Milford chronicle., 1915-04-30
ALLIES REPULSE
GERMAN ATTACKS
Maize Gains in tie Flanders
Battlefield.
KAISER'S LOSSES ARE HEAVY
The Allied Airmen Bombard Eight
Towns-French Recapture AIsatian
Height Lost a Few Hours.


Height Lost a Few Hours.
No attempt whatever is made in
London to minimize the importance
of the German operations in Flanders,
which have been declared to be at
/ least an ample revenge for the British
victory last month at Neuve Chapelle.
A Belgian report indicates that the
German contention that their advance
was made over a front extending from
Ypres to Dixmude was accurate.
The following report from Field
Marshal Sir John French, commander
OF the British forces at the front, was
given out:
Monday all German attacks north.
east of Ypres were repulsed. In the
afternoon our troops took the often.
sive and made progress near st.
Julien and to the west of that place.
"The French co-operated on our left, J.
and further to the north they retook
Het Sas. /
an the course of Mondays fighting
our artillery took full advantage of
we're casualties on the enemy.
"On the remainder of the front
there is nothing to report. In addition
to the destruction of Courtral juno.
tion, our airmen bombarded success.
fully stations and functions at the fol-
lowing places: Tourcoing, Roubaix,
Ingelmunster, Staden, Langemarck,
BELT and Roulers"
The victory of the Germans at Hart. !
manns-Weilerkopf, in Alsace, was
short lived, as the official statement {
given out by the French war Office s
shows: t
There is nothing to add to our /
except that we consol. I
dated our positions and continue to d
make progress to the north of Ypres
md also on the heights of the Meuse.
This summit of Hartmanns-Weiler.
lopf, which was taken from us Mon. A
lay morning, was recaptured by our
roops the evening of the same day.
Ne also took some prisoners" t
The latest official German communi. "
alton claimed the recapture of Ii. a
erne from the French, but the Bel. t.
ian report, made subsequently, asserts h
hat possession of the town was won fl
Or the second time, and that the
Tench were greatly assisted in the cl
ssault by Belgian artillery. Lizerne, ia
n the western side of the canal, has p'
cen a bone of contention, it having fc
hanged hands four times in the
purse of the present fight. It's i'm. al
Ortance is due to the fact that it's sc
ossession would give the Germans an tn
nportant hold on the big canal and tn
ould compel the allies to readjust
Ieir line. r
A strong German offensive is under
ay also at st. Mihiel. Thus the two M
)ints where the German offensive
'ased before Christmas-on the User
Id at st. Mihiel-have been chosen Pc
T the resumption Of activities in the hi
ring. 1t remains to be seen, how. Pc
er, whether these points have been we
lected as feints while the main on. tin
aught Is made elsewhere. Zig
The following Is the Belgian official hu
port: WI
"Our infantry repelled three attacks 81
ade south of Dixmude by the Ger.
ans, who again are using asphyxiat. far
3 gases. The Germans sustained abb
avy losses. abb
Along our front the artillery Of
? enemy has shown a certain amount
activity. Our artillery replied with
ccess, and by strong fire proved
useful help to the French. These S1t
'ops made an attack on Lizerne,
ich Sunday fell into the hands of
} enemy, but which was wrested ant
m them again." ma