The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-29

the GallipOli Peninsula.
 London April 2S.--(S p. m.)-"Our opera tions in conjunction with the French have definitely stopped the German at tack"
 Field Marshal Sir John French, com- mander-in-chief of the British forces on the continent, thus announces the con clusion of another German attempt to break through the allied lines around Yprez and along the Yser canal which brought about orc ofsc-@f most sangul' nary battles of the war.
 First Phase Ended
 This, however, only brings to an end the first phase of the battle, for the all lies have yet to win back the ground lost in the great German sweep. For this purpose they are now delivering counter attacks against the German lines. Only at one --Steenstraate-have the Ger mans kept their footing on the western bank of the canal, while to the north of Yprez the positions remain much as they were. the allies making no claims to an advance there, and the Germans reporting that all the British attacks have been repulsed.
 To hold these lines the Germans have brought up further achievements, and Belgium, behind them, has been denuded of troops The towns and villages in Bel giuln are being guarded by only hand ful of sentries.
 Tjghting also continues in Champagne, where the Germans claim the capture of a strong French position in the Argonne fl.A wi Dar they are progressing. and in the Vosges, where both sides claim to be in possess sion of Hartmans Weilerkopf. It IS prob able that this mountain. which commands /. the plains of Alsace, has changed hands several times; this would account Tor the contradictory reports.
 The Russians and Austro-Germans are heavily engaged in the region of Uzsok lass, in the Cara fathians and in the, di- rection of Stry, where an attempt is be- ing made to strike at the Russian com munications.
 Berlin correspondents give the Aus trians credit for the capture of a num- Der of important heights near Uzsok pass and also assert that they have driven the Russians out of Bukowina. But this is not backed up by the Austrian official report, which says that in Bukowina no important event has occurred
 Activity in East Prussia
 There has been a renewal of activity on the East Prussian front, where the Ger mans report minor successes for their troops.
 It is expected that the operations against the Dardanelles will proceed slowly, as the turks are strongly en- trenched and their wire entanglements and trenches will have to be sheIled heavily before the troops can make any serious attempt to advance.
 The French have lost the cruiser Leon Gambetta. which was torpedoed by the Austrian submarine us, while leaving the Adriatic sea for Malta. Only small part of her crew were saved. all the of ficers, including an admiral, being drowned.
 Reports as to the intention of Italy are as varied as they are numerous, but the Italian embassy at London has au- thorized the statement that nothing is known here of any impending change in the Italian policy.
 Nothing further has been heard of the German fleet in the North sea, and 1t is contended in official quarters here that 1t never left the mine fields off Helgoland. In the Baltic. however, German warships are busy, and have stopped number of Swedish steamers carrying coal from English ports to Sweden.