Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
ENGLISHMEN CLINGING
TENACIOUSLY TO POSITION
End of Fighting Not in Sight,
: Though Casualties Run Into
Thousands.
FIGHTING GOES ON IN EAST
Austrians Reported Routed by Rus
slams in Bayonet Attack-Large
Number of Prisoners
Taken.

LONDON. April 2c.-Hill No
90. dominating an area to the
southeast of 1pres, continues to
be the storm center OF the west
ern front, with the British cling
ing tenaciously to the ground
taken by assault last Saturday.
Counter attack after counter at
tack, in which the Germans have
fought like demons, has been so
far successfully repulsed. but the
British hold is still disputed by
the Germans. and the end of the
lively and costly fighting is not
yet in sight.
The British losses have not
been announced, but they are es-
timated at well over 1000. The
Germans are believed o have lost
more than 1000 men.
British View of Fighting.
The British press comedies that tho
taking of hill No. so is largely local
matter, but it considers this engage
ment an important step forward and
! a great relief to the town of Ypres.
| SO long under bombardment. The Ger
mans, in possession of this hill, were
| not only above the town, but they
threatened the British lines in the vi.
cpity of L,loi The ia nf this
hill therefore reduces the Inconvenience
of the Ypres salient; strengthens the
British lines to the south: gives an
advantageous position for further ef-
forts. and renders the German often
sive in this quarter difficult.
French Forces in Drive.
The French drive in the direction Of
st. Mihiel is about the only other
significant move in the west
During the severe fighting for the
past several days the French forces
have made a gain which extends over q
continuous front of one-half mile. ac-
cording to the French official state
ment.
ments and infantry fighting at several
points. the French report their chief
success in the most recent fighting as
having been gained north of F'lirey.
en- and connected with the others which
have been seized during the period that
steady pressure has been brought upon
the kaiser's men.
Germans Claim Foes Repulse.
Fighting of strenuous character has
been going on in the region between
the Meuse and Moselle, according TO
the official German statement issued
forces are said to have advanced in
the western part of the wood in the
forest os lie Pretre, but were finally
repulsed with heavy losses.
on the northern border of Hartmans
Weilerkopf Germans are declared to
have destroyed point of support of
the enemy and in the evening drove
back a French attack.
Austrians in Offensive.
Thrown back from the principal sum
mits of the Carpathian mountains to
the plains of Hungary, the forces OF
Austria are now attempting to relieve
the weakness of their position along
the center of the Carpathian front.
namely. the Mezolaborcz region. by two
parallel outflanking movements, one
operating in the direction of Stry.
which is trying to bend back the Rus
sian left. and the other in the vicinity
Russian right. The results of these
attempts have been officially announced
in Petrograd.
Russians Rout Enemy.
The tactics of the Russian forces
were to invite the enemy to advance
by non-resistance. Not a shot
fired until the range was very close
The Russians then suddenly charged
will q ha with the result
the AustrianS were completely routed.
the Russians taking an unusually large
number of prisoners.
BY the same tactics the Russians near
Pollen captured an entire Austrian bat
talon with it's full complement of Off
GERS.
A stubborn battle near koziouvka
April l9 and April 20 serves to give
THAN fighting. After "A sustained as
sault the Austrians succeeded in taking
an elevated position in the face of
strong Russian defense, but after two
to abandon the position won with SO
much difficulty
Other Austrian efforts along the River
Stry which form part of this same
are continuing to develop,
but SO far without decisive results.
The Reuter- Telegram Company has
from Petrograd the following
semi official statement:
From April s to 19. at Myszyniec
(near the East Prussian frontier) and
in the direction of Lomza and Sta
wski there was duel of heavy artil-
lery, in which the Russians had the
advantage, silencinS one of the enc
my's batteries. In the direction of
Lomza two enemy batteries suffered
as well as a train of artillery
caissons in the region of Stawiski and
a convoy on the kolno road.
Reserve Trains Damaged.
Thanks to efficient aeroplane work,
DUR guns often at a distance of twelve
yersts (eiSht miles) inflicted great