. The war in April, 1918 . minimise the risks if the Germansshould break through the defences which laybefore Mt. Kemmel and north of Meteren. The fighting for the next few days centreid inthe Messines ridge. Wytschaete was taken onTuesday, the i6th, but was recovered. OnW^ednesday it was abandoned, and the follow-ing day another vigorous attempt was made toloosen the southern allied flank at small successes were easily redressed, andthe attack there can only be reckoned a verycostly defeat. An attack was delivered farthernorth in an endeavour to strike behind the Ypressalient for
. The war in April, 1918 . minimise the risks if the Germansshould break through the defences which laybefore Mt. Kemmel and north of Meteren. The fighting for the next few days centreid inthe Messines ridge. Wytschaete was taken onTuesday, the i6th, but was recovered. OnW^ednesday it was abandoned, and the follow-ing day another vigorous attempt was made toloosen the southern allied flank at small successes were easily redressed, andthe attack there can only be reckoned a verycostly defeat. An attack was delivered farthernorth in an endeavour to strike behind the Ypressalient for the north. This sector of the linewas held by Belgians, who succeeded in recover-ing the local and temporary losses, and inflicteda marked tactical defeat on the Germans, cap-turing a number of prisoners. Towards the end of the third week in Marchthe fighting died down. It had lasted for amonth, during which time 130 German divisionshad been identified in the battle, a number ofthem twice, and an appreciable number three. Stji/iTartii Ceog^Estob^La^/ion- THE WAR IN APRIL. 13
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