Evening star., 1914-11-13

at NIeuport our marines have in
dicted heavy losses on the enemv
and we have taken zoo prisoners.
| During our attacks on Ypres. which
nave progressed favorably, another
| 1,l0O prisoners have been taken.
Fferce French attacks to the west
| ana east or the Scissors have been
repulsed with heavy losses to the
enemy. ~
'On the East Prussian frontier NJ
Eyotkuhnen, and also farther south
70 the east of the outlet of the
Mazurian lakes. fresh battles have
he occurreo: put not decision yet has
another bulletin issued by the Ger.
\ mans last night says:
Inc enemy advanced from Nieu-
POT. as 1ar as Lombaertzyde. but was
driven across the User. The eastern
bank OF the User as far as the sen is
now clear Of the enemy
.. SuT atlack across the User canal
70 Soutn Dfxmude is progressing.
h. In tne region east of Ypres We
Lay 4ave advanced further and captured
.oo French soldiers. four cannon and
-FOUR machine guns
he eneny's attacks in the forest
OF Argonne were repulsed,"
German Losses Heavy.
According to German officers WIN
have fallen into the hands of the allies.
about half million men were fighting
against the allies at the beginning of
the great battle on the Yser
These officers put the German casual
ties at 10000. In one case a regiment
ed-I,da OF infantry made up from the marine
only eighty men left. Five generals
were killed and the losses among the
omcers were extraordinarily heavy.
Advance Held Impossible.
The ancient city and the villages of
zonnebeke. Pascherdaele and Holle-
beke. within a radius of six miles, con-
stitute the dangerous salient or wedge
thrust into the German line. While
Ypres remains in the possession of the
German advance toward the coast by
way of La Bassee and Bethune will be
impossible, since their north flank
would be threatened by the allies.
II the allies should succeed in ad--
vancing further from Ypres, according
to the officers. the Germans would be
compelled to abandon Lille and
virtually give up hope of reaching the
coast through Artois.
Fog Probably Hampers. >
Fog probably hampers both sides.
since there Is no mention in any of the
reports Of the fighting of the allied
warships bombarding Lombaertzyde
and the Ostend road, which in clear
weather are we'll within their range.
The Germans continue to attack the
British in the region of Armentieres
and La Bassee without. military OBJ
servers say. appreciably changing tho
lines. It is thought, however, that
they probably are not putting forth
their full effort, as the operations here
necessarily are subordinate to those
on the Ypres position.
Sees New Phase of War.
The conviction is growing here that
the period of the German strategic Of
fensive Is drawing to a close. and that
the war, on both the western and east
ern fronts, Is about to enter Its third
phase.
The present violent effort in the
Ypres region, while it may have sue
ceeded in bending the allies line I'M
few places, has not yet. according 10
either French or German reports. sue
ceeded in breaking it. and 1t seems i'm
possible that the attempt can De re-
peated under the same conditions Even
success at this point might prove mere
ly momentary, like that at 81. Minaei on
the Meuse six weeks ago.
But Gen. Joffre. the French COM
mander-in-c chief, is fully alive to the
Importance of this position, and, ac-
cordinR to an officer Just returned from
Ypres, that eventuality had been pre-
pared for. At Ypres and its envfrons,