The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-02

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have to be used.
(By Associated Press)
The Germans are displaying in
creased activity on the Somme battle
front and around the Montdidier sal
lient to Noyon, probably In prepare
tion of a. renewal of their offensive in
this area
Checked last night by the stiff Brit
ish and Franco-American resistance to
their attempt to push further toward
Amlens the enemy forces are now
engaged in trying out various portions
of the southern front in the apparent
endeavor to find weak spot
One sucn effort directed against po-
sitions held by American troops has
already been chronicled in the news
dispatches. The enemy found an un-
yielding barrier here and retired with
nothing but heavy losses to show for
his attempt.
Last night there was a similar
thrust at the French In the Themes
region, southwest of Hangard. The
artillery promptly broke this drive
This morning the German guns
opened up rather heavily in the Vii
lers-Bretonneux area, just north and
directly east Of Amieps, but no in
fantry attacks had developed up to
the time the British statement was
issued at noon.
Meanwhile the 1ull that followed
the severe German defeat of Monday
has continued on the Flanders front.
Only the artillery has been displaying
activities there.
The German guns were reported
opening up a somewhat spirited fire
this morning in the region of Merris,
indicating the possibility that the re-
newals Of the German effort of the
northern front
Apparently the Germans are not
prepared to break the second lull in
the Flanders battle until still more
troops and greater concentrations Of
cannon are massed along the few I'M
portant miles Of the front southwest
of 1pres. Signs are not wanting that
General Won Arnim is bringing up re-
inforcements and supplies but the An
glo-French troops, stirred by the bril-
liant repulse of the enemy which
caused him to cease his attacks for
lhO SCSOuu tiulc, wall COuIlUonIly.
AS the first break in the hard
fighting was followed by stronger at
tacks. it is probable that only the diff
ficulties Of transport and supply COM
pei the enemy to withhold further as.
saults against the allied positions
from the Mont KENNEL region west
ward.
Except for Mont KENNEL and a
- fn ha
Messines Ridge, the Germans are on
much lower ground than the French
and British and must either fight on
or be compelled eventually to with
draw before the smothering fire OF
the allied artillery.
Heavy Artillery Fire.
Heavy artillery firing and the usual
outpost actions continue along the
front. Around the important sector
of Locre the French have been she'll
ed very heavily by the enemy. On
the southern leg of the salient the
German guns have been active in the
region of Bethune Southwark in
Picardy. only the artillery has been
active.
Fighting for democracy and for frea.
dom of their home land, Bohemian ana
Slav detachments are now facing Aus.
tro-Hungarian troops along the sectors
IN northern Italy. Apparently these
units have been recruited from former.
residents of the dual monarchy and
from deserters from the enemy ranks3
Austro-Hungarian commanders. whol
have many thousands of Czechs and
Slavs in their units, are said to be
fearful OF the effect this move NAV
have on their own troops. This ana
the fact that the Czechs at Prague and
elsewhere and the Slavs in Carnio!a
and southwark have become openly
hostile to the Austrian government
may explain why the enemy offensive
against Italy has been delayed. Be-.
lin has heralded and urged an often
sive but Austro-uungarian attacks
have not yet developed.
Although ConstantinopIe and Berlin
recently announced the repulse of the
British westward across the Jordan.
General Allenby's men, east of the
river have captured nearly 300 prison.
ers in cuccessful attack against the
Turks south of Es-Salt, toward which
the British are advancing Mezrah.
west of the Jordan, has been occupied
and Arabian troops along the Hedja3
railway recently have taken more than
500 prisoners.
May Day apparently passed quietly
in the central empires. Few news
dispatches of Wednesdays date have
been received however, from Germany
and dAustria-Hungary.