Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
GERMANS LAUNCH
ATTACK AGAINST
ALLIES AT YPRES
Heavy Bombardment Gains
Some Ground at Dicke-
buch Lake.
| RAIL WAY TO POEPERlNGHE
is SAID TO BE OBJECTIVE
Artillery Duels Mark Action on
Flanders and Picardy
Sectors. ,. %
! ERENCHMEN TAKE PRISONERS
American Forces In Toul Area Open
on Prussians With Their
Heavy Guns.
RAIL WAY TO POEPERlNGHE
Is SAID TO BE OBJECTIVE
TAKE PRISONERS

What possibly may prove to he the
prelude to the long expected rcsump-
tion OF hostilitics by the Germans on
the western front is being played
Southeast OF Yprcs. from the region
Of Noormc2ecIe to La CiyttS. the Ger
mans have launched an attack against
tho British and French troops holding
The line. and at certain points over the
fiVe-miic battle front they have pene-
tratcd front-linc trenches. Apparently
! however over the greater part of the
I field OF combat they met with rcpulse
/ AS - usual. the enemy began the
attack after heavy preliminary
Commandment. The ground gained Is
+ south of Dickebuch Lake and in Ridge
/ Wood. around which places hard fight
ins was continuing ut last accounts
4 The objective Of the enemy seems to
/ be the pushing forward Of his line.4in
this region, in order still furthesss,z
ouilank fpres on the southwest ann
| press Oh toward Poepernshe, and Gthe
railway line running between that town
| and Yprcs.
AS yet only meagcr advices have
come through concerning the nature or
/ the engagement, but unofficial reports
/ indicate that ii was made only in divi-
! sional strength. Whether it would de-
/ Nciop later into another OF the great
/ battles that have been fought in this
I area could not be forctold
! Regarding the attack. General Ha,E
! says: In an attack against the Brit
} ish and French line between La C.vtte
and Foormezeele. in the Ypres sector,
the Germans early Wednesday succeed
! cd, after heavy lighting. in entering the
allied front-ine positions at certain
| points
! The communication adds that at all
/ "ihcr points the enemy met with re-
/ pulses The communication follows:
"Wednesday the enemy launched II
I strong local attack against Frcnch and
/ British troops holding the sector be-3
/ tween La Clytte and Voormezeele. ami
I in the center his attack succeeded, after
! heavy lighting, in entering the fronn
/ Inc OF the allied positions at certain
points. The lighting continues In these
| localities.
AT all other points the enemy's at.
( tacks were lcpulsed
BY successful local operations the
French troops advanced their line dur
/ ing the night south O: La Clytte. and
( captured number OF prisoners!
On the remainder of the British
/ front there is nothing of special in.
tIercst TO report"
! OPERATIONS IN FLANDERS
AND PICAHDY ARE SNAIL.
I ON the remainder Of the front in
FLANDERS and I'icardy artillery ducls
and small operations continue on $50.
! lated sectors. The French south OF III
I Clytte have penetrated German ad-
/ Nanccd positions and taken. prisoners
ana the Australians east OF Amiens
! nave again taken portions of the Ger
! man line The artillery activity has
/ been particularly heavy on both banks
[ OF the ANrc. southwest of Amiens' and
! on the sector in Picardy held by the
/ American troops. On the Toul sector
/ the Americans for the first time have
! opened against the Germans with their
! heavy artillery.
HHIriSII ADVANCE THEIR
LINES IN MESOPOTANfJae
( ON the other battle fronts the ope-
rationS continue of a minor character
/ In Mcsopoiamia the British have ad-
vtnCed their line TO within eighty miles
I of Mosul capturing the town Of Key.
llul>. which the Turks evacuated With
/ out giving battle.
| The attack Of tho German airplanrs
( on the American flyers is being inter.
| prctcd as the beginning OF an efrcrt 10
/ destroy all OF the American nyers ,rho
/ nave been working havoc among Ger
/ man storage stations, as we'll as IN
/ the battle lines. Many Americans have
boon meeting the enemy I'm the air OF
| late especially along tho line at ST
Mih'ci, whero destructive work has
| been accomplished
There nas been great aerial activity.
! in Tie vicinity or the American sector,
northwest Of Toul, in the past tew
days. and number OF Americans ate
missing as the result of aerial con,bass.
Along the battle lines in North arm
France the allied troops still await the
shock or renewed heavy fighting by tito.
| Germans. Apparently, the rainy
weather has nterfercd great deaf
with the cncmy's transport. and he hass,
not been able TO perfect his arrango.
! montS because of the difficulties pt
bringing his supplies over the ba,tle-
torn ground Of FLANDERS and P:cardy.ssisF
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