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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-11

IT'S 4 Widespread belief, both in
scotland and in Ulster. that "Seagull,
SIT on the sand IT'S neer good weather
when you're on the land" alludes to
The fact that when the birds hy out
early and Tar to seward. or remain
on the sand. fair weather may be look
fors while e they take contrary
9ltses storms most frequently follow
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Herschel Smith has been suffering
from Influenza but is able to be out
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eAmE INWoIoUs COMPARISON

Wife (proudiy) do you think
Of the way I handled the campaign il
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Miss. Deyinna Watkins was in Fair
mont yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
Military Comment
By William L. Mcpherson
DERS1sTENT counter attacks, begun on Wednesd

PERSISTENT begun Wednesday evening and con-
tnung through yesterday the Allied lines on the
north side Of the Lys Valley salient
Two divisions had been thrown IN Wednesday,
tne fourle front from La Cy southwest
the lake and Dckebuh Village The enemy was
between the lake and Dkbusch Village The enev was
not checked until late in the afternoon.
Inc situation called for immediate powerful counter attack
sunset one was launched The
the Ridge Wood and down the Dkebuch Lake. Bv mid
night most of the lost reeained
Yesterday k ono+lor
the Allied posonsthis time
Lake and northeast La chief point penetration was
Mile hruysen about mile northeast Cytte the British and
fncn line overlap The French standing behind the Vyeeek
stream which flows northeast Lake stonnd the
rush. So that the forces through further northeast
the direction of Mile Kuysen eventually uocked The rsh
fall yesterday - ~ - ''e
Two days Ieady fighting Cye and voomzee have
gone against the Germans They spot
nrouh Which to strike at the or to turn
from the northeast the Scherpenbrg Allied reinforce
ents have evidently been flowing last two weeks
Tor German local high cost now BEING met bv
adequate ounterstroke seems to
established Flanders we'll of Amen
only local fighting of minor yesterday in the
Somme 80 ~
Lloyd George made the statement yesterday
that according documents General Mauce office the
british combaant force in France January greater than
was 1917 That
Lieutenant toon and other military
forces the Western front had dangerous extent
1917 In his recent letter General put
onel Repngtons CHARGE
IL tne BRITISH armies were stronger in January, 19s they
were January 1917 then there superiority in numbers
the West And if there superiority numbers Allied
reserves must to-day materially reserves
The unsaton the command removed the greatest
single handicap under which the Allies operating for tho last
four That handicap numerical superiority in the
West all through 1916 conditions are fairly ema
The Allied defensive
TOO deeply mortgaged holding positions sake of hodno
them The present battle of an endurance rather than
srategical sube wifi shows more
IN getting results out of its
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
The Official Statements

oNDON May Marshal Haqs reports from British Heod
'~"s IN France to-day as follovs:
AT the close Of the morning Cyte-
sector the French positions on this front were
"npttely - - ~ Wv
hostile artillery activity already reported the enemy
local attacks early this
In the latter by
ae ana machine fire to
a1ter suffering
@ M IN efeng Judgement position
YARDS On the remainder of the British nothing
beyond artillery activity both sides
by French
M Yesterday in the La enemy
w portions of the Allied front had
uns the morning eetbshed
We captured several prisoners.
s morning the again
aadnues W ~ s S'sn"S al one p0'nt' where the hghtng
troops of two enemys attack yes-
ss morning Heavy
we'll infantry fighting,
~eeuent
lighting yesterday Bucquoy in the course of
y between the
s sector improved
a raids fepulsed in the neghborhood
= Albert sector 20 ~ e "
~ Gunfre at Montdider, Says Paris
aHS May 9-The War Office to-day read:
MGHTThere on the Haies
~saoider front
Are the region
81 s%apene St. Afghan repulsed
- esasls sasls to Mention Ypres Battle
aiN London, May 91he official
B - y1Ne to-day
AI-Duing
~. Lys Bucquoy Albert number Of
During yesterdays unsuccessful night
the CorbieBray 1b4 including
IN hands
~ Of the the bank Of the artillery
continues the xest Of the
N Seconnoitrng advances at several points
enemy arpanes In the
& 1snnns and by 6re from our ana-aircrsft
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
Gains of Foe in
AH-Day Fight Lost
When Allies Turned

BRlTlSH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, May 9 (via Ottawa).-
throughout yesterday the enemy
pushed his attack in the direction Of
the northeastern slopes of >Scherpen-
berg with great determination. At
first he made several successive stages
of progress, opening with an infantry
attack launched at $3.50 o'clock under
cover of an intense bombardment 1t
was directed against the right flank of
the British northern army and over
tapping the British junction with the
French.
An hour later, after throwing in sew.
eral waves of assault troops, the Ger
mans had gained footing of consid-
cradle width on the British front line
and enemy parties had penetrated to
Kleine Vierstraet Cabaret. The Sit
uation at this time seems to have been
rather difficult. Thenceforth, until the
early afternoon, the Germans made
vigorous efforts to get through the
Ridge Wood.
About 1880, when the battle was still
raging with undated fury. the British
still held the hamlet of klelne Vier-
straet, but had been pressed back south
of the wood The French were then
holding the line along the Wyvebeek.
The Germans, continuing to throw in
fresh trops, pressed the British back
toward the western edge of the Ridge
Wood and momentarily occupied the
greater portion of this. Parties Of
British were still holding out in Kleine
Vierstraet, and later the French helped
to restore complete possession of this
place.
Before sunset the Germans had
fought themselves to standstill, hav-
ing suffered very heavily, but had
gained ground Of some tactical impor-
tance in the Ridge Wood, being a dis
tlnct step toward Scherpenberg, the
coveted point.
Just before dark the British counter
attacked under cover of terrific bonn
bardment and the enemy was forced to
yield the ground he had occupied at
such, cost By night the original line
had been restored virtually everywhere,
leaving only one or two little pockets
of Germans to be mopped up further
south.
The Australians around Morlancourt,
on the Somme front. further improved
the line gained by their advances north
of the SOmme canal
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10

low. During the past five days the
British have consistently shelled the
German support trenches with gas
shells and with marked result. The
German concentration has been dis
turbed and their preparations par
alyzed by the effectiveness of the bonn
bardment.
prisoners from the 19sth Division,
captured on May a, said they had been
unable to obtain rations since May /,
owing to the constant artillery fire,
ard that the iron rations' carried had
gone bad
"The regiment appeared to be very
dissatisfied, and prisoners said that
desertion was freely talked OF.
Zone cannot judge the morale of an
army from uncensored letters, as any
one who has had to censor letters
from the front knows that the men
who complain on paper often put up a
very fine fight when it comes to the
point. And so the following letter
taken from a prisoner on the Amiens
front must not be taken as a typical
example Of all German letters, al
though undoubtedly there are many
letters written in the same strain:
"'April IL, 1918.
"'We are awaiting the enemy. Moth
ing arrived, neither food nor NUM-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
IL Teuton Planes Downed

LONDON, May 9.-Two successful
raids last week, with the capture of
q few prisoners and also several de-
structive artillery bombardments. are
recorded in an official statement issued
last midnight on British operations on
the Italian front. British aviators. it
is added, since the last report have
destroyed seventeen hostile airplanes
and lost none. Important military
targets in the rear of the enemy lines
were bombed effectively.
ROME, May g. - Active artillery
fighting at some points in the Asiago
Basin, to the left of the Brenta and
in the Maserada district, is reported
in to-day's Official communication. In
other sectors enemy troops were ham
pered by the Italian fire.
British aviators bombed the aviation
ground at Motta di Livenza.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10

lmprovised fronts, severely shaken at
various important points, so as to
make mems bodies take the place of
Notifications.
"As soon as this objective has been
obtained, as soon as tho whole enemy
front is ripe to attack and the enemy's
reserves have been involved, the mo-
ment will have come for the last de-
clsive, strategic blow.
The central point of German STRAIT
egy in this battle cannot yet be seen.
What great problems have been dealt
with IN this campaign may be seen
from this question which is now fac
ing the enemy: Is the possession of the
Channel coast more important than the
malntenance of single Anglo French
battlefront?
1--WE know that the English have
from the first laid greatest stress on
the Importance of holding their great
bridgehead on the Channel, sometimes
at the expense of great strategic plans.
ihe arrangements made by the British
IN the autumn of 1914, by which Eng
ilsh troops left the centre for the eX-
treme left wing, resulted in disadvan-
tage. But nevertheless it fitted in with
JoHre's development strategy, for it
meant something in that race for the
sea. although at an unreasonable time
The Western powers have a joint
interest IN maintaining the connection
between England and France But, in
the first place, it must be remembered
that the loss of Calais by no means
cuts this connection, and, secondly, the
question arises whether Won Hinden-
burg, if he had been in the place of
the Allied War Council, with conf
dence that he could deliver powerful
counter stroke when necessary, would
TO I,
part OF this coast country.
Allies Military Weakness
"The Allies did not do this, and it
foot In Northern France and Belgium
without being forced to-, This is an
extraordinarily heavy strategic burden
on the Allies, for, whatever they do.
the defence of the canal zone ALWAYS
hampers them. This is sign of their
lack of confidence, and, if you like, mil
itary weakness.
I'm the course of modern warfare as
1t has developed in the West, the
abandonment Of an important stretch
of country, or enc that is considered
important, is always associated with
very great risk. The enemy will oc-
cupy it and fortify it to the utmost,
and counter blow in this or that place
will lead to a break through and then
to open fighting, by which what has
been abandoned can be regained or
even greater stretch recovered.
The enemy on every occasion has
suffered most bitter disappointment in
his. attempts to break through. This
makes their stubborn holding on to
Flanders ineligible. 1t has therefore
become necessary for the Western pow
ers on the one hand to hold on up to
the last second to the old front on the
sea wing, and on the other hand not
to lose the strategic cohesion of the
whole front.
1T is therefore double task which
they have, one-half of which mighr
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10

Wood, while in the centre of the sector
near Vierstraet, the attacking forces
had pushed in considerable distance
beyond the defending front line. Both
fianks of the Germans were held up
by the artillery fire.
Hard fighting continued throughout
the day, especially in the centre.
vigorous counterattack last night
resulted in the reestablishment of the
Allied line in the Voormezeele-Lalyt
sector, where the Germans in local
some advance. This operation. though
omparatively small, developed hard
fighting throughout most of the day
and into the night.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10

fighting the Germans were unable to
gain further ground despite repeated
smashes at the Allied line. Bitter
struggles took place about Kleine Vier-
straet Cabaret, west of Vierstraet. and
IN the, Ridge wood, but the British
clung desperately to their positions.
The British organized a counter
attack during the night, which was
so vigorous that the Germans were un-
able to withstand it, and gradually fell
back until they had abandoned all the
ground taken.
The enemy's move undoubtedly was
an attempt to improve his positions py
way of preparation for bigger attack
to come. The assault was delivered
with great determination, and by noon
the Germans had obtained a footing
i'll the British front line at the Ridge
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
British and French
Guns Smash Foes
Plans for Attack
(By The Associated Press)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 9.-Thc Germans had
intended to make a much more pre-
tentious assault in Flanders yesterday
than they were actually able to carry
out, it has been learned. Their failure
was due to the excellent work of the
Allied gunners and to a small CO.
incident operation by the French east
OF Scherpenberg, which came at the
right moment to help upset the enemy
plans in this sector.
The German attack as actually exc
cuted lay, roughly, between La Clytte
and Voormezeele. and it was made prin-
clpally by the SD German Reserve Di-
vlslon-fresh toops which had not been
used before since the May offensive be-
gan-assisted by the seth Regulars.
Planned Larger Attack
Fresh details which have come TO
hand, and statements made by prison
ers, would indicate that the enemy had
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10

INTENDED to attack with five divisions
on much wider front, mainly between
Locre and the Ypres- -Commines canal,
and 1t is quite possible that this drive
was meant to be the forerunner of a
grand smash to push up west Of Ypres
and thereby threaten the British hold
on the ruined city.
The Germans preceded their advance
by terrific allnight bombardment
against both British and French over
wide front At $3.50 o'clock the in
fantry drive was started by the SD
Reserve; which was sent against the
British in Ridge Wood and the neigh
boring territory southwest of Voorme-
'zeele. and by the 56th Division, which
attacked the British on the right and
the French on the left
Before the battle started In earnest,
however, several things had happened
which were to have a vital bearing on
the days programme. Along the
Ypres-Comlnes Canal an unusual
movement among the enemy had
brought down tremendous barrage
from the British guns against a Ger
man division on the right Of the SD
Reserves.
Nothing further happened along this
sector, but it appeared later that the
enemy had been assembling here to
participate in the attack and had
been so badly smashed that the idea
OF their taking part had been aban-
doned.
In the meantime along the French
front between Locre and La Clytte.
the French had their eyes open and
began a heavy bombardment. Also.
the French had undertaken a small
operation in the early morning for the
capture of a position east of Soherpen-
berg hill. The combination Of the
French attack and the great lombard :
ment undoubtedly completely upset
the German plans, for additional Ger
man divisions which were assembling
to assist their comrades on their
right, could not be brought in. AS a
consequence the assault was confined
to two-division affair which was d.
rected mainly against the British
about Ridge Wood.
Fighting was still in progress this
morning near Vierstraet, on the front
south of Ypres. At one time the British
were forced back slightly by machine
gun fire. All the rest Of the original
defences, however, appeared to be again
in the hands of the defenders in the
Voormezeele-La Clytte sector.
After the first success in yesterdays
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Foe Renews
Attack; Held
Everywhere
Continued from page 1

81, merely q preliminary to the
I 70, battle which is brewing
' !. Is a test of the Allied defence
y = an effort to get Haig to uncover
- - hand. 1t might even prove to be
., FAINT to distract attention from
:. enemy's preparations in another
sctor.
ions the British activity should
= interpreted as defensive opera
s,rs. 1t is another local thrust cal
.1J.ted to test and even to weaken
~ ~ enemy's offensive strength.
r;eh Marshal Haig reports that
~ Germans made unsuccessful
Ids in the region of Lens, where
~ Canadians won glory in the
s.ter fighting of last summer.
r,ra,ghout the night the Albert
.,ont was shelled heavily by the
..snv This sector is where many
.vnect the great weight of the
,,emy's next push to fall.
Allies Are Ready
An immediate attack on a large
Gale is probable unless it should
,,;u. It is well to anticipate c
hrust equalling almost that Of
yarch q, but this time the element
4 surprise will be much smaller.
The Allies have had opportunity
h concentrate great forces north of
smiens, and Winston Churchill, Min
istsr Of Munitions, has assured the
eountry that the losses of guns and
ammunition in the battle on the
somme have been made good.
The enemy's objective remains the
same although he must have aban-
doned all hope of separating the
British and French forces. Luden-
dcrf is going to make another heavy
investment in the hope that he will
oyerpower the British army.
II he fails to win a military vic
tory thereby, he is going to fall back
on q defensive campaign, confident
that German autocracy will outgamc
democracy.
The German militarists. who blum
dered into Belgium and forced Eng
| land into their enemy's ranks, who
isunched the unrestricted submarine
nnpaign and found America an enemy,
commit few technical blunders on the
battlefield, but they have a long rec
ord Of political psychological miscal-
citations.
1t is highly unlikely that the next
phase Of the great battle will prove
to be the decisive struggle of the 1918
. campaign, because the longer General
Foch can delay the larger will be his
reseveS
America is steadily increasing her
s1peditionary forces. That Ludendorff
would like to draw Foch into a fight to
tie finish is perfectly obvious, The
-frannurter Zeitung's" military critic
rves the German point Of view as fol-
hvs:
In the campaign in the West, it was
1rtaIn from the first that a single
ktle lasting a short time, i. e.. the
aploltation of a single break through
ns enemy's lines, would not bring a
ss'son. The theatre of the war is
10 great, -
The German plan, which was soon
9pafent, was based on a long period
Feparstion and a whole system of
ssasive battles. If it is permitted to.
sause results from the purpose-it is
ssla'hiy permitted in our case. for
MAJ man reports show clearly the salts
aNion over the systematic course of
sS'as,-it may be said that the aim
- iae nigh commands was, first of all.
S ~osen the whole enemy front and
1Aase she stable, concrete wall into
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
German Prisoners
Says They Fought
DAYS, Lackinq Food

The British Military Mission here
yesterday issued the following state
ment:
prisoners taken recently vary con-
siderably in morale. While some are
convinced they are winning the war,
others are depressed by the enormous
casualties and their morale is also
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10

tions. The word of command always
is forward -morrow-and econo-
mize." We have only AZ rounds Of
ammunition left. In the neighborhood
there are 500 dead horses. from which
we cut pieces at night. What can one
do otherwise? Hunger hurts. l never
knew what it was like before"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10

perhaps be unnecessary. Was this an
error? The course Of the campaign
alone will show
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10

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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-08-29

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ourd beutibe l1nterieeboote 5eritorte
ipmiide Sdiffe gu ab%ernebmer'. Der
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