Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-10
GERMANS DRIVEN
BACK BY ALLIES
WITH Bic LOSSES
Enemy Dead Cover Flanders
Battlefield.
FRENCH WIN AT NOYON
Franco British Forces Not Only Hold
Positions, but Reclaim Ground at
Several places-Capture of
KENNEL Hill Costly
to Huns.
FRENCH WIN AT N0Y0N

Tuesday night improved their posi-
tons in the neighbOrhood of LOcre, on
the Flanders front, the war office an
nounces. The British rushed German
posts in the Meteren sector and took
prisoners. The statement follows:
Lul on BattIefieIds.
With the reports from the French
war office and from Field Marshal
Haig showing almost complete mac
tivity on both the Somme and Flan-
ders Oattlefields, observers here are
specializing on how many more men
the German higher command will be
willing to risk in costly offensive OPP
erations.
Aside from raiding engagements.
and the customary artillery exchange,
the reports point out, there has been
practically no fighting either in the
north or the south.
This means that the German COM
mand has permitted three days to pass
since General Won Arnim sustained his
severe reverse southeast of Ypres,
without undertaking anything but
minor attacks.
Using New Glasses.
Not the least interesting Of these
bits of information is a dispatch from
British headquarters in France which
says:
1.-THE German field depots are being
heavily drawn upon to replace recent
casualties. The Thirteenth German
reserve division has just received
company of 250 boys of the 1920
class, who had only eight weeks train
ing, and were not to be put into the
fighting unless absolutely necessary.
But the fact that they are now in the
division in the battle line suggests the
anticipation that they may have to be
used"
Coupled with this is the statement
given circulation here and attributed
to source of authority, that the Ger
mans have suffered casualties amount
ing nearly to 100000 men since Hin
denburg and Ludendorff began their
offensive on March q which was to
crush the power of the allies.
tary students here are more than ever
convinced that General Foch, as the
days pass, Is reaching q position of
strategic superiority which, when the
proper time comes, will be used with
telling effect.
Huns in Death Trap.
British Headquarters in France,
May 2.-The Franco British batteries
are constantly Smelling Mont KENNEL.
Unless the enemy can push on beyond
this Isolated stronghold the hill top
may become virtually death trap.
Defeat Causes Halt.
British Army in Flanders, May g.
Gen. Won Arnim made no further move
along the Flanders battle front. The
heavy defeat which the Germans suf-
fered Monday forced them to pause
and bring up fresh troops before con-
tiOns In the KENNEL region.
Allied Armies Stop Drive.
With the British Army In France,
May Further desperate smashes by
Won Arnim's army against the allied
lines on the Flanders battlefield Mon
day afternoon and evening met with
no more success than the enemy's fu-
tile and costly attempts earlier In the
day TO break through and capture the
hill positions west Of KENNEL.
Not only did the British and French
maintain their positions ut virtually all
parts in the face of furious onslaughts
but during the night they reclaimed
several bits of territory Cn which the
enemy had succeeded In getting hold
In front of the defending positions
gray uniformed men lay in great num-
bers, representing the awful price paid
by the Germans.
Foe Makes Heavy Sacrifices.
At Ridge wood, west of Voorme-
iEeele, heavy fighting also continued
throughout the day, the Germans los
ing great numbers of men, both
KILLED and wounded. 1t Is impossible
ito say how many attacks the enemy
made at this point during the course
Eof the day; they came forward in
waves throughout long hours.
There was no cessation of the ter
lrible battle. The wonder is that the
Jailed troops were able to hold in the
face of such onslaughts by superior
numbers.
Thus far the German capture of
KENNEL has done them little good, for
the allied artillery has kept the crest
of the hill so smothered with shell fire
that 1t has been impossible for the en-
lemy TO occupy it in force.
French Victors at Noyon.
Paris, May lin the sector of
lNoyon the Germans in attacks on
MONDAY made gains In advanced
French trench elements, but later
were driven cut and the French re-
established their lines. according TO
the official communication issued by
the war Office Monday night. In the
region of Hangard there has been
violent bombardment.