Arizona republican., 1918-04-30
But Slight Gains Made

The only point at which the Germans made any gains was on the hilly sec tion of the front back of Kemmel hill, where the French are standing. At some points the enemy was able to occupy portions of the line, but from the greater part of these they were driven out by the French who re- -estab- lished their defenses.
 Frontal Attacks Tried Frontal attacks on YpreS would seem to indicate that there is little con fidence in the German general staff that the Ypres positions can be out flanked from the south. The lines as they stand today are very strong and withstood the onset of the Germans in 1 1911 when the Teuton army was much different machine than it is to- day. The bloody repulse of the Ger mans in their great plunge forward will mean much ill further operations in that sector of the battle line Are DeIuged by Shells When the struggle was going on be- fore Ypres, the British positions from La Basse to HouthoIst wood and from Lens to Vimy were deluged with shells but so far there has been no infantry lighting reported from that part of the front. An attack on this salient in the German lines is expected soon, however, for it stands as a constant menace to a further advance by the enemy.
 Quiet on American Front Along the front in the Somme sec i ton, part Of which is being held by Americans. there has been little fight ing of note. Further south there have been only patrol encounters.
 Demand Hun Prisoners Germany has presented a virtual ultimatum to Russia, demanding that able bodied German prisoners of war be sent home at once, proposing in re- turn that only sick and incapacitated Russians held in German camps shall be turned over in exchange. If the Russian government does not bow to | the demand, Germany has threatened 1 to take Petrograd. A committee of 115 1 Germans has been appointed to go to | the Russian capital to present the de- nand.
 ! British ~" Ship Sunk ! A British ship carrying Y. M. C. A. 1 camp workers has been torpedoed, but all the passengers and all the crew ] except three men were landed safely. Allied Defense Strong i WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN 1 FRANCE, April 29.-(By the Associ- { ated -Press)-This has been one of the bltterest days of fighting that the Flanders battle ground has seen since the present offensive began. Since early morning von Arnim has been flnging great numbers of German 1 troops against the allied lines between | nln 1aly Do; hills east of Mont Kemmel as his ultj- mate objective. At the same time secondard thrust has been made at the Belgians in the region of the Yser, north of Ypres.
 Nothing to Show but Dead
 When the correspondent left the bat tie front shortly after o'clock in the afternoon the German commander had nothing to show for his pretentious 1 drive but a long list of dead and wounded.
 Along the major portion of the front his troops have been held, and where they succeeded by superior weight of numbers in pushing forward they were soon elected by counter attacks. The allied line was intact throughout at that hour.
 French Push Huns Back The Germans pushed on between Scherpenberg and Mont Rouge \ counter-attack by the French, how ever. gradually pushed the dogged Germans back until Locre had been regained and the whole line re-estab- lished. Meanwhile, the British were holding with traditional valor and not an inch did they allow the hard Uniting enemy, notwithstanding the fact that
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