The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-04-27
ALLIED Line
ST|FFENS ON
YPRES 'FRONT.':
ENEMY HELD
Loss of Mont KENNEL Fails
to Disorganize Allied Re-
sistance-Enemy Is Held
Fast Everywhere.
HUN FORCES PAUSE.
(Assocfated Press.)


FRANCE, April 27.-General Won Ar
MIN, commander of the German troops
In the Ypres sector, paused last night
in his drive against the entente allied
territory about KENNEL undoubtedly
to enable the reorganization of his
forces for a fresh attack. German ar
tillery continues to hamper the de-
Tending position but during the early
hours today no fresh German offensive
movement was recorded.
(By Associated Press)
The loss of Mount KENNEL has evi-
IDENTIFY failed to disorganize in anyway
the allied resistance in the Ypres
region. The line, In fact, seems to
have stiffened since this isolated
height was taken by the Germans, and
the enemy after a day of desperate
struggling yesterday found himself
he'd .ssach Ferywhere.
LOCI lest of Mount KENNEL. and
Vsorra aezeele, two miles south of Ypres
were the chief points under attack by
the Germans in their efforts to develop
their success of the previous day. At
each. although the fighting fuctuated
during the night, the enemy failed to
gain his objectives and today is no
farther advanced toward them than
he was yesterday morning.
Hun Losses Heavy
The French fought with great gal
lantry in the Locre sector infiicting
severe losses on the enemy in his four
attacks, the last of which carried him
into the village. Last evening the
French counter attacked vigorously
and.regafned the place
The British were no less stubborn
in their defense Of Vormezeele at
which point they were obliged to hold
fast if the line curving to the east and
north around Ypres was not to be
abandoned. Today found them still in
possession Of the village and holding
fast in the wood on the edge south
west of the town. Several hundred
prisoners were taken by the British
in this fighting.
Forecast Abandonment
There seems quite general disposi-
tion on the part of military observers
to forecast the eventual abandonment
Of the Ypres salient as the result of
the fall of Mount KENNEL although
it has been pointed out by the British
war office that this result will not
necessarily follow.
It Is likewise observed, however, that
should an evacuation of Ypres become
necessary the taking of Mount Kem-
mel has not destroyed the defensive
value of the range Of hills to the west
from which it stood out and which
have been referred to as the backbone
of the Flanders position. Meanwhile,
the cost in men to the Germans in the
progress they have made without win
1T 49,
has been enormous.
On the Somme battle front the situa-
ton has worked still more in favor of
the allies. The recapture of Villers-
Bretonneux and its dominating high
ground by the British has made the
German tenure of Hangard to the
south extremely precarious and they
have already lost part OF the village
London reports further advance
of the allied line last night in this
sector. An attack by German tanks
was broken up by the British fire.
More than 900 prisoners were taken
by the British in this fighting.
Fighting of the most desperate
character attends the German attempt
to enlarge on the capture of Mont
KENNEL, on the Flanders front, as
the Franco-British troops strive to
hold the enemy in check. On the vital
sector of the Picardy front, east of
Amiens, the allied soldiers have driv-
en- the Germans from more Of the
ground they gained earlier in the
week
Retirement not Unlikely
The fall of Mont KENNEL is q Sc
rious blow to the security to the
YpreS salient, but to gain cOmplete
victory there the Germans must strike
quickly. This they are trying to do
while the allied troops resist strenu-
ously. While KENNELS capture by
the enemy does not mean the imme-
diate evacuation of Ypres, military
observers say, it does menace the
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