New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
French Reuieu
OF Operations
Up to April 8

WASHINGTON. April 10-An official
French review of the operations on the
Franco-British front from April to
received from Paris and made public
here to-day follows:
at can be considered that on April
l the first great phase Of the German
offensive on the Franco British front
ended. After thc piercing Of the Brit
ish front March 21-22) after their
thrust southwest by the Valley of the
ress toward Amens March 1926, the
Germans then made two further at
tenpts, one in the region of Arras
(March $500, the other on a front of
sixty kilometres from Moreul to Las
signy March 30-April y.
"This last effort extended as fay
north as Moreuil in the Valley Of the
Luce After three days of hard fight
ing the front was redstablished. 1t
followed on the LIST of April the line
of the former British defenccs in the
region Of Hebuterne. west Of Albert,
Salley-le-Sec. IIamel. Marcelcave, Han
gard en- Santerre. the eastern borders
of Norcuil, Braches Cantigny, lie
Monchel, Rollet, Orvilliers
French Rccapturc Ground
"Ihe French even recaptured certain
ground on the south side of the German
there their lines regained PIGMENT, the
Mcnt Rcnaud and the Disc. East Of
the Disc they had prepared a line of
withdrawal south of the Bassec Forct
de Coucy, but their outposts continued
to occupy the marshy region which is
in front Of Amigny Rouy.
at was under these conditions that
the enemy took the initiative Of two
further operations. IN the morning Of
April he attacked with great violence
along a distance of fifteen kilometres
from Grivesnes to the road leading
from Ariens to Royc He threw into
this action no less than fifteen divisions
seven of which were composed of fresh
troops. He first captured from the
French Mailly, Raineval, Morise Cas-
tel and the wood of Arrerc Cour. But
on the 9TH the French won back the
wood of Arricre Cour and extended
their lines 10 the western border Of
Mailly. Raineval and Canigny. At the
same tim. the Germans made another
attack, or rather enlarged the preccu-
Avre and the SoMne. They forced the
British 70 cedc little ground to the
east Of Nillers BretonneuX.
Fail to Pierce Centre
con April 6. on q sector whcle since
the beginning of the offensive no
action had taken place, that is TO say,
on the front near Abbecourt. south of
! Chauny Bariss. after pressure of the
enemy. the French lines were carried
bacl, to positions which had been pre-
pared southwest Of the Bassc Ferret De
! Coucy and south of the village Of
! Coucy lie Chateau.
"Thc first of these two operations,
that of April 4, shows how the Ger
mans, after their vain efforts at the
( wings (Arrasl.assigny), attempted &
thrust in the centre to reach, cost what
it might, the railway leading from
Amiens to Clcrmont, and to pierce tie
Allied front. They failed
"'nhe second, that of April 6, fur
nished the enemy the opportunity to
take advantage Of an easily gained sue
cess by attacking with considerable
force q simple line of outposts south
Of Barisis. The rectfication, which
mad been foreseen, of the French front
the other side of marshy region, as
far as the canal Of the Disc, and on
the outskirts Of the upper forest of
Coucy. only gave him the possession
of mediocre ground out Of proportion
to the losses he suffered"