The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-06

earlier efforts having failed. The
| artillery fire continues most intense
CT both legs of the Lys salient and
south of the Somme in Picardy.
| The coming of strong push on
the Italian front is heralded officially
! from Vienna which announces that
Emperor Charles anc his military ads
visers are now on the front. In the
Trentino and the Ty-ol there have
| been large movements Of enemy
troops.
Artillery Fire Increasing.
Rome does not report any marked
| infantry fighting no. does Vienna,
| but the Italian war office notes a
great increase in the violence Of the.
| Austrian artillery fire. especially on
the Trentino front where the new ats
tack probably will came in sans EFFORT
to force the Italians from the Piave
lire. Aerial activity ii, northern Italy
/ IL intense s5ss =
! Emperor Charles leaves his capital
for the fighting front at time when
Austria is seething with political UNI
rest. In Bohemia and all parts of his
| domains. the Liberals are protesting
against his action in dismissing parlia-
ment. 1t is announced'in paa-Ger-
| man Berlin newspaper that the Ger
| man food department. has taken over
| control of most IF Bohemia. in re-
| Spouse to the demands of the German
population Three members of the
| Austrian cabinet are reported. to have
resigned.
| Americans Take Fling.
/, American troops on both the Toul
and Luneville sectors have been more
busy than usual with the Germans.
| Northwest of Toul the Germans at
tempted to occupy trench formerly
! held by the Americans and which was
evacuated month ego.
| The American artillery broke up the
German effort. but further activity is
not unexpected. East Of Lunevil1e
| the Germans have been driven from
their front line positions by the Amer
| lean gunfire and petrol has pene-
trated 800 yards into the enemy lines.
! The Americans met a German party
of seven. Three were killed and the
others WEI e taken prisoners
British Make Slight Gain
London. May 6.-British troops adj
vanced their lines on a considerable
front" on both sides of the Som.i1e de-
spite strong enemy resistance Field
Marshal Haig reported today.
Between the Sonme ard thn-.kil-s
midway between Albert and the
Somme) we advanced our lines on a
considerable front. ir spite of strong
opposition" the statement said
We captured $50 prisoners. two
machine guns and trench mortar"
Eat Morlancourt, the enemy's
losses were heavy
What Berlin Reports.
Berlin. Sunday, May S (vfa Lon
don) .-Repulse of Anglo-E'rench at
tacks on the Flanders battle front is
reported in the official announcement
by the war office today. More than
900 prisoners are reported captured in
the fighting. Increased artillery ac-
tivity south of the Somme is an
nounced in the statement.
After the strongest artillery pre-
paration French divisions attacked our
positions on KENNEL hill and near
Railleul unsuccessfully. They were
repulsed with heavy losses and left
over 800 prisoners in our hands An
intended attack by an English division
west of Baiileul failed to develop be-
cause of our fire.
South of Hebuterne (north of the
Somme) strong British thrusts failed
The battle front on both sides of the
Somme saw revival of artillery ac-
tivity in the evening 1t increased es-
pecially- near Vii1ers-Bretonneux and
en- the west bank of the Avre