The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
CAVALRY
FOR BELGIAN
FRONTIER
Division Moving Westward
Holds Up All Traffic
Now.
INFANTRY STILL
HELD In LEASH
Only Two Minor Raids
Mark Days Fight;
Both Repulsed.
ENEMY TIED UP BY
THEIR OWN ADVANCE,
Hindenburs's Thrust Might Make
Further Advance Only
Possible Escape.
ENEMY TIED UP BY
THEIR OWN ADyANcEf

Amterdam, May I4-Reports
from the Belgian frontier state
that a German cavalry division
has just passed westward. pre-
sumably to fight on the Belgian
front. All traffic has been order
cd stopped to allow the passage
of the cayalrymen.
London, May I4-The guns are
pounding on, but the infantry IL
marking time-the same story has
to be told of the last 2z-hour sit
uation in the West. Nor has any
thing exciting come to pass in
the Austro-Italian theater.
The fact that it was exactly two
years ago today that the Aus
trians struck their great blor in
the Efenino which was followed
by the BrussiIoff drive into Cali
cis, had aroused strong expecta-
tions with regard to the Italian
mountain front, but nothing be-
yond local enterprises and arth-
lery duels is recorded by the war
office.
Two Attacks In FIanders-
At two points on the British front
the Germans did make an infantry
oFf FrAa MArl..,NUws
Of Albert and north OF KENNEL, In
Flanders. In the Albert sector the
attackers succeeded In penetrating the
British advanced lines at one point.
Elsewhere they were beaten on.
Moreover, the British rapidly or
ganized a counter attack and restored
their line where it had been tenn
porarily dented.
Above KENNEL the Germans tried to
make headway toward Klein Vier-
straate. but their attempts were corr
pletely frustrated by the French. who
hold that segment of the British line
southwest OF Ypres.
Field Marshal Haig's day report
told Of German artillery bombard-
ments in the Somme and Ancre sec
tors. Tonight's statement records no
cannonading.
On the French front before Amiens
there were only raids. The German
guns were active last night in the
Champagne and Vosges.
Berlin Claims Success.
Berlin's night report told Of a sue
cessful local thrust" into English po-
sitions north Of the Somme. on the
Corbie-Braye road.
Rome was able TO report the frus-
trstion Of new Austrian attempts to
regain Monte Carno Summit, az well
as of various local attacks in other
sectors. The gunfire is growing in In
tensity along the whole Austro-
Italian battle line.
Eleven Austrian aifplanes were
bagged by the Italians, and British
aircraft effectively co-operated with
the Italian artillery.
British Attack RepuIsed.
Berlin via London. May lL-Tne re-
pulse OF English attacks on the Ger
man positions north and south Of
Givenchy. with heavy loss" was an
nounced by the war office today in
the statement covering yesterdays
operations.
U. 8. Troops Reut Foe.
With the American Army in France.
May IA German patrol Of twenty
men was encountered by an onerly
patrol on the Pscardy front last night
and a sharp fight ensued. as a result
Of which the enemy was routed
Enemy machine guns and artillery
emplaced around the village OF Cau-
ugny swept our front lines. bat did
no damage. The Germans made lin
tied use Of their trench mortars aud
searchlights during the night. but
their artillery activity was below mr.
mai Some enemy shells fell into the
American sector. 81"
Much activity has been noted In
the German lines. The enemy was
observed to be digging in ana
Strengthening his wire entangIerlents.
A bright summer sun warmed the
American front today. dried the mud
and quickened the enthusiasm Of all
ranks.