Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1917 — GERMANS CONTINUE RETREAT [ARTICLE]

GERMANS CONTINUE RETREAT

Allies Still Successful in Attacks Aloni; All Fronts. The British and Germans throughout Monday were still engaged in violent lighting for possession of the town of Bullecourt, midway between Arras and Gambrai, and also in this immediate re•gion at Roeux and between Fontaine and Reincourt. The British forces now are on the- northern, western and eastern .outskirts of Bullecourt, leaving only the southern part of it available for a retreat of the Germans still inside the town. Unofficial reports have asserted that the British entered well into the town and that hand to hand fighting was going on. Monday Saw no continuation of the heavy infantry fighting of Sunday night northeast of Soissons, in the region of Moulin de Laffaux and along the Chemin-des-Dames. although the artillery continued roaring a mighty duel. The French here everywhere are consolidating their’ gains and preparing for a fresh thrust against the German lines. Greek troops, followers of former Premier Veriizola in conjunction with the French forces have occupied Bulgarian positions on a front of more than three miles in the Serbian theater and repulsed Bulgarian counter attacks delivered in an endeavor to,annul the advantage. This announcement, which was made by the Paris war office, 'is interesting inasmuch as it shows j for the first time that the followers of Venizelos actually are under

arms with entente forces? fighting tn Macedonia. The American flag is to fly over the American contingents on the battle front in France at the earliest possible moment. Nine regiments of engineers, approximately 1 8,000 men, are to be sent to France to - aid in keeping open the lines of communication between the front and the rear. For the first time in several months a German airplane has dropped bombs on London. The missiles, fell in the northeastern part of the city, killing one man and wounding another man -and a woman. Slight material damage resulted.