The Detroit times., 1917-04-12

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a noss 0ernan ouas captures
D1on cyosfllss snl nosuz.
- ever OE0und ffnchss desI
mcu. go sissh. In cold ne
- tnat - British and Ger
1870 nan 70 man today
~ - man seeadfIy winning
u|ocunes sttli osnsinusd- stiff
1n1rs ssolgoonoe ~ aiong tina linz
- Lsao - 81 oosstin showet
1Hr1 ~ 1outeus vess desperatel,
c1vine % stoe he encroachinl
80 q ths Brifish advance.
NJ the hrut time. practically
100 ths German armies swept for
vnri in the early days Of the war
~ vas man 70 man hshttng-vtth
oo.y semporary esrthworth defenses
&nootsrine the two sides-that is
hGong enacted BOW.
Without the customary defense
vorks. minus the deliberately con
cnrocted forti1cations behind which
(ncy have fought for more than two
poars. the Germans appear dared In
~ nsw open warfare, They we're
noffllns desperately along the whole
- today but their lighting lack
- 'eerordiasted effort II failed 10
49, the BRITISH. Hais's forces.
nr 6rilisd In open warfare and not
oH1lrafed 20 inactive trench hight
80 Aoen1te their long vigii there.
w oonAniy superior in this style
" nrh1lns. Moreover they were
$3.50 ~ psrfecily organised trans
.notv3ce and supply trains
nritish artillery superiority
- eIso marked today. German
rnnrnsmansllp was bad
(, 0ngperats nghtlng was In progress
1nnv over the eastern slopes oil
$500 riAge. In the face OF violent
1900. British forces swarmed
- German entrenchment be
n>nn the Cojeul river and Melville
-, storming the position The
6cssondlna and adjoining posf
- q trenches to the south OF the
s1vSs vas today being cleared OF It's
$500 Gefsnders.
Nm - was nrmly IN British hands
aonolte utterly desperate assaults
80 The Germans. Turnout yester'
~ the Germans sneiled Vimy
80 viecrsnsly.
- more violent nghtlnz has been
- nnywhors On the western front
- thaf which Married repulse BY
- witish yesterday Of two German
opaftacks on Monehy. II was
o>rAand Aghting In part, with a
Hrnr1ntsd duel from both sides
ny nfxed. The town was still
I uAc1tsh hands today. despite
cycRy e9ort By the enemy TO dis
- - aefsnAars.
1ogeDosg. April i,.-stumbling
1cu6rd over slippery hummocks or
- mud-hciss IN the most wintry
80 weather France has ever
oun. Hritfsh troops were never
cNo1ass ramnins their line further
- fsrthsr forvsrd against the
ossnans tsdsy.
~ most dsspsrste Of the bitter
6lng thot h mArking the great
M $50. sDDer~u1av csntsrtnx to-
~ end scskk 81 IL Arrxs-
IA hiGh Rad. AZ Monchy-i.e-
lDo1x CO IL north) and around
oooqrt 10 the scnthJ the Brit
- thssss sesxard tstF o.
y Nsdxss Tedsy they were
o11notng enormous pressure TO bear
- 0s sides Of these wedges ~
&noop >he Zoe out OF the tntsrven-
UoQnd. II vas Against both
80 Wedges also that German
G6oDs were being thrown In con
$3.50 eountsratts The Germans
orUnrenxly realised ths danger In
<be vedgs and sweeping arm tac
tjcs under way by Field Marshal
Haig. One source OF great pride
b nngIand today I'm the tremendou,
qnoooooes 30 Tar achieved In tho
drive, vss the extraordinary perfec
t1ea OF the British communicative
- supply services. Front dis
potches agreed that despite unpre
co6ented SHOWS. high winds ant
inter cold weather, the troops ever
d the sections OF their most speed,
s6vance. had not out-distanced th'
supply transport.
no army IN the history OF war
has expended such supply OF an,
nsunition IN les nghting az the Brit
ish army has been expending in tn
btg offensive.
Gen. Hsig's men are literal;
blnsting their way forward.
Every battle front report agrees
a the utter havoc created by IN.
esncentrstsd British gre.
Dispatches today indicated tie
Germans were desperately drainini
elher sections OF the line In mass
Nc reserves to oppose further ad
vxnces by the British.
MOTHERS FIGHT
IN EyNHDD ArE