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Show FRENCH RETAKE j YPRES GROUND Paris, via London, pril 28, 11 : 4 .r. 1 p. m. The French official statement : regarding the fighting in the western theater of the war was ghen out here tonight : 'fin Belgium the surprise caused by : asphyxiating bombs used by the Ge--mans to the north of Yprefl had uo grave consequences. "Our counter attacks igorouslv supported bs British troops on our right, and also by Belgian troops on our left, w-as developed with succesa. The Anglo-French iroops gained ground toward the north between Steenstraate ajid the Ypres-Toe ap-elle ap-elle road. Our alllles took prisoners belonging to three different regiments. "In ( hampagne at Beausejour. we demolished an enemy gun protected by a casement which was enfilidiug our trenches. "On the heights of the Meuse the enemy essayed three attacks, at the Talonne trench, at I,es Eparges and nettr Combree. These were immediately immedi-ately stopped "In the forest at the 'Cow's head' our progress was continued We found in the captured trenches about 200 dead Germans. Our artillery blew up two amunition depots, and a company com-pany of German infantry in th - . clnity ws entirely annihilated We captured a trench mortar, a machine gun and some material oo |