The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-24
BUCK
UP and FORCE
ALLIED PAUSE
IN AGGRESSIVE
SLIGHT PROGRESS BY
FRENCH AND BRITISH
Russians Pushing to Juncture
With the British in
Mcsopotanla.

Temporarily at least. the retirement
Of the German forces in France ap.
pears 10 have halted. as both the
British and French communications
report Countrr-atLaCks aud stubborn
resistance at various points along The
'front.'. Notwithstanding this apparent
change in German tactics. the Brit
lSh report progress southeast OF ArraS:
and the French. Paris says, have
moved forward between one and Il
quarter ami TWO and a half miles in
the st. Quentin region.
The French troops also have made
gains on the heights overlooking the
Disc valley northeast Of ,TerGnirr and
have repuIScd German attacks before
Thil. northeast of Rheims. Paris us
SertS that the Germans are inunddt-
ing the Disc region, and that the city
OF La Frre. thought 10 have been one
Of the strong points in the German
line, is under water.
South OF the Disc the French con-
tinur 10 cross the Ailette river and
north of scissors. Paris says. couSid.
cradle progress has been made to-
ward Nar2iva. Stubborn resistance
by the Germans is said 10 have mark
cd the French successes northeast nt
Disc in which much ground was
gained.
From ,Beaurains. about two miles
south Of Arras. 10 Etreillers. five
miles west OF st. Quentin. London
reporTS encounters between British
and German forces. AT ErauCOurt
and at Two points in the center OF the
line German cuuntcr-aLtacks are said
ito have been repulscd and the Brit
,.ir Cnn,hnn nst
,of Arras, in the neighborhood Of
Ecoust and Croisilles, the British
made further gains.
The latest official statement from
Berlin says 1he French were repulsed
lin the attacks along the Somme-Cro-
zat Canal. between the Somme and
the Disc and that $50 prisoners were
taken by the Germans.
Except for French activity near
Monastir. in Serbia and Russian ad-
vancrs in Persia. there have been no
battlrfronts. North OF Monastir, af-
ter a violent fight. Hill 12+> remained
lin the hands of the French. Paris
saws the German and Bulgarian troops
made repeated unsuccessful attacks
Ito gain possession Of the hill. ReriI
reports Il "harrassing fire" by the
French near Monastir and says q par
tial attack took place between Lakes
.Ochrida and Presba. to the westward.
Southwest OF Ncrmanshah, Persia,
,lhe Russians have progressed TO with
iu As miles Of the Mesopotamia border
according to Petrograd. This would
bring the Russians to within 100 miles
of the British force that has been dd-
;yancing up the Diala river from Bag
dad, In 16-hour battle near herind,
,Petrograd also reports, the Turks
were forced TO retreat to kerlnd; The
Russians have attacked The Turks
along the River Shirwan, Il tributary
OF the Diala
1t is reported uuottic'ally that Ger
MANY has notified Norway of the cN-
tension of the hlockLded Zone To tn"
, Arctic Ocean. This extends the zone
in which neutral vessels 20 al their own
risk to include the waters accessible to
the ports Of Northern Russia.
Seven Americans are believed IT, have
been lost when the American steamer
IIealdton was Iorpcdoed by Il Suhamrinn
"Wednesday night In the North Sea, off
the coast OF Holland. The tealdton is
said TO have been well inside the so
called safe channel" of these waters
when she was attacked.
French Report.
PARIS March %. 1880 p. in.-The
French forces operating to the north
east Of the St Quintin Canal have
and Il quarter and two and half miles
and also have gained additional ground
on the heights northeast of TerSnier
overlooking the Oise valley, according 10
the French official communication is
sued tonight. Two German attacks
near Thil, northwest Of Rheims. we're
repulscd The communication says:
"Eetween tho Sonma and the OiSe In
the course of the day our troops carried
out with decision Il spirited offensive
which was completely successful. Tho
enemy. despite stubborn resistance was
pushed back on Il large front for dis.
tances varying between and kilo-
metres to the northeast of the canal Of
ST Quentin.
TO tho northeast of Tergncr our de-
tachments HAY" pushed ahead on the
heights Immediately overlooking tho
q biSe valley.
In this region the Germans havr re-
sorted to inundation%. The city OF La
Fcre iS under water.
ITO the south of tho 0Ise we have
continued our crossing OF tho AilcttG
river In III" region 10 tn" north of
SuiSsons our troops fought for and real
lied considerable progress toward Mar
Sival.
ITO the northwest OF Rheims the Ger.
mans carried out against our trenches
before Thil two attacks which failed
under the curtain iirc OF our mach ma
guns The losses nr oar enemy have
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