The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-04-26
Gen. Sixt Won Arnim's Army
Fighting Hard for Possession
OF Strategic Point.
LOSSES OF HUNS HEAVY
Big Guns Active All Way to
Avre River.
Great Double Battle on Picardy
and Flanders Fields Still Rag
ing, With Varying Success.

international News serNiceD
London, April 26,--hsrd sighting
continues along the Picsrdy and
Flanders battle fronts.
The war office stated today that
after an all.dsy struggle on the
Hallieul- HolIsbeke line, the allied
troops were compelled TO give
little ground IN the sector OF KEN.
mel hill. in Belgium.
The Germans gained a footing
a. ksmmel hill.
(kemmel hill lies IN Belgium,
lust west OF the lower end of Mes.
aines ridue. The village OF KEN.
mol, which 10 on the erest of the
hiah ground. 10 about tive miles
south OF fpres.) 80
The Anglo Y rsneh forcss in this
district were greatly ousnumbsrsd:
The battle eentinuss around
Dranoutre, ker,msl and NtsrstrsN
tnsar the Franco .beIn'sn fron-
tier.)
Ths British carried cut Z minor
opsrstiop west of Mstvills during
and three machine guns.
German artillery has been very
active on tho front between the
~, river and Givsnohy.
In the distriet OF viIiers, bretor-
reus German posts which have
been holding out were cleared.
(villers. Bretonneus 10 on ths
picsrdy front about nine rtiles east
az the British base Of Amiens.l
Landau. April ss.--The Germans are
,rain making n determined erort Y
,apture KENNEL ridge. strategic
stretch Of high ground, IN lombard
ment Iust west OF tho lower end o'
NeAsines ridge.
A heIated report from the Cermar
war office issued last right and re.
,etyed here early today stated that
len. SiNt Won Arntm's army WAS tght-
nK for possosslon of kemmel ridge
,nd the village of KENNEL on the
rest.
The great double battle which De
,rlopcd two days age on the Picafdy
md Flanders feids was stiii raging
aRt night with varying success. Ths
British recnptured tho village Of WI.
ers- BretonneuN. but slightly retired
heir lines at some points on the flar-
iorn front 10 avoid useless iosses.
Australian troops have played bril-.
liant part In tho nghtinK south Of the
sommc. river. opposite Amiens
AuatAiiian forces. In conjunction
with English soldiers. attacked ths
Iector OF villers- Rretonneux and not
,nly drove the Germans from the Wiz
age. hut captured more than 800 pris~
,ners.
Earlier German attacks IN the same
,elg ghborhood had been carried out
With about $4,000 troops. Despite the
Igor of the assaults, the Germans
we're unable 10 gain any ground and
Held Marshal HaiE. In his officih dis
,atchon on Thursday night emphe-
ikcd tho severity Of the German
osacH.
Tho Germans were unable 20 renew
hoir infantry attacks. and the artil-
cry on both sides was very active.
rhe big guns were active all the way
o the AyTe river.
A feature OF the engagement on the
'ieardy front was dnels between tanks.
The British remained complete mas
ora In this phase OF the rghting. how
yer The British tanks. with their
Machine guns splitting rre. piowed
Trough the German ranks. moving
own Germans right and left.
French troops are now nghting
long side the British all along both
attic fronts They are reported TO he
lkinE prominent part In the defense
{ KENNEL ridge and the village OF the
ame name. where the Germans now
rem 20 be concentrating their great
n efforts.
The Germans have been unable 20
Ike any ot the objecliyes set for ths
resent assaults