The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-19
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Allied Armies Start General Of
fensiVe All Along the Mace
DOMAIN Fronts
MANY BATTLES IN PROGRESS
British and Russians Capture BuIaar-
ian Trenches-Haig's Men Hold
Germans Near Fresnoy.

Washington, May 1.-THE expected
general offensive along the Macedon-
ian fronts apparently has been started
with full YigOr. From Lake Oichrida
eastward to the region about Lake
Dorian numerous big battles are in
progress, with the Entente Allies the
aggressors.
Southwest of Lake Dorian the Brit
ish have captured Bulgarian trenches
at one point on a front of two miles
to a depth of about five hundred yards
and held and consolidated the ground
gained despite heavy counter attacks
Northwest of Monastir, in the Cerna
river region, and on various other sec
tors, the Entente forces are carryins,
out heavy operations both with arti;-
lery and infantry. In the famou,
Cerna river bend the Russians have
captured several enemy trenches,
while in the upper valley of the Mog-
lanica river the Serbians have struck
hard at the invaders of their country
and taken from them two points of
support and number of prisoners.
Hold Germans Near Fresnoy.
great intensity their offensive against
the British around Fresnoy and to the
east of Bullecourt, but are being hard
held by Field Marshal Haig's forces.
The village of Fresnoy apparently re-
mains in the hands of the Germans
after its recapture Tuesday, but the
Canadians and South Englanders are
still holding vantage points around it
from which the Germans are endeav-
Oring to expeI them and put an end to
their harassing fire.
To the east of BuIIeCourt, where the
British have established themselves a
scant two miles from the outskirts of
Queant, the Germans are striving hard
to push back the British to prevent
the capture of the southern end of the
DrocOurt-Queant line, which would
prove of great menace to the import
ant town of Cambria
The British evidently have pushed
a step forward toward the capture of
the town of Lens and the important
coal fields in its immediate vicinity.
Still Battle at Fresnoy.
Washington, May 10-The sangui-
Germans for possession of the village
of Fresnoy goes on apparently with
out abatement, according to advices
from the battle front 1t is a battle Of
desperation on the part of the Ger
mans, who see in the loss of the vii
lage double menace-the placing in
Jeopardy of their entire line north, es-
pecially the town of Lens and its ad-
jacent coal fields, and a deeply pro-
jecting salient into their lines, which
would virtually put the British at the
threshold of Cambria.
The exact situation in the little vii
1age, which was recaptured by the Ger
mans on Tuesday after a stubborn de-
Tense on the part of Canadians, is
somewhat obscure. The British war
office asserts that Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria's men met with reverses
west of the village On Tuesday night
during a counter attack, while unoffi-
cial advices are to the effect that they
have been expelled from greater part
of the village, but are still holding
out, although barely able to maintain
themselves against the stubborn on
slaughts of the Canadians.
Fresh British Attacks.
On the other hand the German Off
cial communication asserts that the
Germans have held the village against
fresh British attacks and in addition
have taken 100 more prisoners In
making this claim, however, the usual
details OF a victory and claims of san
culinary losses inflicted are lacking in
the statement of the German war of
flee.
Wednesday saw return of unfavoT-
able weather along the AngIo-German
front, and except around Fresnoy the
fighting was mainly by means of the
artillery.
Fighting on Other Fronts.
The fighting in all the other theaters
except in Frances continues of
sporadic nature, although the opera
tipns in Macedonia, where heavy ar
tillery duels are in progress along the
entire front, and in Rumania, where
the Russians have broken through the
Teutonic line at one place, indicate the
coming OF general engagements in a
short time
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