The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-18
Kaisers Forces Evacuate West
Bank Of User. Won at Stag
gering Price
Many Prisoners
Are Taken by Allies
German Detachment. Caught
Between Artillery Fire Of
Friends and Foes, IL Ami
hilated

London May 1.-THE British
troops. striking cast and south
from the vicinity OF Neuye Chap
peale. met with further important
Successes today, according to
report from Field Marshal Sir
John Evcnch- All OF the German
trenches south of Riohebourg ON q
fwo-naile front wero captured. and
otherwise heavy loses were In
aicted upon the Germans.
The French troops. which are strik-
ing east and north from the general
vicinity of Arras, have likewise met
with additional successes. according to
the communications of the French
war ONCE, and II now appears that
the combined effort of the allied troops
20 cut off la Eassee. or TO make its
continued occupation BY the Germans
no longer tenAbie by weakening the
tines south and north may prove sue
.essfai
Several bodies Of German troops sur
rendered voluntarily to the British
ne2a tochebourg this morning, while
aoo'aer az these bodies, trying to sur
reader, Was caught midway between
ha~Aisenlan and british artillery fire
tad .fac,lcally annihiiated
EsacuatP Yscr's Wcss Bank.
g. ms &c mans have evacuated the
la, ~ her positions west of the
.9at. aud tha, the French,
British ana Belgian troops in the
Voi af Ipres continue to
sei GrnuCa won By them
s4a aagShai ssr John Fsench's re-
ns= as fellows.
faasy our First army gained
{ 4. CONGRESSES south OF Richeeourg
~ a ~ Ncue All the German
he"ss ou \ front Of two miles we're
ai#a,; ed t1.s morning, several bodies
jata troops surrendered voiun-
CAN ~ ia great sallantry and de-
ff,.ra ion One OF these bodies,
= IL y Jag 10 surrender, was caught
!, the German artillery fire and prac-
trs II aarih'lated,
The exact number OF prisoners
taken cannot yet be ascertain ned Five
hundred ana ff+N 81 them have been
sent sreads - the rear.
There are no incidents to repori on
ne remaindar OF the front
The night communique issued by
the French war ONCE in Paris was as
follows
Press Germans Rack.
In Belgium the enent,. n,enaced as
y Et~iitt tt hAAE S1EEeNSfHj AttHEKE OF
he preceding DAYS ny complete en-
veiopment. evacuated las; nigh; the
positions which ne sttll occupied west
" The User Canal. We have on our
part maintained all our gains on the
east hank
North OF La Rassee, the British
troops who were heavily counter-at-
lacked on the night OF SUNDAY. Mon
Jay, continued hghting vietoriousiy
They captured several German
trenches and inflicted very heavy
losses on the enemy A group of 700
ssermans. caught between the Are OF
the British machine guns and that OF
their own artillery. was exterminated
entirely By this crossfre. Our allies
have captured 1000 prisoners and
have. taken some machine guns
>rrsh OF larras heavy fog CON.
tinFeti throughout the day. prevent
inr on either side any Important .c-
ton The struggle confirmed. new
er.i,eiess. very fercely. in the vicinity
~ lorette particularly There were
r-palsed all the German counter at :
.acks.
~ Ia Willie Au Bots, near Berry
An Bac. the enemy attacked our
trenches ana was immediately stop
ped The number Of unwounded
prisoners taken by Us on Sunday In
the affair at vilie-Sur -Tourbe IL $50.
aot including fifty wounded prisoners.
This morning at daylight we made
an attack o.. the Ally wood whore
We captured several German earth
works. took three Mttraiileuses and
$50 prisoners, among whom are sew
sral officers. AT the edge of lie
Pretre two German battaiions at
tempted three times 10 leave their
trenches. but our IRE stopped them
short"
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