Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-04-24
Sir John French Announces
Success of New Means of
Warfare of Kaiser's Men.
TEUTONS REGROUP
IN THE CARPATH1ANS
Indications Are That New Phase of
Campaign Is About to Open, With
Strong AustrO. German Force in
Offensive Against Slavs.

London, April 23-The Germans
have forced the allies back five miles
north of Ypyres. The loss is guard
edlv admitted in reports from Paris
and from General Sir John French
Berlin statements assert the claim
of gains unqualifedly, adding that
four illages-Langemarc Steen-
strate, Hetsas and Pilken--were cap
tured in the new German drive. Cap
lures of 1900 French and English
soldiers is claimed by Berlin.
The new German offensive was
launched on the northern angle of
the famous Ypres salient, scene of
many terrific battles during the fight
ing preceding the closing in Of win
ter sN
German critics set this up as the
German reply to Neuve Chappelle. Tt
measures up with the German victory
at Scissors, they assert s---'ses- .
British and French reports discount
whatever glory the Germans may
claim from the victory, by the charge
that it was gained through the use of
appliances for the production of as
phyxiating gases, use of which is pro-
hibited under the terms Of The Hague
convention.
Terrible Carnage.
Fighting centered about hill No. GO.
It was the most terrific two days of
warfare since Neuve Chappelle. The
carnage was terrible. Batteries
blazed fire, shell and death one min
ute, and the next were themselves
blown into shattered tangles of char
red timber and twisted metal, with
writhing masses of humanity scatter
ed about; trenches were blasted and
made humanity untenable, while their
late occupants were moved down by
machine gun fire. The din was hor-
rifying, deafening.
The Parts afternoon statement as
! serts that the French were forced to
retire to the User canal. They prev
iously held position on the canal bank.
The night report declares no grave
consequences have been suffered from
the German attack. and that the al
lies have made gains to the north
ward of Steenstrate and the Ypres-
Poel-Chappelle road.
Berlin says that Yesterday evening
the German forces rushed from their
position at Steenstrate, east of LANCE
marck and force dtheir way across the
Ypres canal at Steenstrate. and at
| Hetsas. The Germans have now es-
tablished themselves on the western
bank of the canal, says the state
ment. Besides prisoners, Berlin
claims the Germans captured 80 can
non. including four British heavy
guns.
London, April 23.--The press bu-
reau tonight made public the follow
ing dispatch from Sir John French
under date of April 90:
yesterday evening, the enemy
developed an attack on the French
troops on our left in. the neighbor-
4 hood of Dixschoote and Langmarch,
| north of the Ypres salient. This at
tack was preceded by heavy bonn
bardment, the enemy at the same
time making use Of a number of ap-
planes for the production OF
asphyxiating gas.
4 "During the night, the French had
to return from the gas zone. Over
whelmed by fumes, they have fallen
back to the canal in the neigh borhood
of the Boesinghe. Our front remains
intact except on the extreme left
where Cur. troops had 10 readjust
their line to conform II to the new
/ FfencE line. 1T ~
5ssT wo tfacks which were delivered
against our lines near Ypres were
easily fepulsed. Fighting continues
In the region north of Ypres.
"This morning one of our aviators,
U in the course. Of A.. successful recon-
sencountered a German
Ffaercplane and forced it to descend.
Our flying corps also brought down
another Germani machine flying about
Messines."