The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02

on the British hill positions on the.
opening a new phase of the great
crucial test Of the allied holding 4
| The preliminary bornbardrnent start
ed in the early rncrning, took in a
l0-mile front from Metei-n. west Of
Baialeul, fo Toorrnszeele, two miles
south Of Ypres. Infantry attacks in
this area developed shortly afterward
and the battle appears to have been
on in earnest when Field Marshal
Halg's report WAS issued IN London
at noon.
great fury al Noormezeele 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
tho YDres salient, which they have
been evacIafiiag.
Northeast and east uf YIsTes. Isieid
Marshal Haig has Withdrawn his lines
to NerlsrenfaooF and HODGE and mas
given up the famous Hill SO, south of
Ypres. On the south the British hold
Eormszeeie after two days OF the most
bitter fighting, SO that the Germans
are Still TWO miles from Ypres, which
lis being bombarded violently.
General Won ArIliIn has fieen sue
cessfully held off from this, southern
buiwark OF the salient, bat meanwhile
he has been preparing to lake aaNanf-
age of the successes he won last week
in the capture of Mount KENNEL
which he was unable 10 develop imme-
diately because of the stiff allied re-
sistance.
Further attacks IN the Voormezeel
sector may accompany the delivery of
todays blow, but the greatest force
of this thrust seems likely to mani
M 10 ir5,a tu f,P II
Where Scharpenberg, Mont Note and
other en,inenees are tine enemy objec-
tives. The French, who are holding
the line at Locre, fortified themselves
late last week by clinging to this
village, although more than once
driven out by savage thrdsts. Another
attack which was launched there yes
ferday afternoon was promptly re-
pulsed.
Mask Real Purpose.
Probably to mask their real purpose
the Germans last night heavily bonn
barded the southern portion of the Lys
battle front from Givenchy to Nieppe
wood and likewise turned their artil-
.ery 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 Brit
isli, who by a successful coup last
night recaptured the post taken from
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of Giyenchy
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 Tangard wood,
however, and heavily bombar6ed this
sector north to Villers- Bretonneux.
The infantry attacks were broken up
by the French fire and the allied ar
tillery vigorously answered the Ger
man guns in this region and between
Lassigny and Noyon, on the lower side
of the Montdidier salient.
Foch Not Worried.
An unnamed French officer is quoted
as declaring that F'och is satisfied with
the rate at which the allies are killing
Germans and is not yet ready to strike.
The officer said the allies have the
poche where we want him, and there
is no doubt we can keep him there a
great deal longer than is healthy for
him. Tocl1 told Clemenceau as much
as 9 month ago to wait, the officer
said.