Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-26
GERMANS TELL OF
DRYING THROUGH
THE FRENCH LINES
Official Report from Berlin Says
Fierce Rush Cuts Several Of
the Enemy's Trenches
Near Moselle.
TwENTY.FoUR OFFICERS TAKEN
British Unable to Withstand Attacks
Near Ypres, According to
Teuton Version.
RUSS LOSING IN CARPATHIANs


BERLIN, April 25.-(By Wireless
to London.) - Army headquarters
gave out today the following report;
"In the western theater of war we
obtained further results at Ypres.
The ground captured on April %
north OF Ypres was still retained yes
terday in spite of the attacks of the
enemy. Farthe- east we continued
our attack and took by storm the
Zolart farm southwest of st. Julien,
as we'll as the villages of St. Julien
and Kersselaere, and advanced vic
toriously toward Gravenstsfel. Dur
ing these engagements about 1000
Englishmen we're taken prisoners and
several machine guns were captured.
"A British counter attack against our
positions west Of st. Julien was repulsed
early this morning with very heavy losses
to the enemy.
West of Wiel attempts OF the British
TO make an attack were quenched at
every start by the fire of our artillery.
"In the Argonne we repulsed an attack
by two French bsttalions north of Four
De-Paris.
Heavy Defeat of French.
''In the Meuse hills southwest of Com
bres. the French suffered a heavy defeat.
We began an attack at this point and in
the rush broke through many French
lines lying one behind the other. The
French attempted at night to take away
from us the captured territory, but again
failed with heavy losses to them. Twenty
four French officers and 1.eOO men, with
seventeen cannon. remained in our hands
after these engagements.
Between the Meuse and the Moselle
fighting at close range occurred only at
certain places on our southern front, the
fighting at Aillys not having yet come 10
a conclusion. A French night attack in
the wood of Lepretre failed
I'm the Vosges a dense mist prevented
all military activity yesterday.
Eastern theater Of war:
THE situation remains unchanged. Two
weak attacks by the Russians west OF
der) were repulsed.
'In reply to bomb dropping by Rus
SLAMS on the peaceful town OF Denburg.
again bombarded by us. Twenty bombs
were dropped"
French Report Fighting.
PARIS, April S.-The following official
communication was issued by the war
office tonight:
ITO the north of Ypres the battle con-
, tinueg under conditions favorable for the
troops of the allies. The Germans have
attacked at several points along the Brit
ish front from various directions, north,
northeast and southwest but they were
not able to gain ground
''On our side we have progressed on the
right bank of the canal through vigorous
counter attacks.
''on the rest Of the front there is moth
ing to report"
AuKtrianS Bent nu~s'aus.
VIENNA (Via London). Apri. 25.-The
following official communication was IS
sued by the Austrian war office tonight
''on the Carpathian front. in the Orawa
valley, near Koziowa. we have gained a
new success. After a sap attack exc
cutcd with the greatest doggedntss, our
troops yesterday stormed the height OF
Ostry, to the south of Koziowa. Stimuli
tsneously the Austro-German troops sue
ceeded in gaining ground on and to the
south Of road $50, which the Russians
had captured.
With the capture Of Ostry height and
Zwinin ridge. which was taken at the
commencement of April, the reduction OF
the Russian positions which had been
stubhoTnly defended for months on both
sidts of the orswa valley. is now accom-
pllshed.
There have been local artillery en-
gagements in the other sectors of the
Carpsthian front In Galicia and Poland
Il is generally quiet"