New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27

not much slower IN recovering "'N' =
cording to the French ohclal Iepoi'S,
succeeded In regaining possession y.
the canal banks and much OF t"e SUI
rendered territory TO the east law
There Is no inclination here how.
ever 10 belittle the initial success OF
The German sweep and the work tnat
must be done by the allied armies DC
fore the situation can be fully res'oteu'
Wounded Going Back.
writer in "The Pail Mall Gazette
Aoscribes II as "a mastery tactical
counter stroke" and declares that III
the Germans have waited long TO take
tbeir revenge for Ncuve Chapeue, they
have taken II now" By getting across
the canal. il is pointed out, the Ter
mans have gained for the moment com
wand Of tho new roads, and II they
Mad not been driven back would nave
forced a reimbursement of the Whole
allied line in the region Of fpres.
News from Holland gives the inior.
nation that the cannonade last hlEht
was more severe than ever. ana ma
long trains Of German relnforcemen,s
going to the front are passing equaits
long trains Of wounded bound lot inc
baec bospitals. There is no likelihood
therefore, that the battle Will be over
for DAYS to come, as the Germans nave
made immense preparations in men ana
material for their offensive, when mas
forestalled that Of the Allies.
That there IS no shortage or either
men or munitions is shown by the lacV
that the Germans arc at the same time
conducting an offensive IN the heigh's
of the Meuse, where they have MADE an
unsuccessful attack, according 10 Ine
French Official report, IN an euoT' 10
recapture Les Eparges.
British Expect Victory.
British optimism in the outcome IS
encouraged by the success OF the AlIles
in repelling similar attacks last OcOo,
Der. when they wero less well eQulPpeu
than the Germans, whereas now theIe
i- believed 10 be little 90 choose be
tween tho opposing forces IN en- M
numbers or the machinery OF War' Inc
battle has had a marked effect IN re-
cruitinc. which enjoyed considerable
The Official statement issued by the
French War Office to-day says -.
"To the north Of Npres, on the Ie1I
Of the hattie front, we have made very
sensible progress and have driven BACK
the enemy, inAicting on MN neavS
losses. The Germans have efhpio!eu
anew asphyxiat.ng gases, but means
of protection has been put INTO service
which has given tho best OF results
among our Belgian alies ana 0ui
selves. ...o.Ls
moving out from Paschendrele and
from Brodseinde were checked yester-
day by British troops. The enemy
thereupon bombarded 1pres with Vlo-
ienco our activities are being con-
tinued along the User Canal
German Trench Taken.
"a spirited infantry engagement has
taken place near Fay, 20 the norlh OF
CbouInes. for the possession OF an OK.
csvatiou caused by the explosion OF
% German mine. Our troops dlsiodgeo
fbe enemy from IL and have maintained
the position, Notwithstanding TWO
an Cbampagne, near Beaus6jour, the
Germans attempted an aI'aCh' "i''OH
was Immediately arrested.
"On the heights Of the Mouse the
attacks Of the Germans on the 'front.'
comprising Les Eparges, ST. Kenny ana
che trench Of Calouue, have suuered
complete check. Despite the extreme
violence of the German ctort, we re-
main masters Of the whole OF the posi-,
ton at Les Eparges, the slopes OF
which are covered with bodies OF ueau
Germans. .r
AT the trench Of Calonne our with
drawal Of the day before yesterday
which was temporary, ana IN "h-TH
we suffered the loss Of not a s.htIe
cannon. was Immediately followed by
sTccessfuI counter attacks on our part
The Germans delivered tnelr a''aCh
with not less than two divisions.
Alsace Height Lost.
.In the Vosges the enemy, after
bombardmout Of extreme violence sue
ceeded in gaining toothoId on inc
summit ofHartmans-W elerkopi. we oc-
cupy, at distance or ABOUT lou HCOio9
from the summit, the positions from
,,bicb we set out on March % to capt
ure tho summit by an assault "hlch
lasted seven minutes.
Tho official statement given out to-
div bv the German General Army
Ucadquarters i'm Berlin announces that
more than 1000 Canadians were capt
ured I'm the fighting around lpres. ne
statement says:
THE Germans hold Lizernc, on the
west bank Of the canal, which the
French pretend 10 have reconquered.
Also on the east Of the canal the con-
ouered terrain remains ln the posses
sion Of the Germans. The number OF
cannon taken by the Germans rose TO
forty-fvc, including four English.
1000 Canadians Taken.
"Northwest of Zonrcbcke the German
4 attacks continue More than 1000
Canadians were captured. The total
number Of prisoners rose TO 5000.
They include Senegal negroes. English,
Turcos. Hudus French, Canadians,
Zouayes and Algcrians.
an the Champagne region, north Of
BcausCiour, two French night attacks
were rcpu.scd.
"On The Neusc heights the German
attacks progressed along several noun
tain saddles until the height TO the
west Of Les Eparges was taken by
storm. Several hundred French sol
diers and several machine guns also
were captured.
in the ALLY forest the enemy's ad-
vances failed.
an the Vosges the Germans took
back Hartmans-We lcrkopf. in this
engagement eleven officers and Tag
French soldiers and six mine throwers
and four machine guns were capt
ured'