1 MAY 1915, page 1

News Of The W Eek..

S INCE our last issue the western extremity of the western theatre of the war has been the scene of furious fighting in which the French, Belgians, and British have been......

The First German Attack Fell Upon The French Portion Of

the line. Very naturally our gallant allies, taken by surprise owing to the use of these infamous devices, were forded to fall back. By these means the Germans gained a......

The Times Of Friday Publishes An Account Of The Manufac-

ture of these gases and the creation of a poisoned zone, which shows that Sir John French was perfectly justified when he spoke of the "long and deliberate preparations for the......

The Most Striking And Gallant Incident In The Second Battle

of Ypres was the counter-attack of the Canadians. In spite of the poisonous gases to which they were exposed, they charged the enemy and retook a considerable line of trenches,......

Though The Enemy Has For The Present Resumed The Defensive,

and is concentrating his efforts upon maintaining the pieces of new ground that still remain to him, and finding this very hard work, there is no doubt that the Germans will......

As Soon As The French, British, And Belgians—for They Were

all exposed to the poisoned-gas attack, though the French experienced it first—recovered from the surprise caused by the new tactics, vigorous counter-attacks were organized and......

Dr. Haldane, The Eminent Chemist And Brother Of The Lord

Chancellor, has made a valuable report upon the gases and described their nature. From his report and from a report pre- sented to M. Carton de Wiart by the Belgian Commission......

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