Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
AMERICAN ARMY
RE-ENFORCES HA|G
IN GREAT BATTLE
U. S. Troops Fight Shoulder to
Shoulder With Allies.
BIG COUNTER DRIVE is NEAR
Entente Forces Ready to Strike Back
at kaiser's Hordes-French Rush
More Men to Strengthen Line
Enemy Checked West of
Roye and Noyon.

Enemy Checked West of
Roye and Noyon.
London, March 27.-The war office
announced that the Germans took
Roye. The enemy has been checked
west of Roye and Noyon, the an
nouncement adds. In the Roye area
British, French and American troops
are fighting shoulder to shoulder.
French re-enforcements are rapidly
coming up.
Heavy Attack on British.
With the British Army in France,
March 27.-The Germans followed up
their progress of Monday at Nesle, on
the southern battle front, by launching
a terrific assault against the British
along a line running roughly between
Hattencourt and the region of Roye.
The British, cooperating with their
French allies, are meeting the on
slaught doggedly and CALAMITY, and a
sanguinary struggle is in progress.
Fresh Drive in North.
Farther north the enemy also de-
veloped fresh offensive movement, to
the south of Suzanne, which lies lit
tie northeast of Bray-sur-Somme.
But the Germans were pushing with
less strength here than in the south
ern theater, possibly for strategical
reasons.
French Are Holding Firm.
Paris, March 27-The French
troops cooperating with the British
south of st. Quentin have taken up
strong positions on the left bank of
the Disc, above Noyon, where they are
holding the Germans according to the
war office announcement.
The report announced the evacua-
ton by the French of NoyOn during
the night.
The battle continues with the great
est violence, and the Germans are
making still greater efforts along the
whole front between Noyon and
Chaulnes.
Wounded Reach Paris.
The first lot of British wounded
from the German offensive reached
Paris on a special hospital train. They
were distributed among the Paris hos
pitfalls.
This is the first time British wound
ed have been sent here, although num-
bers passed through Paris during the
early months of the war on their way
Soh
then used as a British hospital.
Report From Berlin.
Berlin, March 27.-The number of
guns captured by the Germans in the
battle now in progress has increased
to 963, army headquarters announced
Biaches. Barleaux and Etalon have
been captured by the German forces.
The Germans are standing on the
heights to the north of Noyon. They
captured Busy, Bihucourt, Biefvillers,
Grevillers, Irles and Miraumont and
crossed the River Ancre.
Ninety Three AirpIanes Downed.
Since the beginning of the battle,
says the statement, 90 enemy air
planes and six captive balloons have
been brought down.
British troops just brought forward
attacked the German lines violently
from the direction of Albert. They
were driven back, the report states,
after a bitter struggle.
Drive Losing Momentum.
London, March 27.-After six days
of terrific fighting the German often
sive in France is beginning to show
signs of losing its momentum.
The progress Of the enemy has ma
terially slackened and the form of the
dent made in the allied line west of
Cambria has begun to resemble the
familiar wedgelike salient instead of
the broad, straight movement of an
offensive which carries all before it.
Apex Beyond Albert.
At its apex this wedge has gone be-
yond Albert, to the south of that place,
and is to the westward of the old allied
line as it stood year ago when Won
Hindenburg began his strategic re-
treat"
From this roint the line runs off to
the northeast at a gentle angle, with
the line to the south running back I'M
til 1t reaches the Disc river.
In spite of tremendous exertions
and terrible losses, the German efforts
to widen the tip of this salient were
defeated on Tuesday.
The British lines have stood firm
TO the north and have forced the Ger
mans to turn southwark toward the
point of least resistance.
Americans in Struggle.
Official statements issued at London
confirm the report from Berlin that
American forces are engaged in the
struggle.
They are reported as fighting Shout
der to shoulder" with the French and
British in the region of Roye, on the
south side of the salient driven into
the allied front.
There has been no official report
sent to Washington as to the identity
of these troops who are taking part in
this greatest battle in history
Allies to Strike Back.
With the slackening of the German
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