The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-07
GERMANS REACH
Their New LINE
Gen. Haig's hieu Again Face a
Strongly Entrenched leu
ton Army.
HEAVY ARTILLERY IN ACTION
Ven Hindenburs Again Using Bic
Guns Against AIIies-5ritfsh Gain
East Of RciseI.


the Western front is becoming some
what stationary again. as the British
outposts and patrols have come face
to face with the so-ea1led Hindenburg
lines. The German position is strong,
as they have had unlimited time in
which TO prepare II far from shell fire.
so the problem again arises OF smash
ing down this defense with sufficient
artillery to permit another move for
ward
Minor actions continue between the
German rear guard machine gun de-
tachments and the British infantry
and cavalry patrols, but nothing sp-
preaching the proportions Of a battle
has yet developed. The Germans
have fortified every possible position
in the line OF retreat, including barbed
wire entanglemenIs about COW barns
and pig pens
Heavy Artillery Brought Up.
Heavy artillery is coming into play
again back Of the Cambrsi-St. Quen-
tin line. 1t is reported that the Ger
man emperor recently visited the ter
ritoFy over which the Germans re-
treated, having come with Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg, and given his
approval of the methods adopted In
the retreat
The British have discovered a plot
to spread disease among cavalry
horses, a German agent having bean
found with a vial Of meteorological
cultures in his possession
The Germans left behind all manner
| OF traps, OF which, however, the Brit
ish and French received information
British Gains East Of RoiseI.
London, March SO.-British forces
in France have captured NeuFille
BourjonvaI, east Of Roissl, according
to the official communication issued
tonight Heavy casualties were in
nicted on the Germans The state
ment says:
'The village of Melville Bourionzal
was captured this morning after a
short fight IN which the enemy lost
heavily. We took a few prisoners
"Our raiding parties entered the en-
| emy's lines in the night east Of ArTas
and in the neighborhood Of Melville
St Vast and Neuve Chappelle-"
Cavalry Captures Three Towns.
London, March 2s-British cavalry
today captured the villages Of ViIlers
Faueon and SauIscourt, north Of Roi-
sci, and also to the north OF this re-
gion took terrain from the Germans
| at two points on the BoignesLagni-
court Road ana south and west OF
CroisiIles, according to the official
communication issued tonight. The
communication says:
Following I'D their success Of yes
terday morning, our cavalry captured
this afternoon Villers Faucon and
SauIscourt and several prisoners and
four machine guns.
Gain Near croisIIies.
Last night a hostile attack on our
new position at EQuancourt was
driven off with considerable German
losses.
Further north our troops estab-
Hshed themselves during the night at
/ two points on the BoignesIagnicour
Road after a short fight and today
gained ground south and west Of Croi-
stiles, meeting with strong resist
ance."
Summarizing the progress OF the
British forces in the last tWenty-fouT
/ QOuIS. the Correspondents q
British headquarters in France says:
Taking the line between Tonga
vesnes and Equancourt as represent
ing cur. progress Tuesday morning
this means that We spread forward
some 5000 yards. This does not mean
however, an advance Of the whole
British line In the present phase
there is no continuous front line. but
rather a succession Of posts and pa
trolls in touch with each bther, but
varying their positions from time 70
time as opportunity affords for push
ing on
Germans Attack in Champagne.
Paris, March 29.-HeaEy artillery
fighting between the French and Ger
mans took place today on the Essigyn
Benay front The Germans delivered
q strong attack In the Champagne r.
gion, gaining fOothold in the French
first line, hut. according to the Off
cial communication issued tonight By
the war office, al attempts against
Maisons de Champagne we're defeated
with sanguinary losses.
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