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Show BELGIANS TELL OF BATTLE WITH GERMAN ENEMY Havre, Nov. 1, 5:16 p. m The Belgian Bel-gian war office today issued the following fol-lowing communication: "This morning the enemy, who still occupied a part of Ramscapelle, was repulsed beyond the railway line between be-tween Nieuport and Dixmude. They lost a great number of prisoners and left many wounded on the field "On other parts of our front the enemy made no further infantry attacks. at-tacks. The bombardment was rather violent at Nieuport during part of the day and intermittent on other points of our position. "The Inundation between the Yser and the railway line between Nieuport Nieu-port and Dixmude has made the ground marshy and the trenches of the enemy unbearable. "To the south of Dixmude. between Linghcm and Passchendaele, th French troops have continued their offensive monmpnt Pelkappelle was completely surrounded last night "At the south of Passchendaele the English troops were violently attacked at-tacked by German reinforcements, bur had retaken at the end of the day the ground they had been forced to cede in the neighborhood of Ghelu-celt. Ghelu-celt. "On several other parts of the fighting fight-ing line the English have repulsed attacks by the Germans, inflicting upon up-on them important losses. "On the other part of the front there is no general action, but sight offensive of-fensive movements hnp been repulsed repuls-ed by the allies and by the enemy. "The French have progressed almost al-most everywhere, especially on the heights of the right bank of the Aisne, below Soissons and on both sides of the Mouse at the north of Verdun. "The troops of the third reserve German corps have received supplementary supple-mentary men since their departure from Antwerp. A company of the German regiment No. 35, has received receiv-ed ninety men and a company of regiment reg-iment No. 12, forty-five men All these men are from 33 to 35 years of age. They appear to have little spirit." |