The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-04-28
Enemy Unable to Follow
Up Advantage Gained at
Mont KENNEL.
FRENCH RETAKE LOCRE
After Repelling Series OF
Attacks They Rally and
Recover Lost Ground.
BRITISH TAKE OFFENSIVE
They Stop Foe in Flanders and
Make Further Progress in
Amiens Sector.
BRITISH TAKE OFFENSIVE

LONDON. April 27.-Despite strenu-
Gus efforts by the Germans to improve
the advantages they gained yesterday
in the Mont KENNEL region they were
unable to advance their lines and
in several places were pushed back
slightly. Undoubtedly they are inn
proving the opportunity. however, to
bring up their heavy guns and reor-
ganize some Of their units which suf-
fered very severely in the fierce fight
Ing yesterday.
The strong stand made by the Brit
ish and French has averted, or at least
postponed. what promised to develop
into the worst disaster Of the war. for
II the Germans had been able to mako
as much progress to-day as they did
yesterday the whole northern line
would have to be withdrawn to-
ward the coast: the margin between
it and the sea is very narrow now. A.
1t is. Ypres probably will be abandoned
by the British. as its retention. while
possible. would be costly out Of all
proportion to its'value.
French Repel New Attacks.
Field Marshal Haig reports tonight
- D Homparatively quiet day on the
! British 'front.'" The Germans captured
q small British post near Festubert, u
little west Of La Bassee. but otherwise
there was little infantry action IN the
| Lys salient. The fighting yesterday
in the vicinity OF Mont KENNEL is de-
scribed as severe. but the German ad-
, vance was held at all points north Of
the mountain. The attacks against
the French positions between Locre
and La Clytte were Of extreme vio-
lence and delivered in series. Three OF
them failed: in the fourth the Germans
succeeded in winning footing In the
village OF Locre, but were promptly
elected by a powerful counter attack.
There was heavy fighting also a 1T
tie further to the east at Voormezeele,
but despite the utmost efforts OF tho
Germans the British held firm and in
the struggle took hundreds OF German
prisoners.
About forty additional prisoners were
| taken in clash al Givenchy. on the
southern shoulder OF the salient, west
Of La Basse. Additional gains OF ter
ritory were made in the vicinity OF
| Nillers- Bretonneux east of Amiens and
the number OF prisoners taken in this
; area was increased to more than 900.
Moroccans Attack Germans.
Berlin reports that the French ard
, British attacks Yesterday morning from
Dickebusch. north OF Mont KENNEL, ia
| Locre and In the evening from Locre IA
Dranoutre, broke down. Fighting ID
mentioned northwest OF Merville. near
the tip Of the Lys salient. and near
I GivenChy. II Is asserted that attack
aga INST the German forces in the Han.
gard section. east Of Amiens, made
chiefly by Moroccans failed.
The Reuter- correspondent at British,
headquarters in France sends the fo!-
lowing:
when Nogi reduced Port Arthur w
were told by military critics that IL had
been In terms Of life which no Western,
General would have dared face. The
German high command obviously ridi-
cules this view il strews the slopes OF
kemmel with German corpses as thicl
as autumn leaves in Nallombrosa ant
points triumphant 10 the comparative
handful Of survivors who have rcacheo
the top.
"lt is simple problem of stayii
power. The enemy is taxing the Brit!sl
AS heavily as he can, but in 81 doing IL
is taxing his own relatively even more
heavily. He is Addling for position'
which would give him greater advantage
in the use OF his numerical superiority
The question Is whether. II he eventual!
gained these positions, he would hav'
any numerical superiority left. We ar
dsvHe ~ n tIfNN q
which the first principle is to weigh ;
mile lost against the thousands Of ener,.
: casualties paid for Il.
, Foch Acting with Energy.
The General tFoch) is dealing Wit
the situation with characteristic energy
: although as 10 what counter moves h
|, , may contemplate there is no knowledg,
: The retaking OF Locre by the Frenc
troops was very dashing exploit.
. had cost the enemy three heavy attack
. to force his way into the little village
u which stands in the fork of the Bailler
and Neuve Eglise roads, and what
. unsuccessful heavy attack implies
losses Ia known.
I Situated between Mont KENNEL An
: Mont Rouge the place is an essentis
= point to any further advance along IN
hill system. For this reason, doubtlee'
II was determined not TO let the Gel
l. mans keep II, Notwithstanding the salts
e factory casualty figures he had pai
i for It.
n $50 last night tho lads in horizon blu
n who are the quickest troops In attac
ever seen, levelled their bayonets an
n followed the lift OF the barrage. Onl
i few Of them came back. These wei
&c | escorting prisoners, what remained ,
J. tho German garrison which had bee
a rolled back toward Drsntoutre."
y The Associated Press corresponds,
with the British army In France -,