New Britain herald., 1915-04-24
CONFLICTING REPORTS
OF FIGHTING ALONG
THE WESTERN front
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Germans Claim Successes All Along
Battle Line Capture Another
ToWQ Near Ypres.
$500 ALLIED PRISONERS
TAKEN DURING BATTLE

4 Allies Maintain German Advance Has
Been Halted and That Part of Lost
Ground Has Been Recaptured-
British Freighter and Finnish
Steamers Sank by German Sub
marines. -+a
:. A series of German successes all
alcng the western front is announced
in today's official report from Berlin.
ut is said attempts of the allies to re-
!. capture the ground lost in Belgium
have failed and that French and
British attacks broke down under the
German fire. The statement reports
Ypres, and says that in the fighting
in the region nearly $500 prisoners
-thirty-five pieces of cannon and large
amounts of rifles and ammunition
were captured. At other points where
fighting occurred yesterday it is said
I the Germans either routed attacking
forces or themselves made progress.
The French war Office report gives
a different version of the situation in
Belgium. From this statement it
swoudl appear that the German adj
vance had been halted. The allies
have captured part of the lost ground.
it is said, and are we'll organized and
fighting under good conditions.
ss. The advance of the Germans is
! ascribed by the French war office to
the use of bombs developing gas which
~asphyxiated the men in the trenches
v So far as indicated by the news
from the front, there is no change in
the eastern campaign.
= fa British Freighter Sunk.
sg The freighter Ruth has been sunk
in the North sea by German subma-
rine, Her crew of sixteen were saved
An official statement from the Brit
Ssh war office today says that the
British troops are still fighting for the
!. ground which they were compelled to
yield to the Germans. The loss of
these positions exposed the Canadian
4 division, which was compelled to fall
. back. The Canadians lost four pieces
of artillery, but later recaptured them
in a counter attack which, although
occasioning heavy losses, is described
sas successful. Berlin is elated at the
German victory, and newspapers
I there say that it evens the score for
(, the British capture of Neuve Chapelle
last month. A. t-..
! Finnish Steamer Sunk.
The Finnish steamer Track has
/ been sunk in the Baltic sea by a Ger
. man submarine. The crew is believed
: to have been saved.
Ayiators of the allies operating over
Smyrna report that the Turks are de-
Tending the city with $4,000 troops,
established in trenches. A German
steamer was sunk and two men in
Turkish fort were killed by bombs
dropped from the aeroplanes.
The sailing vessel Aysha, manned by
Germans who escaped when the ia
. nous cruiser Emden was sunk in the
Indian Ocean last November is said
to have reached the Arabian harbor
{ of Lid from Hodeida. The Germans
/; made their way inland and succeed
4 ed in reaching the railroad although
ID attacked by Arabs and suffering severe
losses in three days of fighting.
German Official Report.
=. Berlin, April "A, by Wireless Teleg-
rapny to Sayville, N. Y.-The German
headquarters today gave out the fol-
Attempts made by the enemy to
recouquer lost terrain to the north
and northeast of Ypres (Belgium)
failed. The French and British at
tacks broke down under the German
fire. The number of prisoners
French, English and Belgian--rose to
2,470. The pieces of cannon cap
tured up to the present total thirty
five. In addition a large number of
machine guns and rifles and much
ammunition and other war materials
were taken by the Germans West of
the Ypres canal the Germans stormed
the town of Lizerne.
Germans Blast Trench.
"In the Champagne region the Ger
mans blasted an enemy trench.
Near Beausejofferme the French
sbel1ed their own trenches with ar
tillery.
Between the Mouse and the Mo-
:. selle French attacks failed. The
enemy who had entered the German
\ trenches was elected.
I'm the Forest of LePretre the Ger
mans made progress.
I'm the Vosges there were no war
operations on account Of the fog and
snow.
I'm the eastern war arena there is
no change in the situation"
French Official Report.
Paris, April "a, Via. London, 1851
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