Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
Liys, La Easse, Arras. Lens and
Amiens Sec CrS are Ham,
mcred BY Foe.
ASSAULT IS GENERAL
Hills About Mount KENNEL Bombard-
ed in Attempt to Make Gains
Toward Ypres, Apparent Ger
man Objective.

3. London, April 3o.-Germany's
.G-.. 5sDe blow designed to capture
anded in failure, according
~. #o report Of Field Marshal
Haia. After a tremendous bonn
hsrdment, the French and Brit
i3h positions between Meteren
End ZiIlebeke were powerfully at
Eacked. TIL. 2-.2 H.
The Germans lost heavily. but
the British line held absolutely
At few points the Germans gain
ed foothoId in the French posi-.
tions, only to be driven out later.
AZ q result "Suicide Corner !,
the Ypres bend--remains unbrok.
en- and many thousands Of picked
German fighters who tried to test
the truth Of the name are dead
or wounded. --.E.
With the British Army in France,
April Body Associated Press.)-
May 1.-(By Associated Press.)-
The Allied front in Flanders is being
heavily attacked by the fourth Ger
man army. Prisoners taken say the
object is the capture Of Ypres. The
attack covers front of about Is
miles and severe fighting occurs on
both British and French fronts.
British troops around Ypres several
times sent up IS. o. S." signals for
artillery support. The tremendous
German BON bardments point to the
certainty of a German attempt to ad-
vance.
The Belgians on the Ypres front also
are reported to have been attacked.
b. General Assault Spurred. A.
The Germans have begun what SENS
to be a general assault on the British
hill positions on the KENNEL front
southwest Of Ypres, opening new
phase OF the great drive in Flanders.
Apparently the crucial test Of the Al
I lied holding power in this area is at
hand. a..
The preliminary bombardment, took
in 10 mile front from Meteren, west
of Bailleul, to Vormezeele, two miles
south of Ypres. Infantry attacks in
this area developed shortly afterwards
Z 0uU Tue UdIll0 oppCoI . " AdSC UOOA
on in earnest when Field Marshal Sir
Douglas Haig's report was issued in
London. @ f"s
voormezeeie 10 Pressed.
The enemy has been striking with
great fury at Vormezeele the last
two or three days, evidently hoping
to drive in behind Ypres and break
British from the further positions of
the Ypres salient which they have
been evacuating. ..i.
General Won Arnim has been success
fully held off from this southern bull
wark Of the salient, but meanwhile he
has been preparing to take advantage
of the success he won last week in
the capture of Mount KENNEL, which
he was unable to develop Immediate
ly because of the stiff Allied resis-
lance.
~ French Hold Locre.
Further attacks in the Voormezeele
sector may accompany the delivery of
this last blow, but the greatest force
of this thrust seems likely to manifest
itself in the vicinity of Locre, where
3
and other elninences are the enemy
detectives.
The French, who are holding the
line at Locre, fortified themselves by
,clinging to this village although more
than once driven fout by savage
thrusts
Amiens Front Sheiied.
The enemy drove several times at
the French positions in Hangard wood.
east of Amiens, and heavily lombard
ed this sector north to Villers-Breton-
neux. The infantry attacks we're
broken up by the French fire and the
Allied artillery. vigorously answered
the German guns in this, region and
between Lassigney and Noyon, on the
lower side of the Montdidier salient.
- BUY w. s. S. -