Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-21
GOOD WEATHER
BRINGS HEAVY
BAT TIES IN WEST
Serious Battles Are Waged on
British Front Where At
tackS and COunter-attackS
Occur Day and Night
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London. April 20 (3:tS y. ml~-ln
Tho semi weekly narrative written by
an officer al the headquarters OF the
British army IN France. under date
of April ~, and given out today by
the official press bureau. the writer
reports the capture By the British OF
a German position on a hin 60 the
west OF Zwartelene. Both belligerents
lost many men. He also reports in
creased activity among the heavier
than-air services and says that four
German acceptance were brought to
earth within three days The officers
account says
Fighting More Intense,
"The Improvement in the weather
since the last report resulted In in
creased activity OF both our own and
The enemy forces and our air service,
Advantage in the exchanges has been
with us In the Ypres district four
hostile aeroplanes have been brought
down in the last three days, two hy
ms and two hy the French Yesterday
one of our airmen drove OF three
hostile aeroplanes. completing SUD
ytantially the reconnaissance on when
he was engaged,
early on April rs. the enemy
shelled our trenches near 81. Eloi
heavily and exploded mine when
! iniurod some of our parapets. No
ATTACK followed and the DAMAGE was
promptly repaired.
"On April 10, the enemy exploded
| three mines in the La Bassee district
! but they were quite harmless,
Taking Hill No. 60.
eOn the evening of April "a We
expIoded "A mine under hill No. SO
/ on the Ypres- Confines railway, to the
/ west of Zwartlenc. This immediately
was followed by an attack when
gained possession of the whole OF th'
enemy's trenches on the hill. The en-
envy suffered heavily from the eN,
lplosion and we took two officers ano
| fifteen men prisoners. I'm spite oil
heavy hombardment which caused
many casualties, the trenches captur'
cd were put in state of defense dur'
ing the night.
"The enemy renewed the lombard.
iment towards morning and followed
this at 500 a. m, with determined
lcounter-attack This attack wa'
pressed home and stiff hand-to-han'
ldphtlnu ensued. our infantry, hight
ing with great galantry and deter
lmlnation and well supported by ar
tlIlerv. drove off the enemy witt
icomplete success. our losses were
VERY heavy, but the Germans sufier
ed still more severely
Beat on German Attacks.
throughout the 18th the enem
repeatedly renewed his attack max
ling desperate efforts 10 regain III
position. which was of great import
lance. At one time they succeeded 1
aaining footing on the souther
lsiopcs of The hill, but they were yer
promptly driven back again.
This morning the enemy az
itacks ceased. but they continued I
hombard the hill.
IN the latter lighting two more OF
fcers and thirty men were captures
making "A. total Of four OFFICERS an
. forty-fve men.
THE statement in a recent Germa
official communication that we ar
using asphyxiating gases In the Npre
district is false. 1t doubtless was mao
to Justify the use OF these gun
, which had been freely employed b
the enemy In their attacks on ~
lgn. Germany signed clause in Tn
+ Hague eliminating the use Of asphyS
iating gases