgium.

Battle in Belgium.
London, Nov. l3.-The correspondent
of the Central News in the north Of
France telegraphs that :he Germans
have Deen driven out OF Dixmude.
"The Germans" the correspondent
says, mad not long in which TO con-
gratulate themselves on their seizure
of the mass of ruins which was once
the ill-starred town of Dixmude. They
we're sprayed with shrapnel and shat
tered with high explosive shells until
determination threatened them.
"The appearance of French marines
with bayonets at charge rapidly con-
vinced them that the death rate would
be too high il they remained. Hence
Dixmude is ours again.
"The Germans have made a slight
advance against Ypres, but 1t is doubt
full if they hold the village Of st. Eloi.
AT La Bassee the Germans are at
tempting TO drive a wedge into the
allied lines by a concentrated heavy
gun fire. There has been a consider
able bulge in the line here for some
time, but the Allies hold their positions
on either flank"
A correspondent Of The Daily Mail"
in Northern France, telegraphing Fri
day, says:
Our advance has been carried be-
yond the treacherous woods north OF
Ypres, and Dixmude was retaken in the
early morning hours Of the day sue
ceeding its capture. These two events
mark a certain sway Of the coast battle
in our favor. but tremendous artll-
lery fire has been proceeding even over
the ruins of Nieuport, where previously
the situation was calm"
Prussian Guard Repulsed.
The German official report again says
that the German attacks are making
progress and records the capture OF
some prisoners. On the other hand
the French official communication de-
clares that all the German attacks have
been repulsed and an advance has been
made by the Allies nearly everywhere.
The communication given out by the
French War Office tonight mentions
specific successes as follows:
I'VE have progressed to the south OF
Bixschoote.
AT the east Of Ypres We have re-
taken by a counter attack a village
which had been lost.
AT the south of Ypres we have re-
pulsed an offensive movement of the
Prussian Guard"
The British, who hold the allied line
before Ypres, it is evident, are in the
thickest of the fighting. The picked
troops Of the Kaiser are trying to bat
ter a way through to the coast at that
point.
The Official Press Bureau tonight
issued the following account OF an at
tack by the Guard two days ago:
"A very severe attack against the
portion Of the line held BY the lst
Army Corps before Ypres was delivered
Oh the llth by Prussian Guard corps.
The enemy made an especial effort on
this occasion TO break the line, which
they hoped already had been weakened
by attacks Of infantry Of the line. The
facts, briefly arc as follows:
Germans Attack in Force.
"Our troops were subjected 20 the
heaviest Dom bardment that We have yet
experienced from dawn for three hours.
This was at once followed up by an
assault in force, carried out by the
lst and 4th brigades OF the Prussian
Gusrd Corps. IL IL understood that
these picked troops had been brought
up specially 20 act against US in order
10 force their way through at points
where pre- eyious efforts made by the in
fsntry Of the line had failed.
THE attack was pressed with the
greatest bravery and determination
Owing to the gallantry OF our troops
and their splendid resistance against
great odds, the attempt 10 penetrate
20 Ypres was repulsed, but the weight
Of the enemy's advance enabled then
to break through our lines at three
points. They were, however, hurled
back and prevented from gaining
/ further ground.
700 Dead Found.
"An immense loss had been inflicted
on the Germans, 700 of their dead hav
ing been found on the ground beyond
our front trenches. The casualties
suffered by them IN advancing up tc
our line under direct and enfiladed fire
must have been enormous. Our casual.
/ ties also were heavy.
THE action of our troops on this. as
we'll as on previous occasions, canno,
/ be praised too highly"
AT another part OF the line Algerian
Turcos and French rifemen are re-
ported 10 have recaptured Ramscapelle
al the point Of the bayonet against
overwhelming odds after the town had
( been taken by the Germans from the
/ Bel9ians The combat in the streets
/ lasted for many hours.
The French official announcement
given out in Paris this afternoon says