The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24
Allies Maintain Mastery Of Air
In Every Sector on the
Western Front.
GERMAN TROOP LACK IN DASH
Counter Attacks Are Few And Much
Weaker Than Formerly--Recent
Allied Gains Important.

lously at the enemy at various points
along the western battle front, meet
ing each outburst of German artillery
With a thunder of cannon fire and
maintaining the mastery OF the air in
4yery sector from the North Sea to
ne Swiss frontier. the armies of the
ntente Allies are preventing the Teu-
onic armies from quietly perfecting
their preparations for coming battles.
With the knowledge that the pass
age Of each day brings new American
legtons to help crash the next Ger
man offensive, the Allies are findin-
abstraction In the fact that the Ger
a n have as yet been unable to.
launch a new blow in the struggle
which Berlin had expected to he the
decisive one of the war.
German Dash Is Gone.
For the most part, the Germans
have shown but little of their habitual
fighting spirit along the line in
France. They have been thrust back
in four sectors and the Allies have
succeeded in winning ground which
win be of great importance in the fu
ture. The Germans have counter at
tackled in only one instance and this
movement was carried out so slowly
and with such a lack of dash that il
was easily broken up before the Teu
tons reached the new Allied positions
The attacks by the French, neai
Loere on the northern side OF the Lys
3%allent, and Of the Australians before
Amiens, which have already been re
ported, now appear to have been more
successful than was at first under
stood. Near Locre, the French have
not only taken strongly fortified
points, but they have made secure
their lines on each side of Hill "A.
which they recaptured from the Ger
mans recently. The Australians, too,
have won ground which is of tactical
Importance along the Amiens sector,
They have gained higher ground which
ends itself we'll to defensive tactics
and win be valuable when the time
comes for stern battle there.
French Make Gain.
With the British Army in France
May 21.-The success of the whirl
wind attack of the French troops who
are fighting alongside the British in
Flanders has brought about a decided
Improvement in the allied positions.
The French made no attempt to push
forward to a great depth and all OBJ
j%ectives sought were gained.
London, May 21-In sharp opera
lions around Locre, French troops
made an important advance on a front
OF more than two miles and captured
more than 400 prisoners, according to
Field Marshal Haig's report from
British headquarters in France to-
night. The text of the statement
reads:
During the night French troops
carried out successful operations east
and northeast of Locre. All their OBJ
j%ectiyes were gained on a front of
some 1000 yards and more than 400
prisoners were captured.
Local fighting occurred early this
morning north of Alcart as a result
Of which a few of our men are miss.
ing. A party of our troops rushed a
German post east of Hebuterne and
captured a few prisoners and two ma
chine guns.
Hostile Artillery Active.
"The hostile artillery has shown
considerable activity today with gas
shells in the section north OF Bethune
"There were violent artillery &C.
lions in the region of Hangard and
south Of the Avre. French patrols
operating west Of Castel captured
prisoners,
North Of Reims near Bermericourt
French d%etachments penetrated a. fan
as the third German trenches, carry
ing out destructive operations on ths
. enemy's defensive works. They cap
tured prisoners, one Of whom was al
officer, and valuable war materials.
"The Germans attempted incursion'
against the French line in the Vau
clerc-Chevalier wood region withou.
result. The night was calm on the
rest of the front"
Raids on Macedonian Front.
/ There was little artillery fighting
anywhere along the Macedonian from.
Saturday except west of Lake Och
: ida. where the enemy batteries BON
Dafded Pogradets and Mumulishta
Near Henendos. in the Struma region
/. Greek patrols put enemy detachment
to flight.