Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
BRITISH RETIRE
TN FLANDERS, SAYS
GERMAN REPORT
Continued From Page one.)

guard Wood an emmy local attack
collapsed.
'In Finland, General Count Won
Der Goltz took Tevastahus Ton the
railroad so miles north of Helsing-
fors) after an engagement. On
entering the town our troops were
enthusiastically greeted by popula-
ton"
The German official communication
issued this evening says:
There Is nothing new to report
Huns Thrown Back.
London, April 2S.-The Germans
made an attack yesterday afternoon
on the northern side of the Flanders
salient, capturing the town OF Voor-
mezeele, two miles south of Ypres, but
were driven out last night by coun-
ter attack, the war Office announces.
Late at night the Germans again at
tackled on this front.
The statement follows:
Yesterday afternoon hostile at
tack developed in the neighborhood
| OF Voormezeelc. The enemy sue
eeeded in capturing the village. but
was driven out early in the night BY
our counter attack. At late hour the
enemy again attacked in this locality.
"There was local fighting through
out the night on both sides OF the
Ypres- Confines canal. Successful
raids, in which we captured over 50
prisoners and four machine guns and
trench mortars were carried out last
night south OF Gavrelle and In the
Lens and Hill 70 sectors, A raid at
tempted by the enemy north OF Bal
leul was repulsed.
"The artillery activity continues on
both sides OF the battle fronts"
Little Fighting Sunday.
The fighting today along the Brit
ish front in France was largely con-
fined to minor operations, according
to Field Marshal Haig's report to-
night. The British positions in the
Ypres sector were heavily bombarded.
The statement says:
"A hostile attack in the neighbor-
hood OF Locre was reported to be
developing this afternoon. Other
wise, the infantry action today has
been confined to local engagements
| on different parts OF the battle fronts.
"South OF the Somme, number OF
prisoners have been brought in by our
patrols In the neighborhood of Villers-
brettonncux. Artillery activity con-
tinued on both sides.
This afternoon the hostile artillery
heavily bombarded our positions in
i the Ypres sector.'
French Repulse Attacks.
Paris, April 2S.--Violent artillery
fighting occurred last night north Of
| the Avre, southeast OF Amiens, and in
| the region between Lassigny and No
yon, on the southern side OF the Pi-
cardy battle front, the war Office re-
ported this afternoon. French troops
repulsed German attacks northwest
OF Rheims and in the sectors OF st,
| Mihicl, near which are stationed the
American troops which were attacked
BY the Germans a week ago: Lune-
vile, in the vicinity OF which there
has been an American force, and lie
| Pretre wood.
| The was Office announcement to,
night reads;
There were violent hombardments
from Villers- -Brettonneux to the Luce
river and in the region of Noyon.
Eastern theater, April 27.--The
artillery activity was weak along the
whole front save in the region ol
Monastir and on the Cerna where our
heavy artillery carried out fires oi
obstruction. In the region OF Vetre.
mix, . Serbian assault annihilated a
Bulgarian section. Two enemy
machines were forced to make land.
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