FIGHTING IN BELGIUM

Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14435, 29 October 1914, Page 5

FIGHTING IN BELGIUM

GERMANS ATTACKS BEPULSED.

iBXiGAGEMiENT JW THOUROUT,

ALiLIEB OCCUPY CITY.

FIGHTING AT COUCKLEARB.

GERMAN GUNS: ON: COAST,

MINES IN CHANNEL.

... .. .P'^RIS, October 28. There &re three main ca;nafe.. he* The Germans cro'&sed the second channel ; oav Sunday and reached ■ Peirvysei <m Monday wheni a. battle, critical f6r the Allies,- ensued. ' The: French how-evjer steadily advanced ahng ih® Dune© kw Xom-bar-tzyde westward. ■A Flushing telegram, stated that ■ a large force* of Germans' on> Sunday advanced from "Bruges to Thquitfat. Tdio Allieisi rein aimed concealed until the town, was occupied and them with a suddien, attack dravei fhe Gei;mans: in eonfusilon to. Bruges, leaiving hundreds.l of dead and wtotunded. ■Thso British.,and iFrench Hags are now flying on. the. Tower., at Thoxin-out. I There: wm heavy 'fighiting on ilon--1 day af Coucklearei where Allies 1, held a. comniandinig positioui, westward' and. inflicted teirrible losses. • . . , Tshrioo German masses' Tvere. flung in un^ivailmg assaults om the pcsilbioii Thei German gunis hav:e beem mounted at Tuysti and Zeebrugge for "he purpose of meetinig. the attacks- by Belai ;an;d hfva'e also &OAvni dbwai minas. the coast, using O,stenid tugs ataa luggers ,T>ut .many broke aiwiay amid' eocplodedl agaiinstf the crayns on'the seas Shore. . .