In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 81, 9 April 1915, Page 5

In the West

A BELGIAN SUCCESS. GERMANS ABANDON GUNS AND AMMUNITION. . (Received 5.45 a.m.) London, April 8. Official.—The Belgians have completely expelled the Germans from the western side of the Yser in the Driegrachten region with heavy losses. The enemy fled in disorder, abandoning machine guns and ammunition. STRUGGLE ON THE YSER. United Pbebs Association. London, April 8. The Morning Post's Amsterdam correspondent says that the Allies have taken up the offensive in the whole of the Yser region. Heavy artillery duels are taking place, and the Germans are losing heavily. The struggle is particularly fierce near Lombaertzyde. The Belgian infantry, supported by British warships, is systematically shelling the coast fortifications and constantly attacking in the Lombaertzyde region. PROSECUTION OF SWOBODA. NEW CHARGE OF ESPIONAGE LAID. United Press Association. (Received 8.15 a.in.) Paris, April 8. The prosecution of Swoboda was withdrawn, and a fresh charge of espionage laid. (A cablegram on the Hist.tilt, stated that Raymond Swoboda had been arrested, incriminating documents showing that he had undertaken a mission to blow up the steamer La Touraiue, on which he was a passenger. ' He represented himself to be a Russian living in Paris, where he had been long in residence).

THE GERMAN LOSS.

NONE ESCAPE OUT OF 300. (Received 8.-15 a.m.) Paris, April 8. A communique says: The Germans, to the number of a regiment and ahaii", counter-attacked at Les Eparges, but were repulsed with enormous losses, their corpses covering the held. Out of three hundred who approached our lines, none escaped. CROWN PRINCE COMMANDING AT VERDUN. (Received '9.20 a.m.) London, April 8. The Crown Prince Las returned to the command of the Germans at Verdun. COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED. Paris. April 8. Official: We made iui important advance at Les Eparges on Tuesday night. The Germans on Wednesday

made futile counter-attacks, but were mown down by our fire. We captured many prisoners at Bois Dailly. repulsing the enemy's counter-attacks. OFFICIAL NEWS. The Premier has' received the following from the High Commissioner, dated London, April 8, 1.50 a.m. : Paris reports great activity between Guise and Moselle. The Allies maintained all gains, and made further progress east of Verdun, capturing two lines of trenches. At Eparges the Allies made an important bound forward. The Germans counter-attacked all day, but gained nothing. In the last attack which was particularly strong, they'were mowed down by the Allies fire. London, Bth April, 4.40 p.m.) Paris reports that in Woevre the Preneh troops maintained their gains despite extraordinary violent counterattacks. At Eparges East the German counter-attack by a regiment and a-half was completely repulsed with enormous losses, the dead bodies covering the ground. Three hundred Germans pushing before the front were mowed down with the machine guns, none escaping. At Bois Brule we have taken an enemy's trench.