South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-27
BEL CLANS RECAPTURE
LIZERNE FROM ENEMY
AviatOrS Make Raids on Seven
Towns Held by Germans in
BeIgium-Emperor William
Now in Flanders.

LONDON. April 21.-Ihe kaiser
third drive for Calais has been stop
ped-stopped short German attacks
ON Ypres have been repulsed and the
allies have taken the offensive. French
troops have retaken Het-Nas on the
NpTes canal the British war office an
nounced today. The English are pro-
crossing in an offensive movement
near ST. julien, three miles northeast
of Ypres.
The Belgian legation announces the
TecaptuTe OF Lizerne, another town on
the canal.
n Reinforcements rushed 70 the allies
0have permitted them 20 regain con-
siderable OF the ground lost in the
first furious attacks of the German
army Officials of the war office are
decidedly optimistic as a result OF the
latest news from Field Marshal Sir
Aviators Raid seven Towns.
simultaneously with its announce
ment Of the repulse Of the Germans
at Ypres and the taking of the often
sive by the allies, the war office re-
ported raids by aviatOrs upon seven
towns held by the Germans in Bel
gium. All are in the Flanders re-
gion, where the Germans have been
trying TO hack their way through TO
the French coast. The aviatOrs drop
ped bombs upon TuTcOing. ROubaiX,
r1nEelm unSJeIs oldQenf A%du u6tiildAChs
Thielt and ROulers.
All OF these towns have been used
as concentration points by the Ger
mans
Field Marshal Sir John French.
commander OF the British expedition
airy force. reported today as follows:
YESTERDAY all the German attacks
northeast of Ypres were repulsed. In
the afternoon our troops took the Of
fensive. They made progress near st.
Julien and to the west of that place.
The French c0operated on our left.
Further north they retOOk Het-Nas.
I'm the course OF Yesterdays fight
ing our artillery took full ADVANTAGE
of several opportunities for inhicting
severe casualties on the enemy.
ION the remainder of the front
there is nothing 10 report.
in addition TO the restriction of
Courtrai junction mentioned IN the
communiquc of last night, our airmen
threw bombs on the stations and juno
tions at the following places: Turco-
ing. ROubaiX Ingelmunster. Staden
.I.angemarck Thielt and ROulers."
Emperor i'm Flanders.
Emperor William is reported to have
reached the Flanders front late yes
terday afternoon. If this report is
correct still more furious attacks may
be expected from the soldiers, in
epired by the presence OF their 'kreig-
sherr."
While the Germans are continuing
their attack upon Npres, the keystone
of the allies position in Flanders. the
wedge that thrust its way across the
- Ypres canal is extending its front. IL
AS reached Boesinght. about three
Ua4nes from NpreS and about two miles
sort theast of LiZerne. the first town
stormed by the Germans from the west
bank of the canal.
'Boesinghe has been completely de-
stroyed" says a dispatch from Am
Sterdam. The ruins are burning. but
stubborn fghting continues amid the
Vvreckagc The collapse of the church
steeple buried German and French
soldiers as they were fighting in the
very shadow OF the ediiCe.
The correspondent who sent TINS
dispatch states that the Germans them
selves declare that had II not been for
the Canadian troops the allies would
he in retreat along the entire Flanders
front.
Canadians Upset Plan.
The Canadians upset all the Ger
man calculations" the correspondent
continues. =
THE kaiser's troops expected their
COUP 20 result i'm the quick fall OF
Ypres and the capture of all the i'm
portaut points along the canal Their
exuectations would have been full
iiled n the Canadians had not smash
I'd into their advancing line. throwing
I1 entire regiments into confusion.
TcfegraUhing from Dunkirk another
s-orrespondent says.
'The Belgian troops again proved
-aeir heroism on the canal enrolling
thelr names with those OF the brave
canadians They repeatedly attacked
NE Germans retiring only when over
,rhelmed by force OF numbers
"A German lieutenant who was
4aten prisoner states that an engineer
corns ~ his army was surprised 10y
half a company ef Belgians. who drove
the Germans int0 the canal with rifle
Hre and havonet Sixty Of the Ger
-nane vyer. drowned.