Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
GERMAN OFFENSIVE
NOT YET RENEWED
ON WESTERN FRONT
Allied Armies in Better Po-
sition Than Ever to Block
Expected Attacks.
NUMEROUS AIR RAIDS
REVEAL SUPERIORITY
French Score Advance Near
Locre, in Flanders Fight u.
ing Area.
GAIN AT ORvIILERs. sORED
Bavarian Troops Are Being Sent to
Disturbed Regions OF
Russia.
ORvIIdERs . sORED
Bavarian Troops Are Being Sent to-
Disturbed Regions OF
Russia.
rRy Associated Prew.1

Heavy losses were inflicted the
American troops southwest OF Apre-
mont and north OF Parroy by a strong
mine bombardment. according to tho
Official communication from German /.
general headquarters yesterday. s1...--
Field Marshal Haig's report from
general headquarters in France. last
night says:
"a raid attempted by the enemy in
the neishborhood OF Neuville-vitasse
was repulsed. There Is nothing fur
thcr OF special interest to report.
Another week has passed without
renewal by the Germans OF the Of
fensive they began March 81. which
was halted before Amiens early In
April. and came to a definite pause ON.
its right flank before the barrier OF
the Flanders hills just as the month
OF May was opening. Ever since the
costly defeat OF General Won ArnIm's
army In its desperate assault on the
front southwest OF Ypres. nearly two
weeks ago, the beginning of a new
effort by the enemy either here or on.
some other front has been looked for
from day to day. Possibly the Ger
mans have been waiting for some al
lied counterblow. which they felt able-
to withstand. and. therefore, hoped
would be dealt y
GERMANS WILL soon BE
COMPELLED TO RENEW DRIVE
II this was the case they must have
been disappointed by the waiting atti-s
tude OF General Foch, which II Is felt
will now compel the enemy to reveal
his further purpose with little delay
as time Is one OF the things he cannot
| afford to squandcr. with the Amert.t
can forces now rapidly swelling to.
formidable numbers. --'t--.s
II. as is considered certain, the Ger.
mans have employed such time as they
have felt impelled to spend in build.
ing up the machinery for new at
tack on probably even a greater scale
man before, 1t Is equally sure that the
allied armies. under their unified com
mand. have not neglected to employ
the interval In making every prepara-
tion possible to meet the German blow.
EVERY DAY SHOWS ALLIES
TO BE ON ALERT
Every day gives evidence of thy
alertness OF the allied forces NumefX
Gus minor operations have been under-N
taken 10 Improve their positions on tho
various fronts. and their artillery fire
has been directed to equally good pur-
pose in breaking up the organization
without number. in which the superb
ority Of the entente air forces has
been clearly shown, have served the
same end. besides being notably pro-
ductive OF valuable Information, whilo
! lnnumerable infantry raids have been
almost uniformly fruitful in an In
formative sense.
Bettermcnts OF the allied position
reported Saturday included an advance
ny the French on the Flanders front. In
the neighborhood OF Locre, where the
approaches to Mont Rouge, one of the
| bulwarks OF the allied lines, have
been made more secure
Far to the south OF the Somme, on
the southerly side OF the great Mont.
didier salient. French troops likewise
carved slice out OF German-held ter
ritory, near Orvillers.
BRITISH CONDUCT SUCCESSFUL
RAID ON LYS RIVER 'FRONT.'
AS complement to both these op.S
crations. there were numerous sues,
cessful raids. notably one By tho
French in the region north OF Grvesnes.
southeast OF Amers, near the point
where General Petains troops made a.
notable advance as the result OF
| local attack Thursday and another
along tho line southeast OF Mont
didier. The British carried out prohts5
able raj idng operations near the west
crly end OF the Lys salient in Flanders
Indications are multiplying that Ger
many's position in the east is causing
her uneasiness. She is reported to-
have made additional dema, DIS on Rus.
sia- which are said to have affected 2
sensibly the sentiment of the Bol.e
shcviki. whose attempts to weld an
army into shape. the Germans arc at
tempting to thwart.
SENTIMENT IN UKRAINE
RECOMISG HOSTILE TO Ge.RNAyss
In the Ukraine the situation la even
more disturbing to the Germans. ac-s
cordinG to current dispatches. which,
! announce a growing anti-German senti-s
ment because OF the repressive meas-
ures OF the Teutons. To meet this9
| s<Sitional German troops are being :
sent to tho disturbed regions. the