Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
Germany ReneWS Drives
After Four Weeks | ansc

| NEW YORK, May 27--(Summary of
european Cables to the Associated
| Press.)-Germany has resumed her
| drive for a decision on the western
| front after lapse Of nearly four weeks.
striking in the south between Rheims
| and scissors and in Flanders, on the
northerly side of the Lys salient.
While it is too early for the true
/ German intention to be disclosed. the
| effort apparently is simultaneously to
push through to the channel ports in the
north. thus breaking up the British
| front, and to strike for Paris in the
| south, in an effort aimed mainly at the
French. The main field of the German
attack begun last March and halted
| after the disastrous enemy reverses in
Flanders late in April-the Somme re-
! gion in the direction of Amiens-has
| been neglected by the German com
mapd- 1n-this new thrust. The posi-
| bility exists. however, that the hght-
| ing will be extended to this area as the
I battle develops.
The southerIy blow which covers
front Of some forty miles and appar-
emily is by far the more important of
the two, has come to point which had
not been considered the most probable
field for a renewal of the German at
tempt
The fact that both British and
French troops are found holding this
front, however, gives indication that
General Foch, the allied commander in
chief, has hardly been caught mapping
and has large forces massed there. 1t
was, indeed, on this front, between the
tip of the Montdidier salient and
Rheims, that the enemy flank was most
dangerously exposed and where he must
have felt himself most vulnerable to q
counter blow. If this attack here is
neither a demonstration in force to
cover the main effort elsewhere, or q
veritable drive at Paris, the possibili-
ty remains that il was launched with
the intention of driving the allies from
their advantageous positions along the
Disc and the Ailette, and thus fore
stalling a fanking counter effort by
Foch's great reserve army.
Weather conditions have improved
somewhat and allied airmen again have
taken up their work of harasSing Ger
man troop approximations, airdromes and
transports. British aviators, while suf-
fering no losses themselves, have de-
stroyed eight more enemy machines
and disabled two others.
On the Toul sector, American aviators
apparently have' gained the mastery
over the enemy and German machines
could not be found on that front Sun
day.
Four weeks ago today, the Germans
sustained a disastrous and sanEuinary
repulse IN their attempt to advance
northward from Mont KENNEL. This
was the reverse which stopped the sec
ond enemy thrust against the British.
There has been no change on the
American stctors. Northwest of Toul
and east of Luneville, the artillery fire
continues light. Near LuneYille, an
American patrol has been successful in
a brush with the. enemy, the Germans
being routed with the loss of several
dead after a sharp fight There were no
American casualties.
On the Italian and Macedonian fronts
the artillery and aerial arms are more
active than the infantry. At some points
there have been patrol encounters and
small attacks, but no infantry opera
tions of moment have developed.