The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-13
Add New Laurels to Victo.y's
Wreath, Winning Another
Mile of Trenches
LOSSES HEAVY BUT
ATTAIN ALL OBJECTS
COMMANDER REPORTS
French Keep Germans On the
Move, Taking important Po-
sitions-Teutons Fight With
Utmost Desperation

tBy International News Scryice.l
London. April 12.-The huge
British "steam saw" flung Its
teeth fast and deep into the Teu-
ton line today, the fourth day al
the world wars most terrific bat.
tic.
At ten more or less widely SEP
aratcd points the British Smashed
new gsshcs into the German wal
OF men. iron and steel or hurled
back winged onslaughts BY
Hindcnburg's infantry lcgiOns
Further south, below st. Quentin
the French helped along, reopen.
ing with signal success their drive
on tho kcypoint in the linden.
burg line.
To the Canadians again belongs the
lions share of the day. On the stra.
logically most important front, that
on and around the famous viEly
ridge, they added new laurels to til.
victory wreath they have been wind
ing since the morning following En-
ter Sunday. They stormed forward
today on a front OF one mile iust
south of the blood-soaked range ot
heights and wrested from the Ten~
tons 4 mile of bitterly defended
trenches.
Canadians Win Again.
Still further south. the Canadians
pushed their lines to the crest ~
Hill i4S. Hurricane after hurrican
of shells greeted them. Again an ]
again they leaped forward. each tim
cutting new crack into the foes de-
Tense. until finally the Teutons
streamed back down the slopes OF
the height, giving up the futile strus
gle. The next Canadian casualty list
81; ,vt, h,,t saab nh
jects were attained was the triumph-
ant message of their commander 70
headquarters,
Four s.5-inch guns, FIVE s.5 CUNT
and twenty field pieces we're today
added to the Canadians booty.
Inspired to superhuman efforts BY
the example of their brethren from
across the sea. Sir Douglas Haiga
forces north and south of Vimy ridge
battled their way forward and made
great strides in the fifty-miie offen-
sive that Is aimed at bringing about
the long heralded cave-in OF the
whole Tcuton line.
North of the ridge they captured
two vital strategic positions in the
German line, bringing their own line
astride of the river Souchez. South
east of the range. the Canadians IN
the fore. they took a thousand yards
of trenches and cleared the ground
to the bank of the Coteul river. Fur
thermore. they occupied a German
trench running southeast of Neuvillo
Yiiasse and captured Hill 90, whilo
between Croisilles and the Scarpe-
river they captured eleven more bin
German guns.
French Go Forward.
Meanwhile the French. driving
northward against ST. Quentin. on the
front between Coucy and Quincy BAe-
see. hurled the Germans back to thu
edge of the upper CouCy
forest, taking a number of important
positions. In the Champagne they
drove troops of the crown prince out
of trenches east of Sapigneul.
In the face of these numerous gAina
forces battled with the
heroism of men haunted by the spec.
tire of colossal di'aster. Wherever
the British or French attacked, the
Germans fought back as never bcfore.
Not foot Of a trench was yielded
until after the bitterest hand-to-hanA
Along the whole front tho
battle resolved itself into thouSAndn
of pairs of men clutched in deaporata
life or death struggles. Wherever thu
British or French did not attack TIM
Germans themselves flung themselven
against the foe, aided by murderoH&
artillery and machine gun fire. ME
Hold Own at Two Points.
At two points, it is offlcially "a.
the Teutons held their own
throughout the day. at Bullecourtsn ~
on the eastern slopes OF Vimy rt1GA
Particularly on these slopes
fought with unprecedented fury, Wol1
realizing that the loss OF all Of ~:
ridge would spell a forced withdrawal
away back to the Douai-CambtQA
front---and probably still furtAoxs
They failed in violent attacks to Wx4G
a foot OF ground from the CanadiaaA
though they did beat on all attarAp1n
by the latter to hurl them on ~
slopes axssxx
In counter-attacks at Builecouft ~
Germans claim to have taken t,eoe
prisoners, which assertion Ii discro1s
tied at British headquarterA hNNv~
ever. I'M
Heavy losses" by the British coSI4
tinIes to mark the offlciaf Berlin -
Ports. The German war ONCE ax5
mitted today the loss Of McnS1
10 Preux, after frequent fruitla1
assaults" adding that south Of t1
Scarpe the enemy thrust stroM0aX
against us" To the north 81 Nc
chy, however, Berlin asserts, BE1116
attacks. participated Id ~ cAxSa
and tanks broke down with hlG
lpst.es." sg zSS
The Daneer RolnA
Again the Berlin sta1oment
tened artillery nftn4 ox n n
lence hetMeon mi
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