Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-30
OFFICERS UNDER OATH
TOREACH YPREs Or DIE
Gesman Reinforcements Hurrying to
Front in Another Attempt to
Advance to Coast.
LULL ON BANKS or THE AIsNE
French Soldiers Think This Heralds
\ Storm in West-E N terpri sing
Youngsters "Poach" for Enemy Dur
ing Night-Show Great Daring.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispa tch. ]
FRANCE. November 2s.-German
prisoners declare their officers arc
under onth to drive the British from
Ypres or die in the attempt. It is
made to reach the coast. and the point
Of attack has been decided upon.
Reinforcements arc hurrying to tho
western front. The Aisne Is the baro-
meter by which to gauge tho weather
TO almost every change In an army,s
plan.
When the last attempt on Calais
failed and the Emperor saw his troops
hurled back across the User, the Aisne
awoke once more to tho vigorous
strife. but this was merely German
ruse to cover the preparations for an
assault upon Ypres. where tho Cor
mnns arc confident Of piercing the
allies western front, thus getting the
allies between two armies.
This project also came to grief. It's
collapse was signaled on the Aisnc by
another rccrudescencc OF activity, ra-
sulting In the capturing at rulnous
cost of the smoking ruins OF Tailly,
from which they have since been
driven.
Now again there IS a lull on the
banks OF the Aisnc. which French sol :
dierS say heralds 4 storm Tn tho west.
Brugcs is more thoroughly swamped
with troops than since the first days
OF German occupation. These men arc
only resting before being hurried to
tho front. and the Germans have boon
preparing lines of trenches in the rear
of their present positions.
ii the Germans fall back they will
do so lighting. AH yet there IS no
Indication that affairs OH the eastern
frontier have weakened the German
force In Belgium. All who have gone
east have been replaced
WORKS OF CoNCRETo
THROWN UP ny GERMANS
Germans have thrown UP works OF
strengthened concrete on the hills be-
tween Client and Brussels "A posi-
ton of great strength has been pre-
pared in this neighborhood. and to In
sure communication for various STRAIT
egical points. the Germans have laid
down three miles Of now railroad.
These works will be Of great i'm
portnrce to the Germans IL reverse fol-
lows "A surprise attack by the allies.
but the Germans are hurrying more
troops TO the coast Immediately.
When the time comes for tho Ger
mans to retreat they will have the ut
most difficulty In disengaging them
selves from tho line Of tho AIsne. This
struotible barrier to any aggressive
movement south. Here the Germans
are held rs If in viso. AT every point
the forces arc In close touch. The
trenches In soma- places are separated
by only two or three score feet. Ell
forts are constantly being made to get
at one another by sapping and mining
In many regiments OF the British,
French and Germans. there arc enter
prislng youngsters taken 10 poach!nE
on dark nights. They creep out of tho
trenches singly or in couples and prowl
about the opposing lines. hunting n
solitary seminal or unsuspectf1!E pa
troll. They return before day and re-
port their bags One man was known
TO stalk and Kill ten Germans In n
single night. The proachers among
the Germans also have great daring.
Engineers havo been working day
and night to repair the damage done mt
Ieebrugge by the bombardment. The
,harbor works suffered severely. but
the operations OF preparing Zeebrugge
as submarine bnse were on far
greater scale than supposed. and tho
material for submarine boats collected
is much greater than Inns been csti.
mated.