Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-20
GERMANS REST
 .AF TIER DEFEAT NEAR C|VENCHY
Terrific Artillery Bombard- ment Rained on Village by Enemy; Assaults Made on Canal Very Costly

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. April 19. (By the Associated Press )-AlOng the northern battle front at noon today the eGrmans were still resting on their arms after the bitter defeat which they suffered yes terday in their great drive. Up to that hour they had not recovered suffici- ent!y to make any further threats in this line and they were rushing the reorganization of their badly ham, mel ed forces.
 Each successive report gives further confirmation of the terrific losses sus- tained by the assaulting infantry dur ing yeterday's sanguinary struggle Be- tween Givenchy and Festubert the ground this morning was strewn with eGrman dead and at many other points on the long front of action excessive casualties were inflicted by the British artillery and machine gun fire which moved down the unhappy storm troops in countless numbers.
 Terrible Execution
 The British machine gunners work ed their weapons in many cases until the Cremy was only 30 yards away. There was no chance of missing these point blank targets Time and again the enemy line wavered and fell back. unable to withstand the deluge of bull lets and where they succeeded in get ting ClOsequarters they left a heavy trail of dead and dying behind.
 The British trench mOrtars also did grea: execution. throwing their high into aapca ana,,,v~ close range.
 Ire German artillery bOmbardment abOut Givenchy and from La Bassee nOrthward along the canal. yesterday morning perhaps set a new high water marx for intensity Veterans of many battles declared they had never seen auytmng like il. although many rec Ords have been broken since the of- fensive began March q.
 It was the eGrman intention to wipe Givenchy off the map. and in order tO accomplish this they increased three fold their already great concentration of artillery. Guns of all calibers. up to II inch monsters. took part in the preliminary bombardment. and con tinued throughout the day to hu-l
 
 areas Undoubtedly this lombard mem did much damage. but this morn ing all the eGrmans had to show for their expenditure Of ammunition. and subsequently their sacrifice of life. was one bit of a forward trench at Given chy and one little outpost at Festu- bert. where a small camp of British fought to the last man before the en- emy was able to get. in.
 Attack in Waves
 The German infantry kept surging forward in waves all day about Given cky. and northwes; to Festubert. and the fighting was most desperate At Givenchy the opposing troops battled at close quarters most of the day. Al one time the enemy succeeded in work ing round and almost into the south side of the town. but a vigorous count CT attack by the British forced them out again This sort of fighting con tinued until after 6:30 o'clock last night when the enemy finally desisted
 Alter having gained footing in bit of forward trench at one time a body of Germans pushed through un- til they got to battalion headquarters and sihere the servants, orderlies and clerks armed themselves and fought side by side with the infantry until the eGrmans were beaten back
 One body of Welshmen who were surrounded in a melee held out and inflicted heavy casualties on the en- emy until assistance arrived and they were able to fight their way out again.
 In High Spirits
 The British wounded from Givenchy were in the highest spirits today. not their hurts. because of