The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-26
GERMANS HuRl
THOUSANDS OF
men AGAINST
HAIG FORCES
Peak of Mont KENNEL Is OBJ
jective of Germans in Flan-
ders Heavy Fighting Pro-
crosses.
FOE GETS FOOTING.
(By Associated P:ess)

heaVy HSntlnS IS Still In progress
along the ridge line OF the Flanders
front where the peak of Mont KENNEL
is the German objective.
This peak evidently is yet disputed
ground. but with the German threat
against 1t more menacing as it is con-
ceded by the British Official report
that the enemy has secured a footing
on the hill.
Although faced by . superior force
In the ten-mile sector between Bail
leul and Holebeke, the Anglo French
troops holding this line, battled stub
bornly all day yesterday giving ground
only when compelled to by weight of
numbers.
Line Holds Fairly Well.
The line seems to have held fairly
well to the southwest of Mont KEN
mel, which is virtually impregnable to
frontal attacks, but to the northeast
the Germans were apparently able to
push forward Tar enough to enable
them to approach the height on the
flank.
The allied efforts naturally viii be
to concentrate against this enemy
II
ciently to ease the pressure on the
easternly side of Mon KENNEL. That
they have not conceded the height to
the Germans is evidenced by the
wording of the London Official state
ment which admits only an enemy
footing there and the battle still con-
tinues.
Definite possession of Kennel hill
hn f<rI>A
British would have to abandon the
Ypres salient according to cores
ponndence at the front.
Artillery 10 Active.
The Aghting on the somme front
has died down to artillery IRE follow
Ing the successful execution yesterday
OF the British coup which reclaimed
the village OF Villers-Brettaneoux.
The British troops last night COM
pleted their operations for the time
being by cleaning out hostile posts
which are holding out to the south
east OF the village. This established
the British once more well on the high
ground in this sector
Flanders Is again the scene Of the
full tide Of battle against Mont
KENNEL and the other hills forming
the protecting bastion to the plain
east and ncrth Of Ypres the Germans
are hurting thousands of troops.
Standing on their second defense line
the British are fighting tenaciously.
Unable to make appreciable pro-
sress against the defense of the Brit
ish, French and American troops on
the line south of the Somme in Picar-
dy, the enemy swung his attacks to
the northern battle ground.
AS on Wednesday his first assaults
on the seven mile front from Bailleul
to KENNEL to Wytschaete were sue.
compelled to give up their defense
line.
Not New to Hun.
The tactics of switching attacks is
not new to the Germans and was per-
sisted in by them in their vain at.
tempts to capture Verdun two years
ago. After the first successful iunge
on both sides of the Meuse, the enemy
tried to gain his objective by attack.
ing first on the right bank and then
on the left. Apparently the Germans
now are trying the same method by
alternating between Picardy and
Flanders in attempts to reach Amiens
u.
1t is not improbable the Germans
may be making strong attacks on vi
tai sectors in an endeavor to cover
preparations for an effort some place
else, but it is significant that they
nave attacked on the most important
sectors on either battle front.
South of the Somme the Germans
have been driven from the high
~
neux by the British with the loss of
600 prisoners. Further south they
hold Hangard. On this front heavy
artillery duels are in progress.
American Wounded Arriving.
American wounded in the fighting
on the French sector from Hangard
to Castel are arriving in Paris.
In the Woevre, near Regnieville,
which is five miles northeast of Seiche
prey, where General Pershing's men
were attacked heavily last Saturday.
the French have repulsed a strong
German attack The enemy gained a
footing In advanced elements, but the
French line was later re-established.
Complete success, it is authorita-
lively announced, attended the dra-
matte and courageous raid into the
The enemy, it is said, will be COM
PEELED for some weeks to use Ostend
as a base and the British then can
deal more easily with the German
warships and submarines. The chan
mel at Zeebrugge was blocked and
much damage done to the defenses
and shipping.
A change Of wind prevented like
success at Ostend, the Germans dis
covering the raiders before they had
time to begin their allotted task The
Importance of the raid Is shown by
the fact that Emperor William visited
Zeebrugge Immediately to ascertain
the damage, which Berlin insists was
slight.
It Is reported that the vice admiral
in command at Zeebrugge has been
dismissed