Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-04-19
Seven Attacks in Merville Sector
RepuIsed by British.
TEUTOKS TAKE NEUVE EGLISE
Haio's Men Temporarily Lose Fight
for Town in Flanders After lnflict-
Heavy Losses on Enemy
Win at other Points.

Germans in Flanders, ACCORDING TO the
report from Field Marshal Haig's head
quarters.
Seven attacks by the Germans In the
Merville sector on the northern Dattie
front have been repulsed by the BTU
ish, who inflicted heavy losses on the
enemy. it is announced officially.
The British have lost Neuve Eglise,
against which the Germans had
launched more than ten attacks.
Southwest of Bailleul the Germans
temporarily penetrated the British po-
sitions, but were driven out by coun-
ter-attack.
British Hit Huns Hard.
With the British Army in France,
April 16.-The battle about Neuve
Eglise near the Belgian border, Whlch
has been retaken by the Germans, con-
Times to rage with the same intensity
that has marked it for days, and the
British are pounding the Germans
hard.
Another assault on Bailleul, four
miles west of Neuve Eglise, is begin
ming.
The latest reports show that the
British line was being strongly held as
q whole in this northern zone, ana IN
some instances had been considerably
improved by counterattacks.
The British followed up their sue
cess of Saturday when they pushed the
Germans back from Robecq, on the
Clarence river. Local counter-attacRs
delivered on the German positions 81
600 wards to the east OF this town were
completely successful and the enemy
again was forced to fall back some
what
Push Out Several Posts.
The British in the course OF the az
ternoon also pushed out several posts
north of the canal between the Lave
and Clarence rivers.
These operations indicate that the
defense of the entente allied troops
has stiffened.
The battle which has been raging
about Neuve Eglise has been one OF the
most sanguinary since the German Of
fensive began.
Biz Battle Continues.
London. April 16-The British OH
cial report says: Fighting occurred
in the neighborhood of Bailleul ana
Wulyerghem and is continuing. On
the remainder of the Lys battle front
there is nothing particular to report.
'sThe hostile artillery has shown &C
tivity in certain sectors, particularly
between Givenchy and Robecq. Bodies
of German infantry moving along the
Bassee- Estaires road were effectively
engaged by our artillery.
Severe fighting continued all day
around Neuve Eglise. After beating
off numerous attacks our troops were
In the end compelled to withdraw a
second time from the village.
''Strong attacks were made by the
enemy at a number Of other points on
the battle front. Northeast Of Merville
fierce fighting took place, as result
of which the attacking German infan-
try was driven back with great loss.
The hostile infantry advancing along
the northern bank of the Lys was
caught by the fire of our artillery and
was unable to develop it's attack.
SIN the course of the day no less
than seven attacks were delivered by
the enemy in the Merville sector, all Of
which were repulsed with heavy losses
to his troops. In one case the enemy
advanced to the assault in five waves.
Under the weight of this attack our
line was bent back slightly, but was
completely restored by counter-at-
tack.
Southwest of Bailleul parties of the
enemy succeeded temporarily in pene-
trating our positions, but were driven
out by our counter-attack and our
line was restored.
Successful minor operations were
carried out by us during the night east
of Robecq. Several machine guns and
80 prisoners were captured by us.
Fighting took place also south of
the Somme in the neighborhood of
Hangard. Our position in this sector
has been improved and a number Of
prisoners have been taken. The hostile
artillery was active in the neighbor-
hood of Bucquoy."
French Win in Hangard Sector.
Paris, April 16.-The French official
report says: SIN the region of Han
gard the French carried out local OPP
Grafton with complete success and took
ten prisoners. Since April II we have
taken $50 prisoners in this sector.
Between Montdidier and Noyon and
In the Champagne, south of Mont Tetu,
we carried out several raids and
brought back prisoners. A German eff
fort north of the Chemin-des-Da Danes,
southeast of Corbeny, was without sue
cess"
Huns Claim Advantage.
Berlin. April 16.-The German Off