The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-29
BRITISH HURL
HUNS BACK IN
C0UNTER-ATTACk
Germans Driven From Town of
VoormezeeIe, Two Miles
From Ypres.
BERLIN REPORTS new GAINS
Capture of Hill go Announced by Rer-
lin - London Newspapers Fear
Loss of Channel Ports-Amer-
leans Help French Check
Teutons.

London, April 29.-The Germans
made an attack In the afternoon on
the northern side of the Flanders sali-
ent and captured the town of Voor-
mezeele, two miles outh of Ypres, but
were driven out at night by counter
attack, the war office announces.
Late at night the Germans again at
tackled ON this front.
Canadians Kill Many.
The Canadians have carried out
three successful raids opposite Lens,
taking 60 prisoners and four machine
guns and killing many Germans, says
dispatch from Reuters correspond
ent at the British headquarters in
France.
The newspapers are warning the
public not to be surprised If Field Mar
shall Haig should abandon the entire
YpreS salient.
Hard Fight for Locre.
With the British army in France,
April 29.-Hard fighting continued
about Locre and Voormezeele, but
day of rest for the infantry as a whole.
The battle for Locre and Yoorme-
Zeele has been most desperate Both
places have changed hands several
times in the last twenty-four hours and
at the latest ref5erts it was aa "egen
break" for the British were in possess
sion of Voormezeele, while the enemy
seems to have succeeded early in the
day in getting foothold in Locre
again.
German Losses Heavy.
An engagement north of the Ypres-
Confines canal was in progress
throughout most of the night, with the
British holding doggedly and inf1icting
heavy losses on the attacking troops
The German casualties in this part of
the front have been very severe.
British Take 900 Captives.
The British on Saturday had nearly
900 German prisoners in the cages as
result Of other counter-operations
which began Wednesday night. The
British on Friday also took several
hundred in the fighting north of KEN
mel.
Check Boche Advance
Paris, April 29.-Violent artillery
fighting occurred north of the Avre
Southeast of Amiens) and In the re-
gion between Lassigny and Noyon Con
the southern side of the Picardy battle
'front.', the war Office reported.
French troops repulsed German at
tacks northwest of Reims and in the
sectors of st. Mihiel (near which are
stationed the American troops which
were attacked by the Germans a week
ago., Luneville lin the vicinity Of
which there has been an American
force) and LIE Pretre wood.
British Statement.
London, April 29.-The war office
issued the following statement: Dur
ing the afternoon a hostile attack de-
veloped in the neighborhood of Voor
meZeele. The enemy succeeded in
capturing the village, but was driven
out early in the night by our counter
attack. At a late hour the enemy
again attacked in this locality.
There was local fighting throughout
the night on both sides of the Ypres-
Confines canal.
Successful raids in which we cap
tured over fifty prisoners and four ma
chine guns and trench mortars, were
carried out south of Gavrelle and in
the Lens and Hill 20 sectors.
bor
hood of Locre was reported to be de-
veloping in the afternoon. Otherwise
the infantry action has been confined to
local engagements on different parts OF
the battle fronts.
South of the Somme a number OF
patrols in the neighborhood of Villers-
Bretonneux. Artillery activity contin
ued on both sides.
1.-THE hostile artillery heavily bonn,
barded our positions in the Ypres sec.
tor. The thick fog Saturday prevent
ed aerial operations"
"a raid attempted by the enemy
north of Bailleul was repulsed.
1.-THE artillery activity continues on
both sides on the battle front"
Berlin Statement.
Berlin, April 29.-The capture OF
Hill so, north of Ypres-Comines canal
about two miles southeast of Ypres
was announced by the war office.
Locre, six and a half miles south
west of Ypres, also was captured by
the Germans, the statement says.
Fear Felt for Ports.
London Aprfl 29.-Some of the