Arizona republican., 1918-05-01
BADLY PUNISHED HUNS W|L[|NG|T
 SHOULD BE OVER
English and French Again
 Advance Slightly upon Ypres Front, Taking on Some of Lost Territory
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, April 30.-(By the Asso ciated Press up to noon today the badly punished German troops along the Flanders front had made no fui- ther attacks against the allied lines which held so brilliantly throughout yesterdays intense fighting. r The German general, von Arnim, was busy reforming his broken divisions and presumably bringing up reserves to replace the great numbers who gave their lives in fruitless assaults on the hill positions to gain dominating po- sition with the idea of forcing the allies to pull back to the north.
 Divisions Commended
 Yesterday was a great day for the allies, and today those divisions which were in the sanguinary struggle re- ceived a message commenting them l for, the magnificent defense. Not only was the allied line virtually intact to- | day, but the latest reports show that l the British during the counter attack l yesterday afternoon north of kemmel reclaimed considerable ground which | the Germans had held since kenlnlel | was taken.
 Push Huns Back Mile l At the cross roads between Scher- ! penberg and Mon Rouge and about Locre the fighting was particularly fierce. Locre changed hands several times and at nightfall the Germans had a hold on the place. In their counter attack during the night, how. ever, the French cleared the Germans from between the two hills and thrust them back from Locre, regaining ] ground for nearly a mile.
 | The French during the day repulsed many attacks on the initiative of off cers commanding smaller units. Time and time again French captains or ganized counter thrusts, drove the enc 1 my back after they gained footing in 1 advanced positions.
 German Charge Fails
 The German attack against the British was from the southeast. to- wards Ridge wood, between Dikebusci lake and Voormezeele. At Ridge wood where the fighting was very bitter the Germans advanced with fixed bayonets | but came under an intense machine gun fire and were never able to em- ploy their steel.
 The work of the British troops all along the front was magnificent and especially noteworthy because some had been fighting steadily since April 9. They still had hold on the north ern ridge of NoormeZeele today, as they had at the beginning of yesterdays assault. Their line also was main tained at Ridge wood.
 Tommies Clean Out Nests
 The spirit of the British troops is shown by an incident on Sunday near Noomezeele. Three German machine gun companies were causing the Brit ish trouble. Three parties, each com posed of six Tommies and lance cor poral were assigned to clear up these posts. The corporals planned the cam paign, which they carried out so suc- cessfully that the Germans were sur rounded and 5S were captured by 2l men. The machine gun posts were cleared.
 Further desperate smashes by yon Arnin's army against the allied lines on the Flanders battlefield yesterday afternoon and evening met with no more success than the enemy's futile and costly attempt earlier in the day to break through and capture the hill positions west of Kemmel.
 Lost Ground Reclaimed
 Not only did the British and French maintain their positions at virtually ak parts in the face of furious or- slaughts but during the night tbey lCctdliueu several DltS or territory OH which the enemy had succeeded in getting a hold.
 Locre had again fallen into Ger man hands late yesterday, but the French once more made a. dashinz counter drive and thrust the enemy
 out of this important place. !, The allied lines in Flanders this 2 morning were to all intents the same I as when the Germans surged for
 ward yesterday and in front of the de
 lending positions gray uniformed men n lay in great numbers, representa-: the awful price paid by the Germans
 Allies Counter Together A k North of kemmel the British and
 French, countering in conjunction, als, Continued on Page Two)