Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-05-03
Germans Make Powerful Attacks
on Wide Front.
AAlG'S MEN SLAUGHTER FOE
Entente Forces lnfiict Heavy Losses
on Enemy in Assaults Between Me-
teren and ZiIlebeke-French
Regain Lost Ground.


and British positions between Meteren
and Zillebeke were repulsed, the Ger
mans losing heavily, according to the
report from Field Marshal Haig. The
attacks were preceded by most vio-
lent bombardment.
Allied Armies Hold Lines.
The British line held absolutely, but
at various points the Germans gained
a foothold in the French positions,
only to be driven out later from the
greater part of this territory.
The Belgians also repulsed heavy
attacks, infiicting severe casualties on
the enemy.
At certain points along the allied
fronts the fighting still continues.
British Recapture Post.
The post near Festubert, north of
Givenchy, taken by the Germans last
week, was recaptured by the British
at night. More than fifty prisoners
were taken here, and other prisoners
and four machine guns were brought
in as result of raiding operations in
sectors further south.
An enemy attack which developed in
the vicinity Of Locre, west of Mont
KENNEL, was repulsed.
Germans Aim at Ypres.
With the British Army in France,
April 30.-The fourth German army
during the morning heavily attacked
the allied front in Flanders. Prisoners
captured have admitted that the Ger
man intention is to attempt to capture
Ypres.
Severe fighting is reported in both
the French and British areas. The at
tack extends over a front of about tif-
teen miles.
British Call for Aid at Ypres.
London, April 3O-The British
troops around Ypres several times af-
ter dawn sent up S. O.. S. signals for
artillery support, telegraphs the Reu-
ter correspondent at the British head
quarters in France.
The correspondent adds that the tre-
mendous German bOmbardmentS point
to the certainty of a German attempt
to advance.
An intense bombardment from artil-
lery concentration is in progress from
La Bassee to south of Houtholst forest
and from Vimp to Lens.
British Statement.
The war office issued the following
statement: "Following a lombard
ment of great intensity the French and
British positions from the neighbor-
hmod of Meteren to Zillebeke lake were
violently attacked this morning by
large hostile forces.
Attacks were also made upon the
Belgian positions north Of Ypres
and fighting of great severity devel-
oped rapidly on the whole allied front.
''The Twenty-fifth, Forty-ninth and
Twenty-frst British divisions COM
pletely repulsed every attempt made
by the enemy to enter their positions,
ard despite a constant succession of
determined attacks in great strength
maintained their positions intact. The
enelny's losses have been very heavy.
1.-THE French positions on the hills
about Scherpenbe~g and Mont Rouge
also were heavily attacked and the
enemy was repulsed.
Sat points where the enemy's in
fantry succeeded in penetrating
short distance into the French posi-
lions they were Immediately driven
out by counter-attacks from the
greater part of the ground of which
they had temporarily gained posses
sion.
"On the Belgian front the attacks
also were repulsed after sharp fight
ing, in which severe casualties were
inflicted on the enemy.
'The fighting still continues at GER
tain points along the allied battle
fronts.
son the remainder of the British
front there is nothing to report be-
yond the usual artillery activity on
both sides.
The hostile attack reported devel-
oping in the afternoon in the neighbOr-
hood of Locre was repulsed by rifle
and machine gun fire.
by a successful enterprise carried
out by US at night the post in the
neighborhood of Festubert captured
by the enemy on the night of April
26-27 was retaken by us, together
with over so prisoners.
"a number of prisoners and four
machine guns also were secured by
MS in successful raids south of Albert
and in the neighborhood of Neuville-
Vitasse."
Berlin Reports 200 Prisoners.
Berlin, April 30.-Since the storm
ing of Mount KENNEL, the Germans
i'm Flanders have taken 7,100 prison
ers, including 1S1 officers. They have
captured in the same period SO guns
and 223 machine guns. These fig
ures were announced by the war Of
fee.