The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-04-30
GERMANS DRIVE
AGAINST ALLIES
Great Effort to Break Through
to Calais.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM GAINS
The French Insist That Allies coun-
ter-Attacks Continue With Success
and That British Are Hold
ina Their Own.

London.-The German rushes in
Flanders and the Woevre, where they
claim to have had considerable sue
cess, are believed to be the forerun-
ners of another big effort to break
through the allied lines in the west.
For many days Belgium has been
sealed from the observation of neu-
trails while reinforcements from Ger
many were being moved to the south
to take part in the new offensive
which they hope is to carry them to
Calais and possibly break the resist
ance of the Allies.
The attack in Flanders, originally
levelled at the French, has been trans
ferred to the British lines held by the
Canadians on the immediate right of
the French, and here for two days the
men from the Dominion have been en-
gagged in deadly contest with the
Germans.
The latter state in their official re-
port that they have made further prog
ress toward Ypres and that the British
counter-attacks have been repulsed.
British Hold Positions.
The French account, on the other
hand, declares that the Allies coun-
ter-attacks continue with success and
that the British hold all their posi-
tons, and repeats the charge that the
Germans are using bombs containing
asphyxiating gases.
The German. attack in the Woevre
or in the Mouse Hills was directed
against the French positions to the
southwest of Combres, and, according
to the Berlin statement, the French
suffered heavy defeat. Paris, how
ever, says that in counter-attack the
Germans were completely driven out
Of the French first line. which they
had pushed back.
These offensive movements by the
the state of the ground on the eastern
front, where operations are virtually
impossible until the spring foods have
subsidized.
Taking advantage Of these condi-
lions the German General Staff trans
ferred large number of troops to the
west to make another big effort, which
shows that they are not content to
rely on passive policy.
A New German Army.
1t is believed that a half million
new German troops have reached
Flanders and that more guns and ma
terial are to be used than were pro
vided for the original attempts to de-
stroy the allied armies In the west
attempts which met with failure both
in August and in October.
With 100000 men on the Continent,
as announced recently by the British
Chancellor of the Exchequer, rein
forcements have doubtless been hur-
ried forward to fill the gaps in the
British lines.
In one of it's infrequent bulletins the
Belgian Legation at London announces
Ypres Canal, which was captured by
the Germans on Friday night, has
been retaken by the French and Bel
gian troops, and that the Belgian artil-
lery has been engaged in duel with
the German batteries the whole length
of the Belgian front
In the meantime the eastern front is
enjoying period of comparative calm
except in the d-Carpathians, where
the Russians continue to attack the
Austrians in Uzsok Pass, and to the
eastward, where the Austrians and
Germans are trying to crush the Rus
sian flank Both sides report successes.
italy, Greece, Roumania.
Italy and Greece continue to debate
what steps, if any, they will take, and
Roumania, it is believed, waits on
Italy's decision.
Greece, too, is considering terms
which, however, come from the Allies,
and Athens is torn by divided opinion.