The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-10
GERMANS Make
VAIN SACRIFICE
Unable TO Hold Allies in
Northern France.
BRITISH REGAIN LOSSES

React So Strongly That Most OF
Ground Lost in Vicinity of Fresnoy
Has Been Regained-Frenoh Grad
ually Forging Ahead Further South
London, May 10.-Field Marshal Won
Hindenburss tremendous drive OF
Tuesday in an effort TO stem the tide
OF British victory on the Arras bat
tledeld, speedily spent its force and
all his lavish expenditure OF men and
material bids fair to be wasted
Already the British have reacted SO
strongly that most OF the ground lost
in the vicinity of Fresnoy has been
regained The Germans still are
clinging to the village itself, but their
hold upon it is SO insecure that its re.
capture and the entire restoration OF
the British position appear imminent.
il is a vital necessity for the Ger
mans to hold fast here if they are
not speedily to lose Lens and its val
liable coal fields and find their whole
line in the northern sector OF the
Franco-Belgian front imperiled. Even
more urgently necessary is it for
them to hold the French around the
great bend in the line northeast OF
scissors. where the German strong
hold OF Laon. considered by some
military critics the key TO the entire
German position in Northern France.
is the French objective
The persistence and violence OF the
German counter attacks along the
Chemin-des-Dames plateau, the com.
handing ridge won by the French IN
the past weeks great drive. indicates
the importance the German high com
mand attaches 70 the lost ground
Gradually 2 rge Ahead
General Niyelle's troops are yield
ing no inch of it. however and grad
ually are forging ahead in important
sectors.
A night attack by the French gave
them a line OF trenches three.quarters
of a mile long ON the important high
ground above Craonne. northeast OF
ChevreuX, where they are opening up
the back road TO Laon.
The Germans have been claiming
the retention OF CheyreuX, but the
Paris report indicates that If the
L,rnvoL ,ro ,nt oos1o1Iv IN uoueac sion
of it they at least have it we'll hem
med in
The German counter attacks during
the night were particularly heavy and
costly and at no point were they sue
cessful. Paris announces
Everything indicates that the pres.
ent struggle on the British front is
regarded on both sides as one of the
most important actions Of the war.
but it may be many DAYS before any
decision is reached,
Russian troops on the Roumanian
front northwest Of Senne broke
through the Teuton positions and ad
vanced towards Jenawer. according to
PetroPrad
Activity in Other Fields.
From two other theaters news
comes that opens up many possibili
ties The fighting on the Macedonian
front. constantly developing in sever
ity and extent, gives renewed color to
the belief that General Sarrail is in
tiating operations of major impor
tance and possibly q general offensive
Germany claims that its troops In
conjunction with Bulgarians have ad
ministered a severe defeat on entente
forces in Macedonia.
The developments on this front ap
pear to have given fresh impetus tC
the revolutionary movements in
Greece. King Constantine has been
declared deposed at a great mass
meeting in SaloniM and an Athens
dispatch saws that the kings follow
ers are deserting to the provisional
government in increasing numbers
Mesopotamia offers the second point
of interest with an announcement
from Petrograd that Russian troops
are again on the move on the Persian
| border
The unexplained inaction of these
forces was believed i'm some quarters
to have been responsible for the sud
den halt in the victorious advance oil
the British army from Bagdad
Daily War Cost TO Britain.
London, May l0.-In moving a vote
of credit for G500,000,000 in the house
Of commons Andrew Bonar Law, chan
cellor OF the exchequer, said that the
alarming feature Of the figures is thai
they represent total daily expendi
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