The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-16

New Ofk. April lo.-SCVcn days
after the Germans launched their
gigantic assault against the British
lines between Lens aud Yprcs. the
momentum of their attack has been
=. broken and waves Of the Teuton
forces are recoiling before the rock
of the British defense. While the
Germans have made gains of ground
and have driven a wedge into the all
lied lines to a considerable depth they
seemd to have failed in their attempt
to break through or take importan,
railway functions.
During the last day there have beet
. bitterly fought engagements at -four
places, all on the northern side of tn,
salient to the south OF Ypres.
Seven assaults against the British
. trenches at Merville. near the apex
of the triangular dent in the British
F.. line have been hurled back by the
British Neuve Eglise. on the extreme
southwestern spur of Messines ridge
. has been taken by the Germans afte
struggle which will go into history
as one Of the greatest OF the pas
. week
The British, however. have not re
. tired far and it is probable that the,
will at once organize counter attacI
to force the Germans out of town
which, if held, might be a "kickin.
off point for an attack which Nigh
outtlank and make untenable Messine.
ridge, the key to the British position,
about Gpres. Balluel and Wulver-
Chem. between Neuve Eglse anC
Merville, also have been the scene.
OF hard fighting, but except tor Neuve
Eglise, 'he northern side Of the saIien
has stood firm On the southern sid,
lot the salient, according to Berlin
fierce struggles have been fought
u has been the German plan o
'ampaign since March 2l. when tn,
great offensive started. to strike hare.
at some particular sector and if that
blow was parried to turn powerfully
aEatnst some new point. This pro-
cedure probably will be followed IN
+ the next few days by a new assault
! somewhere south of Arras. An attack
north of Ypres is hardly possible for
the lowlands of Belgium are as vet
TOO Waterlogged to permit active op
erauons. An attack on Arras would
entail the hurting of troops against
Nlmy ridge, the Labyrinth and other
Formidable military works PROTECTING
that city.
1t may be that the savage fightine
reported at Hangard En- Santerre
south Of Albert and on the center of
r the line facing Amiens NAV mark IN,
pesihhlng of new attempt to sweej
westward toward Amiens. SO far the
llehtlng has brought the Germans only
losses in men and ground Further
south near Mont Didier there has been
intense artillery firing. but the Ger
mans have not attempted infantry on
eIa'iohs IN this important sector.
German troops have entered Hell
slhstorS' the Finnish capital It was
reported last week that the Russian
"arships which have been there had
made their escape and had reached
kronstadt the great Russian naval
base
American forces near Toul are
standing firm before heavy attacks
by the Germans and have held their
lines intact in spite of all the weight
OF men and metal the enemy has
loosed against them. The Germans
have lost heavily.
Inc constant German attacks in this
sector may have some bearing ON the
development Of the German offensive
campaisn and much interest in the
situation throughout the region held
by General Pershing's men is evil
denced by the allied leaders
Coincidont with the report of tho
acceptane of the resignation of Count
Nzernin, the Austro- Hungarian nre-
mier, comes report of serious
outbreak of the Czechs at Prague
which for many months has been re-
ported to be seething with anti-Pau-