Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-01
ALLIED TROOPS HOLDING SOLID AGAINST HUNS
British Punish Germans Se- verely as Mass Assaults Against Hill Positions Are Hurled Back.
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 WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. April S0.-Up to noon to day the badly punished German troops along the Flanders front had made no further attacks against the allied lines which held SO brilliantly throughout yesterdays intense fight ing.
 The German general. VOn Armin. was busy reforming his broken div!- sion and presumably bringing up re- serves to replace the great numbers who gave their lives in fruitless as saults on the hill positions to gain a dominating position. with the idea of forcing the allies to pull back tO the north.
 Allies Line Intact Yesterday was a great Gdy for the allies. and today those divisions which were in the sanguinary struggle re- ceived word commenting them for the magnificent defense. Not only was the allied line virtually intact to- day buk the latest reports show that the British during the counter attack yesterday afternoon north of Kemmel reclaimed considerable ground which the GermaSs had held since Kemmei was taken.
 At the cross roads between Scher- penberg and Mcnt Rouge and about the LOcre the fighting was particular ly fierce. Locre changed hands 'ssS. eral times and at nightfall the S9E mans had a hold on the place. ln .teir counter attack during the night. SOY ever the French cleared, the German. .- from between the tw Ohills and IhEE3 them back from IOcre. regainina ground for nearly a mile.
 Counter Drivise Succeed
 The French during the day repulset many attacks on the initiative of f ficers commanding smaller uniS Time and again French captains br- ganized counter thrusts. drove the en- emy back after they gained footing in advanced positions.
 The German attack against the Brit ish was from the southeast. towards Ridge Wood between Dickebusch Lake and VOormezeele. At Ridge Wood where the fighting was very bitter. the Germans advanced with fixed bay Onets. hut came under an intense ma tNlNt Euu llIt. anu were never AhAT to emplyc their steel
 The work of the British troops all along the front was magnificent and especially noteworthy because some had been fighting steadily since April g. They still had hold on the north ern ridge of VOOrmezeele today. as they had at the beginning of yester- days assault Their line also was maintained at Ridge Wood.
 Tommies Show Bravery
 The spirit of the British troops is shown by an incident on Sunday near VcOrmezeele. Three German machine gun companies were causing the Brit ish trouble. Three parties. each cOmS posed of six TOmmies and a Lance corporal were assigned to clear up these posts. The cOrpOrals planned the campaign. which they carried out so successfully that theZ Germans were surrounded and fifty-eight were captured by twenty-One men. The machine gu nposts were cleared.
 Berlin Statement
 BERLIN. via London. April 30-The official statement from general head quarters today says:
 Infantry engagements developed on isolated sectors on the Flanders bat tie field North of NOOrmezeele and Vierestraat we captured several Eng fish trenches. Strong detachments. which were penetrating the enemy's lines near LOcre came in contact with counter attacks. During the course of the fighting the enemy succeeded in establishing himself nLoCTe. His attempts to advance beyond the viii lage failed.
 Strong artillery action which lasted throughout the day extended over the whole Kemmel territory and continued until darkness felLN