The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-22
RMANS CENTRE
ATTACK NEAR YPRES
British Launching Fierce Bay.
onct Charges and Gre
made Assaults.
TErTONS REINFORCED

spe4di cable Despatch to TaE SuS.
loSpoS. Feb. 22.-The Rotterdam cor.
,s,ondent OF the Daily Maj t~elegraphs
under yesterdays date:
VERY heavy fighting Is proceeding on
me British front In Flanders. north and
south o, Ypres. on which the Germans
ara concentrating their attack. Troops
continue 20 he sent from Client to be
launched against the Ypres front. Large
numbers Of German wounded are ar
irving at Client and Brugcs and the
hospitals are filled.
'The British have made many fierce
attacks with hand grenades and bombs
rom trench mortars. and there has
been occasional desperate bayonet work.
The lighting continues at several
,on,. from Steenstraete TO the south
~ ypros. Conbats between aeroplanes
ara general and the German line OF
communications west OF Courtrai has
te.n honbarded."
4, the L.ihons sector. south 81 the
somnie, the Germans made preparations
for an attack in considerable strength to-
day, but were prevented by the French
Are from carrying out the assault. The
from, involved was nearly four and a
half mixes IN length. The Germans began
heir preparations by IA very violent
BON bardment. then sent successive
waves Of gas drifting toward the French
lines, but when the German infantry
started from the trenches the curtain
Of nre thrown by the French artilleSS
and machine guns and h accompanying
.f...r. ANA tHvnys thAsr hn.E hAHarn
they had approached the French lines.
The Germans exploded "A mine to the
north OF the Lille road. in Artois. but
the French drove the German infantry
m and occupied the crater themselves
The following official communicate was
issued tonight by the French War Of
Gee:
In Artois To the north Of the Lille
road, the enemy exploded a mine An
immediate counter attack drove him
from the crater. Of which we hold the
sides.
Toward the end of the Afternoon The
Germans directed a violent lombard
nent against our trenches northwest
Of Glvenchy, to which our batteries
replied energetically.
south Of the Somme. in the sector
~ Llhons, after directing against our
lines an intense bombardment and sue.
ocssive emissions of suffocating eases
on 4 front Of seven kilometers (4I
mlles). the enemy attempted To ad.
vance from his trenches at various
points. He was completely repulsed
ny our frc curtain and our infantry
tire.
In Champagne we executed an efec-
tive hrc against the German organ-
Hy.F HttN .#A. - H. -
lare 10 81. Souplet.
In the Argonne a destructive fire
VA directed against the enemy works
near he -. Hubert road. We demo,.
Shed ,everal observation posts on the
'dses OF the Bois-d--cheppy.
w all the region Of Nerdun the artil-
l'r! 81 both sides continued to be very
active. Southeast of 81. Mihiei we
eom6arded the German positions in the
nois d'!klly.
The fired "A certain number
~ BOMBS on 81. Die. A civilian was
Killed ana seven were wounded.
Inc french Afternoon statement said
OPERATIONS on the part Of the ar
tNery OF both sides We're light over
u" whole 'front.', except to the north
OF Nerdun, where there was some ac-
uNity. In the Artois district. 10 the
northwest of Hill No. 40. the enemy
attempted without success, local at
lacks with ~erenadcs.
The German statement on operations
IN the west issued to-day Via Berlin
wS AZ follows:
Nor'h OF lpres an English hand
grenade attack OF our new position
o. The canal was repulsed.
South Of Loos the enemy again
'is forced To- withdraw from our
crai.c position.
~ the l."ns-ArraS highroad they
s'ttched without success.
Our aeropline squadron attacked
several enemy positions behind their
lines, such as Fumes. Pop-ringhe,
Aniens aud Luneyille. Many success
.ul results we're observed.