Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-26

' Although spring has failed to bring the long-expected ''big effort of the allies against the German lines in France and Belgium, it has furnish ed three of the most desperate en- agreements of the war. The first was at Neuve Chappelle, where, in three days fighting, the combined losses numbered S0,000 or more, with victory resting on the British arms. The second took place southeast of Ypres, when the British captured the i'm portant strategic point known as Hill No. SO. This involved the most furt- pus kind of smelling and hand-to- hand fighting and. after the hill was taken, a bombardment by the Germans for \ several days.
 Germans at Ypres Reinforced.
 Then. bringing up heavy reinforce &nents, the Germans began an attack
 round Ypres, which is described as
 he of the fiercest of the war. This
 movement was partly in the nature of surprise and resulted in pushing back the allies for a considerable dis tance estimated in some quarters as has been regained and according to the French official report, not only have the Germans been checked but Belgians, British and French, by de- termined counter-attacks continue to A force their adversaries back.
 The Germans are reported still to sbe employing bombs containing gas forming chemicals and their use is admitted and justified by the Berlin press, one of the British newspapers asserting that bombs of a similar nature had previously been employed &by French and British.
 Attacking the British Front.
 The full force of the German at- tack is being disclosed against the &British front from several directions and here the Canadian troops who #have already distinguished themselves @py brilliant counter-attacks, when the 0aermans swept the French line back, 3re bearing the brunt of the battle.
 With 750,000 men on the continent as announced recently by the British chancellor of the excheQuer, reinforce ments have doubtless been hurried forward to fill gaps in the British lines. In one of it's infrequent bulletins the Belgian legation at London an- uounces that the town of Lizerne, west Rof the Ypres canal, which was cap- tured by the Germans on Friday night has been retaken by the French and V Vartillery has been engaged in a duel Vwith the German batteries the whole Nength of the Belgian front.
 Carpathian Situation Unchanged.
 ) The Carpathian situation remains \ with no notable change, the only ope- rations reported being of an isolated nature, while Poland, for the time be- Ing, has almost ceased to play a par1 In the activities of the campaign German Fleet in North Sea. German newspapers still insist thai 1.-the German fleet has been cruising 1T the North Sea. According to these
 published reports the German fleet
 has been ''vainly seekinug the British
 feet" The German commander Of 2 steamer which is said to have met
 he German fleet a week ago'off Helgo.
 and, declares that the Germans have
 bne desire-to engage the British
 The position of Italy with respec-
 to the war remains as 1t has from the Fbeginning-one of armed and watch VI full neutrality There is much tall of negotiations looking to an Austro.
 Italian agreement but so far is knowr
 no tangible results have been reached
 The socialists favor neutrality anr i
 s reported that one of the socialist X fs planning to bring about a genera
 strike should the mobilization of the W.Rrmy ordered.