New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

exceedingly heavy. Proof of this
was given by the distressing sight
on the battlefield over which the
contending armies struggled. Dur
ing yesterdays attacks by the en-
emy one British brigade inflicted
four times as many losses as they
themselves suffered.
German Losses Enormous
This proportion might not hold
good for the whole sector, but GER
tainly the German losses were ex-
cessive at many points. At Locre,
which the French recaptured last
night, and where the fighting ragged
most of the day, the number of Ger
man dead was very large.
General Won Arnim employed
about ten divisions in yesterdays
assaults, five of which were fresh
troops. This meant that on a front
of about 10000 yards, between
Dranoutre and the. Ypres- Confines
Canal, the Allies hadSa total Of
100000 troops against them. One Of
the new German divisions arrived
at KENNEL from Verdun on April
"a.
The French in last nights opera
tions not only drove the Germans
from Locre, but took Hospice and
Locrehof Farm, both strong points
lying to the southeast of the village.
Locre was one of the most hotly
contested points along the front.
Repulse Seven Attacks
The Allied attack south Of Villers-
Bretonneux yesterday gave rise to very
heavy hghtng. Some progress was
made toward reclaiming this position.
which the enemy held as result of
the German push on Wednesday, The
enemy, in q counter attack, threw them
selves against one French division
seven times without being able to get
forward.
The British to-day had nearly nine
hundred German prisoners in the cages
as a result of other counter operations,
which began Wednesday night. The
British yesterday also took several hun
dred in the fighting north of KENNEL.
General Won Arnim paused last night
in his drive about KENNEL, undoubt.
edly to enable the reorganization Of
his forces for fresh attack.
The fighting yesterday between Dra-
noutre and the Ypres- Confines Canal
was intense. The day opened with a
Franco-British counter attack in an
endeavor to force the Germans from
the. positions they gained on Thursday,
and this move was followed quickly by
another German attack. By o'clock
the fighting was raging furiously all
along the line.
Hurled Back Three Times
The fighting between Locre and La
Clytte, IN front Of Scherpenberg, was
particularly fierce, for this elevation
was one of the main German, detectives,
Three times the enemy troops were
flung forward in force, and on each
occasion they were thrown back. The
fourth assault, however, carried them
into Locre.
Further desperate attempts by the
enemy to break through in front Of
Scherpenberg failed. and he suffered
heavy losses. The attacks along the
Ypres Confines Canal were continued
VII ouSHOuI tHe Udy ana Lne enemy
pushed forward to the region of Voor-
mezeele.
To the southeast the Germans car
ried the battle to the neighborhood of
the. Kemmelbeek River. An enemy at
tack on the ridge and wood east of
Dickebusch Lake at o'clock in the
afternoon was repulsed completely,
with heavy losses to the Germans.
A strong German attack was deliv-
cred against Givenchy-lez-La Bassee
yesterday afternoon, but the enemy
was beaten off, with little change in
the situation. Festubert and Givenchy
were shelled heavily during the night.