Arizona republican., 1918-04-27
HUNS TAKE KENNEL H[L1;;ERENCH IN
 VIOLENT COUNTER, TRY TO RETAKE IT
Allies Make No Effort To Conceal
 Serious Effect Of Loss Of Vital
 Range Peak; Battle Of Great Fury


 D EMAIEL Hill, height which has been looked upon N the key to the southern side of the Ypres salient
 and one of the most important strategic positions the northern battle front i'll France has been taken by the Germans. After defense which will become of the heroic chapters of the the hill surrounded and the French forces entrenced it's slopes
 British Announce Loss of Hill
 The loss of the hill which is admitted ill official statement by General Dema Radcliffe chief director of military operations at the British office brings to the allies realization that the whole Ypres position is in peril from the German drive norhward from the owands lying to the west of Armentie1es
 Huns Find One Weak Spot
 The Teutons launched terrific attacks along the whole WytschaeteB Meteren line Wednesdav apparently for the purpose of finding point which might yield They evidently found that spot in the section of the front held jointly by the British and French troops; and against 1t they hurled fresh divisions which fought their way for ward all day Thursday until at nightfall they had rounded Kemel hill and isolated the French troops hold ing the position All night long the fight went on and it was not until Friday that the Germans succeeded ill stormng up the slopes of the height.
 Loss of Hill Seems Serious
 The loss of Kemmel hill is serious for it oveIooks much of the lOwands lying back of the allied lines the Ypres salient The hill is 464 feet in height rising from lowands the south and east It is miles southwest of Ypres and three miles west of Wytschaete
 This German success cuts deep notch in the allied line the southwest of Ypres and completely outfanks the British the northern slopes of Messines ridge to which they forced by the German assaults of two weeks ago. The line to the southwest toward Bailleul, apparently in particular danger at present although the village of Dranoutre has been lost to the enemy
 Allies Trying to Recapture Hill
 So important IS the possession of kenmel hill that the allies must launch counter attack to recaptule it. and the French have begun savage attack the height the Germans continue to hold 1t and either consolidate their lines push the allies will be at great dsad vantage in future engagements.
 The latest reports from the of the battle that the Germans attacking line from La Cytte to the Ypres-C Confines canal La Clyte is about mile and half north of Kennel hill and is six and half miles west of the YpresC onnes canal which almost due south from Ypres.
 Trying to Force Ypres Retirement
 The evident purpose of this attack is to roll up the allied positions south of Ypres and force retirement from such that only the stenes defense will avail to check their threatening advance.
 | At other points along the battle line the Germans have made no important gains. At Nillers-BretonneuX the British have held their lines and complete the work of clearing out the last Ger man positions on the ground held before the Germans attack Wednesday, but Hangard apparently still is in German hands, and the TeuOns have forged ahead just the north of this village and reported to have launched attacks the town of Cachy without however, having occupied the place
 French Regain Lost Ground
 Further south immediately north of Cavel the Ger mans have penetrated the village of Haes and are in possession of hill S2 south of the village The French have counterattaked this front and reganed ground
 At no other point has the enemy advanced although bitter fighting has been going in many sectors in both I the Somme and Armentieres battle area
 There have been artillery dues various points along the French front to the north of the Sone well as positions further south Only the usual patrol engage ments have been reported from the Italian front