The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-27
GERMANS LOSE 10000.
Casualties Heavy In Last Few
Days, says Correspondent.
Special cable Despdtch 10 THr sr>

Special cable Despatch 10 Tar srN.
LONDON. April 26.--The Daily Chron-
icie's correspondent, in the north OF
France tclegraphs that the German
losses in the last few days have been
10000
The Morning Posts correspondent in
the north Of France reports that what
was left OF Ypres has been ignited by
incendiary bombs and is now burning
The Germans are now massing big re-
serves from Belgium and Luxembourg
between Menin and Roulers. preparatory
to another effort
The correspondent OF ;he Daily Mad
telegraphs as follows:
TIE battle IL still raging to-day with
fierce intensity. After being driven
from tie positions which they captured
on Friday night the Germans brought
up large reenforcements and ON Satur-
day morning made repeated efforts to
break through the French and Belgian
lines between Boesinghe and Zuyd-
schoote The little village of Lizerne
was taken and retaken three times
during the day. hand to hand fighting
/ being continuous in the streets. one
moment the French would drive the Ger
mans out. then the latter would come
back in greater numbers striving to
3 cross the ser tantl, NNl'n iuns p'nInn
! the village.
Twice they succeeded In crossing the
canal. but they were eventually driven
back with heavy loss. During one OF
/ trese desperate efforts 10 gain a foot
hold on the left bank OF the canal an
Z entire battalion ~ German Infantry got
/ cut off from the rest OF the division,
/ which had been compelled to retire 10
/ the right bank Those who were not
~ linn In -
escaped.
Late on Saturday night French Mo-
roccan soldiers made a vigorous counter
attack at Stccnstraate, charging with
their bayuuets. After being driven back
. several times 10y the devastating FIRE of
the eucmys machine guns they finally
succeeded in forcing the foe To retire
/ over "A distance Of more than tWu-thirds
of "A mile, iuficiiug heavy losses.
The thirty French guns which the
Germans claimed Ia have captured, in
their official report OF saturday. Ar" not
In the hands Of the enemy When the
French saw there was no means ut saw
ing the guns. they abandoned them III
the marshes. with their wheels half COW
cred with water At present these guns
are in no mans land. for the French are
keeping up perpetual hail of shot anc
she'll around tn" spot where tn" guns are
! standing, making IL Impossible Tor th'
Germans to got anywhere near them.
ION sunday night the French and Rel
gians made "A combined and violcn
counter attack between pilkem and -
/! julien. The battle l. still raging iierccl,
in this region and M the moment %
writing this despatch no news has beer
received regarding the result
Another correspondent of the DAN
Mail In the north of France alahorat"'
upon the part played hy the Canadians
to whom he SAYS belongs the honor o
spelling the German plan. They wor'
backed Of course by the return of tn
French troops and the recovery Of th'
Zouaves who bore the hrmt of the frs
attack, by the Bclgilns who showed ad
m!rablc GOODNESS further 20 the north
and hy many English hattflious au'
one Scottish battalion 10 the south o
them
The Canadians. no continues, Ell
cnuntercd only the edge uf tho German
gas cloud. Many Of them lied handkcr
chiefs over their noses and mouths
Some say that the fumes, far from para
lyZing them maddencd and stimulate
them to further endeavor. After fur
Their insisting upon the great importance
OF the action ~ II" Canadians, IN,
correspondent says
"Rut let nobody suppose that ~
onslaught il over or thar the German
gained nothing They gained GOO