Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-17
TEUTONS FORCED
ACROSS YSER
Allied Armies in France
and Belgium Claim
Material Advance.
NEWS INTERPRETED
AS GENERAL BREAK
sermsns Driven From Last connee.
+ien with West Side Of Waterway
Later News From oalieia Fait to
Minim;xe Extent Of Russian Defeat
Thrilling Fight Between zspps''"
and British Airships.


John French has broken his silence IN
regard to the movements Of the British
army northwest Of LaBassee, with the
announcement OF an advance OF
nearly q mile into the German line.
This. together with the continuance
Of the French thrus,s both north OF
Ypre. and south Of LaBassee, consti-
tute the outstanding features Of the
war news today.
The advance Of the British is taken
to mean q general break IN the Ger
iran line.
Recapture OF the bridge over the
Yser canal at Steenstraete by the
French deprtves the Germans OF their
last connection with the west side OF
the Waterway
German assaults ON the British posi-
tim at Ypres seem to have spent
themselves, at least Cor the moment. :.
Russian Defeat Crews.
OFFICIAL reports from Petrograd do
little to minimize the severity OF the
defeat the Russians have experienced
over practically their whole lines.
The victorious Germanic armies nave
robbed the Russians OF mcst OF the
gains of the hard winter and the early
spring campaigns, with tho exception
Of Przemysl, which IL closely threat.
ened on two sides. In the latest COM
munications there are suggestions that
the Russians have crouched behind the
river San In readiness for one OF the
sudden movements which have pres
viously turned defeat into victory Tor
them.
Tho Russians admit the loss Of fifty
guns during the retreat OF their third
aftsy u the gAu, hnt s.ssssrt that most
OF Them were dGstroyed. t'r~s-;se
Enalish Miners Strike.
some thousands Ct miners in the
.black country. went on strike today
in consequence Of a dispute over the
u,1estion Of a war bonus, according to
the Evening News.
The "black country IS name ap-
oiled 10 the mining and manufacturing
district on the borders of Staffordshire
and warwickshire, England, between
Birmingham and WOlveThampton.
Shipping Losses Enormous.
Thomas J. Mcnamara, parliamentary
secretary Of the admiralty, announced
today in the house Of commons that
46O.62s tons Of British shipping other
than warships have been sunk or cap-
trred by the German navy since the
outbreak Of the war.
Zeppelin Reported Damaged.
Announcement was made at the adj
miralty today that a German dirigible
which raided Ramsgate early this
morning dropped forty bombs and in
tured three persons. has been chased
and possibly damaged seriously.
..The Zeppelin that attached Rams
gate early this morning was chased by
Eastchurch and Westgate machines as
far al the West Hinder lightship.
when off Nieuport (Belgium) she
was attacked by eight naval machines
from Dunkirk. Three uachines were
able to attack her at close range fire.
Flight Commander Bigsworth dropped
four bombs from 200 feet above the
airship. A large column Of smoke was
seen to come from one Of her compart-
ments.
.sThe Zeppelin then rose to height
Of 1900 feet. with her tail down. and
Is believed to be severely damaged. All
our machines were exposed to q heavy
Are from the Zeppelin"