The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-02

The preliminary bombardment start
ed in the carly morning, took in a
10-mile front from Metern, west of
Bailleul, to Voormezeele, W miles
south Of Ypres. Infantry attacks in
this area developed shortly afterward
n the battle appears TO have been
on III earnest when Field Marshal
Haig's report was issued in London
at noo
The encsny has been striking with
great fury at NoormeZcele for the last
two or three days, evidently hoping
TO drive in behind Ypres n break
up the orderly withdrawal Of the
British from the further portions of
been evacuating.
Northeast and east of Ypres. Field
Marshal Haig has withdrawn his lines
TO NerlOrenhoolk and Hooge and mas
given up the famous Hill 60, south of
Ypres. On the south the British hold
Vormezeele after two days of the most
bitter fighting, so that the
arc still two miles from Yprea, which
is being bombarded violently.
Genera Won Arniln has beer sue
cessfully held off from this southern
bulwark of the salient, but meanwhile
he has been preparing TO TAX advant-
& of the successes he won last week
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which he was unable to develop imme-
diately because of the stiff allied re-
S%istance.
Further attacks IN the Voormezeel
sector may accompany the delivery of
today's blow, but the greatest force
Of this thrust seems likely to mani
fest itself In the vicinity of Locre,
where Scharpenberg, Mont Note and
other eminences are the enemy objec-
tires. The French, who are holding
the line at Locre, fortified themselves
late last week by clinging to this
village, although more than once
driven out by savage thrIsts. Another
attack which was launched there yes
terday afternoon was promptly re-
pulsed.
Mask Real Purpose.
Probably to mask their real purpose
the Germans last night heavily bonn
barded the southern portion of the Lys
battle front from Givenchy to Nieppe
wood II likewise turned their artil,-
lery loose on the front between Lens
and Arras further south. No infantry
attacks have been reported in these
sectors except OF the part Of the Brit
tslI, who by a successful coup last
night recaptured the post taken from
them last week near Festubert, north
OF Givenchy.
AS in the case Of The last previous
heavy assault in Flanders, the Ger
mans have also been demonstrating on
the Somme front, although not in such
fofce as was the case last week.. They
drove several times last night at the
French positions in lanyard wood,
however, and heavily bombarded this
sector north to Villers- Bretonneux.
The infantry attacks were roken up
by. the French fire and the allied ar
tillery vigorously answered the Ger
MAJ guns in this region and between
Lassigny and Noyon, on the lower side
Of the Montdidier salient.
Foch Not Worried.
An unnamed French officer Is quoted
as declaring that Foch is satisfied with
the rate at which the allies are killing
and is not yet ready to strike.
The officer said the allies "have the
poche where we want him, and there
rs no doubt we can keep him there a
great deal longer than is healthy for
him" Foch told Clemenceau as much
as a month g to wait" the officer
said.
MOVE BACK NEAR YPRES.
Berlin, ivia London) April 30.-The
official communication from German
headquarters today reads:
"On the battlefield of Flanders the
enemy has withdrawn to lines behind
those which he a been occupying.
South Of Langamarck he withdrew
over tho Steenbach, east OF Ypres, into
his positions Of autumn, 1914, and near
Zillibeke, still further behind these.
IN close pursuit we forced the en-
envy many times to fight. AS q result
we captured Belgians and many hun
dreds Of English.
I'VE have reached the line south
west or L~angemarck, on the western
bank of the Steenbach, of Verloren-
neck Hnnpn Zil1ihalrn nn1 Nnn,Nna
Zeele.
"The double hill 60, so heavily con-
tested in past years, is in our posses
sion.
There has been strong artillery ac-
tivity in the KENNEL sector. After the
repulse OF counter attacks carried out
by the French on the evening of April
26 against the western slope of the
mountain, u infantry on it's own re-
solve, pressed forward. 1t repulsed the
enemy and took Locre by Storm"
BLOCK HUNS AT HANGARO.
Paris, April 30.-The Germans made
several attempts last night to advance
on French positions In Hangard wood
on the front before Amiens, but were
checked by the French fire, the war
office
The statement follows:
During the night the Germans at
tempted several times to attack the
French positions In Hangard wood.
Our artillery checked all their efforts.
There vas great activity of the artil-
lery on both sides between Villers-
Bretonneux and the Luce river and in
the region between Lassigny and
Noyon.
"a German raid north of Grivemer
was without, result. French detach-
ments penetrated the German lines in
the vicinity of Corbeny, near Courcy,
on the right bank of the Mouse and In
Upper Alsace, bringing back prisoners.
There was very heavy artillery fight
ing at Fosse wood and Caurieres wood
(Verdun 'front.'.
"On the remainder Of the front he