Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-30
GENERAL Won ARN|M
F. CANNOT SMASH WAY
|. THROUGH ALLY LINE
From Dawn Till Dusk Ger
mans Are Hurled Against.
Approaches.
ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.
SAYS FIELD MARSHAL HAlG
He Reports That Very Heavy
Losses Were Inflicted Upon
Advancing Foe.
BATTLE IS NOT YET OVER
: Hills East OF Mont KENNEL Aro
Ultimate Objective of At
tacking Forces.
ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED
SAYS FIELD MARSHAL, tiAlG
BATTLE is NOT YET OVER
Hills East OF Mont KENNEL Aro
Ultimate Objective of At
taCking Forces.

/ Monday WAS one of the bittercst days
OF lighting that the Flanders baltic
ground has seen since the present Of
fen3ivc began. Since early morning.
/ Won Arnm has been ilnging great
numbers Of German troops against the
allied lines between Zillcbekc Lake and
! iiailieu!. with tho hills east of Mc,it
! KENNEL as his ultimate objective
! Germany's armies are hurting thenl-
selves against Il granite wall on three
sides or the ruined city of Yprcs After
/ lighting OF the most terrific nature tile
! British and French lines arc still,in-
/ tact. and the enemy has lost terribly, in
! his repeated assaults against the lines
where the allies stand at bay.
! The objective OF the lighting that
, now is going OH Is the capture of Ypres.
where. since 1914. the British have held
their positions. Two years ago the
allied lines were carried forward and
the salient in front Of the city ..as
| wincd out. but from these positions the
! British retired week ago to the
trenches. where they stood du.ins the
terrific lighting In the spring OF 19fI.
when they stopped the Germans In their
first drive for the channel ports
BELGIAN ARMIES NORTH
OF 1PRES ENGAGED
| The present battle opened with n
oombardment OF the British and French
lines. from Metercn 10 Eoormeezle, "a
distance OF twelve miles. Then came
reports of spread of the lighting
around the curve in the line in front
OF fpres until the Belgian armies. north
of the city, were involved Field Mar.
shal Haig's Official report anxiously
awaited. brought the news that the ut
most efforts or the Germans had been
fruit!css all along the line. The field
marshals statement said that the Teu-
tons mad paid great price. and had
gained virtually nothing.
! The battle still continues along tie
front, but there is little indication
that an inlmcdiate withdrawal from
| fprcs is contemplated by the allies. ut
least not until they have cxacted from
the enemy great sacrifice OF human
! lives.
ONLY GAINS MADE ARE
BACK OF KEMMEL Hill
The only point at which the Germans
made any gains was on the hilly sec.
ton back OF KENNEL! HILL where the
French are standing. At some points
the enemy was able to occupy portions
of the line. but from the greater part
OF these they were driven out by the
French, who re-established their dcx
fenscs.
Fronta! attacks on Ypres would
seem TO indicate that there is little
confidence in the German general stan
| that the Ypres positions can be OUT
f!anked from the south. The lines as
they stand to-day are very strong. and
withstood the onset OF the Germans in
1919. when the Tcuton Emperor's army
was IA much different machine from,
what is to-day X
The bloody repulse OF the Germai,,
in their great plunge forward will mean
much III further operations in that SEQ.
tor Of the battle line.
While the struggle was going on be-
fore Ynres the British positions from
La Bassce to Houtholst wood and from,
Lens TO Nimy were deluged with shells
but so far there has been no infantrv
lighting reported from that part OF the
front. An attack on this salient in the
German lines is expected soon however,,
for 1t stands as A constant menace to a
further advance by the enemy
LITTLE IMPORTANT
FIGHTING ON soMNIE FRONT
Along the front in the Somme sector,
part OF which is being held by Amer
leans there has been little lighting Of
note further south there haze been
only patrol encounters
Ecrmany has presented a virtual ulti-s
matum 10 Russia. demanding that able.
touicd German prisoners OF war be SEN.
homc at once, proposing, in return, that
only sick and incapacitated Russians
hcId III Germany shall be turned over
III exchange. If the Russian govern a
nent does not bow TO tho demand, Ger.
many has threatened to take PetrosraG.
y committee of l15 Germans has been;
| appointed to so to the Russian capitai
to present the demand.
HAIG REPORTS REPULSE
OE POMEREII. AT.TACEel