ATTACKS AND COUNTER-ATTACKS IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2436, 15 April 1915, Page 5

ATTACKS AND COUNTER-ATTACKS IN THE WEST

MINE AND TRENCH WARFARE . END OF THE WAR PREDICTED The HigVCommissioner reports:— London, April 13, 4.30 p.m. Sir Jotm French reports"The situation was unchanged _ throughout' last week. On Friday morning we successfully exploded a mine in the neigh. ' bourhood of Armentieres. As a result, the loopholed walls of a house held by the enemy were destroyed, and twenty-nine German casualties . were counted. The enemy replied by bombarding our positions,- but did not damage. _ • "Early on Wednesday the Germans exploded two mines on our right, but failed to damage our trenches. A similarly harmless explosion occurred opposite our left on Friday evening." London, April 13, 4.45 p.m. East of Berry-au-bac (on the Aisne, near Soissons) the French took a German trench. DAILY LIST OF BRITISH CASUALTIES. London, April 13. Killed. Wounded. Missing. Prisoners. I s '' 53 T ° ,t ' a ' l 121 315 15 53 DECISIVE STAGE OF THE WAR IN SIGHT COMING BATTLE BETWEENTHE MEUSE AND MOSELLE. London, April 13. General Cherfils the eminent French military critic, believes that the war will reach &< decisive stage on the Western front during the summer. ■ He expects a battle between the Meuse and the Moselle, and that a decision will.be precipitated by the formidable superiority of the artillery of the Allies opening a breach in the German lines. A general oftensive will then drive the enemy clean back to the Rbine.-C'Times* and Sydney "Sun" Services.) General Pau has declared that the end of the year will see the conclusion of the war. ' MARKED CHANGE IN THE MORALE OF THE GERMANS. (Rec. April 14, 6.5 p.m.) ( London, April 13. "Eye-Witness," with the British Army, says that both German officers and men have openly expressed uneasiness about the campaign. "There was a marked changed in the general' demeanour of the German troops soon after Christmas." he writes, "Up till then they wero absolutely confident, and extremely cheerful. Latterly the soldiers have told French civilian's that they recognised, that they would be overpowered by tjie masses which the British wero going to place in the field. They tried to persuade the French civilians that the English wore equally bent on ruining France, and grabbing everything for themselves.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) "PRUSSIAN MILITARISM MUST BE CRUSHED" GERMANY'S MISTAKE ABOUT FRANCE. Paris, April 12. M. Yiviani, the French -Prime 'Minister, addressing the Councils-Genera], said: '.'Germany thought to find France disunited and frivolous; instead, she fount! a wall of iron and a heroic resistance, against which she broke her best battalions. The Allies are now pounding the .armies, which tho Gorman leaders had not preparer! for struggles so bitter and prolonged, pillions of arms are about to be let loose. France did not want-war. but will carry it on (o the, end. for European liberty. Bnlsium must be freed, Alsace and Lorraine isetprer) *o Funic*, Prnxßwn rasJßariFin erualietli b?s#i«e Ihn ef His world is tfrectuwllable with its Moody, capticeo,"