Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
important Bit of Ground Is
Held in Face of German :
Counter Measures.
BRITISH SUCCESSFUL :
IN THE ALBERT SECTOR
Haig's Men Restore Positions Taken
From Them by Teutons-Allies ,
Waiting at Ypres.

Fighting last night brought success
to both the British and the French. Id
the case of the former the action took
the form of a British counter attack
upon the bit of ground the Germans
took yesterday in the Albert sector
northeast of Amiens. Field Marshal
Haig's troops gained complete victory,
restoring the position intact and taking
some prisoners The French success was
still more important, as it represented .
net gain of ground for the allies on ths
Somme front. In an intensive opera
tion, heralded by brief but heavy bonn.
bardment, the French captured Gri,
vesnes Park, five miles north of Mont
didied, and held their own there against
counter measures by the Germans, tax
ing $50 prisoners during the fighting. !,
Americans Nearby.
The Germans had held an Important
section Of this park, which adjoins the
town OF Grivesnes on the east and 10
just to/the north of the point where the
American troops have been reported
fighting in the Picardy battle. -
British and French troops southwest
of Ypres, having firmly re-established
the line attacked on Wednesday. are
awaiting the next move by the Ger
mans in their efforts to drive through
behind Ypres. The latest repulse was
the second the Germans have suffered
along the VoormeZeele-Locre line since
the capture of Mont KENNEL. but fur.
ther attempts by the enemy are sxe
pected.
French Story Of Success.
PARIS. May 1o-French troops yester.
day captured Grivesnes Park, five miles
northwest of Montdidier. the war. ONCE
The French took 25s prisoners Thev
organized their new positions notwitk.
standing German resistance. The ofdci0
follows:
After brief and intense bombardment
French troops yesterday afternoon took
possession Of the park at Grivesnes. an
important part of which had been occu-
pied by the Germans In this operation
we took 25S prisoners. including four
officers. and also considerable amount
Of material
notwithstanding vigorous German ar
PATROLS to approach our new line our
infantry maintained the positions
which had been captured and organ
lied them.
"on the right bank of the Ailette. in
the Champagne near Massiges. north
of RheimG and in Lorraine, at ALLY
wood. the French carried out success-
full local attacks or repulsed German
raids. In these operations we took
thirty-six prisoners. including one OF.
fcsr."
British Are Successful.
LONDON. May 10.-The British have
reGaptured a small portion of a front
trench northwest of Albert, which the
enemy gained yesterday. it is an
nounced officially. The statement fol.
lows:
THE small portion Of our front trench
northwest of Albert gained by the en-.
emy as a result of his attack yesterday
the evening by a counter attack. We
took few prisoners.
THE hostile artillery was active last
night in the valleys of the Somme and
Ancre rivers and at different points on
the Lys battle front"
Allies Re-Establish Positions.
LONDON. May Sat the close Of
the fighting this morning in the La
Clytte-Voormezeele sector" says Field
Marshal Haig's report from British
headquarters in France tonight, tina
French and British positions on this
front were completely re-establfshed.
Following upon hostile artillery ac.
tivity already reported. the enemy
launched two local attacks early this
in the neighborhood ,of Albert
and Bouzincourt. In the latter locality
the enemy's attack was broken up by
our rife and machine gun fire and fail
ed to reach our trenches.
AT Albert. after suffering heavy cas-.
ualties from our fire. his troops sue
in q nd t,
advanced position on a front of about
$50 yards. On the remainder of the
British front there Is nothing to report
beyond. artillery activity on both sides
In the different sectors
British Aerial Operations.
The Official statement relative to
aerial operations issued by the war Of
ice tonight reads:
THE weather was fine Wednesday,
out little work in the air was possible
south of Arras owing to heavy mist.
On the northern portion of the front
our airplanes were active all day, ten
:ons OF bombs being dropped in Ls
locks and mole at Zeebrugge:
strenuous fighting took place through.
,ut the day. twenty-five hostile machines
being driven down. seven were compelled
Town by machine fire from the ground.
Seven of our machines are missing.
owing to the mist, only a few of our
lirplanes were able to go out after dark.
4 ton of bombs. however, was dropped on
'ailway stations at Doual and Marcoin8,.
All the machines returned"
Action Important One.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 10.-The operation by
which the British regained, in a counter
assault. the small portion Of trench north
II Albert which the Germans had cap
ured yesterday. while small one. was
important. The positions in question lay
m high ground which had been hotly
contested ever since the Germans stormeA
heir way into Albert.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. May 9.-The Germans had in-
ended to make a much more pretentious
.ssault in Flanders yesterday than they
we're actually able to carry out, it has
'een learned. Their failure was due to
he excellent work Of the allied Runners
nd to small coincident operation by
he French east Of ScherpenberE which
ame at the right moment to help upset
he enemy plans in this sector.
The German attack as actually era.