The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-30
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Significance Attached 10 Trench
ing Operations North Is II
~E of Albert : ~, ..%':,, 4
ESTABLISHING NEW LINES d
Activity May Presage Another
Plunge l'|, Into Territory I. .='.> \.
H.. of Entente ,asa, ~,
ASSOCIATED PREsS.)t

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The Germans last night. renewed
their powerful attacks In the Moutdt.
dier region, whore their wedge hfd
been pushed furthest toward Parai,
and ! great battle IS raging alonSs'a
35 mile front on both sides Of .t6ssanr
lient@ which has Montdidier % Ats
point. The French, backed. UP .by
powerful reserves are offering 4 des,
perate resistance to the GERMAN
blow. '''" ''''",. ~ -, ~ ':>.:t s>.s's
Apparently, the French line shss
been, forced back slightly on the north:
ern edge of this front. as the Patts
report OF the battle mentions, tho
town OF Moreuil rs forming Z ,paM0f
the line here /: This. place ,isx shout
eleven; miles southeast Of .Amieqs,s ,a.5'
On the southerly side OF: the ta1ieat,
the battle rs, ragings to q soi1tshh-
yond Lassigny, which lies some folf.
teen miles east Of MontdtdiSf. NAsf4
Is no indication'of any chang 6aGfonk
This part 'of. the front. ~ ~ sty ~ ~ sstt
Only One Advance, u u. :, :, !, !. y. J,
To the north along the BsItish frat
the situation is virtually. unch
At only one point, Just about N1S
the French and Prttish lines 3oin.s
the Germans make any 9advapce, Dy
ing "a short distance up,sfhes ko1H
Amiens road in. the direction n0t ~
latter place, and occupying tn s;f5l
lage of tlMezieres, and, the hamlet .J6f
Maison Blanche. just to- the nQr4ASS
Heavy attacks on Deumin, 3 slhtb
further north were beaten off. 4 To th1
north of the Somme there was only TO-
cal. fighting. ....,s ~. =, n. .a.hiI11
90 Huns Digging In. "a. ~. .
The report: that the Germane ate
digging themselves in tbetweea Th1ar-
val and La Boiselle In the region north
Of Albert, may be significant. j.:-.sy;;r%.
The possibility suggests itself. that
foiled. in their, attempt to; drive q.
wedge between the French; and; British
armies OF affect a break in the. Allied
lines, the Germans may be making m
attmpt TO reestablish. theit trench
lines, on the basis OF their present ia.
vance. either for defensive purposes
or for another plunge into entente ter
ritory. ...>.} }r., ~. r-..$, ~ e
The line Of reported entrenchment
however, is only a little more than
three miles in length, and at present
the move Is most likely to be, Judged
as local measure for the protection
Of the town Of Albert. - @ s1s
... Hard Fighting .,,s. ~.
There. was hard fighting on both
sides of the Scarpe. To the north
the most desperate conflict;was waged
about Rouex. which was the scene
OF sanguinary struggles last year,,
The Germans succeeded In forcing
the British to withdraw from this
place. North of Gavrelle the enemy
tried to push the British back on
Bailleul, but were repulsed By With.
ering machine gun fire. South OF
the river the most bitter fighting was
about Telegraph hill. which changed
hands several times. .a.t -
). Marvellous Artillery Work
Below the Somme, British artillery
have been dong marvellous woFk N
getting the guns back. during tha
withdrawal. One battery OF heayies
was cut. OFF and lost for three days.
Although often surrounded, the men
worked their way out to the. British.
lines with all the guns, 2. ~,
On high ground near Albert. $here
are five machine gunners who aIe cut
off. 600 yards in front Of. their own.
infantry, but who are still doing 1rsat
execution among the enemy. Tanks
also have been doing small but linz
portant work. They have been tray.
cling In pairs, stemming the advance
and making prisoners. /; ~
The sector Of the long battle. front
lying south of the river Somnne con.
tinued today to be the crucial zone
of the conflict, the Germans foll0wihg
up their small gains Of yesterday III
their northwestward drive toward
Amiens, were pressing the attack Wig.
orously. ts@ ,15,s 81