LLOYD GEORGE'S WARNING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16209, 11 May 1918, Page 9

LLOYD GEORGE'S WARNING.

GERMANY'S BIGGEST BLOW TO COME.

CRITICAL PERIOD DURING NEHT FEW WEEKS.

LOCAL ACTIVITIES ON WEST FRONT.

4th YEAR—2B3rd DAY.

THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

LOCAL ACTIVITIES

GERMAN ATTACK NEAR IvEMMEL

(By Cable.—Proas Associat-.on. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Reuter's Telegrams.) (Received May 10th, 8.25 p.m.) LONDON, May 9 (3.15 p.m.). Si: - Douglas Haig reports:— "Successful British and French coun-ter-attacks on tho La Clytte-Voor-mezeele sector drove the enemy out of a. portion of the front line, where he had obtained a, footing, and re-estab-lish'id our original position. We took several prisoners.

"The enemy, re-attacking northward of Ivemmel on the morning of May Bth, pressed our line in slightly at one point, where fighting continues.

"Two German divisions participated in Wednesday morning's attack. Our artillery and infantry inflicted heavy casualties on both.

"During a counter-attack we mado further progress between tho Sommfl and the Ancre, and improved our new positions. "Wo repulsed raids at Lens and Merris. "The enemy's artillery has developed considerable activity on the Albert sector." A French communique states: — "There is lively reciprocal artillery activity north and south of thc Avra." LONDON, May 9. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— '■Tho situation on the La ClytteVoormezeele sector has been restored. "The Germans northward of Ivemmel pressud us back slightly at ono point. Fighting continues." BRITISH REGAIN GROUND. LONDON, May 9. The United Press correspondent states: — I

Counter-attacking stubbornly yesterday, tho British recaptured the original lino south-westward of Dickebusch Lake, -whence they were driven after all-day fighting on "Wednesday. Today, however, they were compelled to rptiro slightly on 'the extreme of this small battlef'ront owing to much ma-chine-gun fire. righting continues about a small pocket of Germans in a strong point eastward of Millekruis. Otherwise the situation thereabouts is unchanged. The French withstood the attack almost completely on the British right, stopping stprmers on part of the bank of the vyverbeek, which thoy were unable to cross owing to field-gun fire. (Received May 10th, 8.20 p.m.) After tho first attack tho Germans clid npt renew their struggle against the French, and the whole line, according to the latest advices, is intact. Tlie Germans undoubtedly hoped that the operations would enable them to gain ground from where they could launch a, bigger attack to turn Sclicrpenberg. The Germans at threo in the inprning bar raged the area north-eastward of Amiens, but an hour later tho fire apparently quietened down without any infantry engagement. Machino-guns forced back tho Britisn sngutiy troni tho positions won on W'cdneLtfky. when they advanced northward troin tiio trenches in the cemetery

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