Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-09
Germans Make Slight Gains
South of Ypres and Later
Lose. Ground.
BATTLE CONTINUES
WITH INTENSITY
Teutons Appear to Have Changed
Their Tactics and Are Making New
Thrusts on Narrow Fronts With
Smaller Forces-ArtiHery Active in
Front Of Amiens-Canadians Make
Successful Raids.

tinuing in Flanders, whore the Ger
mans began yesterday another at
tack in an attempt to drive wedge
into the allied lines and outf'ank
the hill position. southwest OF
Ypres. This attempt failed and
only a temporary success was So
cured by the enemy in gaining
foothold in the allied front lines
2 at points between voormezeele and
Laclytte.
Last night the British and
French drove back sharply at tho
Germans and ousted them from
the small Bit Of territory they had
won. Heavy casualties were in
fiicted on the two German divisions
which were engaged in this opera
ton.
Notwithstanding their heavy
losses the Germans seemed reluo-
tant to abandon the effort and this
morning found them renewing the
attack north Of KENNEL in the
vierstrast region. A heavy ma
chine gun fire forced the British
line back At one point, but the re-
csssion was 4 slight one and the
uround remained disputed territory.
ThD fighting was continuing here
~shsn the days report from British
headquarters was dispatched.
The British are continuing to as
sumo their positions in the Somsne
regions on the high ground, be-
stweei, the somme and the Ancre.
Further progress was made there
during the night. There was local
fighting in tho Buequoy region be-
tween Albert and Arras, and south
Of the Somme heavy artillery fro
hat has been reported for some days
past continued on the front on both
sides Of the Anere.
With tho British Army in
France, May e.-After their first
success in yestsrday's fighting the
Germans were unable to gain.
further ground, despite repeated
sn,ashes at the allied lines. Bitter
struagIss took place about kleine
Vierstraet Cabaret, west Of Vier-
straet, and in Ridsewood, but the
British cIuns desperately to their
positions.
Tho British organized a counter
attack during The night which was
20 vigorous that tho Germans were
! unable TO Withstand Il and grad.
uaiIy fell back until they had
abandoned all ground gained.
London, May s.-By a counter at
ack delivered last night by BIRTHS
roops tho Germans We're driven fror
he portions Of the allied font lin
hey entered on the Flanders front 1
he LaClytte- -voormezeele sector, tn
var Office announced today.
Further progress was made last nigh
" the British on the front east {
Amiens between the Somme and Amer
ivers.
Yesterday the attack on the Flander
Inc was carried out by two Germa
Iivisions. Heavy casualties were In
Iicted upon them by the British forces
! A new German attack was made thi
morning on the Flanders front. and tn
sermans pushed back the BIRTHS
lightly at one point. The statement
"Successful counter attacks by Brit
sh and French troops in the LaClytte
sector drove the enem
rom the portions Of the allied front 1
which he had gained a footing durin
he morning and re- established posi-
ions originally held by us. We CAP
ured several prisoners.
This morning the enemy again at
acked north of KENNEL and succeede
d pressing back our line slightly q
ne point, where the fighting CONTINUES
Troops Of two German divisions too
art In the enemy's attack yesterda
Heavy casualties were in
Iicted on them by our troops"
Wsdnssday's Battle.
1 Gen. sixt Won Arnim yesterday hurle
everai division Of picked Germa
roops against the Franco British lir
outh OF. Ypres and captured element
( the first line trenches at eever'
|oints.
Field Marshal Haig. in reporting tt
uccess Of the enemy's night assau
ndicates that the new German offer
i've. which has been expected for
veek and a half, may have begun.
The Germans attacked between Vool
nezce!e, tMc miles directly south (
Epres, and La Clytte, about six mile
vet and little south Of Voormazell
rhis line forms the longest part of tn
emil -circle the Germans have forme
bout Ypres from northwest to south
y Tsntons Win in Center.
n ne direct center OF the attack Vo