The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-29
1918 Class Already Called
ATTACK ON FOR HILLS
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signals for artillery support, tele-
graphs the Reuter- correspondent at
the British headquarters in France.
Altho no definite report Of an infantry
attack in this region has yet been re-
ceived, the correspondent adds, the
tremendous German bombardment
points to the certainty of a German at
tempt to advance.
Bombardment Early.
London, April 29.-The Germans
this morning opened a heavy bonn
bardment with high explosives and gas
shells on the entire front between
Meteren and Voormezeele. south and
southwest of Ypres, the war office an
nounced today. Infantry attacks de-
veloped shortly afterward-
An enemy attack which developed
yesterday afternoon in the vicinity OF
Locre, west of Mont KENNEL. was re-
pulsed.
hostile artillery during last night from
the River Scarpe, opposite Arras,
north of Lens, and between Givenchy
and Nieppe wood. on the southern
side of the Lys battle front.
The post near Festubert, north of
Givenchy taken by the Germans last
week, was recaptured by the British
last night More than fifty prisoners
were taken here and other prisoners
and four machine guns were brought
a
sectors further south.
Strike on Ten Mile Front.
The Germans were striking on prac-
tically the entire Flanders battle front
today, Field Marshal Haig reported
today.
From Meteren to voormezeele, a
distance of more than ten miles, in
cover of a terrific bombardment of
high explosive and gas shells.
The southern part of the Flanders
theater from Givenchy to Nieppe for
est, a ten mile front, was also under
heavy artillery fire.
At the same time the enemy began
Smelling the British lines on the ten
mile front between Lens and Arras-
constituting about half of the sector
separating the Flanders and Picardy
battle fronts.
Flanders Drive Resumed
The German drive in Flanders has
been resumed. after a lull of twenty
| four hours.
After a complete cessation of infan-
| try operations on the entire battle
| of Friday, Hindenburg struck north
ward against Ypres again Saturday
| afternoon.
The official statements of yesterday
show the British still holding the en-
| envy at Voormezeele, two miles south
of Ypres, while the French are sue
cessfully defending Locre.
Northeast and east of Ypres Field
Marshal Haig has withdrawn his lines
| to Verlorenhook and HODGE and has
given up the famous Hill 60 south of
| Ypres- On the south the British hold
| Voormezeele after two days of the
most bitter fighting. so that the Ger
| mans are still two miles from ruined
Ypres, which is being bombarded vio-
lently. especially with gas shells
Germans Try thanking Move.
| A foothold was gained in Locre Sat-
urday by the enemy and they are re-
| ported making ready for another Of
fort to drive the French northward.
Locre and the road running north
ward separate Scharpenberg from
Montrouge. These two heights are
links in the chain of hills running
westward from Mont KENNEL and the
| German purpose evidently is to drive
| the French before them and take the
| elevations by flank movement
South of the Somme, there is artll-
lery activity from Villers- BretonneIlx
! southwark to the Luce river
Foch Is Satisfied
The French war office reported the
| repulse of German attacks, following
haevy bombardments- in the Chemin
| des Danes. St Mihiel and Luney:.le
| sectors. American troops hold post
| tions in each of these sectors
An unnamed French officer IS
| quoted as declaring that Foch is sat
| isfied with the rate "a which the al
| lies are killing Germans and is not
| yet ready to strike
The officer said the allies have the