The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-18
HUNS THREE
MILES NORTH
OF IMPORTANT
RAIL CENTER
Haig Reports Line on Lys
Front Is Intact-No Ground
Lost Yesterday.
BATTLE STILL RACES
(By Associated Press)

FRANCE. April 18-An effort made
by the German army which holds the
enemy's right flank to the sea. to
drive In the front OF the allies from
the coast was extended yesterday to
the User region held by the Belsans.
At $3.50 o'clock in the morning after
an all night bombardment the Ger
mans attacked On a front of four
miles between Langemarck and Kin
pc.
The Germans gained q footing in
| the. Belgian advanced position and
| they were thrown out after q fight
lasting nearly all day. The Belgians
took 600 prisoners, including many Of
ficeB belonging to seven different
regiments which represented one Ra-
variAn, two PruAaian and ono marine
infantry divisionA
tBy Associated Pre1s)
Field Marshal Haig today reports
his line on Lys battle front standing
intact last night as it existed yester-
day morning following the British re-
tirement east of Ypres. no ground
having been lost in the battling of
yesterday despite the heavy German
attacks during the entire period.
Just for the time at least in front
OF the strong British positions domi-
mated by KENNEL Hill on the north
ern portion Of this front the Germans
are turning their attention to the
Southvesterly sector Of the battle
field.
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tent where they have held up tho Ger
man attempt to advance ft,rthar 70.
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natmg Snmy ridge 10 the German OBJ
JectVe.
French Yroops Como tip
Unummlshed IN intensity. the great
Dattie IN t1anders and south acrosa
.ne french porder goes on Having
Ietieo east OF 9prea, the British are
now putting up most desperate re-
s1IAnce 70 the Germans menac1ng
a. nNes Huu aA1eD1ouck, the important
.pr.s tsaHns pase W .ne souenwes.. french
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a front of TX n,;1os f-on, go . ~. On
vile to Wvtscbaote The pr,,,oh 80
the offensive and repained Wvtsch.ota
and Metern siY miles portboest ~
Hazebrouck Wednesday hnt the csr-
mans in strong counter attacLs torcad
them to retire again Along the ra-
mainder of the front the enemy threw
wave after wave of attackers against
the Franco British defense. but it did
not falter and the Germans gained
nothing in payment for sanguinary
losses.
Although the retirement east OF
Ypres was to be expected for strategic.
al reasons, the fact that 1t had been
carried out, has caused sentimental re-
grets. Langemarck, Passchendaele
and PoeIcapelle. which Berlin reports
the Germans have occ,1nied wera