The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
KEY TO COAST
BEING SOUCF IT
Movement Assumes Greater;
Dimensions Than Those
before October Battle.
KEEP HOLD ON YPREs|
Attacks Are Commencement of
Big Battle with Both Sides
Strongly EntrenChed.
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are pouring troops into Flanders TO
press the attack which at the begin
ming has forced the allies back 10 the
1pres canal 10 the north OF Tpres.
This movement, according to reports
reaching Holland. has assumed even
greater dinen sions than those which
preceded the battle that ragged foi.
more than two weeks IN this same re-
Eion last October. On that occasion
The operations ended in the discom-
iture Of the Germans who had de-
clared their intention or pushing their
way through to Calais.
II appears that the Germans had n
similar aim today and have set out
10 capture Ypres, which is described
as the key to the French coast port.
Canadians save Day.
While the attack originally met
with considerable success, due. ac-
cordins to the allies reports, TO the
use by the Germans OF asphyxiating
gases, it is said TO have been al
ready checked. The Canadians. who
held the extreme left OF the Briti!rh
line and were forced to retire when
the rest OF the front was pressed
back, made a brilliant counter at
tack, TeGaining most, if not all. the
ground which they had conceded and
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left in the hands OF the Germans.
In the words or Sir John French
they saved the situation.
The British report does not say
how much ground they recovered but
the statement in the Berlin official
report that a British attack at st.
Juliene was repulsed shows that they
are we'll back in their old position
for this town which is on the main
road between y pres and Poelcappelle'
is Immediately south Of l4angemarck
from which point the German attack
was launched.
Germans Keep Canal.
The Germans, however. still main.
tain their hold on the 1pres canal
further north for they speak OF
storming the village of Lizerne, which
s is across the canal between the towns
a of Steenstratte and Het Sast. which
they took in their first rush. Tho.
German attack to the south of fpres
which was made simultaneously with
that to the north apparently has
failed entirely.
These attacks are beicvedto be the
commencement Of another big battle,
which. with both sides strongly en-
trenched. promises to he ono of the
bitterest and bloodiest or the war.
kilograms from Holland tonight tell
not only Of the movement of German
re-cnforcements to the front. but OF
long trains of dead and wounded
which are passing to the rear. a con-
dition Of affairs, which also must cN-
ist in the rear OF the allied armies.
The outcome OF this battle is awaited
with the utmost eagerness.
Russians Resume Attack.
In the meantime fighting goes on
In Champagne and the Woevre as
we'll as in the Carpathians. Despite
tcrFential rains the Russians appear
to have resumed their attack on the
Austro-German positions guarding
Uzsok pass. The capture by the Rus
SLAMS OF hill 4 ,001. it is alleged. will
greatly facilitate their operations re-
ducing in importance hill 992, which
the Austrians still hold.
Confirmation Of this new Russian
offensive is contained in the Austrian
official report which records fighting
on Turka road which traverses Uzsok
pass.
There is no official news as yet OF
operations IN the Dardanelles or the
North sea, but in the latter region
there is evidence of activity on the
part of TIE Germans, who have sunk
or captured several neutral vessels.
The Danish steamer. SidroX. was
LuS Dhi INS7 aStso
car and Eva, and the Swedish steam
er, Ruth. were torpedoed by subma-
rines: the Norwegian steamer. Cap
rivi. was blown up by a mine off the.
English coast, while the Finnish
steamer, Track, was tcrpedoed in the
Baltic.
Diplomats are watching Italy.
which apparently has not yet reached
4 decision on her future attitude.
Thc#fact that the meeting of5the coun-
ell Of ministers called for today was
postponed would seem TO indicate
that negotiations between Italy and
the Germanic allies are sstill proceed
ing or that Italy is waiting for a final
answer to her demands for territorial
concessions.
GERMANS CARRY VILLAGE
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