DISTURBED NIGHT ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2472, 27 May 1915, Page 5

DISTURBED NIGHT ON THE WESTERN FRONT

SEVERAL ATTACKS REPULSED POISON WALL EAST OF YPRES The High Commissioner reports:— London, May 25, 3.10 p.m. "Monday night was rather disturbed on tho Allies' front between tho sea aud Arras. "11l Belgium, following on a bombardment, the Germans attempted ail attack on tlio Laugemarck-Ypres road. "North of Ablain, the Germans attacked twice, and were repulsed. "North of Neuville, four attacks by tho Germans were stopped short by our artillery fire. In these various attempts the enemy was completely checked, and suffered severe losses." London, May 26, 4.30 a.m. "North of Arras the Allies, by attacks on Tuesday, made important progress. "North-east of Angres, opposite Fosse Calonno, the Allies took a salient of the enemy's redoubt, and in the same region carried another very strongly fortified German work. "Further south-east on the road from Aix Noulette to Souchez, the Allies took, on a front of one kilomotre (3-sths mile) tho whole of a largo trench where the enemy had resisted for the last fortnight. "West of tho same road the Allies progressed considerably in the Fond Do Buval ravine, which the enemy's artillery from Angres had hitherto prevented the Allies from reaching, and whero their defonsive organisation was particularly strong." FIVE-MILE WALL OF ASPHYXIATING GAS GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO BREAK BRITISH LINE The High Commissioner reports:— London, May 25, 11.45 p.m. "Sir John French reports that portions of the line east of Yprfes which were lbst yesterday during the enemy's attack with gas, have not yet been recovered; the amount of gas which was used exceeded that employed on the' previous occasion. , ... ~ , "Over a front, of five miles gas was emitted simultaneously from cylinders for nearly five hours, and our line was bombarded with asphyxiating i shells, the gas cloud rising ill places forty feet high. I "Portions of the line remained intact, our men demonstrating that duo I precautions will enable them to defeat this form of attack." ] THE LATEST GAS ATTACK. < (Rec. May 26, 11.55 p.m.) , Dunkirk, May 26. The latest gas attack extended from Saint .Julien to Steens'traate. The g British, protected by respirators and motor goggles, kept their ground with J tho utmost determination. s After it- passed the infantrymen the - gas threatened the gunners and coloured the Britishers with a deep yellow resembling jaundice. The Germans. f were obliged to allow an interval for the clearance of the air and this en- <■ a bled the French artillery to find the range. They cut down the Germans .f mercilessly, and those reaching the British trenches were killed to a man. 0 ADVANCE OF 1 THE BRITISH ON FESTUBERT FRONT GERMAN INFANTRY ATTACK REPULSED. London, May 25. Router's agent at British headquarters states: —The British guns on the Festubert front, besides knocking out a German battery, drove numbers of the enemy out of the houses. They were allowed to proceed a short distance, when the guns fired shrapnel, the result being losses. _ s . The British further progressed in the samo vicinity, capturing a number " of strongholds. A German infantry attack on Fostunert was repulsed, the concentrated 0 fire of the British guns, machine-guns, and rifles inflicting severe casualties. !>