The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-25
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(Contihued from Page One) HAMMERING AT MT. KENNEL

Meanwhile the Germans have not abandoned tempor ar their efforts the Flanders battle front Apparently they cenerng their blows the sector dominated by Mount Kennel with object forcing the defenders from this bull war They attacked the French last night in the region north of Baeu and after being repused returned to the a tack today with assaults in the region and on the British front farther east
 The battle here still in progress when the British of ficia statement issued this afternoon
 Against the Franco-American positions the Germans al though large force had be content with only footing in Hangard and in the woods to the north,
 THREE MILES FROM RAILROAD t
 Assaults east of Haes against Senecat wood and hill the region of Case thrown back with gains for the attackers The line between Haes and Gase is but three miles from the railroad running south from Amens
 Apparently the Germans did not the offensive with as heavily mased forces as were previous battles Picardy and last week in Flanders Probably they count the artillery to blast way for smaller bodies of troops March 21 in the mased assaults having siated economy in power
 There has also been renewal of the fighting in Flanders especially in the apex of the German salient The enemy at tackled Robecq and thrown back Northwest of Fes ubert where the line joins the od the British have captured advanced post nicng losses the Germans
 SUCCESS IN MACEDONIA
 On the Macedonian fronts Allied troops have gained local the continuation of the increased activity in this section British troops west of Doran penetrated Bugar ian eenses wide front and in the Cena bend French and Serbian troops repulsed attacks In Albania west of Lake Presba Allied troops forced the eemy retire from the heights along the Vrba and captured two villages.
 
 east of Amens Reuters correspondent at British army head quarters reports The Germans appear have obtained foot ling in dAquenne wood west of Vers Bretonneux but the British counter attacked and drove them back to the fringe the wood At several places the British have reaken ground and their general position has improved considerably GERMAN TANKS IN FIGHT
 Both British and German tanks participated in the fight Vers Bretonneux British tanks the correspondent says got among of German and did great execution The Germans made determined attempt to rush toward Kemme hill yesterday, but without appreciable effect The French counter attacked and restored the position
 At o'clock this morning the Germans put down intense gas barrage the Angorench front in Flanders and hours later deep of infantry delivered Fight ing still is in progress
 The German attack against the French and British lines the northern front in the sector contnu- ing The Teuon assault intended to pave the way capture of Kemmel hill
 Vigorous British counter attacks toward Vers Bretonneux apparently resulted in the retaining of considerable part the territory lost to the Germans yesterday The battle still raging, however and it is too early to make claims
 Tanks went into action both sides for the history In the battle about Vlers Breonneux the German tanks appeared at the beginning of the by the British tanks joined in the fray The latter did heavy ecuton when they got among the enemy infantry.
 British counter attack drove the enemy from dAquenne wood toward Vlers Bretonneux, but the rushed large number of machine guns into the town fire was so intense that the first counter attack held up