The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
FOCH WILL NOT
BE DRAWN into
ANY FALSE MOVE
GERMANS CAPTURE TWO
VILLAGES FROM FRENCH
Berlin Also Claims Fourteen
Hundred Prisoners Have
Been Taken.

The second phase Of the great bsttte
Along the Somnte. which the Germans
began on Thursday last, has died do~n.
It lasted less than three days and the
nghting has resolved ITSELF into more
or less iSolated engagements. In which
>he French and British allies have more
than held their own.
The attention Of the+GSrmaos for the
present is mainly directed at the lower
end OF the battle zone. which apparenef5
they are attempting TO enlarge for tina
purpose OF. getting elbow room in which
10 move their vast number OF troops
sidins Hix 1izre.
Meanwhile General Foch. the COM
mandcr-iu-chiet OF the allies. is biding
his time. meeting the German assaults
with powerful resistance and here anu
.hrrs conforming his lines to the me-
ceSsitiaS nt uhr battle. /. is confidently
stated az Paris that toch will not b.
drawn in:n any false Inove-where each
move IS Of such vital importanct-oue
will strike with his reserves al the mo-
men, chosen by him.
There may b" some Significance III
the report that the German emperor
after :, conference on the WESTERN front
on Saturday with his. chiefs. Won Hin
deubury and Lndendnrff. intends t'
proceed 20 tsumaIiia. At the outset IL
tho great German offensive. when I
was sweeping the allied forces before
il. notwithstanding their tenacious re-
sistance, Emperor Wilhelm. it was an
nounced officially from Berlin. was in
supreme command. That announcement
n, the time was evidence THAI the en-
,reror expected l. complete and decisive
Iirtory Since then. however. brlusn
an3 French reinforcements have come
up.
Sharp Local Fighting.
Th. British on Sunday engaged N
sharp local fighting at various points
and repulsed German counter-ottacks
They also drove off by artillery hre t~o
German attacks launched in the neiSc'
borhood OF Bucquoy.
West of Eoyon. German detachment
which had gained a foothoid IN tue
French MnSs was forced out oE coth-
ter-attacx. Another attack al 1'FlesneS
was repulsed. but the German ettore~
along the Disc 70 enlarge their pI''
viouS gains were, continued In Inc seGtos
h>-wcsn Chauncy and BarisTs her'
49, t.-anch commander deemed 1t ad
,isable TO withdraw 70 positions pre-
y,ouslv prepared and these arc being
held strongly.
Villages Taken
Tho Germans apparently nave oee'
o,ite successful in their operations N
This sector and have pushed down SOU
from Chauny and Harisis. captur1ns ln'
villages OF Pierrenlande and Foie'n
bray, the latter lying on the $ou'her,
m,tskirts OF tho lower Coucy wooo
They report also the capture OF l.49'
prisoners and heavy French losses.
The official communication IRON
German headquarters deals with th'
events Of Saturday. when strong brulst
infantry forces stormed the German
Dositions around Eeaumon'-Hamel aht
Albert. and French divisions fouen
,,n from other fronts" attacked the Ger
mans on the western bank OF the -tfre
These engagements. according 10 ce
lin. resulted in failure for the aIlies:
On the other hand. Field Marsha
Ha;r reports that German attack oi
the British lines opposite Albert sa,
urdav, was repulse6. and that 6r''lsI
,.oun,er-altacks in Areluy wood p1acI'
IN. British in positions formerly het'
by them.
Feeling of Confidence
rAEIS. April I.--Th" German a'GlcF
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