The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-19
BRITISH TROOPS ARE
STuPEF|ED BEFORE ATTACK
GERMAN PRISONER GIVES
DETAILS or GAS STORY TO
BRITISH STAFF OFFICER
(By Associated Press.o

! General Headquarters of the Brit
ish Army in France, April TO- (By
way OF London The oft-repeated,
but unauthenticated report that the
Germans are using deadly gases in
1 their trench warfare has been attent-
ed by a German prisoner speaking
voluntarily to British staff officer.
The officer related to the Associat-
ed press correspondent the descrip-
tion given by this prisoner of 3-foot
cylinders charged with an unknown
gas which the purposed releasing at
some expedient time the plan being
to kill or stupify the British This
expedient the German said was to
be followed by vigorous infantry
attack
"The prisoner exhibited cottprj
wool" said the officer (which he said
had been supplied them to plug their
noses and prevent the gas from kiln
Ing them also. 1t Is not quite clear
to me, however why shift of the
wind would not turn the tables blow
!ng the gas into the German trench
es instead Of ours.
British Lose a Submarine.
The British, as an offset to their
success in destroying a Turkish tor
pedo boat which attacked the trans
port Manytou off Chios Sunday, lost
the submarine ELS. whicn, while
carrying out a difficult reconnaiss-
aissance in the Dardanelles mine
field ran aground on Kephex point,
the crew being made prisoners. Ac-
cording to the Turkish report, seven
Of the crew are missing.
In Egypt British airmen have been
dropping bombs on the Turkish en-
near the border, while
French cruiser, the fire OF which was
directed by a seaplane, has been
throwing shells ON the Turks near
El Arish, where the army for the in
,asion Of Egypt has its headquarters.
These operations were undertaken
to harrass the Turks. IS
he Turks have not shown any inten-
ion of attacking the British since
heir last repulse along the canal
claim Austrian Gain at Lupkow.
In the Carpathians there has been
lighting. but no battle to be COM
Jared with those which the arrival
If spring brought TO a close. The
Austrians officially report they have
-epulsed Russian attacks to the
outheast Of Lupkow pass. inflictins
leavy losses on their adversaries but
Elsewhere comparative calm prevails.
The French have again been ac-
i've in the Vosges. capturing an inn
,ortant height near yetzeral. The
British. too. have attacked the Ger
mans in the neighborhood OF Ypres.
,here fighting was still in progress
,hen the last report was dispatched
>ustro- italian Crisis Grows.
1t Is again stated the German ef-
orts to bring about an accord he
ween Austria aud Italy have failed
report which IF confirmed, is like
y to magnify in the eyes of the
Italians the froatier incident which
occurred Yesterday Acs ordirts to
itest reports the Aastrians. who
ere passing over Italian territory.
ctually fired upon the Italian troops
no repalsad them and in return
INTO Austrian territory
The sinking Of the Greek steamer
llispontos by subrarine off the
utch coast is likely to bring about
,me friction between the Greek and
erman governments The Ellispon-
IS was destroyed while on voyage
ON Ymuiden. Holland. to Monte
deo. in ballast