The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-23
RETREAT Of THE
GERMANS ENDED:
HARD FICH INC
ALLIES ADVANCED
AT ONLY ONE POINT
Berlin Claims the Advantage
With Teutons on Oise
and Somme.

The Germans, according 10 the
latest British and French official
communications apparently are
ending their retreat along the
front in France and are preparing
TO give battle everywhere 10 their
on-coming foes. Paris reports
that between the Somme and the
Disc the Germans made success
sive violent attacks against the
French troops holding the east
bank Of the St. Quentin canal, but
that the French machine guns
stopped them. Attacks also were
delivered by the Germans near
Lafere and between the Laon road
and the River Aisne, but the
French barrage broke them up.
London reports that from the
south Of Arras 10 the west Of St.
Quentin, along the entire British
front, the Germans are stiffening
their resistance increasingly. The
only advance by the entente along
the French front is claimed by
the French, who crossed the
Ailette river at several points.
The communication of the Ber-
LIN war office asserts that on botn
sides of the Somme and Disc
rivers engagements between Ger
mans and entente advance detach-
ments have resulted fayorably for
the Germans.
There has been a renewal of
activity on the Russian front in
the Wilma region. Here the Ger
mans made an advance over
front Of two and alhalf miles cas-:
Of Ida and captured 225 Russians
and number Of guns. Petro-
grad admits the advance but says
that later the territory was re-
taken. In Galicia. near Brody.
German attacks have been re-
pulsed.
The Turks in Persia are still
in retreat before the Russians.
says Petrograd. Nothing new has
come through concerning The Oper.
ations Of the British against the
Ottomans north and northeast OF
BaCdad.
The entente allies are still on
the offensive against the forces
Of the central powers in Mace
dnnia,, but Berlin says that attacks
north Of Monastir have been re-
pulsed The usual artillery "duels
and minor infantry attacks con-
unue In the hustro-Italian theatre.
French Report.
PARIS. Mar. 22.-I0&45 r. M.-Har
lighting has been in progress beiwee
he French and Germans IN, the neigh
'orhood OF st. Quentin, according To tn
'tticial statement issued by she wa
'fiice tonight. Tho Germans made
lumber OF attempts To drive back tn
french from the east bank of the >S
quentin Canal but the attacks failed.
There also were lively engaGcme ent
vest OF Lafere, one OF the Ger,na
'tronEholds. The text OF the stat.
ncnt reads.
I'm the region Of st. Quentin skir
niShes between patrols have Occurre
lorth of Dallon. Between the Somm
md the Disc the enemy in tn: cours
# tho day made violent attempts I
rive us back from the cast bank O
he canal of st. Quentin which We oC
upy In front OF Clhstres and Monies
:ourt. Successive attacks by the enc
ny were broken down by our machin
;un fire.
"Spirited engagements to tho west @
.nfcre likewise ended in a colnplet
South of the Oise our detachment
rosscd the AiIctte river at severa
POINTS.
North Of the Asne the German
cnewed their attempt between tn
aon road and The river. Three III
acks against the Nr"Eny-Chivres lin
we're arrested by our barragc fir'
;outh Of the Aisne. embedding the enc
ny's troops. our artillery inflicte
lpon them very heavy losses,
The artillery tiHiting was quite viol
mt in the Woevrr at the foot Of I'll
Ieuse hills. An enemy attempt on tn
tnmainvle farm. sector OF 81. Mihi~
vas unsuccessful. There is nothing /
cport on the rest of the front.
"All reports that have reached u
onirm that the enemy has aystema
ically piloScd and ravaged the eva
uatcd zone without. in q majority II
he cases. military reasons. For In
tnncc. General Won Flcck. command
mt II. r, c. a. German. on quitting
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