IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 122, 19 November 1914, Page 7

IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM

GERMAN BOMBARDMENT FROM THE SEA TO LYS ZOUAVES' BRILLIANT BAYONET CHARGE (By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright.) (Received November 19, 9 a.m.) LONDON, 18th November. A Pans communique states : The German bombardment from the sea to the Lys is being continued with considerable activity, especially at Nieuport. East and south of Ypres we'" repulsed isolated infantry attacks. The Zouaves, by a brilliant bayonet charge, "carried a wood near Bixschoote, Which had been contested for three days. The British have maintained the front. The bombardment of Reims has been continued. We regained the western front at Chauvoncourt, despite German counterattacks. We forced the L&ndwehr battalions to withdraw from Sainte Marie-Aux-Mines (Markerch), in Alsace. The Germans lost half their effectives. BRITISH SUBJECTED TO A HEAVY ATTACK «on^™*L™2tmi?- GM the following from the mm * h c ~ Official.— The first division of the British yesterday was subiectod in a heavy attack first the artillery then the infantry, the b^t fallbfupon^ battalions of the first division, who were shelled out of their trenches but recovered them with a bnUiant counter-attack, driving the enemy back ind'sorder for five hundred yards An attack was made on a brigade of the second division, the enemy being repulsed with heavy loss. IN THE MIDST OF FLOOD-GERMANS IN DESPERATE PLIGHT (Received November 19, 8 a.m.) T . dT . . . .« . . „ _ . . • LONDON, 18th November. lm Times states that in the flooded area, especially at Dixmude Oostkerlife and Kaskerke, many German detachments were isolated in outnostß and farm' houses. Some died of starvation. The Belgians picked off many Seventeen Uhlans were shot in attempting to capture a floating log. GREAT MOVEMENT OF GERMANS tv AMSTERDAM, 18th November Direct, communication between Holland and Berlin has been suddenly interrupted. This is interpreted to mean thafc a great movement of the German troops is in progress. A n L . " . PARIS, 18th November. A German spy about to be executed at Arrajs offered to give information if nifl ; life was spared. This was promised if the information proved correct He asserted that the Germbans had planned to retreat during the next four days.

BATTLE RAGING IN WEST FLANDERS LONDON, 17th November. The High Commissioner reports : The battle has been resumed with great violence in West Flanders. The; enemy is making enormous efforts to reach the coast. ' ' ' PROGRESS AT EVERY POINT nM . , _„ , PARIS, 17th November. Ufl-cial.— ihe enemy has renewed his attacks eastward and southward of Ypres, without modifying the situation. During the last two days we made more or less marked progress at every point. We have attacked on the Yser and along towards the Meuse. ' ENEMY'S CONCENTRATION HAMPERED AMSTERDAM, 17th November. Germans deserters report that the Germans have great difficulty in moving their guns, and are unable to carry out swift and sudden concentrations afc selected points. "SIEGE OF VERDUN" REPORT WITHOUT FOUNDATION (Times and Sydney Sub S« vices.) (Received November 19, 8 a.m.) . _ . LONDON, 18th November. A Pans report says that the so-called siege of Verdun, reported from Berlin, is entirely without foundation.