The Lamar register., 1915-08-04

the entrenched siege line where the
lnce October 10.
the Belgian army retrested along the
sea coast and the Germans in a final
rush reached ostend October l6).
Line Extended to the Sea.
The battle line OF the Aisne was now
extended to the sea. the Germans hold
ing the important French city OF Lille.
while the allies kept Ypres In Belgium
and. partly by flooding the lowlands.
held the position OF the User river and
canal
From October Is to November 10
was fought the desperate nrst patue
OF Ypres. when the Germans suffered
enormous losses IN attempts 10 break
through the line in Flanders and reach
Calais. They succeeded in pushing
back the allies only a little and the
invasion OF Silesia by the Cossscks
finally induced them to desist and
send re-enforcements to Russia
The Germans in September had per.
formed the feat OF pushing a salient
into the French line south OF Verdun.
which terminated on the west bank Of
the Msuse river at st. Mihiel: while
the French had taken the offensive
with some success in Champagne at
about the same time.
For the most part throughout the
winter the lighting consisted of regu-
lar siege warfare. with heavy artillery
combats and mine and counter-mine
The flooding OF the River Aisne
from winter SHOWS gave the Germans
a chance to entrap the French troops
on the north side of that river in the
vicinity OF Scissors for a considerable
distance and kill or capture most Of
them January 1D.
Take Offensive In Spring.
With the spring. the French and
English attempted to take the offensive
at several points Always preparing
the way with tens or hundreds OF thou.
stands OF shells. they tried Joint after
joint OF the German armor.
In the Vosges the dominating height
OF Hartmannsweilerkop was taken
and retaken several times in sanguin-
airy charges and finally remained in the
hands OF the French.
ne hdlltul Ol was hlhO
subjected to tremendous French pres
sure on both legs" The French sue.
ceeded in gaining a little ground. but
the Germans. despite the apparent
weakness OF the sharp wedge they had
driven into the French line, could not
be dislodged and later succeeded in re
gaining some OF the territory they had
lost
The British also reported victories
at Neuve Chapelle and Hill No. 60. in
FLANDERS. Whether these should be
accounted successes for the allies is
doubtful. The British suffered enor,
nous losses and at Neuve Chapelle
bungled affairs to the extent of shell.
ing their own men who had taken Ger
man trenches. In other cases they
left gallant little parties lodged in
enemy's trenches without supports to
be annihilated.
The next development was the un.
expected use Of poisonous gas fumes
by the Germans in attacks Just north
OF Ypres. With this novel weapon
they succeeded in taking several small
villages and more than compensatins
for the British gains south of Ypres
The losses OF the French. Canadians
and British were severe. but they sue
ceeded in stemming the German on
slaught effectively few miles back
from their former position.
Begin Series Of Attacks.
The German line makes a salient Al
Scissors, though not such pro
French now began a series of at
tacks on the upper side of this salient
to the north of Arras Expendlng hun
dreds Of thousands OF shells, they time
and again blasted away the barbed
wire entanglements and concrete
trenches, held by Crown Prince Rup
| precht of Bavaria's men. and Their
ohnrsed srrnss tho desolata ground ta,