The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
GERMANS RENEW
WESTERN ONSLAUGHT
Teutons Spring Surprise
on The Allies
DARDANELLES
BEING ATTACKED
Spring Campaign Appears to be Open-
Ing Up with an Effort by the Ger
mans to Reach the Western Coast.
Canadians are Taken.

Canadians are Taken.
London, April 26.-The tremendous
battle, begun by the German attack
on the allied archlike front around
Ypres in the plains of Flanders, con
tinues with undiminished fury. and
England, like the rest Of Mplrope, is
awaiting the outcome with undisguised
anxiety.
Even the news that the allies fleet
and army have commenced an at
tack on the Dardanelles and that
troops are advancing against the
Turkish entertainments has received
only passing attention in the face of
the stakes that are III the balance in
the BEETLE which is being fought be-
yond the English channel.
While most persons believe the Ger
mans, by the stroke they have deliver
ed against the British, French and
Belgians, once again are aiming at
Dunkirk and Calais, others believe
that it is ONLY a feint to draw the
allies reserves while preparations are
being made for an attack at some 9th
er point in the long line.
Whatever are the Germans inten-
tions, they certainly made a success
ful coup, which, while it did not break,
did dent the allies line. The Ca
nadians, who were holding the British
portion of the lines, were the first to
rprOUar fhnmcn1uDc
attack-praises Of which are ringing
through the empire-recaptured the
ground they had been compelled to
give up, and since then, with their
comradesf have withstood the Ger
man ASSAULTS.
Ihe French and Bclgians, who re-
ceived the blast in fuller force and
were driven back across the canal be-
tween Boosinghe and Steenstraate
were not much slower in recovering
and, according to the French official
reports, .regained possession of the ca
nal banks and most 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 ahead of the allied armies before
the situation can be fully restored.
a writer in The Pail Mall Gazette
describes 1T as "a mastery tactical
counterstroke", and declares that "if
the Gerwans have waited long to take
their revenge for Ncuve Chapellc, they
have taken it now"
BY getting across the canal,,'it is
pointed out, the Germans gained for
the moment the command of the new
roads and If they had not beon driven
back would have forced readiust
ment of the whole allied line in the
region Of Ypres.
The Official reports throw little
light on the progress Of the battle. but
news from Holland gives the infor-
nation that the cannonade last night
was more severe than ever and that
long trains of German rcinforcements
going to the front are passing equal
iy long trains of wounded bound for
the base hospitals. There Is no like
lihood therefore, that the battle will
DE over for some days to come, as the
Germans have made immense prepa-
rations in men and material for their
offensive, which has forestalled that
of the allies.
That there is no shortage of either
men or munitions is shown by the
fact that the Germans are at the
same time conducting an offensive in
the heights of the Meuse, where they
have made an unsuccessful attack. ac
cording to Paris, in an effort to recap
ture Les Bparges.
British optimism in the outcome IS
encouraged by the success of the
allies in repelling similar attacks last
october 'when they were less we'll
equipped than the Germans, whereas
now there Is believed to be little to
choose as between the opposing forces
In either numbers or the machinery
OF war. The battle has had q marked
eject in recruiting, which enjoyed a
considerable boom today.
In the meantime the Austro- Ger
mans have evolved new movement
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