The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-15
Score Gains Near Ypres and Am
lens; Advancing Near Lccre
and Montdidier.
Big BOMDARDMENT OF FRONT
Troops OF TrcoIor Hold on Grivesnes
Park, on the Front South Of
Somme, Is Still
&, Secure.


London, May 13.--French troops ad-
vanced their line slightly east Of
Locre, on the Flanders front, the war
office announces. The statement fol-
lows:
"Frcnch troops advanced their line,
slightly east of Locre and captur6d
several prisoners. We carriyb out
successful raids during the nLyht west
of Melville and brought byck a few
prisoners and machine YTns. A raid
attempted by the enemy east of Ypres
was stopped by ouI nrc."
Pals, May ~N.-lIeavy artillery
fighting on NE front below Amiens. in
the reglov, of Grivesncs and Mailly-
hninevY, is reported in the official
COMMUNICATION. The French gained
grouHd on the southern side of the
fic)rdy front. near Orvillers-Sorel,
-SoutheaSt of MOntdidier. The state
meht says:
During the night very spirited ar
tllcry fighting continued all along the
front in the region of Grivesnes ana
Mallly- Raineval. North of Grivesnes
our troops carried out raid
and took Is prisoners. In To-
cal operation at Mareuil wood, north
west of Orvillers-Sorel, we made an
appreciablc gain i'm ground. Thirty
nine prisoners and several machine
guns fell into our hands. Ger
man countcr-attack was broken up
completely by our fire.
"French dCtachments made several
incurSiOns into the German line, es-
ppcally southeast of MOntdidier,
Northeast of Thaucourt, in the sector
of Sapignucl and in the WOevre, TAX
Ing prisoners and material"
Foe Held in Leash.
Gcrmany's attacking troops are still
held in leash while the big enemy
guns lombard heavily the allied lines
on the Flanders and Somme battle
fields. Southwest of Ypres the Ger
mans have not attempted to repeat the
futile attack of Wednesday against
the French and British between NOor-
mezzeele and La Clyette. The Ger
man artillery fire along this line. how
ever, is violent.
On the southern leg Of the Lys
salient the Germans are bOmbarding
the Rohocq sector and also are paying
attention of the British position about
Vimy ridge, on the ArraS front. ON
the Sommc battlefield the British have
engaged in some local fighting around
Avcluy wood, between Albert and Ar
al, loo. Of
local British attack here.
French Retain Gains.
The French hold on Grivesnes Park,
on the south front of the Sommc, is
still secure. The Germans are she'll
ing the new French positions intense
". but have not attempted counter
attacks In force.
West of MOnt'ldicr, American gun
ncrs have been bOmbarding the Ger
mans In the villages of Cantigny and
Mcsnil ST. Georges fires resulting.
South of This sector the German guns
have been active between NOyon and
luSSigny.
American troops on the sector
Northwest of Tou assisted the French
In successful raid into the German
positions in Aprcmont forest Friday.
The American guns aided the French,
and east of the raidcd section Ameri-
can patrols made u diversion by enter
ing the village of Apremont which
was found To be- deserted.
Active artillery firing is going ON
I'm some sectors of the Italian and
Macedonian fronts There also have
been patrol engagements on these
fronts, but no heavy fighting