New Britain herald., 1915-04-28
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10RPEDOES FRENCH
ARM0RED CRUISER
Continued from First Page.)
Mesnil, German troops stormed tn,
extended French entertainments.
French Attacks Repuised.


French Attacks RepuIsed.
French attacks in the Forest of
LePretre have been repulsed.
Against Weierkopf,
which the Germans hold, there have
teen no new French attacks.
ITO the northeast and east of
Suwalki, in Russian Poland, German
forces have conquered Russian posi-
tipns along a front of twenty kilo-
metres (twelve miles.)"
German Report via London.
Berlin, April %. via London, $40
p. m.--The German army headquar-
tiers staff today gave out the follow
ing official statements:
I'm the western theater: The Eng
lish attempted yesterday to recapture
the territory which they had lost in
Flanders. In the afternoon they
commenced an attack on both sides
OF the Ypres-Pilket high road, but the
attack broke down completely 200
metres in front of our positions.
"A second English advance further
to the east during the evening had the
same result. Here also the enemy
suffered heavy losses. The enemy did
not attack on the western bank of
tho canal
French Fortiications Captured.
'In the Champagne district an ex-
tensive French group of Notifications
was taken by us by storm during the
night north of LIE Mesnil and success
fully defended and maintained against
several counter attacks. The enemy
suffered heavy losses, sixty unwound-
ed Frenchman, four machine guns
and thirteen mine throwers falling
into our hands.
Between the Meuse and the Mo-
selle only fierce artillery battles took
place. A strong French night attack
in LIE Pretre wood was repulsed with
sanguinary losses.
after their unsuccessful advances
OF April &c, the French have made
no more fresh attempts to attack our
positions on Hartmanns-Weile
French Aeroplane Brought Down.
"At Altkirch one of our aviators
brought down French aeroplane.
"In the eastern theater: We took
possession of Russian positions ex-
tending over a front of twenty kilo-
metres (twelve miles) to the north
east and east of Suwalki.
ITO the north of Przasnysz (north-
ern Poland) two officers and 47o Rus
slams were taken prisoners yesterday
and three machine guns were cap
tured."
French Official Report.
IA Paris April 2S, 1888 p. m.-The
French war Office this afternoon gave
out an official report on the progress
of hostilities reading as follows:
ITO the north of Ypres we have
continued to make progress. This
is particularly so on our left, where
we took six machine guns, two bomb
throwers and much war material, at
the same time making several hun
dred prisoners, including a number
of officers.
German Losses Heavy.
The losses of the enemy were
heavy. At a single point on the front,
not far from the canal, we counted
over six hundred bodies of German
soldiers.
"On the heights of the Meuse, along
the front of Les Eparges-Saint
Remy, the trenches of Calonne, we
continued to gain ground, advancing
about one kilometre (2-3 of a mile)
inflicting very heavy losses on the
enemy and destroying German
battery"
Belgian Official Report.
London, April %, 1920 p. m.-An
| official announcement has been given
out from Belgian army headquarters
ON the continent which reads as fol-
| lows:
THE situation on April 27, at 6 p.
M, showed that the German artillery
was evidencing little activity on the
/ front held by the Belgian army.
1.-THE French, added by the Bel
gian artillery and infantry, have
taken Lizerne and several German
trenches in the direction of Het Sas
More than 100 dead were counted on
| the battlefield. The booty COM
prises six quick firing guns and zoo
prisoners. The attack continues"
Calais Germans Objective.
Paris. April 2S, 9:1O a. m.-The
offensive assumed by the Germans ir
the Ypres region has given rise tc
! the report that they are about tt
undertake another attempt to force
their way to Calais. Military author
tiles are cautious, however, in ac
| StPtIlE, ILLS SuSSSSllOH dS Ill CApldll'
| alton for the Germans recent ac-
tivity.
The magnitude of the forces con.
centrated by the Germans on such E
limited front cannot be explained, /
is believed here, by mere desire
to keep the allies active. The opin
ion is expressed that it was and per.
haps still is their purpose to breal
| a
paratory to a more important under.
taking.
Outcome Still Undecided.