The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
Won Arnim's Troops Suffer
Heavy Loss in Effort to
Win Scherpenberg.
GOT FOOTING IN WOOD
They Are Thrown Out and
Haig's Men Win Back
Old Positions.
FRENCH ALSO MOVE UP
German Effort Was to Break
Right Flank of British in
the KENNEL Region.

! LONDON. May 9-The footing in the
British trenches and the slight gain Of
ground which Gen. Won Arnim made
yesterday between La Clytte and voor-
| mezeele. back Of Mont KENNEL. at q
heavy cost Of German lives. was all
| taken away from him by the French
and British in sharp counter attack
last night. Early this morning tho
Germans attacked again north OF
KENNEL and pressed back the British
J slightly at one point. but this also they
lost later. Field Marshal Haig reports
tonight that at the close of the fight
ing this morning all the French and
British positions in this region had
been completely reestablished.
Two strong local attacks were made
by the Germans In sectors further to
the south. one near Albert, the other
: near Bouzincourt. The latter was
broken up by the British fire. Near
Albert. however. the Germans won a
footing in the advanced British
trenches on a front of $50 yards and
retained it.
In local fighting yesterday near Buc-
Quoy. south Of Arras, thirty German
prisoners were taken. and in minor op-
erations between the Somme and the
Ancre the British made further prog.
ress, improving somewhat their posi-
tons. German raids were repulsed
near Lens and at Merris, southwest OF
Bailleul. Tho French report marked
artillery activity OH the Hailles- Mont.
didisr front. part Of which is held BY
American troops, There was alto
heavy shelling again on both sides OF
the Avre River. southeast of Aniens
Hard Fighting Around kemmei.
Describing the fichting back Of Mont
KENNEL the CORES Tondent of the As
sociated Press with the British army
! in France says that at ono time this
morning the British were forced back
slightly by machine gun fire, but all
the rest OF the original Gefcnccs were
again in tho hands of the Allies
After their first success in yester-
days figrting. he adds the Germans
| were unable 10 gain further ground. de.
! spite repeated smashes at the allied
| line Bitter struggles took place about
the kleine vierstraat cabaret. west OF
Nierstraa,. ana in the Ridge Wood. bu,
the British ciung desperately to their
positions.
The British organized counter at
tack during the night, which was SO
vigorous that the Germans were unable
10 withstand il. and gradually fell back
until they had abandoned all the
ground gained
FIanks Held ny Artillery Fire.
/ The encmys move undoubtedly was
an attempt TO improve his positions h.
way Of preparation for a bigger attacN
10 come. The assault was delivered
, with great determination, and by noon
the Germans had obtained footing In
the British front line at Ridge Wood.
while in the centre OF the sector near
N!erstraat, the attacking forces had
pushed III considerable distance he
yond the defending front line. Both
tanks Of the Germans were held up by
the artillery fire
Hard hShting continued throughout
.hc Gay, especially in the centre.
! \ vigorous counter attack last night
resulted in the recsts blishment OF the
allied line in the Noormczcele- La Clytte
SsC'or. where tn" Germans in n local
alta * Yesterday succeeded in making
some advance. This operation. thougl
con4para,ively small. developed hard
hGh'nIG throughout most OF the day and
into the night.
Aimed at Britiah Right.