The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-04-29
Ruins of Ypres Filled With
Gas and May Have Been
Abandoned Already.
GERMANS HAVE HILL 60
British Now Stand on Line.
of 1914 and in One Place
Further West. :.
KENNEL SALIENT HOLDS
Allies Repeatedly Win and
Lose Two Strongly Contested
Positions on Either Side.
KENNEL SALIENT HOLDS
Specio' Cable Despdfch 10 THe SuN.
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LoSpoN, April 2S.--Determined at.
tacks by the Germans were In prog.
ress late this evening and probably
extended far into the night behind
Mont KENNEL nt Voormezeele. up to.
ward Ypres. which at last accounts
was still held by the British. anu ut
Locre, just west Of KENNEL. where
the most furious assaults were made
by the Germans against the French
positions ana footing was won in
the outskirts Of the village. What ap.
peared to be the beginning Of great
battle was developing there this eve-
ming. Both places changed hands sew
eral times during the day.
The assaults on the line from Locra
to voormexeeie appear to be designed
TO deepen the saiient to the south Of
Ypres and force It's immediate evacu.
atom 1t Is probable that the British
withdrawal from the doomed city al-
ready has begun. as the Germans an.
nounce the advance OF their lines. SEEM
ingly without fighting, at verlorenhoek.
Hooge and Zillebeke. The advance was
not much, but 1t brought the Germans
nearer 10 fpres on the northeast. east
and southeast.
.Line Of Retreat Menaced.
Undoubtedly tho British defencss
| southeast and south Of Yrres were Sc.
vefaiy tried BY the German thrust along
thS fpres-Comines Canal and the loes
Of g. Eloi and the neiRhboring terrain.
which had been converted into a strong
defensive position.
, 4 further successful advance by the
Germans, might put them astr!de tho
British communications and the line Of
retreat OF the Ypres garrison in the
direction Of Popernghe. Two weeks ago
! similar menace to the Passchendaele
salient was met by the withdrawal of
| the British positions to last years line
| on the User. contracting the perimeter
OF the Ypres defences.
| The attack. which resulted in the en-.
velopnent Of Mont KENNEL and its
| capture, was again aimed at the junction
OF the British and French lines. Here
! the enemy broke through with the result
that he WAS soon assaulting Mont KEN.
| mel from the south, north and east
! This practice OF attacking the tuncture
! point of two armies has been con-
| '>S'N'S NS''S"'-" ~ wv NSCdih Ot'Sc
the first day Of the big offensive fve
| weeks ago.
| On several occasions the Germans al.
most had accomplished this purpose.
but heretofore had failed. Despite the
prodigal expenditure OF German lives.
| they were unable TO separate the British
! and French armies. hut they had not
given UP this objective. which has In.
| spired thelr strategy since March .l
|
-Four Routes Were Tried.
,.,,,h Wv "ere C lour separate routes ny
pltsh this purpose: first by driving
south IN the valley OF the Oise toward
! faris: eecond. oy extending their lines
on the somme ana holding them against
french attempts !" advance north"ard
third. py smashing through south OF
Hrtas' "hicn' II ~ nan succeeded, would
no. nave separated me ~noie hritish
| army rom .ne rren'n' pu' only the
hor,hern haH OF ~ iour'h' ny pene-
'Ia'''s W ,ne south OF pres cu'''ns hs
Ho,''.'u!,'oa,.o.s WIN hetnune ana iso-
!a.ns ,ne hr,''sn ana ne'k'ah troops 70
'hr nor ..,wa'u o. 'nal po'n'.
lne 'HS, fou'e ms peen et,ec.uahy
,e us1'eu ino German. are sun ,rslhs
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ue ~ ,u,' W. ,s' ~.
Vu,.rsYpre,orra,,x a.. w., ns ~ anA
a,'ra - ,a,,-a ,'r ,,'s i,oaa"s
ho,,, ,hs Erench and tho Rrit,sh h,Xn
rsr,ir.d ,ronnd thsrn
IN tho ,hird ,o,I,e rs,vosr Aryas
and tho Ancr. Pivcr the C;crn,ans hava
smt,ered cr,,sh,nr defeats hut th,. Vas
the n,ace ,e,ecta5 hy Nh. ,;ernan Csn-
era, stan from the heginninr and an.
no,,nccd then for the ma.i,nun, effort.
| 7, 4. vary likely that tho Cerman A.,
tempts there will be renewed,