The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-05-03

and out Of the hamlet for hours
The British counter stroke which
ousted the Germans from Villers.
Bretonneaux, south Of the Somme, was
great success from the start. The
town had been cleared OF the enemy
by Thursday afternoon with the ex.
! ceptl0n OF two pockets" OF infantry
aud these pockets were cleared up In
The evening.
Several light British tanks were
used against the enemy in this action.
There WAS fierce fighting in the streets
OF the town after the British had
launched their counter attack at 10
o'clock British gunners had been de.
lnging the place with gus and the as.
sHultipg Infantry went In wearing gas
masks,
The Germans also were forced IL
don their masks and the streets were
filled quickly with madly fighting
men who looked like beings from an
other world In the big eyes Of their
face protectors. The town han was
full OF boches. Many of them had re.
tired TO the cellar where they were
trying to sleep III their gas masks
Tor there had been no thought of n
British attack that night.
Large numbers OF the enemy were
slain In the streets and many were
taken prisoners. by Thursday morn,
ing those who had been In hiding
were crawling out and surrendernc
freely, They were stu wearing their
gas masks.
Among the prisoners captured were
several young officers who gave their
opinion of things in general with re-
freshlng candor, They were chngrin,
ed at the flasco which the Germans
had made of the Villers Rretonneaux
attack Some had unknd things to
say of the higher command.
A British officer In talking with
one of the young German lleutcnants.
asked the latter TO explain why the
German submarines had sunk only
one American transport
THAT Is what we would like 10
know" the Soungster replied
Submarine Bases Ralded.
British naval forces, reinforced To
some extent by Freuch war craft, have
carried out II startling and daring
vancouver which, II II should prove to
be successful, may play Il marked part
In the future of the war.
No less objective was sought than
the hlottlng out by one sweeping blow
OF Germuny'S submarine menace FROM
the bases ut Zrehruge ana OStend by
the sinking across the exits from the
harhors of large old time cruisers
laden with cargoes of concrete To
make them more difficult of removal.
While fun details of the attack have
not Yet hceu received, the information
at hand is that two at the cruisers
were hlawu up nj the entrance to the
BrugeS canal at Zeehruge aud another
was sunk while passing tn the canal
At ostend two additional warShips
were run ashore and DESTROYED by
bombs, hut It is believe they failed To
fully choke the channel
Volunteers were chosen hy the Brit.
ish admiral In command for the dan.
gernuS task, and far greater mum
her Of men than could ht used in the
enterprise willingly came forward and
| offered their services for "a maneuver
/ which might be successful Ia Kidding
the waters ~ menaCcS which had re.
maiued impreguahle under the shore
1 batteries, the guns of wurshlps ant
/ the tre0cherous Shool water outside
/ one British torpedo boat destroyer
was sunk lay the German guns ant
four smaller craft are missing. Will,
IA considerable number Of cuSualtIe,
on board the attacking vessels wa,
| suffered