ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 105, 5 May 1915, Page 7

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT BRITISH REPULSE ANOTHER ATTACK

(By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright.) ' (Received May 4, 10 a.m.) PARIS, 4th May. A communique states :—" The British repulsed another attack on Monday evening north of Ypres. "'We gained ground near Bagatelle." HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS FOR GERMANS DUNKIRK, 4th May. There are indications that the Germans are preparing another great effort to . break, through. Their reinforcements in Flanders include considerablecavalry and artillery. They are growing greater and greater, showing more daring, and pushing heavy guns close to the battle linesHuge batteries shell the country northward of Poperinghja. When retiring at Pilkem, after an unsuccessful charge, the Germans turned their machine guns upon our wounded who were lying between the trenches. Sunday's cannonade around Ypres was the most formidable of the present war. * GERMAN NIGHT ATTACKS REPULSED PARIS, 4th May. Official. — "Two German night attacks on Sunday and Monday were re- . pulsed — one against the British north of Yprea, and the other against tho French in the Bois le Pretre. POSITION OF BRITISH TROOPS (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, 4th May.-"Eye-Witness" states: — "On the morning of the 27th our troops occupied the following positions : North of Zonnebeko the right of the line held the eastern end of Gra/enstafe! and bent south-west to a point half a mile west of St. Julien, curved back to the Ypres-Poalcapelle road, runnyig from south to west of the Ypres-Langemarck road, where it joined the French. " On the French front the Germans have been cleared from the west bank of the canal, except at Steenstraate, where they have a continual hold of the bridge-head." m PARIS, 4th May. The fight^g is progressing moat successfully for the British around Armenlieres and Houplines. . ,/N 1 ? British are in possession, and have advanced a considerable distance • in the flat country outside. ■ English batteries violently bombarded Freiinghien, causing large fires. Important operations are progressing between (La Bassee and Arraß. TERRIBLE LOSSES OF ENEMY IN ALL LOCALITIES -„... , AMSTERDAM, 4th May. m fugitives from Eecloo report terrible German losses in every locality. Numerous closed trains, apparently filled with dead, passed Thielt on. Saturday and Sunday. INCREASING HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION IN. FRANCE mi t, •i „ „ . LONDON, 4th May. Tho British are adding thirty-five thousand beds to the hospitals already in France. A movable wooden hospital, with eighty beds, has been installed to meet immediate necessities. RESTRICTION ON SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL 1t « v , t .<, PARIS, 4th May. General Joftre has forbidden shopkeepers in the war zone to supply alcohol to soldiers, including the British, who are restricted to a regulation allowance. Ilia action is due to tho prolonged stay in the trenches leading to an increase in drinking. J "EXPECT US IN CALAIS IN THREE DAYS!" PARIS, 4th May. A Taubs flew over Calais and dropped papers saying : "Expect us in Calais in three days." Our airmen bombed the railway station and military buildings at Bruges. sTio airmen escaped. ENEMY CLAIMS GREAT SUCCESSES (Received May 5, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 4th May. t A. Berlin official massage claims •gveafc-guccesseß around Zojsuebck§> yrjaws |i4s*said tfia Allies Are retreating. * >

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT The High Commissioner reports :—: — LpNDON. 4th May, 1.40 p.m. North of Ypres, two German attacks were repulsed by the British — one on Sunday night, tho other on Monday evening. Near Bagatelle, the French have gained some ground. During the night of Sunday the French repulsed an attack on Bois le Pretre.