Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-24
Germans Take Another
TOwn--French Claim
Counter Gains.
SEVERE LOSSES SUFFERED
BY CANADIAN DIVISION
Germans Heavily Reinforced.
Attempt to Reach Calais Be-
lieyed Attacks Object.
THREE NEUTRAL VESSEL S
REPORTED DESTROYED
Finnish Steamer, Two Norws-
gian Barks and British
Freighter Victims.
THREE NEUTRAL VESSELS
REPORTED DESTROYED

The new battle in Belgium, which
has developed suddenly into one OF
the most important encounters in the
West since the present battle line was
formed, is being carried on by a re-
lentless German attack and a deter
mined resistance on the part of the
British. 1t Is now apparent that the
Germans have brought ND heavy re-
Inducements for this attack. and il
is suggested in London that their inn
mediate objective is the capture OF
Ypres, preliminary to another at
tempt TO break through the English
channel
A series of German successes along
the western front is announced In to-
days official report from Berlin. II
is said attempts of the allies to re-
capture the ground lost in Belgium
have failed and that French and
British attacks broke down under the
German fire. The statement reports
the capture of another town near
Ypres, and says that in the fighting
81 this region nearly 900 prisoners.
thirty-five pieces of cannon and large
amounts of rifles and ammunition
were captured. At other points where
fighting occurred yesterday it is said
the Germans either routed attacking
forces or themselves made progress.
Germans Shocked, Says Paris.
The French war office report gives
a different version OF the situation IN
Belgium. From this statement i
would appear that the German lad-
vance had been halted. The allies
have recaptured part OF the lost
ground. it is said, and are well organ-
nd Eo1 -
tions.
The advance of the Germans 10
ascribed by the French war office to
the use OF bombs, developing gas
which asphyxiated the men in the
trenches.
An official statement from the Brit
ish war office today says< that the
British troops are still fighting for
the ground which they were COM
PEELED TO yield to the Germans. The
loss of these positions exposed thc
Canadian DIVISION which was COM
PEELED to fall back. The Canadians
lost four pieces OF artillery, but later
recaptured them in a counter-attack
which, although occasioning heavy
losses. IS described as successful
Berlin is elated at the German VIC
tory, and newspapers there say that
it evens the score for the British cap
ture of Neueve Chapelle last month.
Four ships Destroyed
The German submarines have sud-
denly renewed their activity, reports
today announcing that three neutral
vessels and one British freighter have
been destroyed. The Finnish steamer
F'rack was sunk in the Baltic sea-
Her crew is believed to have been
saved.
According to the captain of a Dam
ish steamer which reached England
today. the Norwegian bark Oscar. in
a sinking condition, and the Norwe
gian bark Eva, afire. were sighted in
the North sea. Both vessels are be-
lieved to have been attacked by Ger
man submarines. The fate Of their
crews has not been revealed.
The British freighter Ruth was tor
pedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine in the North sea last Wednes-
day. Her crew of sixteen landed
safely.