Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
liys, La Basse, Arras. Lens and
Amiens Sectors are Ham
mered BY Foe.
ASSAULT IS GENERAL
Hills About Mount KENNEL 6ombard
Cd In Attempt to Make Gains
Toward Ypres, Apparent Ger.
man Objective.

London, April 3o.-Germany's
supreme blow designed to capture
Ypres ended In failure, according
20 the report Of Field Marshal
Haig. After . tremendous bonn
bardment, the French and Brit
ish positions between Meteren
and Ziliebeke were powerfully at
tackled.
The Germans lost heavily, but
the British line held absolutely
Al few points the Germans gain
ed q foothold In the French posi-
tions, only to be driven out later.
A. q result "suicIde Corner
the Ypres bend-remains unbrok-
en- and many thousands Of picked
German fighters who tried to test
the truth Of tho name are dead
or wounded.
With the British Army in France
April 30.-(By Associated Press.)-
May 1.-(By Associated Press y
The Allied front in Flanders is being
heavily attacked by the fourth Ger
man army Priconers taken say the
object Is the capture of Ypres. The
attack covers front of about Is
miles and severe fighting occurs or
both british and French fronts.
British troops around Ypres several
times sent up IS. o. s." signals for
artillery support. The tremendous
German bombardments point to the
certainty Of German attempt to ad-
vance,
The Belgians on the Ypres front also
are renorted to have been attacked.
General Assault spurred.
The Germans have begun what SENS
to be general assault on the British
hill positions on the KENNEL frcnt
southwe-t OF Ypres, opening new
phase of the great drive In Flanders.
Apparently the crucial test of the Al
lied holding power in this area Is at
hand.
The preliminary bombardment, too
in Q mile front from Meteren, wet
Of Railleul, to vormezeele. two miles
south Of Ypres. Infantry attacks in
thir area developed shortly afterwar9s
and the hattie appeors to have been
on in earnest when Field Marshal Sir
DOUGLAS Haig's report was issued in
London.
Voormezeeie Is Pressed.
The enemy has been striking with
great fury at vcrmezeele the last
two or three DAYS. evidently HOPING
to drive In behind Ypres and brea''
british from the further positions oe
he Ypre- salient which they have
been evacuat:ng.
General Won Arnim has becn success
fully held CT from this southern bull
wark of the salient, but meanwhile he
has been preparing to take ADVANTAGE
Of the success he won last week In
the capture of Mount KENNEL which
he was uncble to develop immediate
ly because of the stiff Allied resis-
lance
French Hold Locre.
Further attacks in the voormezee,a
sector may accompany the delivery o.
this lat blow, but the greatest force
VI ibAuot oSSfHS lIhCly W uldAl.C
Itself In the vicinity Of Locre, where
Sch1rpenberg Mont Rouge. Mont Not
and other eminences are the enemv
detectives.
The French. who are holding the
line at Locre fortified Themselves bv
c'inging to this village although more
than once driven out by sava =
thrusts..
Amiens Front Shelied.
The enemy drove several times ~
the French positions in Hangard Wool
east of Amiens. and heavily lombard
ed this sector north to Villers- Rreto-.
neux. The infantry attacks were
broken up by the French fire and thu
Allied artillery vigorously answere
the German guns in this region an
between Lassigney and Noyon, on tn.
lower side of the Montdidier salient
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