Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-06
CLAIMS OF GAINS
| IN GERMAN REPORT
DENIED BY ALLIES
French Admits He Is Forced
to Readjust Lines Near
Ypres.
TEUTONS, USING GAS, GET
FOOTING ON HILL NO. go
Conflicting Dispatches From the
East Make It Impossible to
Judge of Situation.
ATTACKS ON DARDANELLES
TEUTONS, USING GAS, GET
FOOTING ON HILL NO. 60
ATTACKS ON DARDANELLEs
Kaiser's Submarine Sink Fifteen Eng.
lish Trawlers Since Sunday
Night.

LONDON. May 5.-The German off-
cial report to-day claims victories both
over the Russians in Western Galicia
and over the British In Flanders. Field
Marshal Sir John French. British com
mander in chief. admits he was COM
PEELED to readjust his lines in the region
of Ypres, but the French communities
ton, far from confirming German VIC
tory in Belgium, declares the German
attacks were repulsed and that the
Germans. being taken on the flank by
French artillery, suffered severely.
late report from the British War
Offce also says that German attacks
were repulsed. although the German,
used asphyxiating gases and by the use
Of these fumes did get n footing on
hill No go, southeast OF Ypres, which
since the British captured 1T recently,
has been attacked repeatedly.
FIGHTING ALONG REST
OF WESTERN FRONT
There has been lighting all along the
rest OF the western front, in all of
which the Germans claim successes.
The French, however, insist that their
advance continues both along the User
canal, in Flanders, and in the Woevre.
where battles have been continuous for
weeks on end.
Conflicting reports from the east
make 1t impossible to Judge OF the po-
sition there. The Austrians and Ger
mans tonight say the Russians havo
been beaten badly in Western Galicia.
and have commenced to retire from the
western Carpathans, whereas the lat
est Russian report, while admitted that
the Austro Germans got across the
Duna1ec River, declares they were
checked there.
The country around the East Prus-
sian frontier also has been the scene
of battles of more or less Importance
while mt the other end of the Russian
line. In Eastern Galicia, the Russians
are attacking the Ahstro- Germans.
despite their reported defeat or check
In the western part OF that province.
Ahens credits the allies with fur.
tner successes In their attacks on the
Dardanelles. and Smyrna, but the Turks
again report the defeat Of allied troops
on the Gallipoli Peninsula
GERMAN SUBMARINES
ATTACK FISHING FLEET
German submarines seemingly now
are devoting their attention to the
British fishing fleet. Fifteen trawl-
ers have been sunk since Sunday night.
but without loss OF life.
Nine OF the trawlers were sent down
by submarine on Monday.
The victims were the Iolanthe, Hero.
Northward Ho. Hector, Progress. CO.
quette and Bob White, OF Hull. and the
Rugby and uxbridge. OF Grimsby.
Crews OF the fishing vessels saw the
submarine was OF the newest type, and
had an iron cross painted on her con-
nins tower. She ran amuck among the
nshins Meet and sang seven trawl.cs
IN quick succession. The crews were
given time to escape. but in some casaa
the small boats drifted for hours before
they were picked up.
Each man coming ashore is exhihit-
ing huge lump OF black bread, given
MIN by the crew OF the submarine. Tho
sailors are preserving these pieces Of
bread as souvenirs.