The Arvada enterprise., 1918-05-09
HUNS STRIKE AT
BR|T|sANEARLYs
OFFENSIVE SHIFTED FURTHER
SOUTH WHEN ONSLAUGHT
At YPREs FAILS.
MASS FOR pave DRIVE
F0cH's MEN GAIN ON AMIENS
FRONT AND OCCUPY WOOD
ON AvRE RIVER.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Gsrvics.
Geneva. Switzerland, May cit IL
officially announced from, Vienna that
Emperor Charles. the chief Of the
Austrian general staff and several
high German and Austrian officials
reached the Italian front. This. with
the considerable movements of troops
in the Tyrol and Trentino reported
from the interior, is interpreted to
mean that the long predicted often.
sive on the Italian front will soon be
begun.
Rome, May 6.-An' Increase In the
intensity Of the hostile artillery fire
along the front, notably In the Lagar-
ina and Astico valleys and in the Foss-
Alta sector, ID reported. Ths Italian
artillery also has carried out numsr.
Gus bombardments and there has been
additional intensive activity by the
Capronis and British airplanes, during
which eight enemy machines were de-
stroyed and many tons Of bombs
dropped on the hydroelectric works at
Cavedin, north Of Mori.
London, May 6.-German troops At
tackled the new positions gained BY
the British Friday night on the Tian-
ders battle front near Hinges. north
west Of Bsthuns. They were 70 pulsed.
the war office announces. the British
line remaining intact.
London. Nay l.-Having met with .
reverse in their operations on the
northern side Of the Flanders salient,
where the French and British have
stood shoulder to shoulder In defense
Of Yprss and the high ground which
forms bulwark in front Of the chan.
nels ports. the Germans have. ~ indi.
Gated by the most recent reports.
turned to the couthern side Of the an.
gle In the allied lines In northern
France.
On Thursday night and Friday The
German artillery had seemingly cen.
tered its fire ON the line between a.
venchy and the Nisppe forest, and II
may be that the enemy soon Win
launch an attack against this vital &c.
tion of the British line.
Dispatches FROM the British head.
quarters tell Of tremendous cannoa.
ads In the Lys region. which may b
taken to mean the part Of the Fian.
ders battlefield at or near Merville,
whore the Germans made their great.
est advance after the fall Of Armen.
tieres.
Articles appearing In German news.
papers would seem to indicate efforts
to prepare the German psople for IN.
that there will be no i'm.
mediate attempt to take Ypres.
While waiting for the Germans to
make the next move. the allies have
not been idle. All along the line their
patrols have been active. and a& Han.
gard and villsrsBrstonnsux. before
they have taken tactical posi-.
tions from the Tsutons. One a these
positions was HUI %. north Of Cas-.
tel. . height which afforded good Oh.
servation Of allied communication
lines.
The British admiralty has found
that the channel st Zssbrugse In
which old British cruisers rscsntly
we're sunk during the naval raid on
The German submarine bases on the
Belgian coast. Il stu blocked and will
probably remain 20 for q considerable
Time. In spite Of the efforts Of the
to dredss . new channel
around the obstacles formed By the
wrecks Of the warships.
Christianla, Norway. May Pub
lie feeling approaching jubilation has
from the announcement In
The newspapers that DR.. Fritjoff Nan.
Sen. head Of the Norwegian food mis-.
ZION in the United States, had signed
IN agreement there for an exchange
of necessities for the people Of this
In return for Norwegian ship.
nents.
London. May 3.-0erman losssa In
killed. wounded and missing (inciud.
Ing captured). since March Il. Are st
cast 100000. according to the Graphic
which quotes = high British author.
~"
Rome.-only one sailing vessel over
100 tons was sunk By submarine or
mine In the week ended April -.
Man Whe Caused War 10 ossd.
London. Prtnsip. the assas.
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