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Show DEADLY BOMBS I OF THEGERMANS Asphyxiating Shells Thrown Along Three-mile Front, Near Ypres, Causes Retreat. FUMES ARE POWERFUL French Finally Regain Lost Ground by Resolute Bayonet Bayo-net Attack How Bombs Are Used. Paris, April 24. 1.04 p. m. The asphyxiating bombs used by the Germans Ger-mans in their attack near Ypres were thrown at numerous points along a front of Uiree miles, according to information in-formation that has been brought to Paris. The contents of these missiles mis-siles were largely chloride mixed with other chemicals. The Germans threw these bombs when the wind was blowing from them in the direction of the French trenches trench-es The fumes caused uncomfortable breathing and a smarting of the eyes at a distance of nearly two miles behind be-hind the trenches, and they were so powerful that the Germans had to wait themselves a considerable time before they could oceup the evacuated evacua-ted trenches. During this delay the French troops recovered from the effects of the fumes, delivered a counter attack and regained most of the ground lost. The German supply of chloride bomb3 apparently had been used up in their first advance. They had no more to throw, and they gave way before the resolute bayonet attack of the French The bombs themselves are thrown by means of a hand sling, such as boys use for throwing stones. French Press Comment. Paris, April 24, 6 1 a m Commenting Com-menting on the use of asphyxiating bombs by the Germans, the press of this city declares that German official offi-cial communications during the last fortnight, have charged the French with the employing the same variety of shells, probably with thp purpose of representing as reprisals, their new methods of warfare. Humanity urges the government to associate itself with the movement , undertaken In Germany for the forma-, forma-, tion of an international committee to erif charges of atrocities made by belligerents The paper argues that , the reports of bucIi a committee in the eyes of neutrals would be authentic, authen-tic, while the Germans can deny accusations ac-cusations based solely upon the evidence evi-dence of the French general staff. on |