Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25
CANADIANS HALT
SECOND GERMAN
DRIVE ON YPRES
Overseas Contingent Bears
Brunt of Fighting in
Serious Crisis.
LOSE HEAVILY IN MEN,
BUT HOLD THEIR GUNS
Heavy Re-Enforcements Being
Concentrated to Hurl Teutons
Back Across User.
ALLIES LINES ARE REFORMED
Furious and Spectacular Fighting Is
Reported From Cham
pagnc.
LOSE HEAVILY IN MEN,
BUT HOLD THEIR GUNS
ALLIES LINES ARE REFORMED
Furious and Spectacular Fighting Is
Reported From Cham-
pagnc.

1o-NDON, April Sf.-Iho second Cor
man drive on Ypres. the key to Calais,
has been checked
Brought to halt by the Canadiana.
who gave the advancing hordes of in
Vaders such terrific battle, even with
their left flank exposed that tho
French. English and Belgians were
able to reform their line between
Steenstraat and Hetsas tho Kaiser's
FORCES to-day were turned back at
Lizerne. the village they captured west
or the User. and the Belgian forces are
now crowdinE them back to, the east
ward. The Germans have fallen back
to the left bank of the canalised
stream. and heavy re-enforcements are
being concentrated there to hurl then
back across the User.
The crisis of the battle at Liaerno
came this morning at dawn. according
TO the French official communique re-
ceived tonight from Paris. After tor
rife cannonading and sporadic infan-
try actions lasting all night, the
French Zouaves and the Belgian Car
olneers Joined In n brilliant attack
upon the newly-erectcd German defen-
sive works at the edge OF the village.
The dash and vigor OF tho attack car
ried the allied forces over the trenches,
q,
tho Invaders were forced back and out
or the town into the low ground stretch
ing down towards the bank of the
User.
GERMANS FIGHT
WITH INTENSE FURY
Meanwhile. the French and Belgians.
towards BiNschoote, and the British in
the angle Mt Hetsas, where the salient
projects from tho main line to protect
Ypres. carried on stubborn engage
ments with the Germans, who fought
with intense fury.
Numerous fresh battaltons have been
seen coming up behind the Germans
line for the past twenty-four hours
Apparently the Kaiser's forcen!.
flushed by their temporary success In
bending the allies line. were deter
mined to seize the opportunity to make
good their pledge to break through
for the onward march to Calais, a
stroke upon which the German strategy
has been based ever since last October
But new contingents. with reserve
forces, were quickly thrown behind the
Franco-British line. and the wall OF
steel which has ballsed the Germans
during the last six months of fighting
on this front again Is re- established
London tonight is ringing with en-
thusiasm for the Canadian forces The
overseas contingent. according to Of
fetal reports issued by the War ONCE.
bore the brunt of the lighting in a
crisis, when. II they had faitered. the
German wedge undoubtedly would have
cut through n still greater distance
than 1t was able to penetrate at
LiZerne. The Canadians lost heavily
In men. but retired with all their guns
Ihey lost four four -polnt-se
when they were overwhelmed by tho
impact or the first onslaught, but they
rallied valiantly and fought their way
back to their guns. step by step-inch
by inch In some plnces--untn their
cherished field pieces were again in
their possession. They held their line
at this point until the break behind
them had been repaired, and then re-
tired to their supports in good order
SPECTACULAR FIGHTING
REPORTED FROM CHAMPAGNE
Furious and spectacular fighting is
reported from Champagne In both
French and German statements North
OF the small fort OF Beausejour the
Germans exploded five powerful mines
close 10 the French trenches. Craters
more than twenty-five yards in
diameter were torn In the ground
With the earth%stiil Shaking from the
force Of the explosion. the troops OF
both forces rushed for the craters
The French won and occupied positions
ahead OF the enemy.
The German statement asserts that
the French suffered heavy losses.
mainly through tho French, artillery
firing into their own trenches.
The woods of Ally. across the river
from ST. Mhicl was the scene OF an
other fierce battle. The Germans. in
great force. attempting to recover 700
yards of lost trenches. routed the
French from one section of works,
but were again evicted before the
lighting ended.
In the forest OF Apremont the French
positions were again heavily bonn
barded, but the infantry attacks fol-
lowed.
Everywhere the Germans were on the
offensive. denoting Il concerted effort
10 force the allies to maintain their
positions TO the exclusion OF any effort
to strengthen the Ypres salient.
FIGHTING CONTINUES
IN TI:E CARPATHIANs
In tho meantime. lighting goes on In
the Carpathians. Despite torrentiai
rains. the Russians appear to have re-
suned their attack on the Austro-Ger-
man positions guarding UZsok Pass
Capture by the Russians OF hill 1901, it
is claimed. will greatly facilitate their
operations. reducing in Importance hill
9o2. which tho Austrians still hold.
Confirmation OF this now Russian Of
fensiye is contained in the Austrian