Evening star., 1915-05-25
GERMAN|C WEDGE
YIELDS TO FIERCE
RUSSIAN ATTACKS
London So Reports in necIar-
ing General Teutonic Ad-
vance Seems Checked.
BATTLE STILL RAGING
IN PEREMYSL REGION
Repeated Attacks Made to Break
Slavs' Lines and Relieve
Pressure Elsewhere.
HOT FIGHTING IN THE WEST
Several German Attacks Said to
Have Been Repulsed-British
Forced Back, Temporarily,
by Poisonous Gas.

LONDON, May 25.-Signs Of
a general check to what at one
time seemed an overwhelming
Austro-German offensive move
ment over the eastern line are be-
coming more and more apparent.
The flying wedge which was
driven into the Russian center
along the River San has been
compelled to give some ground
by the energetic counter attacks
of the Russians.
Battle Still Raging.
The most important battle Is that
which is raging to the southeast Of
Peremysl, where the Austrians and Ger
mans are making repeated attacks in an
endeavor to break the Russian line, and
/ thus relieve the pressure which the Rus
slams are bringing to bear on the Ger
mans who crossed the San.
Fighting also is in progress in Cour-
land, along the east PruSsian frontier
ana IN central Poianu, Wnere the Ger
mans have attempted an offensive
along the Rawka river. None of these
actions apparently has been decisive.
although heavy losses have been suffered
on both sides. Russia expresses salts
faction with the situation along her front.
Heavy Fighting in West.
Heavy fighting has been resumed IN
the western zone, from Arras to the
sea, in which both Germans and French
claim to have had the advantage.
In the west Gen. French. the British
commander. reports that the Germans
by the use Of asphyxiating gases, sue
ceeded in penetrating the British lines
at two points. but he claims that some
Of the trenches lost as a result of these
tactics were regained in the subsequent
fighting. The contest is still raging.
Field Marshal French's report says:
In the fighting Of May 16 and H. to
the northeast of Festubert, seven ma :
chine guns were captured and it is pos
sible that more may be buried in the
destroyed trenches.
To-day MAY 2D three German bat
teries were silenced by our guns, one
| battery being destroyed by direct hits
and it's ammunition blown up
East of Ypres the Germans developed
ar infantry attack this morning under
| cover of poisonous gas, hostile ar
iating gas shells. Our troops were
forced to evacuate some of their
trenches. and the enemy penetrated our
line in two or three places. Fighting
Is still in progress and portions of our
original line have already been re-
taken"
Germans Are Repulsed.
Repulses for German forces at sew
eral different places in the western
arena are claimed in the French Of
fetal statement issued today.
Between the sea and Arras there was
considerable activity last night. Teutonic
attempts to gain a footing on the high
way between Langemarck and Ipres, In
Belgium, is reported to have failed, as
did the two German attacks to the north
of Ablain.
According to the French. the German
forces have suffered heavy losses at all
points of contact
Will Not Relax Efforts.
1t is evident that the allies do not in
tend to relax their efforts on this front,
although big general movement has not
vet been undertaken, the present opera
tions having as their object improvement
in their positions and forcing the Germans
to counter attacks.