The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-04-10
AMERICA TO give
HUNS SURPRISE
OF Their lives
Lloyd George Says U. S. Troops
Will Furnish Something Of
, Interest to Kaiser.
British Fight Forward While the Drive
on the French HaIts-Petain's
Men Beat Enemy Back Until
He Fails to Come Back.

London, April S.-Premier Lloyd
George, telegraphing to the lord mayor
of London on the occasion of lun-
cheon given to celebrate the United
States entry into the war, said: Dur
ing the next few weeks America VIII
give the Prussian military junta the
surprise of their lives"
Hun Launch New Attack.
London, April S.-The Germans ut
daybreak attacked the town of Corbie,
in the valley of the Somme, Reuters
correspondent at British headquarters
reports. The enemy advanced In
dense waves. The outcome was not
known at the time the dispatch was
filed: The main German thrust, says
the correspondent, appears to be west
of the vaire wood, toward. the princi-
pal Amiens road.
i Improve Positions.
The British improved their positions
east of FOnquevillers III miles south
of Arras) north of the Somme, in their
successful attack yesterday morning.
The weather has improved and the
barometer Is rising. although the avia-
tors continued to be handicapped by
very poor visibility.
British Gain Ground.
The British position south of the
Somme was improved to some extent
by cOunter-attack delivered in the
ai 10 rI LOT vaStnr-
day. according to tOday's war office
announcement.
Along the whole front below Ayette,
In the sector north of the SOmme. the
struggle continued with violence until
late yesterday evening. Although the
met with no further success than at
tended their efforts in the morning.
k,,Germans Cease Attack on French.
: VParis, April S.-The German attack
along the French sector of the battle
front has ceased. TOday's official state
ment says there was violent artillery
fighting last night north and south of
the Avre, but that no infantry actions
occurred.
CIemenceau Expresses Confidence.
Paris. April S.-Premier Clemen-
ceau told the committee on foreign and
military affairs of the chamber of
deputies Mt joint session that they
could have confidence regarding the
outcome of the great battle now In
progress.
eve have an admirable army" ne
said in summing up the situation aft
err giving details to the committees.
"Our officers and men are equally
brave. They are endowed with the best
qualities of our race. They posss5s
material means of great power. All
this permits us to have confidence"
The premier's summary of the sit.
uatlon made an excellent impression
upon the deputies. After the meeting
an important member of the military
committee said:
"The premier has will power, au-
dacity and energy. He has faith in his
convictions and is able to bring 9th.
ers to those convictions. After listen.
ing to him 1t is impossible not to have
confidence"
The premier told the deputies that
they would have every facility for OBJ
serving the operations at the front
Two senators and two deputies will
go to the front on Monday.
American Battles Seven Planes.
Charles Kerwood of Bryn Mawr. Pa.
and Houston Woodward Of Philadel
phia, both members of the Lafayette
escadrille, have been missing since
April /.
Kerwood, while patrolling I'm ms
Somme region, encountered seven Ger
man airplanes. He was flying bomb
ing machine, which obliged him tc
keep Mt a lower altitude than his com
rades in the patrol, but unhesitating
~ engaged one of the Germans. Al
most at once a quartette OF Germans
were attacking him. Surrounded he
defended himself bravely with his
clumsy bombing plane against the
lighter battle planes.
Henderson Lehr of Albion. Neb., be
longing to the same patrol and fly
ing higher, saw Kerwood battling witt
the Germans, but shortly lost sight OF
Kerwood's machine, which fell behint
lthe German lines, and II Is not known
Whether the fall was fatal to Kerwoot
or II he was taken prisoner.
woodward left ON scouting expe
dition on April 1 and has not return
ed, and there is nothing to indicate
whether he fell into German hands al
Z prisoner or met another fate.