The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-13
GERMAN DRIVE
LOSING FORCE
IN REGION OF
ARmENT|ERES
Americans, Displaying Vigor-.
Gus Resistance, and French
Beat Off Huns from One
Point Where Footing Was
Obtained.
BRITISH LINE HOLDS
OBy Associated Pressl

(By Associated PressD
PARIS, April 13.-The city Of Rheims
is in flames. The French are attempt
ing to limit the burning area under q
heavy bombardment.
(By Associated Press)
Indications that the German drive
in the Armentieres region is losing
some of its force are contained In to-
days official news from the battle
line.
simultaneously American help is
counting strongly in the holding Of
the Franco-Belgium front at other
points, notably in the region east of.
st. Mihiel where American troops
have again given a splendid account
Of themselves in hard fighting in
Aprenmmont forest
The Germans last night returned to
the attack on the French positions in
Brullwood in the Apremont region,
where French and American troops
repulsed German thrust. The
Americans once more displayed q Wig
orous resistance and in conjunction
with the French beat off the Germans
throwing them out by a counterat-
tack from the one point where an en-
envy footing was obtained.
In the Flanders fighting the Ger
mans apparently are making their
strongest effort in their drive for
Bailleul, the important railway point
northwest Of Armentieres, feeding the
Messines ridges section.
Two Attacks RepuIsed.
Elsewhere the. British successes
were Of positive nature. They stop
ped the attempt Of the Germans to
advance west Of MerviIle. where the
railway base Of Hazebrouck is the OBJ
jective, repulsing an enemy attack.
Likewise they held up the enemy in
his southwesterly push for Bethune.
checking him at LOGON, three miles
north of Bethune. where two heavy
attacks we're beaten off.
Meanwhile the southeriy anchorage
Of the British line was being strongly
held just to the north Of Givenchy,
where the British not only maintain
ed themselves but advanced their
lines slightly near Festhubert captur-
ing an important enemy post.
Allied successes were also scored
on the Somme battle front, the
French and British in an united at
tack near the river Luce southeast OF
Amiens where their lines Join. driv-
ing the Germans completely out OF
the village of Hangard which has
been penetrated in an attack during
the day.
Huns Extend Efforts.
Pressing their attack against the
British, west-southwest of Armen-
there's. the Germans also have extend
ed their efforts to other fronts and
have clashed with French and Ameri-
can troops. In the north the Germans
are advancing toward Bailleul; on the
Picardy battle front they entered the
village Of Hangard after heavy fight
ing and east OF st. Mihiel American
and French troops have repulsed an
enemy attack in the Apremont forest.
| Repulsed in their efforts to gain the
| Observation-Disclosures ridge, the Ger
mans are putting most of their
strength toward widening the salient
south of Armentferes in an evident at
tempt to outflank the hill positions
and gain important railroad centers.
Bailleul is northwest Of Armentieres
and west Of the southern end Of the
Messines ridge. while Hazebrouck and
Aire, toward which the Germans are
endeavoring to push home their at
tacks, are also important railway
bases.
10 Reports received in Switzerland IN
dicate that a German naval raid in
great force is soon to be attempted.
There has been great activity at the
naval bases in northern Germany and
coal and ammunition are being har.
ried to the warships. The German
battleship Rheinland, of 1S.600 tons,
is reported to have struck mine and
sank in the Baltic, while another re-
port says she only grounded.