THE ATTACK ON THE YPRES SALIENT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2464, 18 May 1915, Page 5

THE ATTACK ON THE YPRES SALIENT

GERMANS' POISON TACTICS FAIL THEM. London, Mhv 16. "Eye-Witness," with British Headquarters, says: "The Germans on .Mav 10 bombarded the Yprcs nsliohfc niore violently than ever. They used poisoiioub £ases,JiTid waited half ail hour bofAre they attacked, expecting to find the defenders dead or stupefied; but the British are now provided with counteracting devices. "A strange scone followed.. Through the scattered woods across the cl<>arjngß streamed a loose, disordered' mob, some wearing Brifiih uniforms. The British infantry suddenly, froill its line of parapets, poured iii a. rapiH 6f4 frsfn rifles and machine guns, and the OcfinAlia throw thomsslvM bu ihsir faces.

"The British guns seized the opportunity, and poured in shrapnel, the ground being strown in a few moments with dead and dying Germans along tho entire front. "The Germans used gas north of the Ypres-Comines Canal. AVhile the fumes poured from nozzlos for luilf an hour, bleaching the grass and sandbags, tho Germans did not attack. They probably suffered from the l'umos, and were forced to leave their own trenches. "The enemy reopened tho bombardment of'tho Ypres salient 011 May 11. Two attacks failed; then every German gun and howitzer within range blazed 011 tho trenches for three hours. The infantry swarmed forward, many of the men wearing hilts, and occupied a short trench. They were soon driven out. "Many air duels took place, ending invariably in our favour." ALL QUIET AT YPRES. (llec. Mav IS, D.5 a.m.) London, May 17. Sir John French reports: "All has been quiofc on tho Ypres line for the last forty-eight hours." Dunkirk, May 17. The British lines southward of Ypres have now been established on a strong strategical basis, and nro practically unbreakable. The British ships on Saturday effective 1 )' bombarded the German batteries in front and behind Ramscappelle. THE WAR IN THE EASTERN THEATRE TWO AUSTRIAN-GERMAN COMMUNIQUES Vienna, May 16. Official. —The Germans have occupied Jaroslav. The Austro-Germans under General Von Lisingen have reached tho heights south-west of Doling and twenty miles south-west of Stry'j. (Reo. May 17, 10.10 p.m.) ' May 16. An Austrian communique states: "Our troops have occupied Sanibor, south of Przemysl." [Taroslav and Sambor aro respectively north and south of I'rzemysl.J MISHAP TO THE AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE. Petrograd, May 16. A German officer's bomb in a recent battle in the Carpathians exploded prematurely and the splinters severely wounded the Archduke Francis Joseph (heir to tho Austrian throne) in the_ right leg. Austria strives to keep the incident secret HORRIFYING BRUTALITIES BY GERMAN CAVALRY. (Rec. May IS, 0.5 a.m.) Petrograd, May 17. Official.—Prince Kurakine, the social Red Cross envoy at the front, telegraphs that German cavalry, after their artillery had bombarded the station where our wounded were lying, finished them off with their carbine butts, then sprayed, them with petrol and benzine, and burned both station and corpses.