Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10
GERMANS RENEW
BIG BATTLE ON
FLANDERS FRONT
Huns Make Heavy Attack South
of Ypres.
FIRST LINES TAKEN BY FOE
Enemy Penerates Allies Line Posi-
tons stween La cIytte and Voor-
mex .e-AustraIian Win en-
the Amiens Front.

AtlS faIiiSIo f7fShes
London, May 9,-The Germans be-
gan heavy attack on the British and
French lines betwees Ia Clytte and
voormezeele. just to the south of
Ypfes.
The official report filed by Field
Marshal Haig said that the allied front
lines were penetrated at certain points,
but that the Germans were repulsed
at others.
At the time the report was filed the
battle was still in progress.
Attempt Made to Flank Hills.
The latest German effort is direct
ed against the extreme northeastern
corner of the salient they had driven
into the entente line.
II is to the northeast of the Hill POI
sitions near Scherpenberg and Locre,
where the Germans recently suffered
decisive defeat in their efforts at
: frontal attack.
1t Is probable that by their present
endeayor the Germans hope to win
the lower ground to the north and
flank these hill positions.
Attack on Wide Front.
The days fighting is described in a
dispatch from Reuters correspondent
nj the British headquarters, who
says:
after heavy bombardment on a
wide front the German infantry
launched an attack south of Dickebusch
lake, which lies between Ypres and
KENNEL.
1.-THE attack may develop larger pro-
portions. The enemy seems to have
penetrated our front line between the
lake and Ridge wood and some parties
of Germans are reported in the east
ern wood itself.
''Ne still hold the major part of the
wood and also Kleine Vierstraat. The
technical object OF enemy operation
seems to be an attempt to clear the
way for thrust toward Scherpenberg
from the northeast, and it may prove
20 be the beginning of further fierce
fighting in this region"
Australians Make Gains.
Meanwhile the entente forces have
scored a success on the Amiens front.
where Australian troops have adj
yanced to the north of the Somme.
One advance west of Morlancourt
midway between Albert and the SOM
mel, was to the depth of soc yards on
a 500-yard front. The other was
northeast of Sailly-le-Sec Con the north
bank of the Somme, three miles south
and west of Morlancourt), 500 yards
deep. on front of COO yards.
Win over Great Barrage.
The Australians first made a feint
with heavy bombardment in anoth-
er portion of the sector between the
Somme and the Ancre. Then they
attacked simultaneously on the two
fronts, where they made advances.
The enemy put up a tremendous ma
chine gun and shrapnel barrage, but
the Australians held on.
Australians Anxious to Fight.
With the British Army i'm France,
May 9.-There was tremendous
amount of wrangling among the heavy
guns down between the Somme and
the Ancre rivers The British troops
on both sides of the sector thought the
long-expected German attack was be-
ginning, but anxious inquiries ELECTED
the information that it was only the
Australians batting the Germans
again.
The men from far overseas had not
had n real fight since Sunday night,
when they drove the enemy back along
a considerable front in the region of
Morlancourt, and they were spelling
for trouble.
When they got into action they
pushed forward their lines 500 Yards
along front of 600 yards near Sally
lessee, on the sector east of Amiens.
They also pushed back the Germans
300 yards along a front OF 500 yards
west of Marlancourt, just above Sally
le-Sec. Notwithstanding heavy bar
rage the Germans were unable IN nre-