The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-09
OFFENSIVE SHIFTED FURTHER
SOUTH WHEN ONSLAUGHT
AT YPREs FAILS.
MASS FOR pave Drive.
FocH's MEN GAIN ON AMIENe
FRONT AND OCCUPY WOOD
ON AvRE RIVER.
Newspaper Union New. Service.


Geneva. Switzerland. May Cit is
officially announced from Vienna that
Emperor Charles. the chief OF the
Austrian general staff and several
high German and Austrian officials
reached the Italian front. This. with
the considerable movements of troops
in the Tyrol and Trentino reported
from the interior, is interpreted to
mean that the long predicted often
sive on the Italian front will soon be
begun.
Rome. May Gan Increase in the
intensity Of the hostile artillery fire
along the front, notably in the Lagar-
ina and Astico valleys and in the Foss-
Alta sector, Is reported. The Italian
artillery also has carried out numer-
GUS bombardments and there has been
additional intensive activity by the
Capsonis and British airplanes, during
which eight enemy machines were de-
stroyed and many tons of bombs
dropped on the hydroelectric works at
Cavedin. north Of Mort.
London, May 6.-German troops at
tackled the new positions gained by
the British Friday night on the Flan-
ders battle front near Hinges, north
west of Bethune. They we're re pulsed.
the war office announces, the British
line remaining intact.
London, May 4.-Having met with
reverse in their operations on the
northern side of the Flanders salient,
where the French and British have
stood shoulder 20 shoulder in defense
of Ypres and the high ground which
forms bulwark in front of the chan.
nels ports, the Germans have. as indi-
Gated ty the most recent reports.
turned to the couthern side of the an
gle in the allied lines in northern
France.
On Thursday night and Friday the
German artillery had seemingly CEN
tered its fire on the line between 0i-
venchy and the Nieppe forest, and 1t
may be that the enemy soon will
launch an attack against this vital Sec
ton of the British line.
Dispatches from the British head
quarters tell of tremendous cannon
ade in the Lys region. which may be
taken to mean the part of the Elan
ders battlefield at or near Merville.
where the Germans made their great
est advance after the fall Of Armen-
there's.
Articles appearing in German news
papers would seem to indicate efforts
to prepare the German people for an
nounceraent that. there will be no i'm
mediate attempt to take Ypres.
While waiting for the Germans to
make the next move. the allies have
not been idle. All along the line their
patrols have been active, and at Han
gard and Villers-Bretonneux. before
tions from the Teutons. One Of these
positions was Hill 80. north of Cas-
tel, height which afforded. good OBJ
servation of allied communication
lines.
The British admiralty has found
that the channel at Zeebrugge in
which old British cruisers recently
were sunk during the naval raid on
the German submarine bases on the
Belgian coast, is still blocked and will
probably remain SO for a considerable
time. in spite of the efforts of the
Teutons to dredge a new channel
around tho obstacles formed by the
wrecks Of the warships.
Christinnia, Norway. May Pub
lie feeling approaching Jubilation has
resulted from the announcement in
the newspapers that DR.. Fritjoff Nan
sen. head Of the Norwegian food mis-
sion in. the United States, had signed
an agreement there for an exchange
of necessities for the people Of this
country In return for Norwegian ship
ments.
London. May 3.-German losses in
killed. wounded and missing (includ-
ing captured). since March II, are at
least 900. 900, according to the Graphic,
which quotes "a high British author.
| ity."
| Rome.-Only one sailing vessel over
100 tons was sunk by submarine or
mine in the week ended April ~.