The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-03

,i..,, h'iu guns nring prac-
uca'ly at point range smashed everv
sno''' on some OCCASIONS British in.
amy communicating, dashed into
'"e water to fight the Germans
WIN the object of CAPTURING 1,r.
villers and Essigny. southwest 20 @.
quentin, the Germans EMPLOYED NJ
'east SIX divisions, or 1900 men of
o''''hihg troops, the 5Oth, 45th ire.
serves)' 18th, SSth, 18TH anr oath
III the proportion Of one division r.
every British battalion. The average
wld'h OF each attack was 1000 wards
len Tanks Wreak Havoc Amid Eo.
RAISING through Urvillers. there was
bloody struggle in a chalk quarry
where many German dead now Ito
alter the Germans had come some wav
FORWARD ten British tanks drove into
'lieil ana shattered some of their hat
,aiiohS with their machine-gun fire.
uisperslng groups of the advancing
units.
The British fought many rear guard
actions and made numerous counter
ATTACKS in the neighborhood of Roisel
| 1alllng back to the line Of the Somme
only when new masses of Germans
passed through those battalions which
they had not met and beaten.
Between Gozeaucourt and Epephy
occurred a most desperate struggle.
Inc Germans attacked in overwhelm-
Ing strength. Their previous bonn
bardment had had little effect and the
British troops had suffered but
slightly.
The weather was misty, and, screen
ed by this mist the Germans were
on top of the British before the lat
ter were aware Of it. In dense for
nation they came on, offering excel
lent targets. Ground was yielded by
the British only under pressure Of
overwhelming numbers.
Heroic Deeds at the British.
Fighting Saturday between Arras
and Bapaume for possession of the
heights between the Cojeul and SEN
see rivers was especially bitter. Out
numbered eight to one, the British
troops chung to their positions to the
last
In Gauche wood, where Scots and
South Africans were placed, another
terrific struggle ensued. The Ger
mans several times managed to reach
the wood but were repeatedly thrown
back. Their losses in killed were
especially heavy, as they came on IL
/ mass formation. Attempt after at
/ tempt was frustrated.
; From a height below Gauche Woo
: known as Chapel hill to Epephy three
. German divisions and parts of {
, fourth were thrown against the Brit
| ish. At one point the enemy was &C
q, tually among the British advance
posts before he was discovered. Tn
= fog thoroughly screened him.
1 Waves Of Germans flowed past tn
4 farm and around 1t, but in the farm
e itself the Leicesters held out, fightin
!. and refusing to surrender until ever
:. man was killed or so severely wounde
he could fight no more.
!, The British showed the creates
=. strength between Bapaume and Pt
rome and above Bapaume as far
! Arras. The Germans, however, cor
Il cerned with the southern flank, at tn
Franco-British JUNCTION point, conceI
q trated their most terrific blows againS
f the Peronne- HamC hauny line, relyln
>. on the necessity of an automatic Brl
- ish withdrawal in the north il the
&c line was bent or broken in the soutl
% Bapaume was an obstacle on tn
n northern side, to capture which the
o. sacrificed thousands of their be-
troops. Rivers of blood were shed II
~ the towns possession in combat thi
, lasted almost all night, until II
~ British finally yielded the ruins, att
:, having exacted fearful price.
Kaiser Orders Jubilation.
rs The kaiser was with Field Marsh
at Won Hindenburg in Peronne surveyor
the bloody fields where thousands
his best fighting men were killed
manned before the British finally VIII
. drew. The emperor ordered a gener
&c Inhalation throughout the emplr
.. rockets and flags and holiday Tor u
n children being the chief symbols
81 celebration He conferred gold
10 laid iron cross on llindenDurs.
Wilhelm also sent dispatches TO u
d, empress telling of the progress MAJ
- by his armies.