The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-24
Try in Vain to Get Into
British and French
Lines in Flanders.
MANY CAPTURED
Worried BY Steady and
Continued Bombing of
Centers By Active
.Aviators.

London. May 23.-B ri h
troops again carried ont a number
of raids In various sectors during
the last twenty-four hours, net
ting them numerous prisoners
and some machine guns,
The Germans tried several
times To penetrate the French
and British lines, but ssere In
yariabIy driven back With losses.
Artillery activity continues In
tense in all the vital segements OF
the front between Ypres and Disc.
The German firing has been
spreading northward from Ypres
to Nieuport, where the lines rest
on the sea.
This German cannonading be-
tween Yprcs and the sea has not
been Intense enough to indicate
serious aggressive ingentions on
that front, but the possibility that
the main blow may. after all, fall
on this extreme northern sector
where the Beigians would have to
bear the brunt L. not lost sight
OF.
The IIavas correspondent ut
the British front telegraphs that
the artillery and aerial activity
has reached unprecedented inten-
sity.
In certain sectors, 10000
shells have been fired within
twcnty-four hours. The cores
pontlent looks for tho chief Ger.
man attack north Of the Sonlme.
Incidentally, nineteen German
brigadier- generals have been KILL
cd on that fraont since the Ger
man offensive began March FL.
Tonight's bulletin from Field
Marshal Hnig reports successful
British raids in the 4Ayeiuv wood.
which Is n continuous storm GEN.
ter northwest of Albert and South
of Hebuternc.- some distance fur
Their above Albert. French troops
penetrated the German lines In
successful raids North of Bailleul
and to the east of Locre. similar
successful enterprises by the Brit
ish and French were reported in
the day bulletins.
All reports agree that the Ger
mans are badly worried over the
VA thC 6AAh~hA
aviators, so much so that Berlin
again resorted today TO the ia
Ipiliar charge that heavy prop
erty damage and casualties were
being caused among Belgian
civilians Enemy aerial attacks
In Belgium" said the Berlin res
port, are increasing In fire.
Quency."
In military circles the belief Ia
ginning ground that the harrass-
inS operations of the allied flyers
are the chief factor IN delaying
the German offensive,
NEW RAID ON XEEBRCGGF.
4 successful British aerial
bombing raid upon the Zecbrugge
mole, seapInne base and German
shipping in the harbor. in the
course of which "a German de-
stroyer was sunk, Is announced In
an admiralty statement given out
late today. A. proof of the de.
stioyer's sinking. the British fly
ers took photographs showing the
German warship disappearing,
after bomb split her sides open.
The recent great British air raid
ar into Germauy's interior are arous
ny popular demands for an enicten,
Y planned, uninterrupted air driv
hat will paralyze the empire indus
fia4lp-aRd crush the German hon
morale. The daily summaries of en-
my machines shot down and tor
Iage of explosives dropped are avad'
The keynote OF the pres
ointment is that If the aerial weap pc
$ used ruthlessly the war can b
rought To triumphant conclusion
While pleased with the recent sue
esseS of British flights into Ger
many. experts and others voice de
nand for even more effective an
ustained bombing raids along til
Rhine valley, where five-sixths of tn
ierman ammunition is made.