The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-04
THE GREAT WAR ] BRIEF REVIEW Naval and Miscellaneous Actions, Air Raids and Grave Dip A.. Iomatic Incidents In-
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alIies.
 15- French and Belgian troops repu1sed Germans on the Yser and regained lost ground.
 Rheims the second time.
 DECEMBER, 1914 2. German outpost in front of La Bassee, France, captured by the allies. 16-l8> French and Belgian troops advanc- 8 ed on the Yser and at Ypres. forcing Germans back toward Ostend. N. Fierce artillery battle along the entire front in southeastern France. French air scouts located German targets for allied guns.
 French were advancing in AIsace and firmly held the Vosges passes S1. French captured important ground at Steinbach, in Alsace.
 JANUARY. 1s15 4 French troops recaptured steinbach, in 3. Germans attacked by the allies at Soissons, France II. Flood on the Alsne prevented the al lies from re-enforcing their line north Of the river. E 14 Allies withdrew south of the Aisne losing 5.00e. prisoners and many guns. < 1S. Heavy fighting at Arras, in Belgium and Alsace. Germans captured trenches from the French at St. Mihie1. 2. Allies captured La Bassee, in France German aYiators dropped bombs at Dunkirk
 FEBRUARY 1915 a1- -zz. Germans threw 2.ooo shells into city
 MARCH, 1915. 10. Beginning of British attacks on Ger man line at Neuve Chapelle. France The village captured. 12-1a French attacks and German coun- E ter attacks continued at Ne1ve Cha belle. with heavy losses on both sides N. French troops captured the German position on HartmannsweiIerkopf. in
 APRIL. 1915 10. French occupied Les Eparges. Ger mans bombarded Rheims. 13. German attack at Les Eparges re- pulsed with heavy loss. 22. Germans captured the heights of Les Eparges on the Mouse line and recap tured FIartmannswei1erkopf in the yosges mountains They repu1sed an attack by allies along the Ypres canal with asphyxiating gas and crossed that barrier to the west side. "A Fighting continued at Ypres, both sides gaining ground at separate points
 2. French recaptured HartIannswe weiler. kopf, in Alsace. ao German artillery at Nieuport. Belgium bornbarded Dunlirk. on the French channel coast, inficting casualties. at p mile range.
 MAY. 1915 3. Germans captured important positions in Flanders including HII No. 60 where British defenders were over come by gas.
 JUNEs 1915. | British army casualties to date in France and Belgium 2bs,oss. including 5o,342 killed. 1z. French troops. with heavy artillery support, gained ground north of Arras in France. They also advanced on Alsace.
 19. French forces made gains around Arr ras. where there was fierce battle over a point known as the Labyrinth. 22. French troops occupied the Labyrinth.
 JULY, 1915. 8. Germans forced the French line back in Alsace- 1S Souchez cemetery and trenches near Arras France. captured by Germans 16. Germans captured a mile of French trenches in the Argonne. M In the ABgonfle the French repuIsed | German attacks and gained ground. 2S French reports stated that there was violent cannonade in Le Pretre for est, German bornbardment Of Point-a- AIousson and also of Hartnannsweil- erkopf, in eAlsace. French aviators dropped shells and steel arrows on 2 German military railroad station near Montfaucon. France.