Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-01
MAKE GREAT EXPORTS
TO Push Back British and French,
Whose Lines Hold.

New YORK, April 29.--l'he Ger
mans to-day began what seems to be
a general assault on the British hill
positions on the KENNEL front,
southwest Of Ypres, opening new
phase Of the great drive in Flanders.
Apparently the crucial test Of the al
lied holding power in this area Is at
hand.
According to Field Marshal Haig's
report tonight the Germans were re-
pulsed at all points with heavy
losses. At some places the Germans
penetrated positions held by the
French, but were driven out by coun-
ter attacks.
The preliminary bombardment,
started in the early morning, took in
q 10-mile front from Meteren, west
Of Bailleul, to Voormezeele, two
miles south OF Ypres. Infantry at
tacks in this area developed shortly
afterward.
Strike With Great Fury.
The enemy has been striking with
great fury at Voormezeele for the last
two or three days, evidently hoping
to drive in behind Ypres and break
up the orderly withdrawal of the
British from the further portions of
the Ypres salient which they have
been evacuating. Gen. Won Arnim
has been successfully held off from
this southern bulwark of the salient,
but meanwhile he has been preparing
to take advantage of the success he
won last week in the capture of
Mount KENNEL, which he was una
BILE to develop Immediately because
of the stiff allied resistance.
Further attacks in the Voorme-
zeele sector may accompany the de-
livery Of to-day's blow, but the great
est force Of this thrust seems likely
to manifest itself In the vicinity Of
Locre. where sharpenburg, Mount
Rouge, Mount Note and other emf
nences are the enemy objectives. The
'French, who are holding the line at
Locre, fortified themselves late last
week by clinging to this village, al
by the savage thrusts. Another at
tack which was launched there yes
terday afternoon was promptly re-
pulsed.
Shell Southern Front.
Probably to mask their real pur-
pose, the Germans last night heavily
bombarded the southern portion Of
the Lys battle front from Givenchy to
Nieppe, and likewise turned their ar
tillery loose on the front between
Lens and Arras, further south. No
infantry attacks have been reported
In these sectors except on the part
OF the British, who, by q successful
coup last night, recaptured the post
taken from them last week near
Festubert, north Of Givenchy.
AS In the case Of the last previous
heavy assault in Flanders, the Ger
mans have also been demonstrating
on the Somme front, although not in
such force as was the case last week.
They drove several times last night
at the French positions In Hangard
wood, however, and heavily lombard
ed this sector north to Villers- Bre-
fonneux. The infantry attacks were
broken up by the French fire and the
allied artillery vigorously answered
the German guns in this region and
between Lassingny and Noyon, on
the lower side of the Montdidier sal
lent
Ypres the Object.
With the British Army in France,
April 29.-The fourth German army
this morning heavily attacked the al
lied front in Flanders. Prisoners
captured have admitted that the Ger
man intention is to attempt to cap
ture Ypres. Severe fighting is re-
ported on both the French and Brit
ish areas. The attack extends over
front OF about 15 miles.
The Belgians on the User front also
are reported to have been attacked.
This mornings enemy stroke was
delivered at Ypres, at the Scherpen-
berg hill and west of Bailleul, in the
direction Of HaZebrouck.
After resting two days in order to
throw in fresh divisions and bring
guns forward, the fourth army open
ed an intense bombardment at about
3 o'clock this morning. The infantry
attack was launched two hours later
U. S. Transports Collide at Sea.
Washington, April 29-Two Amer
lean transports which were in collis-
iNp n Iou ho,