The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
AMERICANS BAR PATH TO PARIS--HUNS START
 ATTACK ON KENNEL
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 ed there yesterday afternoon, and was promptly repulsed.
 Probably to mask their real pur- pose, the Germans last night heavily bOmbarded the southern portion of the Lys battle front from Givenchy to Nieppe wood and likewise turned their artillery loose from between Lens and Arras, farther south. No infantry attacks have been reported in these sectors, except on the part of the British, who by a successful coup last night reoaptured the post | taken from them last week near Festubert, north of Givenchy.
 l As in the case ofthe last previ- ous heavy assault in Flanders the Germans also have been demonstrat- ing on the Somme front, although not in such force as was the case last week. They drove several times last night at the French positions in Han gard wood, however, and heavily bombarded this sector north to Will lers Bretonneux. The infantry at- Jacks were broken up by the French fire and the Allied artillery vigorous ly answered the German guns in this region and between Lassigny and Noyon, on the lower side of the Mont didier salient.
 From VoormeZeel westward there has been no fighting as was witness ed in the last week except around Locre, where the French have been stoutly withstanding the enemy. A foothold was gained in Locre Saturday by the enemy and they are report ed making ready for another effort to drive the French northward. Locre and the road running northward se- parate Scharpenberg from Mont Rouge. These two heights are link ed in the chain of hills running west ward from Mont Kemmel and the German purpose evidently is to drive the French before them and take the elevations by flank movements.
 In Picardy there has been no ac. tivity except by the artillery, the German cannon being very active oI the front east of Amiens from Viller!
 Bretonneux to the Luce river. The French official announcement las Wednesday that American troops art now aiding the British and Frencf
 in holding up the German advance toward Amiens is confirmed in ar
 Associated Press dispatch from tht
 new American positions.
 "The fourth German army thi! morning heavily attacked the Allied
 front in F7aQders," London an nounced Prisoners captured hav' admitted that the German intention i
 to attempt to capture Ypres. Sever fighting is reported in both the F'rencl and the British area. The attack ex tended over front of about IS miles
 '"The Belgians on the Yser front als' are reported to have been attacked. '"The Germans this morning opened
 heavy bombardment with high ex plosive and gas shells on the entir . front between Meteran and Voorme zeele, south of Ypres. Infantry at . tacks developed soon afterward. 'The post near Festubert, north o Givenchy, taken by the Germans las week, was recaptured by the Britisl
 last night. More than 50 prisoner . were taken there, and other prisoner
 and four machine guns were brough , in as a result of raiding operations i 3 sectors farther south.
 ] "An enemy attack which develope
 yesterday afternoon in the vicinity 0 Locre, west of Mount Kennel, wa 5 repulsed.
 There was great activity by tn ; hostile artillery during last night fror | the river Scarpe, opposite Arras, mort ! to Lens, and between Givenchy an .- Dieppe wood, on the southern side c
 the LSs battle front.
 ,, "An intense bombardment from al D ti1Iery concentrations is in progres
 from La Cassee to south of Houthols 5 forest and from Vimy to Lens. 4 "The British troops around Ypre y several times after dawn this mornin sent up S. o. s. signals for artiller
 support, telegraphs Reuters core: r. pendent at British headquarters
 France. Although no definite repol > of an infantry attack in this regio l. has yet been received, the correspond B. ent adds, the tremendous Germa e bombardment points to the certaint J. of a German attempt to advance"