In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 19, 23 January 1915, Page 5

In the West.

ENCOURAGING REPORTS. ALLIES’ TIRELESS PATIENCE. Lnizid Peii* AaaociATioN. Paris, January 22. An official summary of the present situation says that since the battle oi Ypres resulted in the complete stop of the great German offensive, operations have assumed the character of a siege war, with the balance in our favor, since the Allies have made very marked progress at several points, while tho enemy’s retreat is general, except at Soissons, The German offensive in Poland has been cliepked, while the Russian offensive in Galacia and the Carpathians continues. Lastly, Germany has exhausted her resources of officers, ami cannot develop her effectives except to tho detriment of existing units. In order to gain definite and final success, the Allies have only to prepare with tireless patience. Tho German offensive has been broken, and the defensive will bo broken in its turn.

THE OPERATIONS IN BELGIUM Rotterdam, January 22. The Germans are recommending the offensive in Belgium. British warships forced the Germans to evacuate coastal positions at Maria, tekerke, but the Allies were unable to occupy them, owing to the German guns further inland. GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN FRANCE Paris, January 22. The Germans are taking a violent offensive in Albert region, with the object of thrusting the French from the plateau above the valley of the A acre, where they have been established since November, being a constant menace to the German line. The points of attack are La Boiselle, which is across the main road from Amiens to Camhrai, and Thiepval, which is lying on the hillside above the Ancro, and commands part of the Gorman line in the valley. Paris, January 22, Official.—The enemy violently bombarded our positions at Notre Dame de Lorette, and then attacked at five o’clock in the morning. The attack was instantly checked. We occupied

two woods north-east of Beasejonr. The German counter-attacks were unsuccessful. The Germans delivered a serious attack upon the salient of outline at Saint Hubert and wrecked the trenches, hut the infantry and artillery repulsed them. 6000 LEFT OUT OF 45,000. IN DIRE STRAITS IN OSTEND. Times and Sydney Sun Services. (Received 8.0 a-.m.) London. January 22. A Dutch correspondent reports that (5000 out of 45,000 citizens remain in Ostend. They have no meat excepting horseflesh, no vegetables, and. little bread. Belgians are compelled to dig the German trenches or starve. Twelve thousand men from the German prisons are carting and burying the dead.

CONFIDENT FRENCH GENERALS. (Received 8.35 a.m. ) Paris, January 22. L’Tntiansigeant publishes interviews with Generals Foch and Durbal. The former said: “The Germans can do nothing against us. (We may expect real events soon." General Durbal declared: “The Germans can never advance any further. We could break their lines at any time wo wanted to. They are beaten whenever and wherever we attack.” METZ AND VERDUN. GERMAN LINES OF COMMUNICATION IN DANCER. (Received 8.35. a.m.) Paris, January 22. A correspondent says: The Germans' channel of communication with Metz has been narrowed down to one orad. The loss of this would mean the instant cutting off of the enemy force in that quarter and would defeat their efforts to encircle Verdun.