Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-15
Important StrateglcaI
Point Center OF
Fierce Battle
HAIG ARMY HOLDING
Heavy Blows Repulsed;
Pressure on French
Front is Slack
Ry Associated Press.

LONDON. April ii.--rhc Ger
mans continue their powerful a.
tRcks against the British lime In
FLANDERS. The town Of NcuNc
Egil-c, an important startcgicai
polnt, which has changed hands sew
crnl times. remains In possession Of
tho British. Field Marshal Haig's re-
port tonight says.
The statement follows:
AT The close of many hours ot
obstinate fighting during the night
and agnin this morning aboH Ncuc
Egl-C, our troops remained lp pos
session ur the village. The cncmNs
attacks In this sector have been
pressed with great determination ana
his losses throughout have been
heavy. TWlay Ihc enemy rcmr"ed
his attempts to gain possession oi
the village and the fighting con
, tinuCs.
AN attack commenced by the
enemy early In the morning In the
ncighborhuod Of BRillcui was re
pulsed by our troops and nnothcr
hostile attack which developed later
In the morning In the ncighborhood
of MCrris was equally upsuCcc~sIul.
During the morning hostile IN
fantry also attempted an attack
north OF Mcrvile, but was caught
and dispersed by our artillery. The
hostile artillery has been more ac-
tive today IN the neIghborhood OF
Albert.
"On tho remainder Of tho British !
front there was nothing Of special
interest
PARIS Aprn 1.-THE war Of |
t', communication tonight says
The day was marked only by |
reciprocal bombardments at various |
points aiong the front, there was no |
luianry action.
EAslnFr thcatGr. Nprl 10. our
H'''l''y WAS active along the whole |
Hohi successfully carving out |
mtlhodical fires OF distraction
against tho enemy batteries and or
Eth<alous In the course OF the
aerial fighting during the d,y two
enemy alrplancs we're forced ia
make a landing
PARIS, April 1.-the entire al
holding firm 10
Nowhere have thc Germans to.,
able notwithstandine the great run,
hers Of men hurled against 4, 49,
pecialy that portion I'm Flspd.r.
where the British are holding for,h
To gain an inch OF ground Fisid
Marshal Haig's order that no p,,rn
ground be coded is rigidly hetn,
complied with, as Is attestcd nv thn
thousands OF German dead nov Iy
ing before the British nosi,t,S.
southwest Of Ypres. where il ia tba
ambition of the high German con,
mand to break through and epveIor
Field Marshal Haig's forces and gain
an open highway toward the English
channel '''''
Northwest of st Mihlel. the Ar,or
lcan troops have been compelled 10
Withstand series Of persistent as
saultS' second IN intensity only TO
against the British In Fiunders "'t,S ms
the honors at the end rested ,,'i,t,
the Americans who mot the IN" -,
every style Of fighting hc offora,1
@hu dcchiNcly dTJ+#tcd him
Along tho front held De, 90,
$50 sun lay we saw nothing -,
bon'ha Importance than rectnr,,..i
10 uhchts on Narioug so,t.,.i
t, ruoops or both sides ron,,,,,,,.s,,, y,
'nr'r trenches. Likewisc Y'5I''i,F
49, "'F guns were doing mos, 80 NY ny
60. '. although at seyc,sI w l!e
opi l patrols attempted to ru'I,ls
ce-. 'S'ohS' put met with no sue,
N'pulscd E,crywherc
Arr.,,,.lN' Eglisc. nortbvcs, -,
ar. .'''"s where tho Co.. OF
boz , "ring 10 drive tboi, ,.'iis W
N..., 10 order 10 nr,,,aN
ru n...s o.. heaviest fighting bas aLN rah
and e.,. iouEhout Saturdav rT.f,
srntto .I.l battles Of the most -
wr.. u-' .l'r took place the o.,
ln'. N. .E thousands OF mo,
tho. u...,..' 'i'h notwithstanding
Severn. t. 10 Killed or woundog |
hands. Ey, "a, he village changed
ish .,,ra ..r, l''t reports the Rr,
G,r... '.rIously under rord una
''#Hurhts ''Peated
f-... along tho eIsb,
O.. The Gorp,a,. 30 ulllo
ga.. .rr a., .Hrh between Vulyynrk
u.' ..H ..'ren have the C;cr,,,'I.
Tho .r.. timing but ropulse and and
"'.uurt W. nave paid for Their
la. I... W 'rchk the Hritiah it,
have "a. enormous on 40 e, H,le,
~. .,... uo heen able To s,Irr',,.otI ',ot
thr ...'"all OF the defense ~ ana ,io1nt
D.. ,'ni at least thero .an' S'u' tor
fh. cation for tho hon. w - 70
b. 40 ttln t,. In tho i'd. OF The hat,it ,n9t
rr.sopoorrg. or.'nts captured from Ger,r,o
tre rr... show conclusiveIv an ,haa
MAJ , v'l new offensive OF tho Sn tna'
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