The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-11

Western Newspaper Union News service
London, May 9.-The Germans re-
captured the village and wood oil
Fresnoy Tuesday morning after many
furious and sustained assaults with
fresh troops that finally wore down
the valiant resistance of the Canadl-
ans. In the last violent week, Hin
denburg threw two fresh divisions
into the battle and overcame the
British forces on the left flank, turn
ing the Canadians position within the
village. Everywhere the soldiers of
the Dominion hurled back the enemy
with losses that are reported to have
been staggering.
The German victory the first sub
stantial success obtained by linden
burg since the battle of Arras opened
on April o, was scored only after two
violent efforts against the lines held
by the Canadians.
Violent fighting south of Bullecourt
resulted in a draw.
German attack south of Berry-au-
Bac is repulsed with sanguinary loss.
Fierce artillery battle reported
along Macedonian front with promise
OF new general offensive.
Entente troops engage Austrian
and Turkish divisions between Lake
Ochrida and Lake Presba.
London, May 9.-The British and
Germans thruout Monday were still
engaged in violent fighting for pos
session of Bullecourt, midway be-
tween Arras and Cambria, and also
in this immediate region at Roeux
and between Fontaine and Reincourt.
The British forces are now on the
northern. western and eastern out
skirts of Bullecourt, leaving only the
southern part of 1t available for a re-
treat of the Germans still inside. I'm
official reports have asserted that the
British entered well into the town.
North of this sector the Germans
report that heavy British attacks at
Roeux and between Fontaine and
Reincourt were repulsed with san
culinary losses, while still farther
north, near Lens, the British official
communication records the repulse of
a third German counter attack on the
British positions south of the Souchez
river.
Berlin claims that in Sunday
nights fighting the Germans OBJ
tanned local successes at numerous
points, notably on the Winterburg.
London.-According to Central
News dispatch from Copenhagen, the
Norwegian foreign office has an
nounced the sinking by German sub
marines of the steamships Capto and
Natuna. The crews were rescued.
Paris, May S.-Every gain scored by
the French in Saturdays brilliant ad-
vance northeast of Scissors, was main
tanned against numerous heavy coun-
ter-attacks Sunday night, the war of
flee announced. Consolidation of the
ground has made them masters of
most of the ridge crowned by the Che
min-des-Dames, along front of more
than eighteen miles. The prisoners
taken have reached total of $500 and
seven cannon have been captured.
Observation-Disclosures is warned of
an impending German attack upon it
by way of Libau, in an army order
which directs the disposition of forces
TO resist such an attack.
Paris.-A brilliant success for the
French army is recorded in the Off.
eial communication. An important
French advance has been made
against powerful opposition along the
road from scissors to Laon, over an
extent of nearly four miles. French
troops have captured all the plateau
in the neighborhood OF Cerny and
Craonne and the hills dominating the
valley of the Ailette river. The mum.
Der OF prisoners captured was $500.
After repulsing German counter nj.
tacks from Fresnoy southward to the
southern corner of the Hindenburg
line at Laon and farther eastward
toward the Champagne district. the
British and French troops in France
are holding the majority OF the posi-
uons gained and are making some
small progress against desperate re-
SiSfanca