The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-04-02
LINE IS UNCHANGED.
Only Minor Gains Scored ~
Either side.

LoHpoN. April 1.-The battle Ane in
France remained practically un-
changed today IN spite OF series o.
attacks and counter attacks. some of
them OF the greatest ferocity. Som.
minor gains were scored by each side.
The mos; determined German effort
was III the direction Of Amiens, the
enemy striking from the Avrc and
Luce valle's. Berlin reports the cap
ture OF some heights above Moreul,
also the .ArraChis wood, on the west
bank OF the Avrc.
Between Mesnil and Hangard-en-
Senterre the British took wood be
lieved to be important as Z strategic
point This previously had heen in
possession OF the Germans and it's res
;oration to the Allies was the work OF
British cavalry.
All to-day'S engagements were in
the nature OF local attacks and there
was no encounter upon grand scale.
Large bodies OF troops were engaged.
but there was nothing approximating
the fury OF the great numbers in the
earlier days OF the struggle.
Desperate Fighting At Albert.
The enemy continues his efforts in
the vicinity OF Albert. where there was
terrific struggle yesterday, the Brit
ish apparently having much the better
of the engagement They retained
their positions north and west OF the
town and beat Off their assailants, in
tiiciing tremendous losses
Great masses OF enemy troops continu.
70 concentrate in the region of Albert.
according TO the Reuter- correspondent al
British headquarters. Fighting Is in
progress toward Nillers- Gre'onneux, To
the north OF Hangard
Up to o'clock In the afternoon. says
the correspondent. no further infantry
attacks OF importance were reported
against the British front. although the
enemy artillery was very active' ami
.\rras was being shelled heavily
Delay in the resumption of the grand
operations is supremely important" adds
: the correspondent, giving us the oppor-
, tunity continually TO strengthen the
weaker spots In our dispositions"
opinion varies is to whether the Ger
man advance IS halted. out every day
now adds TO the strength OF the army
| led 10y Gen. Foch and makes the pos.
tion OF the foe more embarra ssing IIeav"
mud is impeding seriously the bring
ing up O. me German guns ana supplies,
which must traverse terrain that is a.
most impossible under the best climatic
conditions, The threatened great al,;ei
counter offensive is problem with wh.Ci
| the invaders have to wrestlc s'ill more
seriously, although il has not been de-
ve.oped yet
! German Statements Disputed.
! War correspondents announce that the
| men and guns become Increasingly in.
| accurate. Il is asserted that the Brit
| ish have ia ken more prisoners than they
/ have lost in addition to having in
! ficted far greater casualties than they
| have sustained. The German state
ments in regard to captured cannon
! are held to be far over the mark. al
! though both British and French have
| lost a number OF guns. The Germans
have suffered severely in both field and
| larger guns and machine guns In the
| fighting at Serre saturday the British
captured io9 machine guns In the
course OF comparatively brief engage
meut.
, Berlin reported to-day that the total
Of prisonera she has captured in in ex-
cess OF 5000.
! Entrance oF a considerable American
force Into the lighting is being awaited
eagerly here and in France, No an
nouncemen' has heen made OF the point
at which Gen. pershing's men will n
placed on the allied from u = be-
ueved, Sowe>ei. that he probably W.T.