The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21
POilus Advance on Front Of
1000 Yards and Take
400 Prisoners.
AIR FIGHTING IS HEAVY .
Terrific BOmbardment Also
Continues on the Entire Z
Battle Line.
ENEMY HELD FROM DRIVE
Gen. Won Below Has Great
Force Of Shock Troops
MaSsed in Flanders.

T.oNnoS. May .O.-In another brilliant
operation to-day conducted by French
troops In Flanders the Allies scored an
important local gain and kept up
their policy Of harassing seriously the
exposed enemy lines and hampering by
a series Of counter blows the threatened
resumption of the German offensive.
The French advanced along a 1000
yard front. In the Locre region, penetrat-
Ing to the German third line trenches
They took more than 400 prisoners. Tho
advance gains additional Importance
from the fact that II improves greatly
:he allied positions east and northeast
or Locre They also made an i'm.
portant gain near Rheims. in the Cham.
pagne.
The French accomplishment at I.ocrs
is similar to that recorded yesterday by
the Australians when they scored an inn
portant advance on the Ancre. capturing
town and almost 400 prisoners Ap-
parently these local attacks belong to a
systematic plan OF campaign which aims
to keep the invaders busy at all points
ana 10 hamper in every way possible
the movements necessary to "A strong
enemy drive. Coupled with this severe
| fghting there has beeu a terrific BON.
bardinent nearly all along the line. while
air nshtins is developing upon an un.
preccdented scale.
Germans Beliitle the Attack.
In every recent blow by the allied
troops they have made definite gaina
e".' nave "ech especially sue
ceNSful also having advanc.d ,n +,>
northern side Of the Lys salient, cspe.
The or,i,,erv he,u, ,.,. I
ctat,y s.,aro man I,.ra,,, , 81
! OF the Ayre. in ,bc An,i.r.. roc,,,,,, .r,.
DAYS German s,a,.,,n, ,.l,., ~ ,.,.
lent bomhardmen, I'm the Eem,uo, ,ovior
, although the night ren,rt f,o,, mi,
| sans the att.nn,s ,o r..,i, ,,o,,,., L,
mel broke down with beayv ,o...s
new German army lcd bv Can ,,n
Below and conposed ,f ,ro,ns ro, 49,
i>aeed in the great hat,les ~ ,,. ,..,
| two months Is renor,ed "a ,,,., h,,,
| located definitely I'm fron, of A,r,s rroh-
! ably for tho purnosc 81 ,e,di,s ,no ,..r
man offensive vhep tho .,.m, 10,
! chance 10 resume I,
| There il no direc, irdic,,;o,, .,
| where The .xpec,ed ers,,, ..,,,, ,.,,,..
delivered savs an Associ.,.d pr.s ,or
resnonden, n, tho Lr.ro,, ,.o,,, r,,,.
German stan has adon,ed , ,,,.,bod .,,,.
| liar ia sim, o,n,o,.d ,,.,,,,, a., -.
mad. his pr.a, r,sb y, u,,.,, ., ,,,a
I ,nv tho rror, lin, s,ron,,, -,
.,. ..,. ~ 80,
o,,,e ~ i'' ~ ''e i''"' '"A"
I
Gen. Won Bellows army has given no
| sign OF movement but its presence there
| probablv means that i, ia i,,.,d.d ror
,,.,d ,or, A. .,.,,,, ,.. ,.u,,,,..,
.a.s.',,
u..' '''s ''''' '"' !"
'"' ""e'e 'ne ''''p' are '"'' I"
practise beforehand the movement. they
are expected to make when called upon
| TO follow I'D the onslaught made by the
! troops occupyinr the from, lines
| '. seeus probsbIe tina, this man,u.
! or,,. 4. s,rora. ,,,,n.rio,,I,, ,,.,
: .,,,, 80. ,,, ,,, ,;.., ,,,..i,
'he h'asS "n''" car 'ea "u' ''' "'s. 'us'
IN MHr'h' pul "n'ther '"' "oah's Vi
the troops is equal TO that OF 'he earlier
concentration is questionable. as the re-
, constituted divisions must contain many
| elements which suffered the horrors Of
! heavy fighting during many days and
| ,bersfors have lost som. % their az.
.,,..,a.s
.,, ,s ,,
'0' '"o '"''o"' a..
| everywhere o"'" S''e "''''p''s W 'e"o
prisoners from WnoH l" ootaih h'h'a o.
the others intentions
OMcial NepOrts Of Operations.
roio"'hR are 'he o'''i"i reports on
the operations
| BRITISH INIGHTD- During The
! night French troops carried out sue
! cessfu, operations east and northeast
, Of I-ocre. All their ohjectives were