The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-05-04
PROGRESS or THE WAR
From sundays Salt Lake Tribune

manned to capture. The offensive
of Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has
developed with scientific precision,
but he has found himself halted at
every step forward.
When we attempt to set value on
the enemy's gains we can at least con-
sole ourselves with the thought that
there is as yet no fatal rent in the
allied armor. Both sides have been
battling with a courage and deter
mination not excelled in all history.
Consequently the winning side has
not gained a sufficient advantage
which would warrant a safe predic-
ton as to the course the fighting
will take in the next few weeks.
While the Allies have not attempt
ed an offensive of their own and.
therefore, are under the necessity of
continuing to withstand repeated
enemy blows. they have been so sue
cessful on the defense that they have
not yet been compelled to surrender
acentral base of operations.
The loss of Ypres has been forecast
10 the dispatches and the world ex-
poets the British to retire from that
historic salient, but if the retirement
is made in good order to a nearby
line, the Allies will still be in strong
position for the defense of the chan
mel ports of Dunkirk and Calais. At
the same time they have made the
enemy pay dearly if not quite enough,
for whatever gains he has made.
The loss of Ypres and large part
of the last remnant of Belgian Flan-
ders will have a depressing effect
upon the Belgians and, perhaps, upon
the British and French. but Ypres
never was a great supply base. 1t
was a kind of advance fortification.
The loss of the surrounding high
ground is serious because it forces
the British back into the low coastal
district and gives the enemy the best
observation posts.
The Germans began simultaneous
offensives in the Ypres and Amiens
districts. Near Ypres. as we have
pointed out. they obtained a signal
advantage; in the Amiens zone their
gigantic efforts have been practically
nullified by British and French re-
sistance.
1t is not clear which Of the offen-
sives began first. Heavy fighting
developed first along the line east of
Amiens on Wednesday, but there APP
pear to have been several prelimi-
nary operations in the Ypres district
on Tuesday In that region the Ger
mans created diversion by attacks
along their left flank. although they
intended to strike their heaviest blow
on their right flank from Bailleul,
northeastward past Mount KENNEL,
to St. Elio, which is about two miles
directly south of Ypres. At Dra-
noutre, near Bailleul. the French held
some heights fianking Mount Kem-
mel and it was at Dranoutre that the
first heavy enemy pressure was felt
in the Ypres sector. The French
were able to hold practically all their
positions in that fighting. but it was
not until the next day that the enemy
began to develop an attack along the
entire line Repeated attacks netted
the Germans only heavy losses, but
finally they began to press around
the fianks of Mount KENNEL. At
length the position was so far isola-
ted that the French decided to leave
one regiment on Mount KENNEL and
to retire from that neighborhood.
perhaps, to recapture their positions
In counter-attack and rescue the
defenders on the hill. The garrison
was instructed to fight to the last
man and obeyed literally. Whole
companies of Germans were swept
away by the machine gun fire from
the defenders. who, on their part,
were constantly worn down by she'll
nre. The German lines reformed
and crept closer and closer to the