The Nevada County picayune., 1918-04-04

across the river. On the nearby heights British field guns firing prac tcally at point range smashed every effort On some occasions British in fantry, c0unter-attacl,ing dashed into the water to fight the Germans.
 With the object of capturing Ur yillrrs and ESsigny southwest of St Quentin, the Geriaans employed at least six divisions, or 72.000 men of storming troops, the 50th, 10th Gre. scryes), 11th, SSth 1S1th anr 23Sth in the proportion of one division to every British battalion The average width of each attack was 2,000 yards Ten Tanks Wreak Havoc Amid Foe
 Passing through Urvillers, there was bloody struggle in chalk quarry where many German dead now lie After the Germans had come some way forward ten Briti-h tanks drove into them and shattered some of their bat tallens with their machinegun fire, dispersins groups of the advancing units.
 The British fought many rear guard actions and made numerous counter attacks in the neighborhood of Roisel falling back to the line of the Somme only when new masses of Germans passed through those battalions which they had not met and beaten.
 Between Gozeaucourt and Epephy occurred most desperate struggle. The Germans attacked in overwhelm. ing strength. Their previous bonn bardment had had little effect and the British troops had suffered but slightly.
 The weather was misty, and, screen. cd by this mist. the Germans were on top of the British before the lat ter were aware of it. In dense for nation they came on, offering excel. lent targets. Ground was yielded by the British only under pressure of overwhelming numbers.
 Heroic Deeds af the British.
 Fighting Saturday between Arras and Bapaume for possession of the heights between the Cojeul and Sen see rivers was especially bitter. Out numbered eight to one, the British troops clung to their positions to the last.
 In Gauche wood. where Scots and South Africans were placed, another terrific struggle ensued. The Ger mans several times managed to reach the wood but were repeatedly thrown back. Their losses in killed were especially heavy, as they came on in mass formation. Attempt after at- tempt was frustrated.
 From height below Gauche wood known as Chapel hill to Epephy three German divisions and parts of Il fourth were thrown against the Brit ish. At one point the enemy was ae- ually among the British advance posts before he was discovered. The fog thoroughly screened him.
 Waves of Germans flowed past the farm and around it, but in the farm itself the Leicesters held out. fighting and refusing to surrender until every man was killed or so severely wounded lie could fight no more.
 The British showed the greatest strength between Bapaume and Pe- rome and above Bapaume as far as Arras. The Germans, however. con cerned with the southern flank, at the .'rauco-Eritish junction point. eoneen- trated their most terrific blows against the Feraune-Ham- Chauny line, relying oil the necessity If an automatic Brit ish withdrawal in The north # their line was bent or broken in the south.
 Eapaume was an obstacle on the northern side to capture which they sacrificed thousands If their best troops Rivers of blood were shed for the towns possession in Il combat that lasted almost aIi night until the i&iuSb finally yielded the ruins, after hNiHg eXaeted fearful price
 Kaiser Orders Jubtlation.
 The kaise, was with Fela Marshal von Hiuaonturg In Peromc surveying the bloody fields where thousands of 6jS best fighting mon We've killed or WUmGd before the British finally with drew. The emperor ordered general uhIadm throughout the empire rockets and 1as~ and d holiday for the chdrru being the chief symbols of celebration He conferred gold in- iuid iron craSs on IliHaenburg
 Nih.lm also sent dispatches to the empress telling of the progress made hy his armies.