Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-10
DOUBLE MENACE:
|. SEEN BY GERMANS
IN LOSS OF TOWN
Would Place Their Entire
Line North in
Jeopardy.
ALREADY EXPELLED FROM
BIG PORTION OF VILLAGE
But Still Hold Out, Barely Able
to Resist Terrific Onslaughts
of Canadians.
MORE UNAVOIDABLE WEATHER
French Busy Consolidating POSI-.
tions Captured on Tuesday
Near CheyrcuX.
MORE UNAVOIDABLE WEATHER
iRy Associated rrcss.

The sanGuinary battle between the
British and the Germans for the pos
session Of Fresnoy village goes OH.
apparently unabatcd. 1t is "A battle
without lct-up on the part of the Ger
mans. WHO see in the loss OF the VIII
laEe u double mcnacc--thc placing in
Jeopardy OF their entire line norCH
especially the town OF Lens ard IL:
adjacent coal fields. and a deeply pro-
jectinG salient INTO their lines wbicl,
would virtually Pot the l;ritish AT the
threshold at Cambrai.
The exact situation in the little viii
laEc. which WAS recapturcd by the
Germans on Tuesday after Il stubborn
defense on the part OF the Canadians
in somewhat obscure. The British War
Once asserts that Prince RuppreCht,
OF Bavaria's men, met with rcvcrses
west of the village for Tuesday night
during a coun,crattack, while unot-
fetal adviccs are to the effect that
they have been expelled from n greater
portion OF the village. but are still
holding out. although barely able TO
maintain themselves against the strn.
horn onslauEhts of the Canadians
On the Other hand. the German OF.
i.cial communication asserts that the
Germans have held the village asains:
fresh British attacks, and, in addition,
haze taken 100 more prisoners In
making this claim. however. the usual
details Of "A victory and claims Of
:anGuinary losses inflicted are lackinr
in tie statement of the German war
Ofice
Wednesday saw a return OF unfa-
rot'able weather along the Anslc-,;cr-
man front, and except around Frcsuoy
tho lighting was mainly by means OF
the artillery. y
FRENCH WIN POSITIONS
NOItTIWES'T OF RHEIMS
The French meantime have been busy
consolidating the positions captured
from the Germans in Tuesdays fight
ing near ChevrcuN. repusinG coun.cr-
attacks and engaging in artillery dues
with the Germans. Northwest or
Rheims, in tho single instance where
the inrantE LETT the trenches. the
French attacked and captured Gcrn.ar
positions on a front ot moro ihan 400
yards, a"d brought back 100 prisoners.
although the lighting along the
ArraS front has been described AS the
most Fiolent during the war. announces.
.lcil mas occn mtdc IN the House os
Commons that rho British casualties
are 30 to 80 per cent fewer than those
sustained in the battle Of the Somme.
The fighting in all the other the
atcrs except in France. continues OF
q sporadic nature. although the opera
Tons in Macedonia, where heavy ar
iilicry ducls are in progress along the
entire front. and in Roumania, where
the kussiaps have broken through the
Tcutonic allied lircs at one place. indi.
cate INC commencing of general cn.
SaGemcn,s in Il short time
AS nad been forecast. the number O.
british 'csScis sunk during tho week
ending last sunday was smaller than
during the former week Last week
twen'N-tour vessels OF over 600 ;ons,
ana twenty-five of less than 1900 ton.
were sent TO tho bottom, us coupared
Win thirty-eight OF more thar 800
tons and thtrtcen in the other cutcrorr
the previous week
GERMANY. however, is stu op,imist,,.
that her underwater campaign viii, be
successful in ending the war Tho
naval budget committee of the Reich
stag has been told that In April not
less than 100000 tons OF shipping
comprised the booty of the submarines.
while thc minister OF the navy has as
sured the chamber that Germany has
tho necessary boats. men. fuel and az.
ccssories to preserve until the end