The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-26
Heavy Attack Made Against Yam
KEGS at Seicheprey.
HUNS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES
Teuton Forces Cross "No Mans Land"
in Three Waves and Are Moved
Down by Machine Gun and
Rifle Fire-Berlin Says
1873 Prisoners and IS
Guns Were Cap
&tyed.

Washington, April 23.-The battle of
Seicheprey, where the American SOL
diers met the ASSAULTS of the German
shock troops, was victory for our
forces, but cost us the heaviest casual
ties since we enteSSd the war.
In dispatch to the war department
General Pershing indicates our losses
were more than 200, and we accounted
for between 800 and 400 Germans
killed, wounded and prisoners. How
ever, press dispatches say 800 German
dead were left on the field
Americans Win Battle.
Paris, April 22.-The French lines
north Of Seicheprey, where the Ger
mans began a heavy attack against
French and Americans have been COM
pletely re-established according to the
war office announcement.
Berlin Claims 1873 Prisoners.
Berlin, April 22.-The capture of 1873
American prisoners and % machine
guns by the Germans is claimed in the
official report from headquarters. The
German stOrIa troops, it also Is de-
clared, advanced to a depth of two
kilOmeters (abOut a mile and a quar-
teri into the American lines at Seiche-
prey. The Americans. the statement
adds, Sustained heavy losses.
Fight for Every Inch.
With the American Army in France,
April 22.-German forces which at
tackled The American positions west of
the Renners forest. northwest Of Toul.
came across No Mans Land In
three waves. They had been special
ly trained for this operation.
The Americans, although greatly
outnumbered, fought for every inch
of the way, giving ground slowly and
pouring a deadly machine gun, rifle
and automatic fire into the advancing
enemy.
The German barrage began just be-
fore sunrise after heavy lombard
ment on the American front and rear
position in the course of the night.
In an attempt to put the American
batteries out of action the Germans
used an unusually large number of
gas shells, but the American artillery
replied vigorously. hurting hundreds
of shells across the Teuton lines
A counter-barrage set down by the
Americans caught the advancing Ger
mans and killed number of them
before they had an opportunity to
reach the American trenches.
British HaIf Attack
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 Birth Army in France,
April 2O.-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.
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 repulsed after the enemy had cap
tured one of the British advanced
posts.
italians Now in France.
Washington. April 20.-Itaiian regi-
ments already are ia France and form
the right wing of the allied armies.
the Italian embassy announced today.