The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-09
TRENCH RA|D|NG
FAV0RS ENGLISH
MINOR OPERATIONS RESULT IN
ENEMY LOSSES.
HINDENBURG READY TO STRIKE
Fresh Troops and Supplies In Vast
ouantities.--Msny New Divisions
Brought up.-Nicarasua De-
cIares War.

eIares War.
London, May S.-British troops ad-
yanced their lines between the Som
me and the Ancre taking few pris.
oners," Field Marshal Haig announced
today.
Hostile cannonading occurred on
the French front during the night
Enemy artillery firing increased
this morning on the northern part of
the Flanders battle front.
More Grains Are Made.
in a number of minor operations
we advanced our lines little on tn
same front that the Australians adj
yanced their lines more than mile
Sunday night and Monday morning.
Between Locin and Robecq on the
southern portions of the Flanders
Julian northeast of Ypres hostile artil.
lery was active last night.
The enemy artillery increased in
the Meteren and KENNEL sectors
carly today
Australians Advance Again.
BY William Phillip Simms With the
British Armies in the Field, May S.
Australian troops have advanced
their lines north of the Somme again.
One advance was made west of
Morlancourt midway between Albert
and the Somme 10 a depth of about
three hundred yards on five hundred
yard front.
The other was northeast of Sally on
the northern bank of the Somme three
miles south and west OF Morlancourt
to over a five hundred yard depth on a
front Of six hundred yards.
Sun Is Shining Again.
The Australians first made faint
attack wftl-.s- heaYs barrage in anoth-i
er portion OF the sector between the
Somme and the Ancre. Then with a.
heavy simultaneously attack they
went into the two fronts where they
made their great advances.
The enemy put up a terrific ma.
chine gun and shrapnel barrage but
the Australian troops held on.
The battle fields today are deluged
with sunshine and war plains are
flying about in swarms.
cataput Ready to Strike.
(By Willim Philips Simms)
With the British Armies in France,
May S.-Von Hindenburg appears
about ready to strike again unless the
signs are all wholly deceitful.
From various sources IL is known
that great stores of equipment COM
posed of materials. railroads. bridges,
airdomes. aeroplanes and artillery are
standing ready, while great bodies of
troops refitted and refreshed are
awaiting the pulling of the trigger of
the catapult which will hurl them in
to the fray.
The Enemy's Strength.
My personal computation shows
that two hundred and six enemy di-
visions, two million two hundred and
seventy-three thousand men, are on
the west front with about one hundred
and thirty of that number in the line.
OF the remainder of which are re-
serves about sixty divisions were
drawn out of the recent battles.
or these about forty are rested and
refitted sufficiently to be ready for ac-
ton anywhere in the line.
rs Fresh Enemy Divisions.
twenty-five divisions have taken
no part in any of the operations. Add
ing to this there are about fifteen to
twenty divisions of reserves who are
arriving making proposed total OF
about eighty fresh aud fairly fitted di-
visions which viii make preparations
to strike.
Expecting an Attack.
Geneva, May S.-The municipal au-
thorities at Mulhausel, Alsace, have
ordered all Inhabitants to procure gas
masks before May TO- as protection
against aerial gas attacks, the Lau.
same Gazette reports.
British Casualties, 1851.
London. Nav S.-British casualties
reported during the week ending today
reached total of 1881. OF this num-
Der 6.555 officers and men were killed
or died of wounds and 32,1S6 we're
wounded or reported missing. The
casualties were divided as follows
Killed or died OF wounds: Officers,
499: men, 6.056.
Wounded or missing: Officers. 1853:
men, S0277
Rivers and Harbors Bill.