The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-15

London April lathe battle OF ArmentlereS, began
FIVE days ago battle of Baeul For posses
that vital rail head of the gates to Dunkrk and
Calais terrific fighting has been in progress all day and was
still in full swing darkness fell
THE British line is holding everywhere was the latest
official and unofficial from the Flanders this
evening But every dispatch admits the situation is still
tremely precarious.
Baleul is admittedly menaced by German turning move
ment for the Teutons have reached the town Meeren
and half miles slightly to the southwest and the
time launching vigorous attacks almost straight line
between Baleu and Neuve Egse the pivot of the Messnes
ridge defense
The battle the Meeren Neuve Egse line began yester
day when the Germans swung the momentum of their
slaughts the southwest of Baeu with the object of
ing that They repulsed in their initial
brought up forces and manfesty
mined to push their drive here to the utmost knowing that
with Baleu the whole British front between Messnes and
Ypres would become untenabs
The Meeren Neuve Egse front where this crucial
is now raging is only about six miles in extent
At Neuve Egise the Germans irving cut through be-
hind Messnes ridge and bag the whole British force defending
that great natural baston.
The significance of this the fact that the
Germans have turned straight norhward from their original
due western direction They making ttantc to
accomplish what they failed achieve Amens Arras
to cut behind an entire British army.
But British resistance has wonderfully stifened since Haic
issued his famous fight to the last order Reserves
appear have arrived in the critical moment and to have
hand the defense The Germans have been tterly
unable to advance against the British right flank between
Gvench and Bethune and in the north between Neuve Ege
and Holebecke they have stonewa which they
trying to turn.
DISPATCHES from the front again emphasize the terrible
CoSt vi paying MS SO lar vain eHOtS
break through from the southwest is the time
senting to Hazebrouck another important rail head
indeed destined the immediate obec
tive if Baileul should fall
For Hazebrouck almost indispensable British COM
muncation system feeding and supplying the British northern
army between Ypres and the 1t only thirty five miles
southeast OF Calais and connected with that by double
track system. s
At last accounts the Germans trying desperately 10
invest the little town of Merris little less than six miles south
east of Hazebrouck Meteren which the left of German
army attacking Baileu is trying to capture lies miles
slightly to the northeast of Hazebrouck.
PERSHING REPORTS TEN KILLED FOUR MISSING
Washington April IA General Pershing reported to The
department tonight casualty list of seventy ten *
them killed. fortytwo wounded and four missing
action Of the others three died of wounds
from accident from other and three correo
tons made The list follows Ss
Killed in action Lieutenant John Calvin, Corporate
Matthew L. Buchanan, Henry Caron, John McDermoft
Joseph Snyder Privates Thomas Berube Loduwico
Leonard l. Dalton, Stanley Fosey, James r. Linton
Died Of wounds Lieutenant Edmond Patton Glover, FRI
vee Howard p Fitzgerald Private Charles Al Matthias
Missing in action Captain J. Hardesty Lieutanants
John Abbott Harold A. Goodrich Private Louis IpGto