Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-08
ALLIES CONF F|DENT
EXPECTED ATTACK
WILL Be failure
Prolonged Calm on West
Front Believed Prelude
to German Blow.
CANADIANS CONDUCT
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS
Allied Line Everywhere Is Being
Enforced to Meet
Coming Smash.
BRITISH LOSSES ARE HEAVY
Considerable Political Turmoil In
England Over Charges Made
by General Maurice.
CANADIANS CONDUCT
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS
BRITISH LOSSES ARE HEAVY


the Germans on the western front at
tempting to commence a new phase
OF their offensive. Everywhere along
the line there have been artillery
ducls, at some points OF considerable
Intensity, and the allied armies are
lying in their positions waiting with
expectancy. and also with perfect con-
denca, the blow that they realize
soon VIII fall III some point in Fland-
crs or picardy.
Nowhere have there been any infan-
try operations which arose in import
ance above raids. Southwest of Ar
ras. near Ncuvillc- -Nitasse, the Cana
dians Monday night carried out a sue
cessful stroke killing a number OF
Germans and capturing three machine
guns. The French, in the Amicns Sec
tor, also were successful in IL similar
maneuver. In addition, they repulsed
an attempted German attack.
| Doubtless. the heavy ground due to
the rains is holding back the prcpura-
tons OF the Germans, for IL is no easy
task to move up men, guns and sup
plies over the moruss in the she'll
( furrowcd territory to the front. Mean
while the allied limo everywhere Is
being rc-enforced to meet the enemy
| when again he unleashcs his infantry
! forces The Americans are taking n
prominent part in strengthening tho
! line.
An indication OF the heavy lighting
tue BRUSH arc being forced to with
A'ah" Is contained in the list ot cas-
uait'eS reported during the week end
ing tuesday. Tho list shows IL total
( OF Ss'09l OF which number 6,555 Of
iHerS ana men We're killed or died of
wounds. In the aSgrcGatc. the casual
ties are the heaviest reported i'm any
S!ns'e week OF lighting. 1t is prob
able however, that the figures do not
represent losses on the western front
alone. but also take into consideration
the men killed and wounded or made
prisoner in the Turkish ana Mnredo
''"" '''a'efs' where recently there has
been intensive lighting
GENERAL MtURlrE u<E,,s
REFLECTION on GENERAL ro,,u
considerable political turmoil h,s
arisen in England over charges m,ds
by General Frederick b. Maurice for.
mer director OF military operations tat
inc British War Office. who rccon,h,
was removed from his post and sant
|" ac'iNe duty in the field after hs
"ladc statements which were consid-
cred to be a reflection on General, Eo.,,
commander chief of the allied arm los
ON the western front.
IN letter appearing In the I.ondop
newspapers, General Maurice charged
AhdrcW Bonar Law. Chancellor of TN.
ENchepuer and Premier LLOYD George
Wi'h having made misstatements in tbe
rouse OF Commons regarding military
matters. special court Of inquiry ia
10 investigate tho charges, which are
"ehicd by Chancellor Bonar Law on he
haIf OF the government
Nicaragua has declared war arainst
Germany and her allies Tho en,ry
OF tile Central American repub,ic irta
me war makes the twentieth antar-
oniSt arraycd against the Teutonic AZ
lies.
me conclusion of peace between Rou-
mama and the central powers finally
mas oeen brought about by the signing
OF Il treaty at Bucharest Monday. Iso-
iatcd from her allies by the defectiop
OF RUSSIA. nothing was left for Ron.
ihahia TO do but accept peace from her
enemies at the hard price they i'm.
posed.