In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 13, 15 May 1915, Page 5

In the West

THE INDIANS' WORK. UNITED PkEBS ASSOCIATION. London, -May 13. The Pathans and Ghurkas, prepared the advance at Aubers by capturing a wood at Kromelles. Tlie Germans, however, profiting by their Xeuvc Chapelle experience, had cunningly concealed machine-guns during thn bombardment. The British had to be content with a footing on the lower slope, of the ridge. The Indians suffered severely and the Ist Gloucester* were badly cut up. The British did K ood work in spite of the Germans having strewn the hme with thousands of sta"-shaped contrivances, which always had a four-inch spike uppermost. .The Bedfords and Highlanders were most prominent. | On Tuesday night we fired a million and a half shells. I Gciernl von Hissing refused the request of Brussels to release M. Max, Mayor of Brussels. . The renewed fighting at Hill bO was 'throughout, of the most desperate character. Princess Patricias Regiment of Canadians and the '2nd Gloucester, were almost surrounded, but were saved bv the Rifle Brigade and 'the Argyll Highlanders swimming a section of the Ypres-Lys canal and falling on the German flank under intense artillery fire.

THE NEED OF MUNITIONS. London, May HThe correspondent of the Times at Dunkirk says the lack of an unlinuted supply of high explosive is a fatal bar to British success, hence the disappointing results of the attacks at Fromellos and Richebourg on Sunday. The French fired 276 rounds of high explosive per gun in a single day and 'levelled defences to the ground. The British found the enemy much m ore strongly posted than they expected, but there, was insufficient explosive When the infantry stormed the trenches they found the German garrison undismayed and many entanglements were intact, while maxims were ready. As we were unable to maintain ourselves in the trenches won, the British reserves were not thrown in. The Germans opposite the British hold almost all the heights. They have brought hundreds of machineguus to the points which can be attacked, supported by formidable artillery. if we can break the hard outer crust of the Gorman defences, the commanders believe we can scatter the. German armies. For this we need more shells and heavy howitzers and more men. ADVANCE AT BOIS LE PETRE. The Premier has received the following from the High Commissioner:— London, May 14 (5.5 a.m.). The capture of a fresh line of German trenches at Bois le Petre lias made the Allies masters of the last German defensive organisation which still resisted in that wood, and the whole position is now in the Allies' hands. • FRENCH PROGRESS REPORT. Paris, May 14. Official: In a wood at Hill 125 we found the corpses of three German companies, which our artillery had annihilated. From Carency we advanced to Ablain and Saint Xazair. W hold all of them except the eastern outskirts, where the struggle continues. Wo took several hundred prisoners and captured se\enteen guns at Neuville and Saint Vaast. We. captured the last line of German trenches, completing the capture of Bois Elepretre. FRENCH STEADILY ADVANCE. NEW ZEALAND MEDICO WOUNDED. (Received 11.55 a.m.) London, May 14. Lieutenant H. P. White, of the Medical Corps, a New Zealander, was wounded in Flanders. Paris, May 14. A communique states: There has been a ceaseless raid since yesterday. We carried several trenches to the south\ve«tward of Souchez and maintained our gains on the Loos and Arras front. Several German blockbouses and trenches in the Aisne Valley have been destroyed.

MORE FRENCH CAINS. The High Commissioner reports, London, May 14th, 3.15 p.m. : 5 Last night the French carried several German trenches south-west of Souohcz. In spite oi' the difficult, 'slippery nature of the ground they maintained all gains at Loos and Arras. In the Valley of the Aisne the French destroyed four German blockhouses and several trenches. • The Allies captured Carencv after a desperate resistance by the enemy and ground was gained north of Ncuville.