The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23

ter-fought and the German attacks ole
not materiallze.,
4 "In the Champagne two German at
tacks on Mont Haul and Moronvill1ers
were followed by heavy fighting, the
attacks being checked by artillery anc
machine gun fire.
East of ST. Mihiel, in the Woevre
and in the Vosges. three German sur
prise attacks We're beaten back.
Iowa Man on Death List.
! OTTAWA, Ont, April 23.-The
week end casualty lists made pubic
today are exceptionally heavy. carry
ing the names OF two thousand men.
A great majority, however, are only
wounded.
Thirty-one Americans are, included.
Seven are dead.
Killed in action:
Sapper J. Ranger, Fulton, N. 7.
Private Lewis Macak, Windsor, vt.
Private F. Freeman, Glenwood.
Iowa
Died of wounds:
Private L. Galatz. Marinette. Wis.
Private ]. Baines, Chicago.
Private l.. Marcott, Rochester, N. Y.
Private A. Jacobsen, Wisconsin.
Among the wounded are Sergeant
w. Cutie, Riverside, Calf; Private
H. Riggans, Acme. Pa; Sergeant ].
Davis, Bland, Texas; Private w.
Bowles, Cleveland; Private T. r.. Dill
ingham, Houston, Texas; Private 4.
Baird, Detroit.
Also i'll: Private NJ. Rulhman, De
troit; Private F.. Bates. Detroit;
Private ,R. Gudyangen, Fertile. Mimi;
Private R. Learned, Port Washington,
W.T. n Toulp- MrnpisS
Ind; Private D. Fraser, Milwaukee,
Wis.
Victory Over Turks.
LONDON. April 23.-British forces
north of Bagdad have achieved an
other brilliant victory over the
Turks, an official statement an
nounced today.
ION Saturday night the enemy
evacuated the remainder of it's Ista-
bulat position, which we stormed
and consolidated on Saturday" the
statement said.
ION Sunday at daybreak, we pur-
turing prisoners and one SO howit-
ger" the statement continued. The
enemy was found occupying posi-
miles nearer Samara, which is being
Istabulat is sixty miles northwest
Of Bagdad on the Bagdad railway and
the Tigris river. 1t is ten miles
south of Samara, SO that the Turkish
forces, according to the official state
ment are now entrenched and are
under attack from the British at a
British Drive Resumed.
LONDON. April 23.-Over a wide
Scarpe, Field Marshall Haig early to.
forceful attack.
"We attacked at dawn this morn
ing on both banks of the Scarpe aud
made satisfactory progress" he re.
ported South Of the Cam
brai road we captured the remainder
of the village Of Trescauf and at
night gained the greater part Of the
wood.
THE Scarpe attack was over a wide
'front.'
London hailed Haig's report as IL
dicative of resumption of the general
British offensive. While there has
been no abatement in the pressure
around Lens and on the Cambrai-St.
Quentin line during the past week,
nevertheless it was felt here that the
Franco British strategical plans con
templated alternate smashes in force
between the Haig and Nivelle armies. !
While the French army was making
Its terrific assault on the scissors
Auberive front, the British seized
the time to consolidate the positions |
they won in the first spashing drive |
and during the week have more or |
less confined their offensive to |
drives suddenly executed at
scattered points.
Now, however, according to military |
experts belief the British army has |
started Its concerted, all-along-the.
front offensive, forcing Hindenburg to |
his reserves in opposi- |
ton and permitting the French in |
turn to consolidate their positions, |
bring up more guns and get breath |
ing spell.
The thrust along the Scarpe was |
regarded as new development III |
the allied offensive. Haig is now
out with powerful force to: I
ward Douai. Today's statement did |
not definitely locate exactly where |
Haig's blow on both banks of the
5carpe was delivered, but it was prob |
ably near Fampoux. Fampoux l..
about eight miles southwest of Douai. |
"a drive in this direction is not
only menace at Douai, but 1t Is part |
Of the general enveloping scheme |
around Lens. Sundays official state. |
nents indicated tightening OF the
moose around this coal city by al |
lacks delivered by the British near
Loos-to the north of Lens. The !
Scarpe offensive is to the south, nine |
miles from the city.
Further indication that Haigs
forces on all the British front are |
starting in. motion in concerted Of !
fensive was seen in the official report |
Of gains on the Bapaume- Cambria |
road Havrin court wood Is now prac- !
.ically surrounded by the British |
forces. Trescault itself is bare
,iolf rpi1oc defiant from