Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
BRITISH RETAKE PIECE
OF FIRST Line LOST
TO HUNS IN ALBERT
ATTACKS OF ENEMY IN PICARDY ARE
SMASHED BY HEAVY FIRE OF BIG
GUNS AND HIS EFFORTS HAVE
RESULTED IN HEAVY LOSSES.

The fighting last night brought to both the British
and the French In the the former the action took the
Germans took yesterday in the Albert sector northeast OF
Amiens Field Marshal Haigs troops gaining complete VIC
tory restoring the position intact and taking some prisoners
The French success still Important it repre-
sented net gain Of ground for the Allies the Somme 'front.'
In intensive operation heraded by brief but heavy bonn
bardent the French captured Grievances park five miles
north of Mondde and held their there against counter
attacks by the Germans taking $50 prisoners during the fight
British troops southwest of Ypres, having firm
y reestabished the line attacked Wednesday, are awaiting
by their efforts to drive through
behind Ypres The latest rpuse was the second the Germans
have suffered along the Voormezeeeocre line since the
ure of Mount KENNEL but further attempts by the enemy
expected.
Attention paid by the to the British line north
of the Somme Picardy time weeks
the enemy again has tried to advance his lines west of Albert
His attacks smashed by the fire of British rifles and
chine guns.
Elsewhere along the Flanders and Somme battle fields only
the artillery has been active Paris reports violent firing in
the sector north of Montddier to Hailes,
Latest reports indicate that the German effort in the north
have been in great strength but that the British ar
ery the east and French infantry attack and barage the
west broke up the divisions waiting to join the attack AS
result only two division attacked the san five mile front
After heavy fighting these troops had gained nothing and had
suffered losses Berlin reports the capture 6 Anglo
French troops in successful attacks.
The weather has improved in northern France Probably
the Germans have been waiting for this to launch another
strong blow Allied however, have been taken advan
change from c0ndltOnS TO OF
bombs important railroad and concentration centes behind
the lines In air fighting British avators have
machines of which destroyed
One enemy aeropane brought down by rifle fire.
Rostov the Don the largest city in the Don Cossack
territory the mouth of the Don river has
pied by the Germans
Premier Hoyd-George and his government passed
successfully another situation which threatened provoke
crisis and the probable retirement of the ministry.
The government in the house Of when the
MEMBERS 1913 to 1905 refused accept the motion of former
made by Maj. Gen Maurice.
The premier addressed the house and denied that he
other minister had msed the public to the status of the
British army charged by the former chief director Of mill
tary operations at the office
The official Paris announcement follows:
Afer brief and intense bombardment French troops
erday afternoon took possession of the park at Grievesnes
important part of which had been occupied by the
this operation took 258 prisoners including four officers,
and considerable amount of material Notwithstanding the
vigorous artillery fire and attempts of enemy patrols to
proach line infantry maintained the positions
which had been captured and organized them.
"On the right bank of the Alee in the Champagne
north of Rheims and in Lorraine ALLY wood the
carried successful local attacks repused
raids operations took So prisoners including
officer"