The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10
BRITISHHITBACK
TO REGAIN LINE
Ieutons Establish Precarious Foothold
in Front Trenches at One Point But
Elsewhere Are Driven Out---Heavy
Artillery Duels in Picard y---Early Re-
sumption of Great Thrust Is Predicted

London May 9The British hit back the five mile front
north of KENNEL today where the Germans had penetrated
ton between La Clye and Voormezeee completely
established the office able to today
The Berlin office, telling Of yesterdays attack, claims
675 prisoners were taken.
Today two local assaults delivered the Teuons
in the Albert sector the itself Bousincou
In the latter the British rife machine gun fire snufed
out the attack in the making But Albert according
mission by Haig tonight the enemy gained foothod the
British advanced positions front of about $50 yards but
not till ae rhe had paid tn prce blood which the Teutons
meant to exact for the small yield of ground
On the French front Pcardy artillery duels are
raging In Flanders and at Aas there have gun
actions, but of drumfre intensity
Nevertheless the belief practically general in military
circles here and in Paris that Hndenburg is ready for his
supreme blow which Premier Lloyd George foreshadowed in
the today Best expert opinion is still that the Ger
mans must continue their Ypes drive they will stimuli
taneously attack the Arras front
In some quarters the theory gaining ground that g
ganc smash on the whole front from Ypres the Disc Is
planned the proposing throw his accumulated re-
serves against whatever front he finds weakest
The correspondent Echo de Paris saws the belief
at the front Is that the attack will either tomorrow
or Saturday and that will be between Albert and
Amens Editoray the paper doubts the Germans will DO
ready to attack in force before MAY ID or "a
AMERICAN GUNNER DESTROYS HUN SUBMARINE
An Atlantic Port, May ga German submarine was blown
completely out of the by perfect hit made dur
ing the war The shot aimed by gunner on United
States cruiser,
AS reward for the remarkable feat craftsmanship the
crew have been granted additional ten DAYS short
leave
employed In convoy work the cruiser on her way to
when three Uboats popped surface almost At
he same moment Gun eaped as the lookout
at the masthead announced his discovery the submarines
Two shots were fired missing narrowly
The third shot struck the Uboat quarey adships and
Just below the line awash the There was tremendous
explosion
The shell lifted the submarine fairly out of the water so
that 1t was visible to the the cruiser
Broken in two the boat splased back into the 60. AL
disappeared The remaining submarines dved hastily and
though the cruiser lowered about they did appear
DON TO BE UKRANIAN SOUTHEASTERN BORDER
Berlin via London May 9-The city of Rostov on tn.
DON river which figured prominently the battles between
the Bolshevh and the Uanian troops been occupied
by the Germans, the Office announced tonight
The statement adds that negotiations regarding the ne
Ukranian border will begin in the near future
The above dispatch indicates that the German advance
along the Russian Black toa about be ended
indicates that the Don be the Uanan border line in the
This German influence