New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-17
new GERMAN GAS
ATTACK A FAILURE
British Prepared This
Time. Says Official
Observer.
DISGUISED IN kits.
MEET BULLET HAIL
kaiser's Troops Take IrenchcS
Near Ypres. but Are
Driven Out

Driven Out.
London. Nav 10 The renewed at
.cmnts o. the Germans TO break through
the British lines near Npres on Mon
dav. Tuesday and Wednesday last
,bcre being only artillery engagements
OF the last named day are described
bv the Official observer attached 70 'ne
British headquarters IN the held I'D '"e
following narrative; ,,.
con Monday. the 10th, INC hen"nS
., our front vas confined to the pres
salient. where IL continued 20 iHse
Nth the same intensity as on the day
before. cspecially along the Eastern
f,cc on both sides Of the Menin road
cb.u;,c vas maintained in the morn
INC but no infantry attack was deIlV-
ered until afternoon. when the cannon
ado increased. it beng apparently the
enemy's purpose 20 wear US out ana so
batter our trenches by high explosives
that an cssv massage would be secured
Tor his infantry. H.;
"Aoro This Eastern face our Inc
r,,rs frou the YDres- Zonnebeke road,
little 10 the cast OF Ncrlercnhoek' IN
soutboastcr'y direction 20 the MenIn
bich road. skirting the eastern cage OF
Pcllewardc Woods, which encircle the
chateau or Hooge South OF the Nenln
road * continues through the centre o.
;hp woods for about 1900 yards, ana
then cmerges and bends around out
SIDE them TO Swartelecn and mn 40
co.
After their artillery had done is
worst the bombsrdment belng inc
most violent up til now experienced
or that portion Of the front the Ger
mans brought their gas cy!ndeiS lhIo
plav. Hall an hour later. having al
lowed time for the gas to produce it'
expected result. their infantry ad-
vanced 20 the assault o. our trenches.
neld. a. they thought. by stupeheG or
dead men. Unluckily Tor them, now.
ever. or this occasion their methods OF
frichtfulness went astray somewhat
for our men were provided with meas
ures for counteracting the gas .nd
were still very much alive.
British Prepared for Gas.
a strange scene was then witnessed;
across the clear.ngs streameG loose
and dizordereG mob Of attackers. some
o. those I'M front. according 20 rcport'
being dressed in the British UNIFORM
in order to put US of our guard and
give time for the rest Of their own
men 10 come up. Suddenly our m
fantry lined their parapetS and poured
IN g. rapid FIRE from rifles and mIchlne
guns on the sdvancln. croWu, VINO
threw themselves fat on their faces.
Thai. however. was the chance tor our
guns They poured m heav" snrap-
rcl fire. and iD few moment me
Ground was streUn with dead and
diving Germans all along IN 'front.' OF
our parapets.
Amid TINS scene OF horror and con
fusion. ont Of the smoke and dust that
hung in front OF our trenches; su ideh,
~ emerged d man dressed IN highland
uniform. shouting: Don't shoot. Don L
shoot As ne ran toward US me luse
was seen through. however. aud he
fell instantly. ridoled BY bullets
Assaults by Raw Lcvies.
"This assault was reminiscent OF
those delivered in October by newly
raised German corps. The latter
-ccmincly by brave but ill-trained
lcvies which had been hastily brought
up and thrown into the fight. On TINS
occasion the undertaking was equally
hopeless. except for the assistance TO
be obtained from asphyXiat'ng gas,
which. a a matter Of fact. failed.
Another effort TO drive u from
our trenches by means Of gas was
made north Of the Ypres- Connnes
Canal The Germans here had two
batteries OF cylinders. placed 50 that
their nozzles projected over the para
pet. and for the space of half an hour
a cloud Of white gas spurtcd ont IL
was so dense that when standing IN
Il a man could not see his hand when
held in front OF his face, and It's
fumes bleached the grass and turned
the sandbags Of the psrspets to
bright yellow color.
Suffer from Own Gas.
"No infantry attack was attempted,
and although our trench had 20 be
evacuated for time L was soon reoc-
cupied. Our troops on the tanks kept
+ up rapid FIRE. and prevented any adj
vance on the enemy's part, had such
been his intention. But from the move
ments that could be observed in their
/ lines il is probable the Germans suf-
fered equally from the effects OF the
gas and had TO leave their own trench.
ION the morning Of the nth hostile
heavy infantry again opened all around
the salient, the fire being especially
severe against the portion of our line
which lay astride the st. Julien road
The assault was not, however, delivered
in this quarter, but, as on the previous
day, hurled against our trenches south
Of the Menin road. where three sepa-
rate efforts were made.
Disguised in Scotch Kills.
"The first, al II o'clock in the morn
ing. was pressed with so much deter
! mination that AZ one point the enemy
gained our lines, and FOR short time
occupied one of our trenches, but they
were soon driven out by counter at
tack. In the afternoon, soon after 4
/ o'clock. the Germans again came on
and this time their ranks were smitten
from end to end with rife and machine