In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 24, 28 May 1915, Page 5

In the West.

QUESTION OF VERACITY. TAKE BRITISH EVERY TIME. UKXTin Press Association. (Received 9 a.m.) Amsterdam, May 27. An official statement from Berlin denies the British “Eye-witness” report that the German, artillery fired into the Saxon troops who wished to surrender. It also denies that Germans use the British uniforms and endeavour to approach British lines in disguise.

GERMANS’ UP-TO-DATE TRENCHES.

Times and Sydney Sun Seuvice (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, May 27

A correspondent in the north of France says: We have straightened !lie line from Eestuhert to Hichebourg and La voce and taken the enemy trendies east of lav Quinqne. They wore wonderful constructions of concrete, with electric light and fans for creating draught, the mechanism being worked by electricity. Most of tbe trenches were provided with machine gnus embedded in cement, with concrete casements. MONDAY’S CAS ATTACK. MANY BRITISHERS CAUGHT WHILE ASLEEP. (Received 10.0a.m.) London, May 27. Reuter’s correspondent with the British Headquarters reports: The only result the Germans achieved by Monday’s gas attack at Ypres was the infliction of terrible suffering on a large number, many of whom were caught by the fames while asleep. Nearly all the lost ground has been recovered, the Britishers being more embittered by the outrage. The majority of the men who had time to seek their respirators were more or less unaffected.

DESPERATE GERMAN ATTACK. Paris, May 27. Official: The Germans by desperate efforts re-captnred positions at Angies, lighting with extreme violence through, out the day, BELGIAN TROOPS AT DIXMUDE. The High Commissioner reports:— Last night the Belgian troops repulsed two attacks North and South of Dixmnde, the first ’by a counter-at-tack, and the second by fire. In tbe second, at North Arras, two engagejments took place, one resulting in the capture of enemy trendies and the other in taking some prisoners.