New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-06
Floods Which Barred In.
vaders Hold Back the
Belgian Advance.
KAISER'S BIG GUNS
NOW IN FRANCE
Artillery Brought from
antwerp to Lys-German
Losses Enormous.
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tBy Gable - The Tribune
London, Nov. 5.-The extreme left OF
the Allies to-day moved eastward tow
ard Ostend from Nieuport, at tho
mouth Of the River User. according to
the French official dispatches, although
from previous communications prob
ably against very little resistance.
Meanwhile the Germans keep ham
mering away az the Allies around
Ypres, the route they apparently have
chosen for their march 70 the coast
after finding the road along the sea
barred 10 them.
A report from Berlin says the Kaiser
has addressed a new proclamation 20
his troops, saying he is now on the
way to take over the personal direction
of operations on the Lys and assuring
them very little more effort is required
10 carry them through 70 Calais.
The Belgians and those supporting
them have found that the floods which
they created 10 stop the German adj
vsnce are a hindrsnce 20 their move-
ments toward Ostend and the interior,
although they have been able TO oc-
cupy some villages, including BN.
schoote, which had been in the pos
session OF the Germans.
Germans Baked at Ypres.
Around Ypres the German offensive,
according 20 the accounts Of the Allies,
has met with no success. In fact. il
seems that all along the line there has
been merely a repetition OF artillery
duels and Of infantry attacks and coun-
ter attacks. which sometimes succeed,
but more often do not.
The military situation on the left Of
the Allies line is anslyzed in the fol-
Lowing descriptive account, written by
an eyewitness present with British
general headquarters and made public
by the official press bureau to-day:
November In spite OF the great
losses which they suffered in their at
tacks last week. the Germans have
continued their offensive toward the
west almost continuously during the
five days from the 26th 70 the 30th
Of October Opposite Us II has gradu-
ally grown in intensity and in extent
of application, as more men and guns
have been brought UP and pushed into
their right, and II has developed into
the most bitterly contested battle
which has been fought in the western
theatre of the war.
THE German artillery % large ex-
tent has been increased by that trans
ferred from around Antwerp. As re-
CARDS infantry, II is possible that
some Of the additional troops now ap-
pearing on our front have been rem
dered available by relaxation OF the
pressure against our allies 10 the
north Of Ypres, caused by the desper-
ate and successful resistance made by
the latter. by the harassing nature OF
the artillery fire brought 20 bear By
our ships against the strip Of country
along the coast and by the flooding OF
the area along the River User.
Forces Brought from South.
Forces have been massed also from
the south, while another of the new
army corps has definitely made its de-
but before US, and though attempts to
hack, or rather 70 blast and hack, .
way through Us have been made In
other directions, they have for the
last few days been most seriously con
centrated upon the neighborhood OF
Ypres.
present action OF the Germans against
that place is an ambition 20 win
through 20 the port OF Calais, as is 10
be gathered from articles n their
newspapers, or whether the operation
is due 20 desire 20 drive the allied
forces out Of the whole Of Belgium 70
complete the conquest OF that country
with A view 20 It's annexation and TO
gain prestige with neutrals, is imma-
terial.
What concerns US more closely is
that We have been making and are still
pressing a desperate attempt 10 gain
the town.
"0n Monday. the 26,h, south Of the
Lys, on our right, the enemy attacked
Neuvechappelle, one OF the villages
held by US. In the evening, advancing
under cover Of wood. they managed
20 gain possession OF a portion Of IL
north Of the Lys.
"ln the centre bombardment was
kept up and some ground was made By
Us. 4 detached post which was at
tackled in force during the night drove
back its assailants, who LEFT hfty-six
dead behind
Allied Left Advances.
"Nesr our left the Germans devel-
oped a very strong attack on the sec
tlon of our line 10 the east Of Ypres.
Though supported BY great mass OF
artillery, this was checked, but IL had
two results.
zone was that our position was re-
adjusted, and the other was that our
extreme left alone advanced in con-
junction with some Of our allies.
"On Tuesday. the 9th, the Germans
rather focused their principal stten.
tion on our right centre and right. and
most desperate fghting took place for