The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-04-27
l25,OOO GERMAN
SOLDIERS USED
NSTORM ATTACK
Heavy Columns Used Against
Franco-BeIgian Frontier
Are Beaten OFT.
SUCCESS CROWNS COUNTER
Powerful Return Thrust Driven
Home by Allies.
Ypres Confines Canal Pivot or
Contest-Belgium I'm
periled.
(Internatlonal News servIce.,

London, April N.--With the
| Germans In posssssion OF ksmmsI
hill, on tho Flanders front. the
whole allied position IN Belgium
has laen put in peril.
fighting Of the fiereest nature
continues along the flanders front
and fresh engagement have de-.
veIoped opposite Amiens on the
Pieardy front, also.
violent struggle was in prog.
ress in the ne'ahborhod OF Ora. =
noutrs and the Yprea. Son,inea
canal.
The { srmans were able 10 uain
possession OF Dranoture and ker-
mel village AZ we'll az tho kennfasi
ridge.
The assaults launched against the
British and French forces along
the Franco Belgian onticr wero CAR
ried out by heavy foie y OF troops II
In estimated that from III. 900 TO iaS.0o0
Holdiera were In the storming columns
that pressed forward against the allied
lines,
The attack was beaten on and the
alliea drove home powerful counter-
attacks. Later IN l. II day the tiarlnan
renewed their blows having brought
un fresh 4tsuapa.
Determined efforts we're made by the
TcutonH around fspere and Iaciyffe
and on both sldes ~ the Yprcs Confines
canal
The German war office IN the official
report Issued Friday night told OF heavy
French aud British counte-. attacks Ii,
the sector OF KENNEL hill. The state.
ment claimed that all were repuIsed.
Success crowned the efforts OF the al
lies cast OF Anicns on the Pirardy
front,
Anglo Fren force atinckeu IA thr
neighborhod OF HanKnrd. south of tho.
Somme river, and extended their lines
materially.
The Germans brought ur reserve
troops In an effort TO strengthen tho.
attacks, but were upnble to do SO.
Hold Strategic Ground.
This fighting esntsrod around
Villers Bretonneus (which tho
British reeaptured on Thursday.
The allied forces took the strategic
ground TO ito south OF villers.
brstonneus and also penetrated into
the wood OF HsnuFrd en-. ssntsrrs.
The village Of Hsnosrd itself was
penetrated.
Fighting Of the most violent nature
developed along the entire line. and the
heaviest possible losses we're inflicted
upon tho Germans. Tho Germans stub
bornly resisted all the allied attacks
and made strong counter thrusts al
numerous points. North of tho Hau-
gard wood they launch a seven attacks.
but every one broke down and the
storming columns we're thrown back
from the field covered with Germ
dead and wounded.
There was terrible struggle for
possession OF HanEard village. and IL
changed hands several times In the
course OF tho engagement
tThe French war oh..s has
stated that American troops were
fahtinu with the French between
the somms and Avrs rivers Han.
GARD 10 in this district. but
whether or not Americans we're in
that particular rome has not yet
been made known1
While the nghting OF equal inten.
sity Ia both battle zones. the chief
interest rs CenteFe, tho develops
ments along the Franco II lgian from
liSr. wL-rs the Germans seem 10 have
made their greatest EFFORTS during the
past few days.
G rnans Striking 10 North,
The Germans arc itrlklng towards
the north at point a few miles sou n
Nc.t of Yprca. evidently with the aim
II cutting the Yprcs -Poperinghe rail-
Way and compelling general retire
nent Of the British ~ Belgian armies
rom Yprcs 10 the North sea. French
'orcca we're rushed 10 the KENNEL
.idge district 10 reinforce the British.
,ut Won Hindenburg employed such an
unusual lumber of rese .es that the
,liies we're compelled to give some
.round there.
From the developments OF the
past t~snty.fot hours u - be.
i,svsd that the sighting 10 now
takinu place on the plain 10 the
north OF KENNEL.
tThe German war once elained
tn. capture OF $500 prisoners N
the Hahtina around KENNEL NIL