The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-08-12

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OF Ypres. when the Germans snt,araa
enormous losses In attempts 70 hroos,
through the line in Flanders and reach
Caiais. They succeeded in pushing
back the allies only a little and the
invasion of Silesia by the Cossacks
finally induced them to des,st ana
send re-enforcements to Russia
The Germans in September had ner.
FORMED the feat Of pushing a salient
into the French line south Of yerdun
which terminated on the west bank Of
the Mouse river at st. Mihiel: while
the French had taken the offensive
with some success in Champagne At
about the same time.
For the most part throughout the
winter the fighting consisted OF regu.
lar siege warfare, with heavy artillery
combats and mine and counter-mine
The flooding Of the River Aisne
from winter SHOWS gave the Germans
a chance to entrap the French troops
on the north side Of that river in the
vicinity Of Scissors for a considerable
distance and kill or capture most Of
them January 14.
Take Offensive In Spring.
With the spring, the French and
English attempted to take the offensive
at several points. Always preparing
the way with tens or hundreds Of thou
Stands Of shells. they tried joint after
joint of the German armor.
In the Vosges the dominating height
OF Hartmannsweilerkopf was taken
and retaken several times in sanguin-
airy charges and finally remained in the
hands of the French.
The salient of st. Mihiel was also
subjected to tremendous French pres
sure on both legs" The French sue
ceeded in gaining little ground, but
the Germans, despite the apparent
weakness Of the sharp wedge they had
driven into the French line, could not
be dislodged and later succeeded in re-
gaining some Of the territory they had
lost.
The British also reported victories"
at Neuve Chapelle and Hill No. 60, in
Flanders. Whether these should be
accounted successes for the allies is
doubtful. The British suffered enor-
nous losses and at Neuve Chapelle
bungled affairs to the extent of she'll
ing their own men who had taken Ger
man trenches. In other cases they
left gallant little parties lodged in
enemy's trenches without supports to
be annihilated
The next development was the un-
expected use of poisonous gas fumes
by the Germans in attacks just north
Of Ypres. With this novel weapon
they succeeded in taking several small
villages and more than compensating
'or the British gains south OF Ypres.
The losses OF the French. Canadians
md British were severe, but they sue
,eeded in stemming the German on
Ilaught effectively a few miles back
rom their former position.
Begin Series Of Attacks.
The German line makes a salient at
scissors, though not such q pro
one as at St Mihiel. The
french now began a series Of at
acks on the upper side Of this salient,
o the north Of Arras. Expending hun
reds Of thousands Of shells. they time
nd again blasted away the barbed
Yire entanglements and concrete
held by Crown Prince Rup-
recht Of BaEaria's men, and then
harged across the desolate ground for
light gains.
The fighting centered about the su-
ar refinery OF SoucheE and the great
erman work called the Labyrinth.
lighting went on in cellars and tun-
els below the earth and the casual
es were heavy. The French bent the
erman line and captured the LADY
nth. but whether the gains JUSTIFIED
leir sacrifice IN human life is cues
enable.
In July. Crown Prince FREDERICK
vHliam's army attacked in the Ar.
,nne forest, west of Verdun' ana
Icceeded in gaining several hundred
.rds OF shattered woodland and CAP
ring several thousand Frenehmen-
There were rumors that the Ger
ans were reinforcing for another
eat drive toward Calais or Paris
il the Teutonic campaign In the
est continued to wait upon the
ushing of the much weaker enemy
Poland.