In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 34, 10 June 1915, Page 5

In the West

GREAT GERMAN ACTIVITY. TROOPS PUSHED TO THE YSER. DUTCH FRONTIER SEALED. ORDERS ISSUED TO THE BELGIANS. United Pbkm Association. Amsterdam, June 9. The enormous transport of German troops continues to the • Yser line. The Dutch frontier has been closed with barbed and electric wires. The Belgians have been ordered to place buckets of water before their houses and remain indoors. BARONET KILLED 8N ACTION. Tiues and Sydney Sun Service. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, June 10 The Selwyn killed in action is Archibald the present baronet. ALLIES' REPRISALS.

OFFICIAL GERMAN REPORT. THE TIMES COMMENTS. Times and Sydney Sun Sebvioi. (Received 8.0 a.m.) Berlin, -June 10. Official.—Our position at Tauquaois was attacked on Sunday, but despite the employment of incendiary bombs and burning liquid, the French did not succeed in penetrating our positon. The Times comments as follows: The assertion acquires significance in view of the statements that Krupps was making an enormous gun to throw burning liqud. because the charge against the Allies has hitherto been preceded by" the German adoption of this same method of fighting, which is opposed to all rides of civilised warfare. FRENCH REPORT PROGRESS. Paris, June 9. A communique states: We capture'" two, and at certain points three lines of trenches on the outskirts of Hois La Preti'e.