New Britain herald., 1915-04-24
CONFLICTING REPORTS
OF FIGHTING ALONG
THE WESTERN front
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the north of Ypres between the User
Canal and the Boelcapelle Road.
Thick yellow smoke emitted from Ger
man trenches and driven by norther
" winds produced on effect of COM
rlete asphyxiation among our troops.
which was felt even in our second
line positions.
Regain Lost Ground.
Counter attacks made yesterday
already have enabled US to regain
part Of the ground lost. Our situa-
ton has been completely consolidated
and our action is being carried out
under good conditions with the sup
port of the British and Belgian troops.
THE enemy made an attack at Les
EparGes and another at Loweshead, III
the Forest of Apremc ont, both Of which
we're repulscd.
"A German attack to the south of
the Forest of Parroy and further at
lacks on Reich Ackerkopf were
stopped by our fire. The enemy
suffered heavy losses"
Fierce Fighting Near Nprcs.
London, April "a, 1890 p. n.-Over
an arc-like front in Belgian Flanders
which is, roughly, ten miles long
from the region of Bixschoote in the
north to ST. Eloi in the south, French,
British and Belgian troops are today
locked with the Germans in a series
of engagements which recall the fight
ing Of last October.
Driven from hill No. 60 to the
south of Ypres and failing to retake
it by a counter attack, the Germans
launched a sudden advance north
east of the town, and after stupefy-
ing and killing men in the first
trenches with deadly gases, according
to British official reports, they drove
! a wedge of infantry forward, forcing
the French and Belgians back toward,
and at some points apparently across
in User Cypress Canal, a maneuver
which at the same time compelled
the British line north of Ypres to fall
back to conform with the French.
Germans Forced Back.
Although the advance of the Ger
mans was considerable, extending, ac-
cording to Berlin dispatches, over a
| front of five miles, French, Belgian
and British forces-the French oc-
| cupying the center. the Belgians the
| left and the British the right of the
| fundamentally initiated a counter
| attack, the result of which was to
| compel the Germans to give up some
| of the ground they had taken and
| force them in a northeasterly direc-
| ton toward Langemarck, from which
place the attack started.
| Some of the London newspapers to-
day characterize this German rush as
| another attempt to break through to
| Calais, and some estimates say they
| have 100000 men available for this
| effort.
British Well Strengthened.
BY this time the British are pre-
suma bly, well strengthened and have
| consolidated their position on Hill No.
60. The hardest fighting, consequent
| ly, is expected north of Ypres. Just
| as the Germans have been battering
the Ypres saliently held by the allies,
| to the French continue their pressure
at st. Mihiel with some success.
The campaign in the east continues
at a standstill, and there has been no
| authentic news of the movements of
| allied troops in European Turkey.
Canadians Save Situation.
London, April "a. 12:45 p. m.-The
war Office today gave out the follow
| ing official note.
1.-THE fight for the ground into
| which the Germans penetrated be-
! tween Steenstraate and Langemarck
| still continues. The loss of this port
of tho line laid bare the left of the
Canadian division, which was forced
to fall back In order to keep in
touch with the right of the neighbour
| ing troops.
"In the rear of the latter had been
four Canadian Al inch guns, which
thus passed into the hands of the
enemy But some hours later the
Canadians made a most brilliant and
successful advance, recapturing these
guns and taking a considerable num-
Der of German prisoners, including a.
colonel.
1.-THE Canadians had many casualties
but their sallantry and determination
undoubtedly saved the situation
Their conduct has been magnificent
throughout"
British Frcightcr Sunk.
London, April "a, 2:37 D. m.-The
freighter Ruth was sunk by q Ger
man submarine on Wednesday when
about 100 miles east of May Island
in the North sea- The crew was res
cued and was landed at Lcith. Scot
land.
The Ruth left Leith with a cargo
OF coal for Gothenburg. Capt. Ander-
son, her skipper, who is a Swede. re-
ports that the first torpedo dis
charged by the submarine missed it's
ruark, but the second struck the Ruth
an1idshlps, Wrecking her. The sixteen
members of the crew were all Swedes
", It'll
twelve hours before being picked up.