etween the Ghent-Bruges line and Roulers.

Oct. 24--French gain at Nieuport, but lose ground near Dixmude and La
Bassee; desperate fighting along Yser Canal.

Oct. 25--Germans cross Yser Canal near Dixmude; Allies press Germans at
Ostend; French gain near Lille and they claim command of German line of
communication near St. Mihiel; battle at Nieuport.

Oct. 26--German advance checked on the Yser; fighting at Nieuport.

Oct. 27--Allies capture Thourout; fierce fighting on the Yser Canal;
Allies claim that Germans have been driven across the eastern frontier
near Nancy.

Oct. 28--Allies repulse night attack near Dixmude; they make gains in
Ypres region and between La Bassee and Lens.

Oct. 29--Allies gain near Ostend; Germans gain west of Lille and
southwest of Verdun; Germans dig intrenchments near Thielt.

Oct. 30--Belgians flood lower valley of the Yser River and compel
Germans to withdraw; Germans gain in Argonne region.

Oct. 31--Allies yield ground in Belgium; Germans take two towns south of
Ypres; they have success near Soissons; fighting around Verdun.

Nov. 1--Germans reinforced in Belgium; their advance made difficult by
floods along the Yser; Allies take Mariakerke and are near Ostend;
Allies cross the Yperlee and occupy Bixschoote.

Nov. 2--Germans, reinforced, capture Messines; French gain at several
points in advance to Ostend; Allies take Ramscapelle with the bayonet.

Nov. 3--Germans are being flooded out of the Yser region; they capture
men and guns east of Soissons and gain ground east of Vailly; Allies
check Germans in Argonne region; Belgians trap Germans by ruse at
Furnes.

Nov. 4--Germans lose along the Yser and shift their line for a new
attack; they repulse Allies south of Verdun and in the Vosges; they gain
near Vailly; British and Germans have battled for three days in Ypres
region; Germans suffer much in flooded trenches.

Nov. 5--Germans repulsed at Arras; Allies lose, then retake trenches;
Germans, stated to have been watched by the Kaiser, beaten at
Armentieres; Germans gain in Argonne region and in the Vosges; Belgians
report progress.

Nov. 6--Allies retake Soupir; they capture German trenches on the Meuse
and east of Verdun; battle raging around Ypres; French trap Germans in
Arras.

Nov. 7--Battling from the sea to Alsace; Allies recapture lost trenches
in centre and take St. Remi; Germans gain southwest of Ypres; Germans
set up guns at Ostend.

Nov. 8--Allies gain plat