The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-05-17
Germans Defeated With Awful
Slaughter in an Attack on
YpreS Salient.
PREPARING FOR new SMASH
Americans Calamity Repulse Hun As.
sault Near Amiens - Teutonle
Peace Offensive" Developing
Third Liberty Loan Heavily
Observation-Disclosures to
Expand Our Army.
BY EDWARD W. PicKARo.


Monday of last week was a bitter
day for the Hun--the day Of his worst
defeat since the great spring drive be-
gan. Under orders from General Won
Arnim 10 take Scherpeuberg, Mont
Rouge, Mont Noir and all the high
ground back of KENNEL, the Ger
mans hurled themselves time after
time against the stone wall OF Brit
lsh and French defenders. only TO fall
back in disorder, leaving thousands Of
their men dead and wounded on the
field. The enemy employed about
thirty fresh bnttalions, in addition 20
the numerous divisions already in POI
sition on that front, and his onslnughts
were so frequent as TO be almost con.
tinuous throughout the day.
When the morning Of Tuesday came
the great numbers Of gray uniformed
dead In front Of the defending posi-
tons showed the awful price the Hun
had paid. Moreover. he had nothing
TO show for this expenditure of life.
for the allied lines were virtually In
tact at all points, aud the British late
Ia the afternoon counter attacked
north OF KENNEL and regained consId-
cradle ground previously lost. Just
10 the west Of this position. about
Lore and at the cross roads between
Seherpenberg and Mont Rouge. the
French met the fercest assaults Of the
day. Changing hands, several times.
Locre was held by the Germans at
nightfali, and they had pushed ahead
until the situation was most critical
for the defenders. but the French
came back with such Irresistible dash
that the advance was stopped, and af-
ter dark they pushed the Germans out
Of LOCre and back from the positions
they had won between the two hills.
In this. the most Pretentious attack
on the Ypres salient. the British and
French largely ouinumbered. fought
with equal gallaniry and determinh-
ton. At the same time the brave
Belgians. farther north. repulsed an
other attack. not yielding n foot Of
ground. The kaiser had Just visited
the German lines and exhorted his
troops 20 push the British back 20 the
channel. "where they belonged" but
the stubborn Tommies didn't wish 20
be pushed and they were not The
big attack probably had the double
purpose Of capturing Ypres and d.
verting large numbers ~ allied troops
from the AnlenE salient No the Ger
mans could make another drive there,
but neither object was attained. The
artillery fire from both sides was cnn-
tinuous and very heavy. and the Ger
mans. despite the excellent work 81
the nirnien. improved their transport
and brought up many Of their large
guns. The British batteries west ~
KENNEL devoted much 81 their efforts
during the week "a deluging the top
~ that Hill with shells, 30 that the
Huns were unable 10 obtain any bene-
On from Is capture
The intense activity observed be-
hind the German lines Indicated That
Won Arnim WINS preparing 70 resume
the attack on the Ypres salient lrnme-
diateiy. Except Tor KENNEL hill bis
troops are occupying lower ground
than that held by the allies. and they
cannot continue there long under the
smotherinr FIRE Of the British and
French artillery. II they cannot gain
the line Of heights they seemingly
must soon retire.