Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-03

NEW YORK, May 1.-(Summary of
European Cables to the Associated
Press. stunned by the severe punish
ment inflicted by the British and
French, the Germans in Flanders have
given up for the moment their at
tempts to gain further hill positions
west of Mont KENNEL. Meanwhile it
is presumed that General Won Arnim is
reforming his battered forces and bring
ing up new reserves to hurl against the
granite allied defense.
German occupation of Mont KENNEL,
although a strategic loss, has not en-
abled the enemy to encToach further
into the British and French positions
southwest of Ypres, nor has it appar-
emily brought any nearer the evacua-
ton of the flattened Ypres salient. Aft
er the intense fighting of Monday. IN
which the Germans strove desperately
to enlarge their gains on the high
ground north of the Lys, there has been
only local fighting.
Apparently, the allied commanders
are content to hold on to their present
line and to let the Germans make more
attacks in an endeavor to drive them
back. In their disastrous repulse the
Germans not only failed to gain. al
though using larger forces than de-
tenders, but they were driven from some
positions they had held since the cap
ture of Mont KENNEL last week
Along the Flanders front and in Pic
ardy, strong artillery bombardments
continue. The Germans have been
throwing great numbers of shells into
the French positions around Hangard,
south of the Somme, probably in prep
aration for still another attempt TO
drive the French back to the Avre. A
German attack in the Noyon sector
brought the enemy into French posi-
tions, from which, however they were
thrown in spirited fighting.
American artillery on the Picardy
front has been busy Smelling enemy tar
gets, but there has been no infantry
activity. On the Toul sector, Ameri-
can aviators have brought down a Ger
man machine-the third in three weeks.
In Mesopotamia, General Marshall
has advanced north-no rtheast of Bag
dad, capturing two towns and nearly
600 prisoners. The Turks avoided bat
tie at Kifra, 100 miles northeast Of
Bagdad, and fed toward KirfuA, aSoat
100 miles north and on the main road to
Mosul, apparently the British objective.
A retreating column was attacked and
more than 500 prisoners taken. Brit
ish cavalry then captured Tuzhurmaat-
Ii, about thirty miles northwest of Kif
ra The pursuit toward Kirfuk contin-
ues.
Declaring that plutocratic suffrage,
giving political rights to wealth, is no
longer possible in our nation" Chan
cellor Won Hertling has informed the
lower house of the Prussian diet that
it must pass the electoral reform bill. or
give up more rights to the people
through force. The chancellor threat
ened the Prussians with revolutions if
they did not meet the demand speedily.
Apparently, the chancellor feared grave
disorders if the reform bill, which he
admitted was hedged around with safe
guards, is not passed. motion to
postpone action was defeated by five to
one
This is May day, generally a time
for strikes in continental Europe. There
have been no inklings of possible
strikes within the central empires, ex-
cept call by the German socialists Of
Austria several days ago for peace
strike on May l.