New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-06
GERMANS REGAIN
PART OF HILL 50
FROM BRITISH
Gain Foothold on Height
Near Ypres in Attack
with Poisonous Gas.
FRENCH MAKE BIG
GAIN IN ALSACE
Advance Half Mile Toward
Steinbruck and Take Village
Fighting on Whole Line.

London, May 5.-The Germans. again
using poisonous gases before launching
their attack, to-day captured a part OF
Hill No. 60, southeast Of Ypres, which
has been the object of much desperate
fighting since it was taken BY the Brit
ish recently. The German success was
announced tonight by the British War
Office.
Assaults with gas bombs were made
on the British line east OF Ypres ana
also near Givenchy, further south, but
Sir John French reports, without any
perceptible result.
The German official report Issued tbs
afternoon claims victories over the
British Yesterday to the east OF Ypres,
but the French communication, far
from confirming a German victory in
Belgium, states that the German at
tacks were repulsed and that the Ger
mans. being taken on the flank by the
French artillery, suffered very severely
French Advance in Alsace.
There has been fighting all along the
which the Germans claim to have been
successful. The French insist that
their advance continues both along the
User Canal. in Flanders; in the Woevre
and in Alsace, although the official re-
port admits a temporary herman sue
cess in the forest of Ally.
The advance in Alsace has resulted
in the capture by the French OF Name
4, - III Lar and gain
of more than half mile toward STEM
bruck.
Following Is the official communica-
tion from Field Marshal French. issued
this evening by the War Office:
"Fighting is in progress on Hill No.
60. Southeast OF Ypres, on which the
Germans attained footing this morn
ing under cover Of poisonous gases,
which were extensively used, and were
favored by weather conditions.
"a feeble attack, also preceded by an
extensive use of poisonous gas, was
made east Of Ypres, and was easily re-
pulsed, our artillery inficting severe
loss on the enemy.
Poisonous Gases Fail.
an the neighborhood Of Givenchy,
the Germans exploded mine, and
again employed poisonous gas. Four
men were poisoned, but otherwise the
enemys efforts in this direction failed
completely"
TO-night's official communique OF the
French War Department says:
an Belgium the day has been calm.
On Tuesday night we captured a Ger
man trench and pushed our lines for
ward between Lizerne and Het Sas, OF
which we are still masters. The enemy
made no counter attack.
an Champagne, 20 the west OF
Perthes, an attempt to attack by the
Germans was completely checked and
the same thing occurred in the Ar
gonne at Four de Paris.
Some very spirited actions have
taken place between the Meuse and the
Moselle At o'clock in the morning
the enemy strongly bombarded our po-
sitions at Les Eparges and the trench
of Calonne. About 10 o'clock he at
tackled at the latter point, but his check
was complete. Our fire arrested him in
front of our first line, which remains
intact The German losses were high,
and we made some prisoners.
Germans Gain Trenches.
AIN the morning, likewise, three
regiments, advancing together, attacked
the positions recently captured by US
near the ALLY wood, particularly that
part to the east of the wood and the
open ground of the ridge, to the south
west. By this attack they succeeded in
gaining a foothold in our first line, but
a counter attack enabled US almost i'm
mediately to reoccupy half of the ridge.
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and toward the end Of the day we de-
| livered a second counter attack, the re-
suit Of which is not yet known. This
was for the purpose Of retaking the
rest Of the positions which the Ger
! mans had penetrated.
"In the Montmare wood We gained a
characteristic success in carrying two
successive lines of German trenches to
the east of the positions previously
captured by US near the road from
Flirey TO Essey. We Immediately
joined these trenches TO our own lines,
and we have strengthened ourselves
there.
"Three counter attacks were directed
against US during the course Of the
day, but these were completely re-
pulsed, with heavy losses to the enemy
in killed and prisoners.
French Take Village
an Alsace, on the north bank Of the
Fecht River, we continue to gain
ground. This morning we took posses
sion of Mamelon. east of Sillakerwasser
(Hill $500. We have progressed in the
direction of the river toward Stein
bruck. 900 metres from Metzeral"
The statement issued to-day at Ger
man army headquarters in Berlin says:
The British continue their retreat,
with heavy losses, in the direction OF
the bridgehead situated sharply to the
east of Ypres. The Van Heule and