Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-01
BRITISH RETAKE
TOWN AND 600
HUN PRISONERS
Australian and English Troops
Drive Germans From viIIers-
Bretonneux.
FRENCH FIGHT IN HANGARD
One Hundred and Twenty-Eight
Wounded American Soldiers, Who
Helped Allies in Stemming
Teuton Drive, Have Ar
rived at Hospital.

Teuton Drive, Have Ar
rived at Hospital.
London, April 26.-Australian and
English troops have recaptured Viii
lers- Bretonneux and taken more than
900 prisoners in that region, Field
Marshal Haig reports from headquar-
tiers.
Farther to the north, on line fr'lNi
Bailleul to Wytschaete, there has been
very heavy fighting and the allied
troops were obliged to withdraw from
their positions.
British Fight Six Divisions.
A Reuter- dispatch from British
headquarters says that six German d.
visions (more than 1900 men) deliv-
cred the attack on the Bailleul-Meter-
en-Wytschaete front.
The same correspondent says ru-
NOR that the Germans have reached
the crest of Mont KENNEL has not
been confirmed.
Hangard, on the French front, was
in German hands at last accounts.
1873 U. S. Men Wounded.
Paris, April 26.-American soldiers
wounded in the great battle which now
is being waged are already arriving at
the rear. American wounded and sick
to the number of 1913 have reached hos
pital %. They are from units en-.
gagged in fighting side by side with
French and British in stemming the
German advance.
Hospital % is one of the new insti-
tutions established behind the line as
it stood after the allies stopped the
recent German drive in Picardy.
Yankees Fight Near Hangard.
Washington. April 26.-American
troops are believed to be engaged in
the fighting around Hangard. The
juncture of the French and British
lines apparently is somewhere be
tween Hangard and Villers-Breton-
neux, which lie just north of the River
Luce and cover two of the great high
ways along which the German advance
toward Amiens is directed
If American troops are being used
to support and Stiffen the line at this
juncture there is every reason to be-
lieve that they have already been
heavily engaged.
British Official Statement.
London, April 26.-The war office
issued the following statement; The
French and British positions from
north of Bailleul to east of Wyt-
schaete have been heavily attacked
all day. There was fighting of great
severity on the whole of this front
particularly in the neighborhood OF
Dranoutre, KENNEL and Vierstraat.
I'm the course of repeated attacks
and counter-attacks the allied troops
have been compelled to withdraw from
the positions they held in the morn
ing, and the fighting continues.
South of the SOmme several cOun-
ter-attacks launched by Australian
and English troops at night against
the positions gained by the enemy On
Wednesday in and around Villers-
Bretonneaux carried our line onward
to within a short distance of our for
mer front and resulted in the capture
of more than 600 prisoners. The viii
lage now is in our hands.
Heavy fighting took place all night
in and around Villers-Bretonneaux
and still continues. Our troops re-
gained ground by counter-attacks and
have taken a number of prisoners.
The fighting on the whole of this
front was most severe and heavy cas-
ualties were inflicted on the enemy by
artillery, infantry and tanks.
North of the rs-Bretonneaux-
st. Quentin road the enemy three
times attacked our positions, and on
each occasion was repulsed with loss.
During this fighting The enemy made
use of few tanks.
The enemy also attacked French
positions northeast of Bailleul and
was repulsed. The fighting continues
In this sector on a wide front.
"a raid attempted by the enemy
during the night in the neighborhood
of Bucquoy was repulsed."
French Official Statement.
Paris, April 26.-The war office is
sued the following statement: THE
battle continued with violence around
the village of Hangard, on which the
Germans concentrated their efforts
during the night. French troops re-
sisted yaliantly and counter-attacked
several times with success The viii
lage was lost. then retaken by the
French and finally remained in the
hands of the Germans at the cost of
heavy losses.
The French are holding the imme-
date outskirts of Hangard and the
Germans have not been able to de-
bouch from the town in spite of re-
peated efforts.
"On the both banks of the Avre
the artillery fighting continues with
violence.
The French made several success
full raids. especially west of Lassigny,
south of COucy lie Chateau and in Lor>
raine. We took a certain number Of
prisoners"