The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-05-10
Naval Forces OF Allies Make
Oashing Raid TO Bottle Up
Hun U-Boat Bases.
GREAT BATTLE IS RENEWED
Germans Gain Little by Heavy Attacks
Holland Being Pushed to Wars
Brink---John o. Ryan Made
Director OF Aircraft Pro.
duetion.
BY EDWARD ". pIcKARo.

Last week brought forth one Of the
most spectacular aud dnshlng opera
lions OF the wnr-th the raid Of British
md French naval forces on the Ger
man U-boat bases at Zeebrugge and
Ostend. Five obsolete cruisers and
two old submarines were sacrificed.
The former, laden with concrete, were
20 bc sunk In the channel mouths. and
the latter full OF explosives, were drlv.
en against the moies. These vessels
escorted by destroyers and all making
. dense smoke screen, approached the
heigian coast Ia the night hut were
discovered and deluged with shells
from the shore batteries and from Ger.
man destroyers. The chief fight took
place AT zeebrugge, There the cruiser
Nlndlctlve ran Inside the harbor under
heavy fire, and lnnded her crew on the
mole after great gap had been blown
N II by submarine. The men cleared
the mole, destroyed all It's guns and
sAak destroyer and were able TO get
away again, though their losses were
severe. Meanwhile three OF the block
ships were sunk at the entrance OF the
canal or In the harbOr, and one of the
old submarines was believed TO have
destroyed the lock gates. letting the
water run out of the Bruges canal.
AZ Ostend the operation was simpler
and az least one of the block shlps has
Theen observed from nlrplanes block.
ing the greater part OF the channel.
At this time II Is not known Just
how successful the operation was In
hottling up the u-boat bases, but prob.
ably II was no more so than was Hob
sons attempt to bottle up the Spanish
feet In Santiago harhor. However, Il
was gallant enterprise, fearlessly
carried out. and American navy men
hope II will be followed up by addl-
iional naval exploits.
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There was comparative quiet along
the battle front In France and Flanders
during the first half OF the week, and
both the allies aud the Germans took
advantage of the opportunity 10
strengthen their positions. In the
minor operations the former had rather
rshe best Of Il usually and the Huns
were pushed hack In various sectors
hy both the British and the French.
Meanwhile the Germans were bringing
up their heavier artillery, a difficult
thing because OF the nature ~ the ter
rain and were evidently making prep,
nratious for n resumption OF the attack
This came ON Wednesday. when.
~v,y attacked with very considerable
forces the allied positions south Of the
Somtne, and along the Ayrc. In the
regions ~ Iiaugard, HaIlles and Sene-
cat wood, For the time being these
assaults were successfully repulsed ex-
cept Nc llsngard. which village again
fell into the hands ~ the Germans.
The reports from Parts said that
American troops were fighting with
the French on this limo and that their
Resistance 10 the attacks OF the Huns
was desperate, About eleven miles
directly east of Amlens, the German
objective la this region. the British
withdrew from the village 81 vtllers-
Brs-onneuK. but elsewhere they stood
frm
Az the same time the Huns launched
sttacks against the British in Flanders
and there WAS fierce fighting on the
hns between Ballleul aud Meryine and
near Bethune.
Next day by a smashing counter-at
tnek the British retook villers. taRlas
sone 100 German prisoners aud nnd
tag the enemy dead heaped up ahou
she village. The Huns also attacke,
StronEiy an the south slopes OF Noun