The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-29
German Shells Set Fire to the
Belgian Town, Says a
London Report.
ENGLAND BECOMING ANXIOUS
Fierce Battle Continues to Rage Along
Entire Front Of Allies in Flanders
French Recover Lost Terri.
tory-Austrians Gain.

London, April 27.-"Ypres is il
names, the Germans having thrown
hall OF incendiary bombs into tn
town. thus telegraphs the Mornin
Posts correspondent in Northern
France.
The fighting continues holly al
along this 'front.' the correspondent
adds, the Germans show extraordi
nary daring in bringing heavy artil
lery close to their front line, the gun.
being mostly 13-inch Austrian howit
zers on movable carriages"
The tremendous battle begun by the
German attack on the allied arch.like
front around Ypres, in the plains OF
FLANDERS. continues with undiminished
fury, and England, like the rest OF
Europe. is awaiting the outcome with
undisguised anxiety.
Even the news that the allied fleet
and army have commenced an attack
on the Dardanelles and that troops are
advancing against the Turkish en-
trenchments, which, few days ago,
would have aroused immense enthus-
iasm, has received only passing atten-
ton in the face of the stakes that are
in the balance in the battle which is
being fought beyond the English
channel.
Territory Recovered.
The French and Belgians, who re-
ceived the blast in fuller force and
were driven back across the canal be-
tween Boesinghe and Steenstraate,
were not much slower in recovering
and, according to the French official
reports, succeeded in regaining pos
session of the canal banks and much
of the surrendered territory to the
east.
There is no inclination here, how
ever to belittle the initial success of
the German sweep and the work that
Is before the allied armies before the
situation can be fully restored.
Took rs Russian Trenches.
Vienna, April 27.-The following of.
fetal statement was issued by the war
office today:
I'm the Carpathians, in the sector
east of Uzsok pass, the fighting con-
thues. We captured yesterday a new
vantage point to the southeast of Ko-
ziowa, taking several officers and more
than thousand men prisoners.
I'm order to regain the height which
they had lost the Russians made sew
eral counter attacks and also attacked
the neighboring districts, especially |
the height of Ostry and position to
the east of Ostry. All the attacks
were repulsed with heavy Russian
losses. Two Russian battalions were
almost completely annihilated and one
hundred prisoners were taken.
German Troops to West.
London, April 26.-The German
rushes in Flanders and the Woevre,
where they claim to have had consid-
cradle success, are believed to be the
forerunners of another big effort to
break through the allied lines in the
West.
For many days Belgium has been
sealed from the observation of neu-
trails while reinforcements from Ger |
many were being moved to the south |
to take part in the new offensive, |
which they hope is to carry them to
Calais and possibly break the resist |
ance of the allies.
Canadians Fighting Hard.
The attack in Flanders, originally |
nj hn hoe
ferred to the British lines held by the
Canadians, on the immediate, right of
the French, and here for two days, the
men from the Dominion have been en-
gagged in deadly. contest with the
Germans. The latter state in their Of
fetal report that they have made fur
ther progress toward Ypres and that
the British counter attacks have been
Yepulsed.
The French, account, on the other
hand, declares that the allies counter
attacks continue with success and that
the British hold all their positions and
reparts the charge that the Germans
are using bombs containing asphyxiat-
ing gases.
Germans Claim Gain.
LONDON, April 24.-With big battle
developing near Ypres in Flanders.
and reports OF . prospective naval en-.
eagement In the North sea and Of prep.
afations for the commencement Of
combined naval and military attack on
the Dardanelles or some other vital
spot in Turkey. the people Of Europe
are highly expectant.
Four Drowned In Dreakers.
San Francisco. April 1e.-Harry
ChristoRerson. An aviator, and Edward
Pidgeon. . mounted policeman. today
tried IN vain to save the lives Of the
Of . launch that overturned |