The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-13
HUNS DENT THE
FLANDERS Line
Germans Extend Big Battle
North to the Ypres-Comines
Canal.
BRITISH RECAPTURE GIVENCHY
Enemy Forces Way Into the T2Yn
Which Is Later Retaken by Haie5
Men-French Stop Advance
of the Foe.

London, April II. = American re-
endorsements have appeared in the
British battle zone, says dispatch to
Reuters. Their presence should soon
be felt, the correspondent says.
London, April lin their new at
tack on the front north Of the Somme
battlefield the German forced their
way into Givenchy, but the British re-
captured the town, the war office an
nounces
Fierce fighting continued during the
night on the front north Of La Bassee
canal. The British troops are stand
ing on the line of the Rivers Lave
and Lys and are engaged In heavy
fighting with the Germans at the river
| crossings at Estaires and Bac St.
| Maur. saAR
A German advance of four miles
Is indicated in the report Of fighting
at the river crossing at Estaires.
Huns Extend Attack.
The German front of attack is ex-
tending. Early In the morning bonn
bardment was begun on the British po-
| sitions from the Armentieres region as
far north as the Ypres-C Confines canal
On the southern part of this front in
| fantry fighting Is reported to have be-
gun. The announcement follows:
ION the front north Of La Bassee
canal fierce fighting continued during
the night. Our troops are holding the
line Of the Rivers Lave and Lys and
are heavily engaged with the enemy
at the river crossings at Estaires and
Bac st. Maur.
British Retake Givenchy.
ION the southern flank of attack
Givenchy, into which the enemy at one
time forced his way, was recaptured
later in the day by a successful coun-
ter-attack by the Fifty-fifth division,
which took $50 prisoners in this area.
Early this morning the enemy opened
a heavy bombardment of our positions
east and north of Armentieres as far
as the Ypres-Comines canal. Fight
Ing Is reported to have commenced on
the southern portion Of this front.
ION the British front south of the
Somme there was local fighting yester-
day evening at certain points, without
changing the situation.
Dent In British Line.
The text Of the statement received
from General Haig Tuesday night
reads:
after an intense bombardment of
our positions from La Bassee canal to
the neighborhood Of Armentieres,
strong hostile forces attacked the Brit
ish and Portuguese troops holding this
sector of our front.
Favored by thick mist, which
made observation impossible, the enc
my succeeded in forcing his way into
the allies positions In the neighbor-
hood Of Neuve Chapelle, Fauquissart
and Cardonnere farm.
after heavy fighting lasting
throughout the day the enemy sue
ceeded In forcing back the Portuguese
troops in the center and the British
troops on the TANKS of the line Of the
River Lys, between Estaires and Bac
st. Maur.
Severe Fighting Continues.
1--WE held our positions on both
banks about Givenchy and Fleurbaix.
At both these latter places there was
heavy fighting. but the enemy was re-
pulsed.
"Richelburg-St, Vast and Laventie
have been taken by the enemy. Severe
| fighting is continuing on the whole of
| this front
"South Of Arras only minor engage
ments, in which were secured q few
prisoners, have taken place during the
day on the British front"
French Lines Hold.
Paris, April Herman troops de-
livered a heavy attack on the French
lines near Hangard-en-Santerre, which
was met by French counter-attack
preventing the Germans from gaining
any advantage, the war office an.
! nounces, West Of Castel and west OF
Noyon, German efforts to advance fail
| ed.
The civilian population of the city of
| Arras has been removed For more
than three years the city, before the
war place Of some 25,0O0 inhabitants
held out under almost continuous bonn.
bardments by the enemy's big guns. II
is situated on the Scarpe just behind
the northern end Of the main battle
| front.
A city employee, who was charged
with the care Of the municipal archives
and was unscathed during the three
years Of bombardment, was killed by
| shell just as he was leaving the town
after the archives had been removed.
|
Canadian Bank Robbed Of $4,000,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April IL
| An unmasked bandit held up a branch
bank Of the Canadian Bank of Com
merce here and escaped with between
$1,000 and $4,000.