Evening journal., 1915-04-23
SHE'LL
GERMAN Lines
FROM THE A|R
General French Also Con-
firms Heavy German
Losses Near YpreS
allies ALSO Hold
POSITION At LA BASSEE
By Ed. l. KEEN

lhlleu fTctS stan correspondent.
LONDON. April 23.-British avia-
tors are running wild over the Ger
man trenches in Belgium. Scores
are passing and repassing over the
German lines, some penetrating well
into German territory. Railway sig
nal bases have been bombarded sue
cessively interfering with schedule
running Of trains And in his Official
report today from the front, General
French mentions an attack on April
10 by avators who dropped bombs on
great aeroplane shed, designed to
house two or more of the latest type
OF Zeppelins. just outside OF Ghent.
He declares that a great explosion
took place in the shed and this is in
terpreted as meaning that the dirigi-
] bles inside Of IL we're destroyed.
4 General French also confirms the
reports that the Germans are making
the most desperate efforts to regain
! Hill CO. near Ypres, having launched
successive attacks only 10 be beaten
/ back with very heavy losses. In this
connection, the general denies that
there Is the slightest truth in the
claims made I'm the German official
statement that they have been able
to recapture any part of the positions
on the hill and commanding H.
eve hold the entire crest and DOM
mate the entire section" proudly de-
clares the field marshal. The Ger
mans were attacking again today and
were also attempting TO drive against
the British lines at La Bassee and
along the bank Of the canal there.
Yesterday they exploded two mines,
but without doing any great damage,
according 10 the official report. In all
OF their operations along the British
front In Belgium, the Germans are
utilizing their sapperB. Il is plain
: from the vast number engaged that
I the various regiments on the eastern
front must have been robbed OF these
, trained experts. as mining operations
= arc reported from the North Sea well
down into the territory between the
Meuse and the Moselle
=. While interest in the land encount-
ers is intense the nation Is also ex-
pectantly listening for great news
{ from the North Sea and from the
% Dardanelles. The great fleet batter
ing at the Turkish positions which
block the gate 10 Constantinople has
been augmented by several new war
ships, chief of them the Warspite,
equipped with sixteen-inch guns. The
, orders to the land and sea forces are
J that the straits must be forced and
il seems certain now that the offen-
, sive again has been begun.
But il is on Heligoland that Brit
ish hopes must center. There is now
no attempt to conceal that part OF
the British strategioal campaign plan
ned for the next few weeks include
/, an assault by heavy gunned ships on
y Gormany's Gibraltar of the North Sea
=, Despatch of an Anglo-French fleet
!, 10 the entrance TO the SkagerraE
= means. officials hint. that If the Ger.
y man feet does come out from behind
. the shelter Of the land fortihcations
/, and the mne fields an attempt will be
u made TO surround IL. IL is accepted
that the German navy is much
!, stronger than il was at the outset oil
!, the war. And il is accepted that gun:
u OF greater penetrating power ant
- range have been substituted for IN,
twelve-inchers on the new battleship.
II and armorod cruisers. This being so
y II the clash of the fleets comes. ane
c II is ccrtan now that with Great Bri
tain attempting the offensive on tn,
. sea. il must come the battle should
8 be decisive.
e England is at the highest pitch of ex
citement since the early days of the wal
Officials and the men in the street he
z lleve that the next few months will b
y fraught with most important events, an
the lethargy that has marked all cassc
VI during the winter had today disap
n pcared.