The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-19
FRESH TROOPS ON
BOTH SIDES ARE .
Fighting It OUT
British Are Preparing for
Another Blow at Their
End.
GUNS AND MEN ARE LOST .
Awful Carnage Marked Des
perate Counter Charge
by the Germans.

Germany has thrown nearly q quar-.
ter million fresh troops into the fray
on the 6O.mile sector of the western
front between Scissors and Auberie.
and is still unable to check the French
advance.
Both north of the Aisne and in the
Champagne General Niville's forces
are pressing forward. The last strong.
hold OF the Germans on the Aisne was
taken with the capture of the Vailly
GridGe head yesterday and their wayer.
ing lines continued last night to ba
pushed rapidly northward.
From Chavonne on the Aisne the
French have driven the Germans more
than three miles north of the river de.
spite desperate resistance by Hinden-
burg's reinforced army.
In the Champagne successes Of the
French are equally Striking.
While the French are thus driving
forward, the British were iquieScent
Ga car as the official accounts show.
awaiting their turn to strike the other
flank Of the Hindenburg line. That mo-
table activities are in progress behind
the British front in preparations for
the renewal Of the attack on Lens and
ST. Quentin and the other threatened
points in the line, however, is certain.
The French have SO far taken more
than 1900 prisoners In their often.
sive. At last accounts the British had
taken in excess Of $4,000 SO that the
combined offensive of the two armies
thus far has resulted in the capture Of
more than $1,000 men or the greater
part of two German divisions.
Previously the taking Of rs Ger.
man guns in the new French offensive
had been reported SO the number Of
cannon wrested from the Germans
must now be nearing the 100 mark.
PARIS, April 10. = The Germans
threw IL new divisions. 226,000 men.
against the French between Scissors
and Auberive last night, the war office
announces, but they we're unable to
check the successful offensive Of the
French.
The French continue to make prog.
ress north of Vainy and ostel notwith.
standing violent German counter at.
tacks.
The successes of French in Cham.
payne were followed by further I'D.
Yances in the region of Moronyillers.
Several important heights and strong
positions were taken. Two more bat
teries of German artillery were cap
tured on the front between Scissors
and Auberige.
That section of Hindenburg's gran.
tie wall which runs from Scissors to
Rheims, has been shaken to foundR-
ton by the terrific blows of General
Niville. TIE French have the whip
hand now and the Germans are stag
gering from great rebuff dealt to them
on Monday.
French soldiers who won the first
line have been relieved by fresh for
nations and the second phase has be.
gun with renewed vjgor.
Unaffected by the counter attacks In
some places and the sturdy resistance
offered everywhere the French have
gained substantial advantages and
have drawn forward with such speed
that the Germans are obliged to aban-
con many guns.
The enemy made desperate effort to
stem the tide between Juvincourt and
Barry. This is the weakest
point of this line, being devoid OF nat.
ural defenses. Thirty thousand Of the
best German troops were hurled for
ward here in furious counter attack
but the move had been foreseen and
the French guns vert ready. Artil-
lery and machine guns smashed wave
otter wave Of green clad soldiers until
the attempt was given up after awful
carnage.