In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 82, 10 April 1915, Page 5

In the West

"HIMDENBURG IS COMING.”

Unithd Phess Association. London, April Eye-witness reports: We b'ew up a hundred yards of the enemy s t:. nches on April 6. The Gormans U'Cieupnn bombarded our defences iouum Guinchy, throwing over a- thousand shells. It is reported that the Germans in Ar goune pumped blazi ig oil or pitch info the French trenches. Prisoners state that the enemy is preparing a more novel reception, proposing to asphyxiate us il we advance by poisonous gas contained in steel cylinders. The. gas being of a heavy nature, spreads on the ground and duos not dissipate for some time. A notice is placarded at Neuve Lhapcllo: "Hindenburg is coming With half a million men. ” miscellaneous. Loudon, April 3. Two lists of British casualties at Neuve Chapelle contain 1877 names. Tlie British bombardment at Neuve Chapelle created tremendous havoc in the German trenches. Whole traverses were blown away and most t the dug-outs wrecked. A card party of live Germans were found sitting »i natural poses, asphyxiated by lyddite fumes. One was about to play n ace

of spades. A London territorial regiment aid hue work in the capture of the trenches at Neuve Chapelle by frontal attack across two hundred yards of op* ll country. Two companies quitted ihe breastwork in the face of a murderous lire and went straight across the awful open space with bayonets at 'he charge. When they reached the Denches the Germans surrendered. The territorials lost eighty men. I bey afterwards repelled a strong mu iteeattack. Paris, April 9. Official: Since Sunday we have inflicted severe losses on the me my between the Meuse and Moselle, capturing strong positions at Les ‘'puges. Hois de Lily and several vilhges elsewhere. We further advanced fit Les Eparges on Thursday night a'id held the ground, despite three vWent .counter-attacks. We have already counted a thousand corpses. M e wiped out a company during a lively infantry action near Lamorville, south of Les Eparges, and made prisoners of the ten survivors.

The French commander has prohibited the purchase and sale of alcohol in captured territory in the V cages, under severe penalties.