Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-04-25
BRITISH HALT
NEW HUN DRIVE;
FRENCH ADVANCE
Germans Hurl Ten Divisions
Against Haig's Troops.
ITALIANS SENT TO FRANCE
Enemy Making Furious Attack Be-
tween Givenchy-Les-le-Ba ssee and
st. Venant in Attempt to
Cross Canal.

London, April 22.-German troops
made an attempt to push their way
through the British lines northeast of
Ypres, on the northern battle front.
The advancing troops were stopped
by the fire of the British artillery,
says the war office statement.
On the remainder of the British
front there were minor operations.
Enemy Exhausted by Attacks.
With the Briti~h Army in France,
April 20.-Exhausted by the failure OF
Thursdays heavy attacks on the Gil
venchy-Le Bassee canal front, the
Germans made no further moves dur
ing the night, and on the greater part
of the Flanders battle front quiet pre-
vailed Friday morning. The British
re-established their line west OF Ro-
becq, on the southwesterly part of the
Lys battle front field by recapturing
ground at Rick du Vinage farm Thurs
day afternoon.
100000 Huns in Trap?
Ottawa, Ont, April 23.-That 1,500,-
600 German soldiers are cut off from
rations and starving in the big drive
is reported in Reuter- dispatch. 1t
reads: "All the enemy's Onslaughts
hitherto have failed to attain their OBJ
ject, owing to the impossibility of u.s.
ing reserves, and resulted in the bot
thing up of 100000 men in the tr1-
angle of HazebrOuck, Amiens and
Noyon. These troops, originally sup
piled with weeks ratiOns, are .vir-
tually starving in q devastated region,
which is difficult to revictual, as the
ground is marshy and pitted with shell
holes constantly under fire."
British Advance Lines.
London, April 23.-The British adj
vanced their lines slightly in local OPP
erations on both Of the principal bat
tie fronts, the war office announces.
Gains were made near Villers-Bre-
tOnneuX and Albert, on the SOmme
front, and Robecq, at the tip of the
Flanders salient.
A strong local attack by the Ger
mans on the front north of Albert
was reDulsed after the enemy had cap
>tured one of the British advanced
posts.
British Stop Attacks.
London, April 2O.-The Germans
were completely repulsed in the attack
they launched around Givenchy on the
southern side of the Lys battle front,
the war office announced. The as
saults ceased after heavy losses, the
enemy having only been able to secure
a limited footing at one or two points
of more advanced British positions.
Six different German divisions, it
has been determined, were engaged IN
the unsuccessful attack in the Given
chy-St. Venant sector.
Enemy Attacks Broken UP.
The enemy launched further attacks
south of KENNEL. These were broken
up by the British artillery and machine
gun fire.
Enemy attacks on the British lines
in the northern part of the Lys battle
area south of KENNEL were success
lufly repulsed, the war office an
nounced.
There was no change in the situa-
ton along the entire British front dur
ing the night, which passed in COM
parative quiet with the exception OF
activity by the artillery on both sides.
In minor enterprises at various
points during the night the British cap
tured a few prisoners and some ma
chine guns.
italians Now in France.
Washington, April 2O.-Italian regi-
ments already are in France and form
the right wing of the allied armies,
the italian embassy announced today.
The italian force on the west front
will be approximately 100000 men, ac-
cording to a member of the Italian
high war commission here. According
to one high officer, large units Of Ital-
ian troops are now at the disposal of
General Fochs, constituting part Of the
allied army of maneuver."