Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-24
Ypres, In Flanders, Prospec- tive Naval Battle in North Sea and Dardanelles Opera
 tions Hold Center of Stage
YPRES ONLY MATERIAL
 FOR REAL DISCUSSION
Runor From Holland Says the Germans VIII Back Out of France to the Liege Line In Readiness to Meet Italv

LONDON. April 23. With big bat- uo developing near Yprea in Elan ders. with reports Of prospective na- val eugasemeut in the North Sea and of preparations for the commenc1, meut Of a combined naval and miH- tary attack on the nardanelIea. CT some other vital spot In Turkey the people of Europe are highly expect ant or the three anticipated events only one has actually reached ful- mlmeut. Che battle near Ypres.
 That severe engagement has talk en place in this part of Flanders is confirmed in official reports, but these are so contradictory in the claims. the actual result Of -the proliminarg feht ing is not known TO those outside of the war offices of the belliperent nations, it would appear that follow ing their loss of Hin G0 and the failure. after repeated attempts. to fecapturo it thc Germans commenced an offensive from the northeast against the Anglo-French line and from Ypres which was the scene of such bloody battles last autumn and also against the Belgian line farther west
 The Germans claim that with a rush they drove che allies back to the Npres canal taking 1900 prisoners and a number of guns The French admit the allies had to fall back but claim this was due to the use by the Ger mans. of asphyyiating gas bombs
 Paris asserts in counter attacks the allies took many German prisoners. and that the Belgians repulsed the attacks launched against them lt is believed here these operations are only the commencement Of another battle Of Ypres.
 Although dispatches received from Holland tonight give the rumor that the Germans are about to fall back Co the Ilese line and troops win be ready for possible use against Italy should Italy join the allies. it is com sidered more likely in military cir cles here that the Germans win give battle where they are preferring 10 be first to attack having learned in recent experiences. that it is difficult to hold the strongest positions when an extremely heavy caunonade is di- rected against them
 Fighting continues ia Woevre Here also both French and Germans claim successes. The French in this re- zion seemingly are stH on the of- feusive and apparently are determined to attempt further to squeeze the German wedge which has the apex in st Mihiel
 Predictions Of a naval battle in the North Sen. which are based on re- ports from Scandinavia or activity bv the warships' prohibition of ship ping between England and Holland by the British admiralty, and the an. uouncement from the German ae mralty. that the German high seas neet has several times lately been out in the North Sea without encounter ing British ships are Incidents of the war calling forth much discussion.
 The only news from the Aegean Sea comes from Athens and the Greek Is lanIs It is to Che effect that firing was heard in the vicinity of the Oar dsuelles. smyrna and also in Che Gull or smos where it is declared Che al lies made a landing in the vicinity o the Turkish port of Enos. There wer, again reports or Zeppelin airship making their appearance along th northeast coast of England Thes lack confirmation