Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-01
.FRANCO-BR|T|SH
FORCES ADVANCE
Driving Invaders Back on
LaClytte-K KENNEL
Battlefield.
FRENCH HOLD l0CRE
Germans Throw 30 Fresh
Battalions Against
Line in Vain.
ALLIES USE LIGHT FORCES
Small Bands Beat Off At
tacks of Superior
Numbers.
FRENCH HOLD L0CRE
ALLIES USE LIGHT FORCES


RRtTlsH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, April 30. The entente AL
He'd limo has been advanced betweeu
IaClytte and KENNEL. The Franco
british forces also have made soma
progress south OF that region.
frenoh forces this morning held
me whole OF the town of Locre, weue
ct KENNEL, including the hotiy con-
made some progress, slightly Inn
proving the position around Viilers
| Bretonneux.
Yesterday's attack was the biggest
effort tho uermans have yet made
IN the Flanders offensive, the enemy
employing about thirty fresh bat
tahons OF reserves, In addition to the
large number OF divisions IN posl-
ton at the beginning OF the battle.
n satisfactory feature OF the strue.
gle II that the British and Frpsush
employed relatively small forces 10
defeat the enemy. -
~ one point the French were
forced 10 yield 4 little ground. hut
supporN promptly arrived and drove
back the Germans.
ny 1870 o'clock In the morning
the Germans had forced their way
through near Locre ~ far a. HYDE
park corner, between 8ohespenbere
ana Mont Rouge. This was one AZ
the critical moments Of the day, but
the French counteruttacked fterce1y
ana an hour later had pre~sAd hack
the enemy on the flank and held him
In the center.
By 0 o'clock the French vera
holding the ground east on Keuder-
J net farm and Locre chstsau and
fiso part OF Locre villagN on the
southern slope OF Bcherpenbeyx.
Thenceforth. the position bscarie
stesaiIy more natisfActory ps1 NJ
haii past . the Frsnph had tAhok
AL the lost ground sxcspt uaEt
strip at Hyus park Serner. T':' 6
| Battic Raeu ~ 80 VI ~
| Fierce fishtins confl5016 g
Locrc ali day and the enemy -
ffced great numbers Of men a. dh
nttempt 10 push through here.
IN the meantime the flanks we're
holding brilliantly against success
tie was waxed sAtrtds the EAmmsi
LaClytte highway, near tho junction
OF the French and british Here the.
enemy tried his fayorite trick of
dividing the two forces. but he
found no weak spots M
| A. Ridgewood, west OF voorme-
xeeie. heavy fighting also continued
throughout the day the Germans
losing great numbers OF men both
| killed and wounded. II In inpos-
sible TO say how many attacks the
enemy made at'thih point during the
course OF the day. They came for
ward In waves throughout long
| hours There was no cessation OF
/ h.. EANN a. -. q
| that tho allied troops were able to
hold In the face OF such oDslaughis
| by superior numbers. The Oermar
artillery, which had been greatly aug
mcnted for this attack pounded the
back areas incsssantly and the duel
between tho opposing guns OF all
| callbcrs from saturday evening un-
| III last night was APPALLING.
The British Improved their posi-
tion slightly before Villers- Breton
neuN. Tho enemy was very active
in this region and thu enemy guns
we're increasingly busy from vlmy
northward
Thus far the Gsrman capture OF
KENNEL has done them little good,
for the allied artillery has kept the
crest OF the Hill ~ smothered with
shell fire that II has been impos.
slble FOR the enemy 10 occupy II in
force.
Soon Must SHOW Hand.
n appears certain that the Gar
mans soon must disclose their In
tontiona, showing whether they have
decided 20 confine their operations
10 the present battle front or 10 cz-
tend the actual fighting line on one
end or the other In the hope OF find
.ng weak spot
The enemy's tactics IN the pres
ent battle bear a very close resem-
lance To those used In the battle
Of Verdun In 1915, but on an Inn
mensely larger scale After the open
Ing rush along the entire line for
hc purpose. II possible. of over
whelrlirg tho defenders by pure
strength OF numbers before they
arc able 10 recover from the first
great shock each flank Is attacked
separately with the object Of secur-
iur strong supporting -Nscs on huth
lngs which would permit them 10
launch second and real offensive
with masses of iresh troops concen-
tratsd meanwhile opposite the CEN
tral points
on this occasion Flanders and Pi-
cary from the TANKS Of the Ger
man battle front. tho center Of
which In the ArraH salient which
| for the moment is left In compare
! tive peace For their operations IN
/ Flanders the GermauS are well
/ placed as regards communications,
since behind their lines there Is n
series of good routes and railroads
The allies are not so well provided
In this respect
Ends Holding Firmly.
Up TO the present however, the
I,romE has made only little progress
on other end 81 the line but hts
menace has not been effected II is
known that the Ger mans In spite
l|Ft their losses are very powerful
and fresh divisions are available for
further bic efforts. Notwithstanding
the fact that they already have
thrown approximately two million
into the line. Several OF these al,
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