The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-05-10
EFFORTS or GERMANS NOW Be,
ING DIRECTED At SOUTH.
ERN SIDE OF ANGLE.
EXTEND FOCHs AUTHORITY
inter.allled War Council Places Him In
Charge Of Italian Front.-grtish
Admiralty Announces Channel
at Zeebrugae Blocked
(War Review for May y

wv NJ Review }bF May ~
Having met with "a reverse IN their
operations on the northern side Of the
FLANDERS salient, where the Frcm.li and
British have stood shoulder to shoulder
in defense OF Yprcs aud the high
ground which forms "A bulNenrk In front
OF the channel ports, the Germans have
as indicated by the most recent re.
ports, turned 10 the southern side Of
the angle Ia the allied lines In northern
France. on Thursday night ana Fri.
day the German artillery had seeming.
iy conferred It's fire on the line be.
tween Givenchy.an the Nlcppe forest.
and Il may be that the enemy soon
viii launch an attack against this vital
sector Of the British line.
Dispatches from the Hrltlsh head.
quarters tell Of tremendous cannon
AIDE In the Lays region, which may
be taken 10 mean that part Of the
FLANDERS battlefield at or near Mer.
Vile, where the Germans made their
greatest advance after the fall Of Ar
meutiereg.
Articles appearing In Germans news.
papers would seem 10 Indicate efforts
10 prepare the German people for an
announcement thal there will he no
immediate attempt 10 take Yprcs.
Experts, writing what may be con.
kldered inspired reviews Of the sluIa-
ton, say that nothing would be gained
BY the capture Of the ruined city This
may mean that the Germans win turn
their attention to soue other part OF
the front for new effort, aud the
bomburdmcnt of the lines near Mpr
vile aud further east may be the first
step In an attempt either 10 bore
straight through the allied armies. or
cut through toward the south and force
a British retirement from the Arras
Lens salient 40 far as known. no IN.
fantry fighting has occurred In this
sector IN the last day,
While waiting for the Germans 10
make the next move the allies have
not been Idle, AZ along The line their
patrols have been active and ~ Han.
gard and vhlers .Rret0nneux. before
Amiens. they have taken tactical po
sltions from the TcutnuS One of these
positions was hin s., north of Castel
n height which afforded good ohservn
ton Of the allied communication lines
Zeehru1gs Channel Blocked.
The British admiralty has found
that the channel Of Zeebrugge. I'm
which old British cruisers recently
were sunk during the naval raid on the
German submarine bases on the Bel
Eian coast. Il sill blocked and will
probably remain 80 for considerable
time Ia spite Of the efforts ~ the leu
tons to dredge new channel around
the obstacles formed hy the wreck OF
the warshlps.
Teuts Dominate Russia,
German troops operating In Ckrnlne
have advanced into the DUnetz coal
region, In the eastern part of the GOV
ernment of khurkov, The presence
Of Germans as far east a. this would
seem To indicate that Trutonc dom.
ination OF southern Russia and the
Black sea II almost complete.
Extend Foeh's Authority.
The authority of General Foch. who
was recently designated commander
in.chief Ut the allied armies in France
has been extended tn Include the
forccS on the Italian front as Il result
OF the meeting et the lntcr.alllcd war
council at AhhryVtlle.