New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-03
BRITISH YPRES
LINE HOLDS FIRM
Won ARNiM THROWS VAST FORCE
INTO STRUGGLE FROM lille.
BEKE LAKE TO eAiLLEUL.
BElCIANS R0UT ENEMY
1ocHES GAIN HOLD IN FRENCH
FRONT ONLY TO be oUs7EO
AFTER TERRIFIC LOSSES.

April 3O.-Monday was n of the bit
terest days of fighting that the Elan
ders battle ground has seen since the
present offensive began. Early In the
morning Won Arnim began flingine
great numbers of German troops
against the allied lines between lille
beke lake and Bailleul, with the hills
east of Mont KENNEL as his ultimate
goal. But the German commander
mad nothing to show for his preten'
tious drive but a long list Of dead and
wounded.
London, April 3O.-Powerful attacks
by the Germans against the French
and British positions between Meteren
and Zillebeke Monday were repulsed
the Germans losing heavily, according
to the report from Field Marshal
Haig. The British line held absolute
ly, but at various points the Germans
gained a foothold in the French posi-
tons, only to be driven out later from
the greater part of this territory. The
Belgians also repulced heavy attacks
Germany's armies are hurting them
celves against a granite wall on three
sides of the ruined city of Ypres,
After fighting Of the most terrific ma
ture, the British and French lines are
still intact and the enemy has lost
terribly in his repeated assaults
against the lines where the allies
stand at bay.
The objective of the fighting that
is now going on is the capture oil
Ypres, where since 1914 the British
have held their positions. Two years
ago the allied lines were carried for
ward and the salient in front of the
city was wiped out, but from these
positions the British retired a week
ago to the trenches where they stood
during the terrific fighting in the
spring of 1915, when they stopped the
Germans in their first drive for the
channel ports.
The present battle opened with a
bombardment of the British and
French lines from Meteren to Voorme'
zeele, a distance of twelve miles. Then
came reports of a spread of the fight
ing around the curve in the line from
Ypres until the Belgian armies north
of the city were involved.
Field Marshal Haig's official report,
~anxiously awaited, brought the news
that the utmost efforts of the Germans
had been fruitless all along the line.
The field marshal's statement said
that the Teutons had paid a great
price and had gained virtually nothing.
The battle still continues along this
front, but there is little indication that
an immediate withdrawal from Ypres
is contemplated by the allies, at least
not before terrific enemy losses.
The only point at which the Ger
mans made any gains was on the
hill section Of the front back of KEN
mel hill, where the French are stand
ing. At some points the enemy was
able to occupy portions of the line
but from the greater part of these
they were driven out by the French
who re-established their defenses.
With the British Army in France
April 29.-By one Of those back-to-the
wall stands for which they have been
famous in this war, the Franco-Brit
ish forces have saved the situation in
the Ypres sector from turning into
success for the Germans after the
loss by the allied forces Of the domi
mating peak of KENNEL.
The entire allied line in France and
Flanders still stands firmly. Nowhere
have the Germans been able to make
a further dent In it. Hard fighting
has been in progress on the Ypres sec
tor, around Voormezeele, and to the
south of Locre. Both places have sew
eral times changed hands, but at last
reports Voormezeele had been recap
tured by the British. but the Germans
had obtained another foothold in 10
Gre. Voormezeele was taken by the
Germans Saturday, but the British in
a night attack won It back and since
have held it, inflicting heavy casual
ties on the Germans in renewed eft
forts to take the place.
The Germans, ~ the week closed
we're virtually no nearer their objec
tive-the allied base at Amiens-thar
they were before their smashing At
tack on Wednesday between the Som
me and the Avre, while several more
of their divisions have been badly
smashed in the fighting against the
British and Franco-American defense
Frontal attacks on Ypres would
seem to Indicate that there is little
confidence il. the German genera
staff that the Ypres positions . b.
outflanked from the south.