South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-23
Great Operations Are Believed
by Naval Experts to be Un-
der Way With Great Clash
For Sea Mastery Imminent.
BRITISH HOLD HILL
NO. SO FROM GERMANS
Violent Assaults Fail to Regain
Vantage Point For TeutOnS
= AViatOrS FOreStaII At
tempted Mining Operations.

LONDON. April 23-England is
awaiting the developments OF the next
q hours with outward calm. but be-
meath the surface there is an element
OF anxiety that cannot be concealed
Great operations in the North sea are
believed by the naval experts TO DO
under way
Traffic between England and Holland
has stopped by order of the govern
ment. With only few exceptions
comm Inication with all the east coast
ports has been cut off
These two Developments. the naval
experts say. are evidence that great
clash for sea mastery is imminent, If
Il has not already begun. While the
announcement in Berlin that British
submarines have invaded Heligoland
Blight was uncondrmed 10y the British
admiralty this far, 1t was generally
accepted as true.
Early in the war Winston Spencer
Churchill. head of the admiralty, said
that England would compel the Ger
man fleet 20 come out and fight. The
operations at Hehgoland may be part
of the plan 10 smash the bottle that
has held the German batueshlp squad
ron for many months.
Back From France.
Mr. Churchill returned today from
=
French minister OF marine. While
no official statement has been issued
as 20 the subject under discussion by
the two men who are directing the
naval operations of the western allies,
IT is reported that they took up In de-
tail the North sea situation and the
Dardanelles. laying plans for the most
StupendOus naval operations the world
has ever Witnessed.
These are said to include arrange
ments for protecting the landing OF
troops at four different points on the
Turkish coast other than EnOs. which
is reported evacuated by the Turks
and occupied by soldiers of the allies
In some quarters the opinion was
expressed today that decisive stage
of the-war had been reached y dis
patch from Rotterdam states that the
German government has forbidden
anyone TO leave Germany at present
II is believed that such step would
have been taken only owing 20 the
fact that Germany is making plans
that must he guarded with the utmost
Hold Hill No. 90.
TIespite violent German attacks in
an attempt 10 reCapture Hill No. o.
the British troops have held their
ground All the assaults have failed.
The British hold the entire crest or
the hill which is of great strategic
importance.
4 bi-weeklv report sent yesterday
from the headquarters OF Field Mar
shall Sir John French and Issued oy
the government press bureau today,
states that the attacks have ceased
for the time being.
The report also states that the BRIT
dsh have been successful in mining op-
erations about Armentieres, while a
a3ritish aviator successfully attacked |
the German airship shed at Ghent
German attacks on Hill No. 60,
west of Zwartelen, which has stopped
at the time of my communication on
Monday last have since been renewed
several times
.sThese attacks have all failed and
have now ceased for the time being. |
we hold the entire crest or the mn
and deny its use TO the enemy, VINO
attach great Importance 10 IL Ihere
was never any truth in the statement
,,tlbIished in a German official com
munioue that the enemy had recap
sured the position.
Mines DO No Damage
During the course or operations
the enemy fire shells or -inch ulslIn-
eter into Ypres on April q. In the
ptIghborhood of I.aBassee. the enemy |
pxpIoded two mines opposite our rlght. |
They failed 20 do any damage
"Our aviators having discovered |
German mining operations IN the
neighborhood of Letouquet, near AT
mentieres. we forestalled all their et-
forts t. |
- ADril % a mine which had been /
Drenared one OF our airmen carried |
P',t very bold and successful single |
handed attack on the airShip shed |
,esr Chent. He had 10 run the gaunt- |
iet % a ere directed from capllVs /
bauoon as we'll as from the grouho |
.a4IoeH, - attack his objective
"He then descended within eco teet
81 Effected his object. causing large /
explosion OF the shed