Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05

tie of Newport on Belgian coast. en-
gaging the German batteries on land
"a Heavy fighting on the Belgian coast:
the Germans crossed the User Ypres
canal, near Newport
In battle on the coast Of Belgium Ger
man siege guns drove back British
warships In the English channel
30 Belgians flooded the German camps on
the river Yser in Belgium. by cutting
the bikes and forced the German troops
to withdraw.
NOVEMBER, 1914
T. The kaiser's troops made a series of
attacks from their lines at Arras and
In the Vosges and Argonne forests,
southeastern France.
Il. Germans crossed the Ypres canal, Bel
GUM. at two points after defeating the
allies.
Is. French and Belgian troops repulsed
Germans on the User and regained lost
ground.
1911. German long range guns bombarded
Rheims the second time.
DECEMBER, 1914
Z. German outpost in front of La Bassee,
France. captured by the allies
1918. French and Belgian troops advanc-
ed on the User and at Ypres, forcing
Germans back toward Ostend.
front In southeastern France French
air scouts located German targets for
allied guns.
French were advancing In Alsace and
firmly held the yosges passes.
81. French captured important ground at
Steinbach. In Alsace.
JANUARY. 1918.
4. French troops recaptured Steinbach. In
Alsace
s. Germans attacked by the allies at
Scissors. France.
IL. Flood on the Aisne prevented the al
lies from reinforcing their line north
Of the river
a. Allies withdrew south of the Aisne
losing 5000 prisoners and many guns
10. Heavy fighting at Arras. In Belgium
and Alsace. Germans captured trenches
from the French at st. Mihiel.
%. Allies captured La Bassee, In France
German aviators dropped bombs at
Dunkirk.
FEBRUARY. 1915
H-22 Germans threw 1900 shells into city
of Rheims.
MARCH, 1915
10. Beginning of British attacks on Ger
man line at Neuve Chapeile, France
The village captured.
12-13 French attacks and German coun-
ter attacks continued at Neuve Cha
pelle, with heavy losses on both sides
n. French troops captured the German
position on Hartmannsweilerkopf, In
Alsace.
APRIL, 1915
10. French occupied Les Eparges Ger
mans bombarded Rheims.
Ii. German attack at Les Eparges re-
pulsed with heavy loss.
%. Germans captured the heights of Les
Eparges on the Mouse line and recap
tured Hartmannsweilerkopf. In the
Vosges mountains. They repulsed an
attack by allies along the Ypres canal
with asphyxiating gas and crossed
that barrier to the west side.
"a. Fighting continued at Ypres, both
sides gaining. ground at separate
points.
a. French recaptured Hartmannsweiler.
kopf in Alsace.
80. German artillery at Newport, Belgium,
bombarded Dunlirk, on the French
channel coast, inf1icting casualties at
% mile range.
MAY, 1916.
g. Germans captured important positions
in Flanders, including Hill No. 90,
where British defenders were over
come by gas
JUNE. 1915.
l. British army casualties to date in
France and Belgium 5000. including
60,342 killed.
H. French troops, with heavy artillery
support, gained ground north Of Arras
In France They also advanced on
Alsace.
49, French forces made gains around Ar
ras where there was a fierce battle
over point known as the Labyrinth.
o. French troops occupied the Labyrinth.
JULY, 1915.
g. Germans forced the French line back
In Alsace.
10. Souchez cemetery and trenches near
Arras, France. captured by Germans.
Is. Germans captured mile of French
trenches In the Argonne.
"a. In the Argonne the French repuised
German attacks and gained ground
26. French reports stated that there was
violent cannonade In LIE Pretre for
est, German bombardment of Point-a-
Mousson and also of Hartmannsweil-
erkopf, in .Alsace French aviators
dropped shells and steel arrows on a
German military railroad station near
Montfaucon. France.