Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-03
GERMANS FACE
DEATH TRAP ON
KENNEL HILL
Franco-British Guns Constantly
Smelling Stronghold.
BIG DEFEAT FORCES HALT
Gen. Won Arnim Delays Drive on
Flanders Front Until Fresh Re
serves Arrive-New Assault
Expected TO Start in
Few Hours.

Loadon, May 2. French troops
Tuesday night improved their posi-
lions in the neighborhood of Locre, on
the Flanders front. the war office an
nOunces. The British rushed German
posts In the Meteren sector and took
prisoners. ushe statement follows:
"a local at ack made by the enemy
upon one D t jtIr posts in the neighDor-
hood of st. Julien was repulsed by
machine-san fire. Posts held by the
enemy in the Meteren sector were
rushed by our troops during the night
and few prisoners were taken by US.
"The enony's artillery has been ac-
tive against the back areas In the
neighborhood of Bethune and has
heavily shelled French positions on
the Locre sector. On the remainder OF
the front there is nothing to report
beyond the usual artillery activity and
local encounters on bcth sides.
"By successful minor enterprises
carried out at night. French troops
Improved the positions held by them
IN the neighborhood of Locre."
Fighting On the Somne.
Paris, May ARTILLERY duels of
some intensity occurred at night on
the Somme front near Villers-Breton-
neux and on both sides of the Ayre,
southeast of Amiens says the war of
flee report The statement reads:
ARTILLERY actions of some violence
took place in the region of Yillers-
Bretonneux and on both banks of the
Avre.
'In Lorraine French patrols brought
in prisoners.
"The night was quiet on the remain
der of the front"
Huns In Death Trap.
British Headquarters In France,
May 2.-The Franco-British batteries
are constantly Smelling Mont KENNEL.
Unless the enemy can push on beyond
this isolated stronghold the Hill top
may become virtually death trap.
The advantage of KENNEL TO the
enemy Is tactical one. He is now
committed to an attempt TO push on
and capture the whole chain of hills.
Defeat Causes Halt.
/. British Army in Flanders, May g.
Gen. Won Arnim made no further move
along the Flanders battle front. The
heavy defeat which the Germans suf-
fered Monday forced them to pause
and bring up fresh troops before con-
tinuing their drive for the hill posi-
tons in the KENNEL region.
A few more hours, however, will suf-
flee for their reorganization and an
other assault may be expected imme-
diately.
Rushing Up Big Guns.
The seriousness of the German in
tentions here has been evinced In nu-
merous ways. On Monday, for exam
pie, they pushed at least one field gun
forward to within 700 yards of the
battle line and other guns were
brought close up.
The back areas between Ypres and
Hazebrouck were heavily shelled by
the Germans. An enemy attempt to
cut the barbed wire ct Wieltje was
dispersed by artillery fire.
Kaiser Near the Front.
Emperor William appears to have
been an interested and active visitor In
the Flanders region on Tuesday. Ac,
cording to prisoners. he has been maxi
ing his usual flamboyant speeches to
troops.
He stated the other day that the
Germans were trying to separate the
French and British armies, adding
characteristically, that the Germans
were going to put the British back on
the English channel. where they be-
longed."