The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
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first line Of trenches and out of towns
they had been holding
"rhc attack is still progressing he
continues Great masses Of troops are
being poured through Brussels Tor the
front and all troops who have been
long the Dutch frontier have LETT ior
tho User.
Reports at hand show that the Ger
II ans are making great EFFORT to break
the allied line. and to this end they
ar. throwing all available men against
the allied lines north OF iprcs while
the Allies arc attacking in a strong
force south of that place.
The enemy's losses IN the last few
days were tremendous. The Germans
have advanced against the allied
trenches with desperate courage. The
new troops are dashing forward over
masses Of dead aud wounded unmindtul
of what may happen. Brugcs ~ hlled
with wounded and accommodation IL
wanting for the huge patches which CON
tinue to arrive.
ut ~ conservative to say that the
bloOdicst battle of the western cam
paigu IL now raging The German ar
tillery. according to all reports. mas Deeh
extremely elective. The expenditure
Of shells and the tremendous movement
of troops still continue.
Antwerp TX Isolated from tho south
aud carts filled with goods have been
sent back to the city. The Belgian
railway system In monOpolzcd by troop
trains and - correspondent from
southerlS point OF the Dutch frontier
reports that during the last few dayS
he has seen German troops indichiiE
into Belgium as they marched at the
beginning Of the war. The only differ
cuCo is that now their hig guns are not
50 numerous as IN August. Tho troops
which came from the direction of MA
-Chapelle yesterday were estimated
at 10000"
\ most hopeful fcatur" vt tn" battle.
| from the Allies Viewpoint. IS the position
/ ~ tn" British. vino are south and w"si
/ Of Iprcs. They still hold hin SO which
4 was captured recently II Is an INA
4 purtant position from which tho l'titIsn
! tru"ps may develop thanking moVrm.
/ t. tho north. ;vdcntly the hill * tc-
! cardcd as most important. for the Ger
! mans have tried repeatedly for a VIZ
. to- recaptuic II. According to IN" semi
D Nc'klN report issued today l'-inCh
shells were used in the attacks on tit"
. hin. but IN vain. rh" British hold tni
entire crest Of the hill. Tho official
p statement. watch is dated April %, iol'
J low.
The enemy developed an attach ON
| tn" French truurs ON our LETT IN In"
I ncighborhooi ~ BNschuotc AMI
! Iaug.mar,k north Of the Npres sail
| emf Yesterday evening. This attack
was preceded by q heavy lombard
mcut 'hc enemy making use or a num-
h.r Of appliances Tor the production
Of asphyNiating gas. The quantity
produced Indicates long and d"lber-
ate preparation for the employment
! ~ devices contrary To the terms ot 'ne
| Hague convention, Ia which me enemy
subscribed.
The false statement made ~ IN"
Germans a week ago To- tn" cifS"t that
We were using such gases Is now ex-
! planned Il was obviously an EFFORT
To- diminish neutral criticism in ad-
vance.
During he night the French had t.
retire from the gas zone. Overwhelmed
hy fumes, they had fallen back To III"
canal in the nelghborhood az Doe
s'ughc
cur front remains intact except o.
tho extreme lott. where our troops had
tn rcadjust their line 10 conform 70
the new French line.
Two attacks which were delivered
agalns. our lines near Ypres were
easily repulsed.
Fighting still continues in the re-
! gion north Of Yprcs.
This morning ono OF our aNiators in
/ Tho course OF a successful rcconnais-
ssncc damaged German ioroplano
and forced g to descend our flying
corps brought down tno.her German
! air machine near MesSin"S