In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 6, 10 April 1916, Page 5

In the West.

810 BATTLE EXPECTED ON THE YSFR. [United Pherb Association.! Paris, April R. A communique says: Itepeated German efforts to dislodge us oast oi bi an court failed, our murderous lir« •inflicting heavy losses. The Germans gained a footing on two small works south of Haucourt. | The, Daily Mail's correspondent at ■ Rotterdam says that a big battle is expected on the Yser shortly, the Germans having made most extensive !preparations. Heavy and light guns and an immense quantity of ammunition have been sent from Ostend. and the whole line has been strongly reinforced with hospital accommodation. AN ENEMY ATTACK CHECKED. Paris. April 8. A communique says: Our curtain of fire checked a powerful attack from the Haucourt front, along two kilometres, and the Germans were obliged to retire, leaving many corpses. THE OPERATIONS NEAR ST. ELOI. London, April 8. A German wireless claims : We captured the English craters south of St. Eloi that were held by the Canadians. The enemy north of Four de Paris, in the Argonne, attacked, using flame projectors, but were repulsed. Repeated enemy attacks north-east of Avocourt broke down, and we also repulsed an attack on .our position at Bois Caillette. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: The ene"my yesterday succeeded in regaining portion of the ground captured at St. Eloi on March 27. Fighting continues. A small raiding party entered the- British trenches north of the river Ancre, but were quickly driven out.

A CERMAN SUCCESS. Amsterdam, April 9. A German communique states: We have captured - the French positions at Termitten Hill, south of Haucourt, for a width of two kilometres. CERMAN LOSSES AT VERDUN. London, April 7.

The Times' correspondent at Paris says that the pendulum of the battle has swung back west of the Meuse, to a hollow that is dominated by French guns. A trustworthy estimate puts the German losses at Verdun at one hundred and fifty thousand fallen,' in the first line, with fifty thousand causalties caused by artillery and sickness. OFFICIAL NEWS. ALLIED PROGRESS REPORT. The High Commissioner reports: — London, April 8 (7.20 p.m.) A French official in the Argonne states: We successfully exploded two small mines at Hill 289. We occupied the southern lip of the crater and caused explosion of German mines. West of the Meuse the Germans during the night renewed attacks against our positions south and east of the extremity at Haucourt. At the latter point, in spite of of repeated efforts, the enemy was unable to dislodge us from our lines, from which a murderous fire poured, causing heavy losses. South of Haucourt the Germans succeeded in gaining a footing on two small works situated below Haucourt and Hill 287, which we are occupying. The enemy, in a bombing attack on one of our trenches north of Crgsmer and Vaux fort, 'were repulsed.