Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-09
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0NFLANDERS LINE
Germans Are Beaten Back on
Front Between Voormezeele
and La Clytte.
fierce FIGHT GOES on
TO NORTH OF KENNEL
British Forced Back at One Point,
But Ground Still Remains Dis
puted Territory.

puted Territory.
Heavy fighting, although on com
pafatively narrow front, is continuing
In Flanders, where the Germans bega1
yesterday another attempt to drive {
wedge into the entente lines and out
flank the hill positions southwest Of
Ypres.
This attempt failed and only a tenn.
porary success was secured by the enemy
in gaining foothold in the allied front
line at points between Voormezeele and
La Clytte.
Last night the British and French
drove back sharply at the Germans and
ousted them from the small bits Of terri
tory they had won. Heavy casualties
were inflicted on the two German divi-
sions which are engaged in this opera
ton.
Germans Renew Attacks.
Notwithstanding their heavy losses,
the Germans seem reluctant to abandon
the effort, and this morning found them
renewing the attack to the north of
KENNEL, in the yierstraet region. A
heavy machine gun fire forced the
British line back at one point, but the
recession was a slight one and the
ground remained disputed territory.
The fighting was continuing here when
the days report from British head
quarters was dispatched.
The British are continuing to i'm
prove their position in the Somme re-
gion on the high ground between the
somme and the Ancre. Further prog
Hess was made there during the night.
There was local fighting in the Buc-
NuQy region, between Albert ana ArraA
ind south Of the Somfne the heavy ar
tilleFy fire that has-been reported for
some days ,nast continued on the French
front Oh Both aides Of the Avres
British ohacial Reports.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 9.-By a counter at
tack delivered last night by British
troops the Germans were driven from
the portions of the allied front line
they had entered on the Flanders front
in the La Clytte-Voormezeele sector,
the war ONCE announced today.
A new German attack was made this
morning on the Flanders front north Of
Kemmel The enemy pressed back the
The statement follows:
Successful counter attacks launched
by British and French troops yesterday
in the La Clytte-Voormezeele sector
drove the enemy from the portions of
n yrh he ha
gained a footing during the morning
and re-established the positions orig
inally held by US. We captured sew
eral prisoners.
tackled north Of KENNEL and succeeded
in pressing back our line slightly at
one point where the fighting continues.
Troops of two German divisions took
part in the enemy's attack yesterday
morning. Heavy casualties were in
hfcted on them by our artillery fire as
well as in infantry fighting, both dur
ing the attack and in the subsequent
counter attack.
Fighting at Bucquoy.
Local fighting took place also yes
terday at Bucquoy. in the course of
which we captured thirty prisoners.
During the night further progress was
made by us between the Somme and
the Ancre. Our new positions in this
sector were improved. Several prison.
ers were taken by us.
Hostile raids were repulsed in the
neighborhood of Lens and Merris. The
enemy's artillery developed consider
able activity during the night in the
Albert sector
Last Nights Report.
LONDON. May s.-The communication
Of last night follows: This morning
the enemy launched a strong local at
tack against French and British troops
holding the sector between La Clytte
and Voormezeeie. and in the center his
attack succeeded. after heavy fighting,
in entering the front line Of the allied
positions at certain points. The fight
ing continues in these localities.
"At all other points the enemy's at.
tacks were repulsed.
by successful local operations the
French troops advanced their line dur.
ing the night south of La Clytte and
captured a number of prisoners.
front there is nothing of special inter.
est to report"
Aerial Operations.
The official statement on aerial oper.
atoms last night says:
Flying again was impossible Tues.
day until after s o'clock. because OF
the pouring fain. The weather ther
cleared suddenly and machines were
sent out. Four hundred bombs were
dropped on different targets all along
the front. Twelve hostile machine!
were brought down in air fighting
eight of which were accounted for in 8
big encounter in the neighborhood OF
Douai. A German observation balloon
was brought down in flames. None o1
our machines Is missing"
Fighting in Progress.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. May 9-Fighting was still
in progress this morning near Vfer.
straet on the front southwest of Ypres
At one time the British were forced
back slightly by machine gun fire. All
the rest of the original defenses, how.
ever. appeared to be again in the
hands of the defenders in the Voor.
mezeele-La Clytte sector.
After their first success in yesterday,
fighting the Germans were unable Il
gain further ground. despite repeated
smashes at the allied line. Bitter strue.
giles took place about Kleine Vierstrae,
cabaret. west Of Vierstraet and in the
ridge wood, but the British clung des.
perately to their positions.
The British organized a counter at.
tack during the night which was &c
vigorous that the Germans were unable
to Withstand il. and gradually fell bach
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