ABOUND YPRES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 205, 10 May 1915, Page 5

ABOUND YPRES.

GERMANS ACHIEVE SUCCESS. BY USE OF GAS. (Reed. 10.lt) a.m) LONDON, May 3. Sir John French states that after severe fighting in the afternoon of the 2nd our lin e North of Ypras was reestablished in the evening. Indications on Monday morning pointed to a renewal of attack. Our guns fired a considerable number of shells on the enemy inflicting heavy losses. Fighting was renewed on Wednesday at several point s round the Ypres and Salient. Clouds of gas forced us to evacuate trenches on Hill 60, whereupon the Germans rushed the hill, though temporarily checked by the artillery, Germans getting the advantage in th e confused fighting, and followed up their success and forced a way to our supporting line in the direction of Zillebeke and took trenches on the north side of the hill. A British., counter-attack drove them off and recaptured all trenches except on the crest and th e northeast side of the hill. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES, i GREAT BATTLE DEVELOPED. | The Prime Minister has received th e following from the High Commissioner,' dated London, May 8, 5.15 p.m. Baltic provinces, in the region of | Mitau the Russians continue to press the enemy closely. In North Poland Russians are devel. oping recent successes, and in West j Poland the enemy’s attempt to cross j the Pilica, in the region of KozJowec \ was repulsed. In Galicia, between the Vistula and I the Carpathians, continued desperate j fighting has assumed, the character of I a great battle. The arrival of several j German army corps here is revealed. In the direction of Czolaborcz w e repulsed with the bayoouct six vigorous attacks. • I in the Valley, of.the Lomica an im-j portant Russian su.eces s was achieved. 1 BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK. j OFF BELGIAN COAST. _____ i The Prim e Minister has received | the fcHowimr from the High Commis- , sinner : dated London, May Stb, 10.20 , p.m.: . i Army officers killed 46. wounded 65, j missing 39; men killed 354, wounded I 346, prisoners SO j The Admiralty announces th e loss j of the torpedo boat destroyer Maori, i Commander Barrow, mined off the Belgian Coast yesterday. The destroyer Crusader went to the rescue of the crew, when tin* enemy opened fire from the shore and the Crusader was fore- 1 ed to withdraw after being an hour and a half under fire, abandoning boats containing seven officers and eightyeight men. Germans report that all were saved and taken prisoners to Zeebrugge. The Admiralty denies Germany’s statement that a British submarine wa P sunk by a German airship. It admits an c:kcimtcv in v;hi:!i the submarine returned uninjured, but the airship was driven off damaged. General French reports to-night that vest< Hrv fiarht.tr g continued .-■ont-'mas. of Ypros without any change in situa- j tion We recovered trenches lost the day before. ) SHIPPING REPORT. LOSSES FOR THE WEEK. The Prime Minister has received th e following from the Higjh Commissioner, dated London, May B: Sixteen hundred and four vessels of over 300 tons have sailed from British ports during the week ending May 5. Fiv e were sunk by submarines of , a gross tonnage of 11,488. One fishing vessel was mined and 16 sunk or captured, their gross tonnage being 3,011. [

BRITISH (CASUALTIES.

ARMY AND NAVY. The Prime Minister has received 1 from the High Commissioner, dated | London, May Bth, the following list of 1 Army casualties: , ■ Army officers killed 32, wounded 64, I missing 7; men killed 159, wounded . 467; Naval officers wounded 7. ITALIAN TROOPS MOVING. ALL INFANTRY CALLED UP. (Eee. 9.35 H.m.) COPENHAGEN, May 9. Advices from Berlin state that Italv has summoned to "the colours aril infantry classes from, and including, those of 1876. Many trainloads or troops are proceeding to ■ the north-eastern GERMAN WORK AT LENS. PARTS, May 8. Paris reports that' strong- German work at- Lens on the right bank of the Fecht.