Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-26
.NONSTERTANKS IN DEATH GRIPS DURING BATTLE
Sensational Struggle Between Huge Armored Craft Finds British Victorious; Enemy Forces Driven Back.
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WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN RANCE, April 9 tBy The Associated Press) Success in the southern sec tor of the battle front and long fierce struggle in the north have fallen to the lot of the allied army in the contest for vital positions which the Germans have been trying at a heavy cost of life to secure. The latest in formation from the south is that Vil- lers-BretOnneuX apparently has been retaken as a result of brilliant Brit ish counter attack. and not only has the town been virtually cleared of the enemy. but a large portion of the or iginal positions north and south of it have been reclaimed. German dead are heaped about the unhappy town and some 700 prisoners are in British camps.
 In the north. Mont Kemmel has been attacked desperately va great force of German troops especially trained for mountain warfare The attempt on Mont Kemmel is another move in the German obvious scheme to get control of chain of hills running east to west in this sector and includ- ing such, elevations as Wyschaete, Kemmel. Scherpenberg. Mont Rouge, -yiisisne and Monf Des,atg .Th'7 pretentious program has as its ob- ject the forcing of the allies to pull back their lines to the north still farther.
 The northern attack this morning was along a front extending from Wytschaete nearly to Bailleul and it was carried out by at least four and perhaps six. German divisions.
 The brunt Of the assault came against the French who were defend ing Kennel. which was the enemy's goal At ? o'clock this morning the German artillery opened a heavy bom- bardment on Kemmel and the 5ur- rounding country with gas shells. and for more than an hour maintained a deluge of these poison bearing mis- siles. Between and o'clock the German hillmen rushed forward Snd attacked the positions protesting Rem mel hill. At the same time they began pushing further to the south in order to furnish a protecting flank for the main operation
 Reach Crest of Hill
 Hard fighting developed immediate ly The Germans pushed on up the slopes. and it is reported that at enc time some of the attachments even made their way to the crest of the hill. but this afternon it was an nounced that it still was in possession Of the allies
 The story from llers-BretOnneuX was most cheerful. To recapitulatiOu the Germans began their attack on Vii. lers- s-BTetonneux about o'clock yes terday morning after a heavy bonn bardment including great quantities of gas shells. which forced the Brit ish to pull out of parts of the town and hold it lightly. Heavy mists were hanging over the whole region. and. under cover of this. the Germans ad- vanced. supported by five bulky and heavy armOred tanks
 Simultaneously with their attack at Villers-Bretonneux the Germans al so began operations 10 the south against the French and north of the River Somme At Sailley-Le-Sec and Vaire several attacks were repulsed during the early hours. The first drive against $ers-pretOnneuX was made with two divisions and this was thrown back The Germans imme- diately put two fresh divisions into line and again surged forward.
 Attack During Night
 By noon the Germans had swung a salient about 5000 yards wide and 1000 yards deep about Viuers- Breton neuN and were holding the town strongly This they continued to do until ten o'clock last night when the British delivered a surprise counter attack.
 According tc prisoners the enemy had no expectation of further trouble from the British and were sitting snuglv in their new position when the storm broke.
 At the appointed hour the British lunners put down a sharp barrage and the British infantry drove forward The attack was made from the south west and northwest On VHlers- Ere tCnneux and the two forces drove in toward the eastern part Of the town in convercin movement. As a result the British have bottled m the town.
 The British infantry immediately rushed the town and heavy hand-to-