The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-10
HUNS SLAIN IN
CANADIAN DRIVE
GERMAN DEFENSE WORKS West
OF ARRAs RAZE0 IN HAND-To-
HAND STRUGGLE.
BIG GUN DUEL NEAR LYS
BERLIN ADMITS AUSTRALIANS
MADE GAINS BETWEEN AN
GRE AND soMME.

BrlLlSn EedQQuaTterS IN fIduCo NNi1
ottawa, May S.-There was a terrific
bombardment of two hours duration
Monday mig. in connection with two
raids One was carried out by the
enemy and was unsuccessful. The
other was by tie Canadians, near Neu-
ville-vitasse, southwest Of Arras. The
Canadian raiders reported that many
Germans were killed or wounded In
hand-to-hand fighting and great de-
struction was wrought in the enemy's
defense works.
Heavy rains are rendering the
ground very bad for fighting. I'm
doubtedly the enemy is preparing for
another violent blow, but the British
are ready to meet it.
Monday and Monday night the Ger
mans kept up considerable lombard
ment of the back areas in Flanders
with high-velocity guns. The allies, on
the other hand, were busy hammering
the enemy's roads and concentration
points.
Still another day has passed without
the Germans on the western front at
tempting to begin a new phase of
their offensive. Everywhere along the
line there have been artillery duels, at
some points of considerable intensity,
and the allied armies are lying in their
positions awaiting with expectancy,
and also with perfect confidence, the
blow that they realize soon will fall at
some point In Flanders or Picardy.
The British made a successful raid
near Neuville-Vitasse, southwest of
Arras. the war office reports Three
machine guns were captured.
The French in the Amiens sector
were successful in similar maneuver
In addition they repulsed an attempt
ed German attack.
The Italians dispersed hostile pa
trolls on various parts OF the front.
Meanwhile the allied line every
where is being reinforced to meet the
enemy when he again unleashes his in
fantry. The Americans are taking
prominent part in this Strengthening
of the line. m. Clemenceau, the
French premier. who has Just returned
to Paris from visit to the battle
front is authority for the statement
that American troops are continuing
to arrive in the battle zone in force.
The conclusion of peace between
Rumania and the central powers has
been brought about by the signing of
treaty at Bucharest Monday Iso
lated from her allies by the detection
of Russia, nothing was left for Ruma-
MIA but to accept peace from her en-
emies at the hard price they imposed.
Tuesday, May I, was the third ami
versary of the sinking of the Lusitania
by German submarine with a loss of
1,275 lives.
The Berlin report says: Between
the Ancre and the Somme the enemy
employed Australians for night at
tack. On both sides of the Corble-
Bray road they succeeded in reaching
cure foremost line"
London, May 7-Correspondents in
France state that the British gun fire
in Flanders during the last three days
has completely prevented any enemy
movement on the British lines, while
the French prevented any attack,
which was undoubtedly being pre-
pared. on their front by attacking
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Sunday night the irrepressible Aus
tralians gave the Germans west and
southwest of Morlancourt. between the
Ancre and Somme rivers, another
drubbing and advanced the entente
line to a depth of 500 yards along a
front of 1000 yards.
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of one started Saturday night south
west of Morlancourt. That time the
Australians drove in against the en-
envy and smashed them back 700 yards
along front of 1900 yards.
The Canadians have appeared in the
Arras sector, further south than they
have been since the battles in this re.
gion began March 81. This part of the
line is important. as 1t defends Arras
to the southwest and includes locali
ties such as Neuville-vitasse, Mercan.
tel and Boisleaux st. Mare, where
there have been bitter struggles since
the Germans launched their great of.
fensive
The allies have kept up heavy ar
tillery fire in sectors where the Ger.
mans have been assembling, or have
been at work in bringing up guns for
the battle which is virtually certain to
come.
The British have withdrawn their
troops from Es-Salt, east of the Jor
dan, in Palestine, the London war of
flee announces. Nearly 1000 Germans
and Turks and twenty-nine machine
guns have been captured in the last
few days