Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-22
GERMANS TAKE
1873 PRISONERS.
BERLIN CLAIMS
Our Men Fight Desperately
and Inflict Heavy Losses
Upon the Enemy.
BRITISH, NEAR ROBECQ.
DRIVE OUT PRUSSlANS
Hospitals, Monasterics and
Schools in Belgium Filled
With German Wounded.
GREAT SEA BATTLE BREWING
Allied Troops Land on kola PENN.
sula aud Cooperate With
BolSheviki.
GREAT SEA BATTLE BREWING
I Ey Associated rressI


The German high command bayi,-
''o" unsuccessful in piercing the Brit
iSh front in Flanders and scpara,inr
'he British and French armies. has
eaSaEcd stroke against the Americana
anu inc French northwest OF Toul--
and here also Tcuton strategy seem,
'hsiS mas failed utterly TO bring its
plans TO fruition.
! Although the Germans attacked IN
/ WIVES wi'a greatly superior numbers or
''e"' the Americans and Frcnchmen
nave held all their positions and In
h!cted heavy losses on the encmY.
What gains were made in the initial
onslaushts have hcen entirely re-
tricvcd. and Sunday night saw tho
American and French lines restored
The latest Berlin official communica-
ton asserts that in tho drive lS3 Amer
lean prisoners and twenty-five machine
guns were captured By the Germans.
who cut their way for about a mile ard
quarter into the American lines AZ
Seiche prey. There has been no con-
! 'irmation Of this statement. or OF the
added claim that the Americans sus-
| tanned heavy casualties.
II seems evident, however, that the
tight was a bitter one, and that IL was
the ambition OF the specially trained
Gcrmans 10 crush the Americans
/ Everything the enemy had in stock
Was brought into play in tho lighting,
which lasted from Saturday we'll into
sunday. Shells OF all calibcrs, includ-
Ing gas missiles. were used prodisI-
cusly hu. the Americans, uotwithstand-
| ing this cannonadin= and the greatly
superior infantry forces arrayed against
them. fought tenaciously and gave
ground by inches, and then only when
( thcy had cNacted Il tremendous pay
mcnt for it in German killed or
wounded.
AMERICANS DRIVE GERMANS
OUT Of SE:ICHEPREY
/ Although the enemy was able to
reach the shcU-torn village of Sriche-
prey. the Americans rallied and in
bloody handio hand n5htins reversed
tho situation and resatncd tho town,
Likewise, ali tho terrain which the
French in this region were forced Ia
svc UP temporarily now has been re-
taken The German official communica-
. ton. IN what seemingly is a half
hearted admission that the attack was
repulscd and that the Gcrmaua lost
what they had gained. says tho Ger
mans. after the destruction Of enemy
! works returned to their lines OF depar-
I turc.'
! Just what the Germans arc planning
for the future on ;hc long line north
! ward from La BasScc to YprcS, where
everywhere they have met, during
the last week, with "A stone wall OF
I resistance. has not yet become ap-
parent. Nowhere have they thrown
down the gauntlet and offered battle
against the stanch line that is facing
! them. They havc. however, on hume
rous sectors carried out violent bonn
: bardmcnts. but in these they have been
answered shot for shot. The only fight
ing in which the mon OF either side
left their trenches was near Robccq,
northwest OF La Bassce. where Field
Marshal IIais's men threw out tn.
enemy from several advanced posi-.
tors.
Evidences OF the losses the Germans
have sustained in the new offensive
daily arc becoming more apparent In
addition to tho reports OF the hume
rous dead which strcw the battle fields.
ndNiccs coming through Holland arc to
the effect that hospitals. inonasterics,
converts and schools In Belgium are
allied to overlooking with wounded. and
! that even private homes arc being
reGuisitioncd for use a. hospitals. Cat
tia cars. III which hay Is tho only bed
ding. are being used TO transport
maimed men from the battle front.
HRITIsH wARSHIPS PENETRATE
INTO UELGOLAND BIGHT
That a great sea battle IS in p.os-
pcct al early date seems probable
Following up their recent foray ;n:u
the katteSa., where they destroyed
German trawlcrs. British naval forces
have peentratcd into He!Soland BiShi.
and offered battle to the German war
ships. which retired behind the mine
hclds. The British opened hrc on the
Germans at long range. and one OF
the enemy desNoycrs was hit.
British and French troops have land
cd on the kola Peninsuls, projecting
INTO the Arctic Ocean. aud arc CO.
operating with the Bolshcvik troops