The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
BATTLE FOR
bULLEC0URT
IS RENEWED
British Open General Attack for
Village Astride Hindenburo
Line With Three Sys-
TENS Of Trenches.
GERMAN FRONT IN DANGER

GERMAM FKUMl In DAMGERl
Continued Gains by French and
British VIII Soon Mean Re
tirement to Frontier,
II Is Believed.
Rome. May s--Pope Benedict is
ali Of The South American comns
tries and. perhaps other nations in
Europe and Asia are to enter the
war. T1aepope today is considering
taking a hand in the solution Of
the irish question. IL is authcr:ta-
lively stated that he endorsed the
rights of small nations.
With the British Armies. May 7--
Australian troops, yard by yard. in
the facesof violent German resist
ance. forged ahead a mile shortly
after dawn today. against the Ger
:nanslin Rhenicourt.
More thar 100 prisoners We're
taken. AT the moment of cabling
the Australians were maintaining
their gain.
British Headquarters in France, May
T-iIcrom q staff correspondent of the
Associated Press)!-Tile British have
pushed .heir way we'll within the town
of Bnlleconrt. HAND TO haGe lighting
has developed there.
Rcnewed fighting broke out about
E.i;ioeourt today. The British, who mad
been l,a1diag positions south and east
OF tn 3 illage. where t,ey had been
violent attaked during the last four
days. moved forward JUST before dawn
in a general attack upon the village it
self.
There has been patrol fighting in
Bu!iccouTt before this. but today at
tack was of an enveloring nature. 1t
net with stubborn resistance, but
steadNpEogress was being made as this
dispatch was written and KHAKI clad
troops have passed we'll within the town
which, lies absolutely asiride the hin
denbur1s line, h front trench and w
systems of support trenches all being
within b village limits.
English battalions made an attack
today from the south and west of Bulle-
conrt. The attack was preceded by the
usua. violent bombardment. The moon
had shown with wonderful brjllancy all
through the night and was Just settiEag
as the infantry climbed out of thStr
shallow trenches and trudged orWar
la9eE down with hand grsnades.
In its earlier stages the battle was
booming contest, between the attack
ing forces n the defenders, although
it was9later reported that and to hand
fighting had developed.
PRISONERS BEING TAKEN.
London Nav S--Er:sc1iers are being
taken by the British at y atiecouft. Al
ready 10 Germans have been sent back
to the cages.
Elsewhere along the line there is
little news Of Importance" the CORE
spenGer1t wires, but our guns, through
daylight and darkness. continue to
pound4he German positions. These po-
sitioasi being only irnprovised and very
different in defensive qualities from the
old permanent front out OF which We
have driven the Germans, their losses
ere steadily mounting TO an appalling
total.
losing Best Troops now.
more that these losses are being in
flictsa upon the pes. Lroops now leiI
to The enemy, for he is throwing in his
mosf war worthy d1vlsloihs IN MS des-
rerssJe effort 70 arrest our ~ofIens1Ve.
among the prisoners taken from the
two divisions IN the eaflier stages OF
the present lighting bO per cent We're
boygsof 19. Their morale was very poor.
witch is attributed to me Iact that
they have a clearer conceptlpn or con
ditions in Germany than their older
cortsades and realize the hopeiess11ess
OF the
-
(via May T.
GslHeraI Gurko. mar on the
western front, has issued an order de-
claring that the fraternlz1ns OF Rus
siaas with the enemy troops, which has
become q common Practice, must be
stopped.
General Glirk'a says that three d1vis-
Ions OF Germans have been transferred
from the RUSSIAN to&the french front,
ard that others are tnclud-
lns art1ilery ana aircraft
representatives OF Inc belglan and
suftefllss on thelr respective countries
ana asking the. RUSSIANS not TO leave
them TO their rate. The COUNCIL Of depu-
ties has voted TO support the Russian