GAS FAILED.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 208, 13 May 1915, Page 5

GAS FAILED.

ATTACKERS ALMOST ANNIHILATED. The High Commissioner reports, urn der date London, May 12, 3.5 a.m.: — Army Officers killed, 27; gased, ten; ■wounded 51; missing 4; men killed 120; wounded 631; missing 8. Dardanelles Naval Division: Officers killed 9; wounded 29. Paris reports that east of Ypres the British, when attacked with the aid of gas, they allowed the cloud to pass, being protected by masks recently adopted, and almost annihilated the enemy

A BELGIAN SUCCESS

NOTABLE PROGRESS MADE. The High Commissioner reports under date London, May 12, 12.5 a.m.: Reports from North Dixmude state that the Belgians, having thrown a bridge head to the right bank of the Yser, were violently attacked by three German battalions, who were repulsed with heavy losses The Belgians gained ground south of Dirmude. A large fort at Notre Dame De Lorette, which was defended with ardour for months by the Germans, and which was transformed into a veritable fortress, was invested and carried on Tuesday by the Allies, and the success was vigorously followed up. The enemy were driven to the trenches, and captured prisoners declare it was ordered to be held : at all costs.

FRENCH MAKE GREAT PROGRESS, REACH GERMAN TRENCHES. SOME DESPERATE CONFLICTS. PARIS, May 12. Official: The French successes to the north of Arras are extending as the re suit of engagements of extreme violence. We captured an entire system of trenches astride the Loos-Verma lies road, and also assaulted a large, fort and the chapel of Notre Dame de Lorette, which had been transformed into a veritable fortress and had been defended with ardour for months. The trench was outflanked, and we invested the position and rushed it in the afternoon after a desperate conflict. Without stopping, we drove the enemy out of the trenches south of the chapel, where there were several hundred German corpses. The Germans, debouching on Aldame and St. Nazaiare, counter-attacked, but were broken at the outset, and we resumed the offensive and gained ground in the direction of the sugar refinery a,t Souchez. After a violent engagement we seized the cemetery at Neuville St. Vaast, which the Germans had strongly organised. We have now reached the fourth line of German trenches in the district, and continue to take many prisoners. DANTE'S INFERNO OUTDONE. LONDON. May 12., . A wonuded officer from the Flanders fighting told an interviewer that when he emerged from the fight everything seemed redhot, an earthquake, blood and death. „Nobody could tell which way it was going. We were making mince meat of the Germans and they were making a hash of us. One could not have believed that such fighting was possible if one had not actually been in it. ULTRA-MODERN FORT DESTROYED BY RUSSIANS IN THE BOSPHORUS. (Reed 9.10 a.in.) BUCHAREST, May 12. The Russian Fleet destroyed an ultra modern fort in the Bosphorus. CANADIAN CASUALTIES. LONDON, May 12. Toronto reports that the latest list of Canadian casualties at Tpres to date total 2,776. VIOLATION OF CIVILISED WARFARE. COMPENSATORY METHODS PROPOSED. GERMANS COMPARED WITH ZULUS. TO THEIR DISADVANTAGE. * (Rec. 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, May 12. Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons, alluding to the progressive violation of the rules of civilised warfare and humanity, said the Government was alive to the fact that recent events made it necessary to look beyond mere military considerations. The Government was carefully considering the practicability of segregation and internment of all alien enemies on a comprehensive scale. Mr. Harcpurt informed Mr, Houston that it was impossible to employ Zulus in Flanders. Mr. Houston asked; Have the Zulus ever been .guilty of suck atrocities e-e practised by the Germans? Mr. Harcourt:. No, sir; I should never make such a suggestion.