Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-06
Bullecourt Center of In
tense Battle; Soldiers
Fighting Hand-toHand.
RUSSIA REMAINS PULLING
Government Refuses to Recall
Note Pledging Country's
Continuance.
By Associated FreSs

PARIS, May 5.-'Thc sfightlng dur
the last - hours along the entire
front has been the most desperate
since the battle of the Marnc. From
the south of Lens where the Cana
dians and Australians fractured the
liindcnburg line to the region or
Rheims where the French have made
breaches In the German lines In the
sector from which Rheims Is being
bombardcd and destroyed. there has
bccn one continuous series of attacks
followed by countcrattacks which
have been of so desperate u character
as to Indicate that the supposition
that the Germans have planned To re-
tire Is erroneous AT least for the pres
cnt. All last night the fighting con-
tinucd. dispatch from Havas
correspondent ON the British front
says that In reply TO the question:
"Niil such struggle coniiDuc?" ono
OF the commanding Officers said,
yes tomorrow. and the next day and
80 on, until we get u decision"
| hibNi itpulollB
| tacks at numerous points along the
liindenburg. line all the way from
Frcsnoy southward to the southern
| corner of the line at Laon and fur
| ther eastward toward the Champagne
the British and French troops in
France are holding the majority of
the positions they gained in the des-
perate fighting OF the last week and
are making some small progress In
the face OF desperate resistance.
Some OF the German attacks were
| broken up by artillery and others
we're driven off after hand-to- hand
Infantry fighting. One of the most
violent German attempts to recover
lost ground was in the assault on Cra-
| onne and the positions near 1t which
were taken by the French the pre-
vious day. but the assault broke down
under heavy fire, which inflicted
great losses on the Germans.
Evacuatc German Trenches.
Progress was made by the French
easr of Mont Carnilet and by the
British north of Havrincourt wood.
Bulecourt continues 10 be center
Of most Intense battle with alternate
advance and retirement on both sides.
South OF that point the British have
| bombed their way into German
trenches OF the Hindenburg switch in
the direction of Queant. The pene-
trution is regarded as of great tactical
| Significance.
Artillery fighting Is intensive along
the Aisne front.
French Advance Continues.
With the strong fortress of I,aon as
their objective. French troops con-
tnue their brilliant advance toward
the Ailette river from the heights
above the Aisne, northeast of Sois-
sons.
The angle in the French line in
front of Laffaux has been straight
ened ont by an advance along a front
Of nearly four miles on the road from
scissors to Laon. Further east, all
the high land between Cerny and era
onne. a distance of six miles, and the
hills dominating the valley of the All
ette, are in the possession of General
Nivelle's men.
Take i,C00 Prisoners.
The German resistance Is declared
TO have been of most desperate
character, but the French maintained
their advance and in addition to in
flicung heavy losses on the Germans.
,ook more than rour thousand three
hundred prisoners on Saturday. The
total prisoners taken during the oper-
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