The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-03

the French were holding the village.
In the hilly region just to the north
Of Locre the British also pushed back
the enemy attacks at Sc vera points,
notably between Kemmel and La
Clytte.
Germans Losing Snap,
Much OF the snap OF the German at.
lacking forces has been absent from
the maneuvers they hav e been carry
ing out in Flanders against the stiff.
fened line Of the Entente troops. This
has been apparent since last Sunday,
To the south, near Amiens and to the
east, around Noyon the enemy like
wise has failed in all his attempts to
push further forward. The British
east Of Villers.B 81 etonneu1, which lies
directly east Of Amiens, have ad-
yanced their front and in the Noyon
sector the French have re-esablished
their lines which the Germans pre-.
viously had captured from them.
RTIlleTy OuCl IN IoYesS'
The Germans on vari Gus sectors OF
the line are stin hurlinS tons of stee
against the British and French posi-
tions, but the allied guns everywhere
are answering them in kind
While the present halt in the battl,
possibly may indicate the near az
, proach of the throwing into the affra.
the great army which General Foo
has gathered, that such is the inter
ton of the supreme COM mander OF tn
{ allied forces has not be come apparent
, 1t is not improbable, hOw eyeT, that a
a meeting OF. the inter-aIlied war cour
+. ell in Paris Wednesday which will b
= attended by the Anne rican French
British and Italian re representatives.
matters having in view the turning |
the tide of the battle will be upper
most in the discussion.
= Check Germans at Ypres.
Washington, April 3O-Germany'
armies are hurting therns selves agains
a granite wail on three sides of tn
Y ruined city OF Ypres. After flghtin
Of the most terrific nature the BIRTHS
and French lines are still intact an
S the enemy has lost terribly in his 7
e peated assaults against the line
. where the Allies stand at bay.
The objective OF the fighting that
q now going on is the ca pture Of pre-
e where since 1914 the British have he
their positions. Two years ago Il
Allied lines we're carrIed forward al
the salient in front OF the city W
e wiped out, but from these p%ositio.
the British retired a ~ eek ago to {
trenches where they stood on the :
tense. fighting in the spring Of l9l
when they stopped the Germans
N their drive for the cha mel ports.
The present battle opened with
bombardment OF tbs British a
n, French lines from NJ eteren to Vo
t. mezeele. a distance OF twelve mil
Then came reports or a spread OF
fighting around the curve in the Il
is IN front OF Ypros until the Beigi
U armies north OF the city we're
:. yolved. Field Marshal Hag's offic
10 report, %anxiously awal ted, brought
l.. news that the utmost efforts of
Germans had been fruitless all ale
the line. The field marshal's sta
TO ment said the Teut Ons had paid
ID great price and had gained yirtua
,it nothing
No Signs OF a Nvithdrawsi-
The only point at which the {
mans made any gains was on the h
lie section back Of Kena mel Hill wh
the French are tan ding AT SC
d" points the enemy wa able to Gee
rst portions OF the line. but from
greater part OF these they were dri
out by the French, " no reesta bills
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