The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-27
Germans Succeed
in Drive at YpTes
French Account Of Fighting Admits
Allies Had to Fall Back, But Claims
It Was Due to Use Of Asphyxiatins
Gas Bombs by Germans

London, April 90. With a big bat
tie developing near Ypres in Flanders
and reports of prospective naval
engagement in the North sea and OF
preparations for the commencement
of a combined naval and military at.
tack on the Dardanelles or some OH.
ed vital spot in Turkey the people Of
Europe are highly expectant.
OF these three anticipated events
only one has actually reached fulfill
ment-the battle near Ypres. That
a severe engagement has taken place
in this part of Flanders is confirmed
by the official reports, but these are
so contradictory in their claims that
the actual result of the preliminary
fighting is not known.
To those outside the war office of
the belligerent nations 1t would ap.
pear, however, that following their
loss of hill No. 60 and their failure
after repeated attempts to recaptTre
1t, the Germans have commenced an
offensive from the northeast against
the Anglo French line in front of
Ipres, which was the scene of such
bloody battles last autumn and also
against the Belgian line farther west.
Allies Driven Back
The Germans claim that, with a
rush they drove the allies back to the
Ypres canal, taking 1900 British ana
French prisoners, and number of
guns. The French account admits
that the allies had to fall back, but
1t stated that this was due to the
use by the Germans of asphyxiating
gas bombs. Paris asserts that in
counterattacks the allies took many
German prisoners, and that the Bel
gian repulsed attacks launched
| against them. 1t is believed here
that these operations are only the
commencement of another battle OF
Ypres.
! Although dispatch received from
| Holland tonight gives a rumor that
the Germans are about to fall back
to the Liege line in order to have
troops ready for possible use against
Italy should Italy join the allies il
is considered more likely in military
circles here that the Germans Will
give battle where they are, prefer
ring to be the first to attack, having
learned from recent experiences that
it is difficult to hold the strongest
positions when an extremely heavy
cannonade is directed against them
Fighting continues in the Woovre
and here also both the French and
Germans claim successes. The
French in this region seemingly are
still on the offensive and apparently
determined to attempt further tc
squeeze the German wedge which Las
its apex at St. Mihiel.
Naval Battle Expected
The prediction OF a naval battle II
the North sea, which is based on re
ports from Scandinavia of activity by
the warships, the prohibition of ship
ping between England and HOLLAND
by the British admiralty and the an
nouncement of the German admiral
ty that the German high seas flee
has several times of late been on
in the North sea without encounter
ing British ships, are incidents o.
the war that are calling forth mucl
discussion.
The only news from the Aegean
sea comes from Athens and the Greel
islands 1t is to the effect that fir
ing Is heard at times in the vicinit!
of the Dardanelles and Smyrna ant
also in the Gulf of Saros, where It Il
declared the allies have made a land
ing in the vicinity Of the Turkisl
port of Enos.
There again have been reports o
Zeppelin airships making their ap
pearance along the northeast coas
of England. These reports lack con
firmation. No bombs have beer
dropped on the coast towns, and i
is thought probable that If Zeppelin!
have again been along the North SET
coast 1t was for the purpose of re
oonnoitering for the German fleet.
In the east only isolated battles
are in progress and although boil
Petrograd and Vienna claim tina
their respective troops have made
progress at various points, each Il
agreed on the statement that as {
whole the situation remains unchang
ed.