EARLIER NEWS

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13135, 6 November 1914, Page 5

EARLIER NEWS

struggle in mjsmm\ ALLIES MAKE OROUpHMtt; ([aim #.%!s& ~\ r , PAMSfiNovcinberf4. \ V (Evoßlng) {^Cf A French official bb|b!Tho enemy has appaioutly abuii(]oiiod< tho left bunk of the Ysei niudc Tho Allies ilvoi spiltfi of Ul\umdo,iu,tlie dneutioiyof We sllghtlyjiogiorccd East>f Tojcst lalglo ami Jioithwcjt 'son, but lqlaicd A r aill\.' w PAMS, No\eniUer i | While | otnkihg Itahibittpollo' the Bel gums cdiiturcil" tlnco heavy gu'ns clc\eily toncCiilbd; whcmyL the Gci< mans woio bonlbdidlng Tuilies Details'"Of A tlio" .London' Scottish chaigo show that a famous Bntislf infantij unit, was compelled, ov.ing to d tenilic onslaught pj: tho Bavanans, to evacuate Mcssinos, aiid the London Scottish weie oideicil to tecovoi tjio giound Om' nidlloij bla/Qil at Mcs sines all daj, and ifislodged a poitjon ot the Geinnns At Scot tn.li uent foiwnul caiftiouslj, but the soaidilight iomul tlieni'J and they dished ioiuaid, bi\onetiiig the Bava nans uptq.tluough and the lottii Mcssinis wOjS won and ma\ims weie placed in position Tlio Scottish then lofQimcil and bi\ouactccil fpi tho night At daybicak they advanced with the suppoit of i cavaliy'bngade opciatuig in the ucniity Misled b} spies thoy lound theinseivcs in open beet fields undci it muuloious Gciinun utilleiy liic Men Wtiie fulling on nil suits, but tlicj pushed on undci ic IllltlCVi bhnpnel the those who csvipcd liom the shell zone suddenly became the target for trench upon trench of Gerniun infantry, skilfully hidden. The' Scottish continued to creep, through 'tlio' beet 'fields with their bayonets lixod. ' Then';the'Germans in- ovcrwiielmiii|;''/'"iiu'mbci'S emerged from tho'' jrciiclVcs"' '■' and a death struggle ensued.'' The Scottish in the lianit-to luuH.l' /ighfc' oyet powered the Bavar'inus, who ran.'Tlic : Scottish suffered too scvciclylte pursue them. ~„.. I'ASIS, Npvembor 11. . .... ; ,' , Official—We. .counter-attacked ami retook a,l'ariu westward .of Vailly, mid compelletl an attack^in the Ferine dc I'aris and, Saint Hubert,district, where we ab'gained ( ground. \

AN EYE-WITNESS! STORY, FIERCE STRUGGLE IN BELGIUM. , LONDON, November 3. An eye-witness with tlic general headquarters staff continues tho narrative, published on the 27th, of the movements of the -British forces; "After the fall of Antwerp IheVeleaso" of the besieging troops caused « gradual increase 'ln the strength of the opposition met'' w; until the '^Otii'October, wheil'tfie arrival o])])osite is of a.large portion of .new formations, uid a considerable, ..injuibcr of lieuvj runs enabled the enemy to assumft tho offensive, particularly against the whole of our line, at the same time ;hat they attacked the Belgians bo'iwecn us and'the coast. Since w'Oth up to the.'2otlr the- heaviest'fightiig we have yet beeii engaged in has taken place, resulting'hi immense loss 'o the Germans. On the 21st the new German formation again pressed forward in force 'vigoroiisiy all along the inc. On our "right,south of Lys the lltnck on. ,yiolaini.s i 'wa:i'. repulsed with oss to the assailants. We were driven 'rom the samp ground close by to the •lortli, but'"regained"it' by a counter ittack,. .Still r ,fur.|h|! ; r .north the Ger■nans'. mints. . total,,, uasualties. to the ■oiith-cast.' of".Anpcjitieres .were estimated at ovef JM , North of Lys in our centre a. fiercely-contested; action

•ook place' iiwii;j;ngliic\',.],wiii(:ii village mis captured Vtlio ijjjiniing-, by the Micmy ami was'retaken liy us. lu,this lirei'tion • tlio were extremely •hoavyp r'.Tho- enemy ,'ame on with tJio- greatest "bravery in warms, ,'dn.lyip ho swepthwny by our iinc. One; battalion ■■ of" their 104 th Regiifiont' was ipi'-aetically wiped out ami soiiie';4()tl;dead'-were picked up in our lines- ftlohe: by our ountci ittatk we took 1)0 pnsoncis iiid lelcibed <!(> ot'oui men, including isulnltein oi aftilleij cut oil while obseiMiig fiom ii' point of. vantage Oiu men weic \cry well tieatcd bj then uptoi-)', being ylnceil in collais toi pioteehon fioin the boiubaulmcnt of oui own guns On am left no ad \ anted against tlio 2btVHei>oi\c (Joips neai l'assihciidaele, wficio wc wcic met li} <i ilctci nunwl -tounttji offen-jn c ninth was dmcii back with gicat loss At night the Gormaiis lcucned thou effoit unsuLiChfcfnll) in this qnaitei. The) tijeil to lush us; thej tame up in ,i solidi lino two deep and shouted out 'Don't fuc, ue .no the Cold sticam Guauls' Oiu moii, used to I Uuks ot this hind, allowed the en emj's mfantn 'to approach quite close mid swept them down with niiign/mo inc. Ap.iit lioni 10p dead found neai oui lines'on oiu centre, oui uatiols dibco\'cied 100 dend fm thci out in front killed by mi| aitil I leiy '"lhc 22nd s.iw lcnevyxd picssmc against us but wo succeeded In 1 holding oui giouiul n/ncajl) e\ciy qinrtor South of*L}B the cueing attackodflorn La Bnsscc and'ejnincil Violniuca ami anotl|Ci point, nut thoii effoit against ' tub' lqwlsed by aitilloi) hie alone, tho, French and Butish guns nQiking ,togQt|ier effective])'. Qu the noitli ii)inoi dttaik«irt\o>9mailftngaiiißtuß all day but ' 1 , 1" Gci minis advanced in tlio evening"ugojDßt om t'contio and «lolKwu\ Mrt ngam huilod back* though&theft gained some of ouf'tienches iiL'theilnty'jprtoi, Bv Hills »time\thit nfbi mgiiig rf/ nWi/ otsjand i om: casualties voi> #!%

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4'AEIS, No\embei 4. Jt is bihcud that the Gcinianscon ccntititcd JOO guns nt Ypus The Kaisoi lulu iemo\ed lus head quaitcis to (Jouitiai. The Allies' a\iatois initially dcstioKd tlio Binges milwny station tSivcic lighting is in piogicss' in buslij lOimtiy between Ypioi and Sou his, wheic the Gcimans aio stionglv rutiinched' Mnnj wounded ha\c been 11 ought to Jloulcis (.onnaiiH again Molcntlj shelled Itheuiifg, ilcstiojliig many buildings and 1 tiling noii toVnTjntautb lIAVBL', Novombci 1 A Bc'ginu ofiicml statement ahous that tin* iiicint is I'ctic.iting wcstttiu 1 ot the YbCi, between Nieupoit and 1 lMiiune I'AIUS, Noicmbii i Belgian oDiccis asscit that the wni ships' lire' alone saved the Belgians, from disaster at Nioupdrt.' The Belgians were warn out by many weeks' fighting against 'overwhelming odds.