Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-02
Delayed Because of Difficult.
ties in Bringing Up Sup
plies and Guns.
MUST RENEW ATTACK
OR BE FORCED BACK
Allies Hold High Ground on Ypres
Sector Except Mount KENNEL and
Small Strip to East-Boheihian and
slav Detachment Now Fighting Side
by Side With Italians and Against
Austrians-Austria Fear Effect.

prepared to break the second lulI
in the Flanders battle until still
moro troops and greater concen-
stration Of cannon are massed on
the few important miles south
west Of Ypres.
Signs are not wanting that the
Germans are bringing up rein
fereements sna supplies, but the
ailied. troops, stirred by their sue
cesscs, wait confidently.
A. the first break in the hard
fidhtinu WAS followed by s.-ongsT
attacks it is probable that only
difficulties Of transport and supply
compel the enemy to withhold
further assaults in the Mount
KENNEL region.
The Germans are displaying in
creased activity on the Somme
battle front and around the Mont
didisr salient to Noyon, probably
in preparation of a renewal Of
their offensive in this area.
Checked last night by tho stiff
British and Franco American re-
sistancs in their. attempt to push
further forward .Amisns, the enemy
Forces now are toying out various
ssStiSns Of the southern front.
III one such effort, directed
aoainst positions held BY American
Aroops, the enemy found an un
yielding barrier and retired with
nothing but heavy losses to show
Cor his attempt.
Last night there was a similar
thrust in the French line near
Themes. The French artillery
promptly broke up their drive.
This morning tho German guns
opened up rather heavily in the
vilIsrs Bretonneux sector but
without meeting success.
This morning the Germans also
opened . stiff fire near Meriss, in
dicating the German effort, whom Il
comes, may be developed along the
eailieul- -Haxebrouck road.
Except for Mount kemmel and
small strip to the east, including
the Messines ridge, the Germans
are on much lower ground than the
French and British and must either
fiaht on or eventually withdraw be-
fore the smothering fire of the ar
tillery.
Around the important sector Of
Locre the French have been sheIIsd
very heavily by the enemy. On the
southern leg Of the salient the Ger
man nuns have been active in the
region Of 0ethune. Southward in
Picardy only the artillery has been
active.
American troops east Of Amisns
have engaged the enemy for the
first time on tho great battlefield
and have emerged victorious. After
sheliing American positions near
-vilIers- 6rstonneux three enemy
battaiions attacked Tuesday night.
Sharp Sighting took place and the
Germans were rspuIsed, having
sustained severe losses. The
American losses arc reported 40
"rathsf severe"
Fighting for democracy and free
dom Of their homo land both
Bohemian and siav detachments
are facing Austrian troops along
the sector in northern italy. Ap-
parsntly these regiments have been
recruited from former residents Of
tha dual monarchy. Austro- Hun
5narian commanders who have many
thcusands 81 cxeehs and SIavs in
their units are said TO be fearful
ef The effect this move may have on
their own troops.
This and the fact that czechs at
Prague aand elsewhere and the
slavs in carniola and southwark
havs become openly hostile to the
Austrian government may explain
why the enemy offensive against
italy has bssn delayed. Berlin has,
hsraldsd and urged an offensive,
but Austne. Hungarian attacks have
not yet developed.
Altho consta ntinopIs and Berlin
rec emily announced the repulse Of
tie oEt;sh westward across the
Jordan. General Alienby's men east
Of the river have captured nearly
800 prisoners in . successful attack
auaiuSt the Turks near Mexrah.
ws,t * ths Jordan. Mexrah has
sheen occupied and Arabian troo.s
.reesntiy have taken more than 500
prisoners.
I May day apparently passed quiet
~ IN the central empires. Few
news dispAtehes Of Wednesdays
dats have been received, however,
from Germany and Austria.
ii oday's news from Russia shows
Germany adopting high handed
measures il the Ukraine, whence
tsss rnuch-wanted food supplies
have been coming slowly TO the 4
S1stfSi psW9rs, III g al. Now the I
1 esiSns, = q neunesd. have sssts