The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-16

tie ground Of the early days Of the war
in front af Lille.
Here on Il front "f 16.hAh Yards
stretching from Arncnticr'% IN The La
I3asscr canal III. segment held by III"
Portuguese troops Tl;Lnk"d on either
side by British divisions WAS penetrated
after an inlrnSc bombardm"ni.
The hostile attack WAS favored ny
n thick mist and in spit" Of the ia"t
that the British fought tcnarinuSlN th"E
were compelled To give ground alter thc
pOrtuClIcSu positions had been broken
through and have since retired. abandon
ing Arnlcnii"rrS and other points.
''On tn" first day of tn" assault tho
enemy was able To penetrate I" Il depth
OF from IA Ia 1 mills IN front OF II
miles.
"nn tho second day the front nf a.ta''k
was extended 10 20 miles. Will" In" I'M
rctus Of the offensive WAS considerably
slowed down and only able {" reach u
maximum additional depth &c "a miles.
The front Of attack has since been fur
,hrr extended and tn" british HAY" bern
forced IL abandon positions I" IN" NORTH
and south Of tn" l.yS and west az Lave.
The enemy has mad" Roadway along
the La HaSSrc canal Ia within Tho I'M
mediate, vicinity Of f"ihuur while other
points northwest Of thu city of conSld-
crablc tactical importanc" have fallen
into the hands If the cn"uy.
The ,nrruy finds himself within 40
miles Of talalSr. The main line CONNECT
ions to channel ports radiant" vertically
from this hnlll" front and thus ihrliItaic
tn" German advance.
"If tn" enemy can muster tn" driving
power Il" will. in all probability. con-
,inuc his assaults. hoping that by an
'cnvrlnpinr attack on an uhlI1uc front
To- us" tn" classic rru"sian definition.
he may >r"r" Il completes anuihIlnu"n
! Victory.
"'rhrr.. las l"."n loss activity along
! til" southern flank Of tn" l'unrdT salient.
Her" IN" line taken oyer Ivy TIN tr"n'h
i$ now fully consolidated After th.
; hlundy BATTLES which haV" h""u raging
! in IN" area between MoutdrlI"r ana
! N"yun. tn" enemy fearing II counter at
, tack along this flank "f their n"w deep
: Is curved SHi"nI. struck repeated blows
| to give themselves elbow rom. south of
! tho piS..
| ''rhr iirrrntuS 10y stubborn and costly
| driven their units. were able /" t"r"" the
; French GU, "f the triangular area form
! rd by III" disc. III" Albeit" and IN" ola
line stretching from La Fer" To AnIzH l.>
+ r'hHI"au.
! "uu an approximate /" mil" trent the
{ errmy advanced /" Il depth ranging from
: three "a sin miles. The French ""tl"S'-
, .d every font Of thu ground. W'rr able
. l., "l III :hc rnrm!'S onslaught and car
. ~ uut thu. carefully arranged plan Tor
, lac occupation IF thu lin" which lh"y
| uuw held south Of .NilrttC.
! "'rh" German higher command AIS"
! made d"Spcratr attempts In enlarge lis
| gains in the area stretching from Mont
! didIrr Ia Nnynn and inprnv" III" position
III Tins virIniIy but they w"r" every
| where r"pulStd by tn" French. VIII" hold
firm along TIM: Important sector.
! "Nnrih q: tho SrmIn" tn" l'r'iiSh re-
established their In" in tn" .tN"luH wood
| and took Il number "i prisoners.
Later in tho week. very h"HEy bonn
! harfirruiS Developed in tn" r"Ei"n ra$;
81 '<rynn and north If M"nt"hidi>r.
I'm ih, %"rtnrS whcr" oar OWN forces
! fighting runSid" rabbi Hrtl"itN pr"Nall'd
! tftrr. prnir;t"t",i rrni"rti"u TIA" Ger
mans launched an attack aGAiuSi "ur
! rnSiriuriS n"rthw"et ,f T"ul. tif Hrlil-
I.ry WA alb" In diSp.'rS" tn" assault
| InS columns and checked tn" attack t''
iurc our lines were reuchcd. our Gw1