The Western Front

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 259, 12 April 1915, Page 5

The Western Front

A BRILLIANT ATTACK. GREAT GAINS AT EPARGES. COMMANDING PLATEAU TAKES. Received April 11, 3.30 p.m. Paris, April 10. We captured fifteen hundred metres of _ trendies at Eparges after a fresh brilliant attack. The Loire platoau, dominating the plain of Woevre, is now in our possession. We repulsed fif toon counter-attacks in Montmar-tre Wood. Heaps of German dead lie on the ground. Received April 11, 5.5 p.m. Paris, April 10. » e gained ground at Les Eparges beyond the German trenches captured yesterday, which were choked with dead. Later we repulsed two counter-at-tacks. The British repulsed a night attptk on Wednesday. ™- • , m Paris, April 10. Official: The capture of Les Epaiws was characterised by desperate bavoiiet fighting. . "AT ALL COSTS." THE GERMANS' DESPERATE DEFENCE. Received April 12, 12.15 a.m. . . „ London, April 11. Uilicial: Prisoners emphasise the importance of the Les Eparges success. The Germans brought up a division of the Fifth Army Corps, and the test troops m the army were told to hold the fortress at all costs. T'.ie general said he was willing to sacrifice a division, an army corps, or even a hundred thousand men, if necessary. The Germans lost thirty thousand at Les Eparges in two months. GERMANS RE-CROSS THE YSER.

A BELGIAN TRENCH TAKEN. Received April 11, 5.5 p.m. Paris, April 10. Official: The Germans re-crossed the left bank of the Yser, near Driegrach*en, and captured a Belgian trench. DOMESTIC TRAGEDY AT THE FRONT. WIFE SHOT "FOR HONOR." Received April 12, 12.15 a.m. Paris, April 11. There was a sensational trial of Captain Herail, charged with murdering his wife at Compeigne, where the Hussars were stationed. The couple were devoted to each other. Madame had accidentally heard where her husband was stationed. She left her three small children in the south of France and came to Compeigne. She obstinately refused to go homo when she learned that no wives were allowed to remain near their husbands. The commanding officer threatened a courtmartial and the withdrawal of Herail's Legion of Honor, but the wife refused to listen to reason. Driven to desperation, Herail drew a revolver and killed his wife. The jury acquitted him.

TENDED BY ROYALTY. A STORY OP KING ALBERT. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) : Received April 11, 5.5 p.m. London April 10. During a.bayonet attack on the Yser a French infantry lieutenant, in consequence of his ardour, fell into the enemy's hands, wounded. The Germans believed him dead, but he managed to crawl to a wood, where he fainted. Regaining consciousness he found two Belgian officers, who dressed his wounds and gave him cordial drinks, and carried him to a waiting motor-car, where he discovered fiat one of the officers who had tended him was King Albert of Belgium. SIR JOHN FRENCH'S BREVITY. Wellington, April 10. _ Sir John French reports:—"There is nothing now."