Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-16
GERMANS HELD
IN CHECK ALONG
WESTERN FRONT
Terrific Drives Bound
From Desperate
British Lines.
.NUEVE EGLISE CENTER
In Hun Hands After Sixth
Change; English Start
Counterattack.

LONDON. Aprl i5.--Seven days
after the Germans launched Their
gigantic assault against the British
lines between Lens and Yprse ths
momentum OF their attack has been
broken ana waves Of tho Teuton
forces are rccoiling before the rock
NJ the British defense while thf
GcrmanE have made gains ot
ground and have driven a wedsS
into the allied lines TO considerably
depth they seemed To have failed
IN their attempt TO break thru os
take important railway functions
During the last day there havs
hecu bitterly fought enEagements AZ
four places. All on the northern side
OF tho salient to the south OF Yprcs.
Soven ASSAULTS against the British
trenches At Melville. near the apex
ot tho triangular dent IN the Britt
ish line have been hfried back by
the British. Neuye Eglise on the ex.
trere southwestern spur Of Mcssire4
ridge has been taken by the Ger.
mans after struggle which Will -
into history aa one OF tho Ersatest
OF the past week
Countcrattnck Eormine.
Tho Rrltiah, however, have not
retired far and Il Il probable thst
! they will at once organize n couu.
terattAck 10 force tho Germans out
OF the town which. II held. might b1
u 'klckinR Off point for an attack
which might outfiank and make uus
tenAhle MeBsines ridge. the key q
| the British positions about Yprca
Bailleul and wulverghem. betwseH
Neuve Eeiise and Merville. aise
have heen the scenes OF hard fight.
| ing. hut except for Neuvs Eglise, tho
northern side Of the salient hal
stood firm ON the southern rids
OF tho salient, according 10 BerliN
fierce struggles have been fought
New Attack Experted.
n has been the German plan oi
cRmpaiEn since March 81, when the
great offensive started, 10 strihf
hard at some partlculad sector ana
N that htsw was parted 10 turn
powerfully against snme new point
This procedura probably VIII ~
followed in the next few days by Z
new assault somewhere south OF Afs
rRs. An attack north of Ypres
hardly possible for the lowiards ol
Belgium are IA yet too waterloggsd
10 permit active operations, An at
tack on Arras would entail the hurls
ing OF troops against vlmy ricsf
the Labyrinth and other formidabls
military works protecting that eitI
Amlens Again Objective.
n ma,ebr that the savage fight.
ling reported at Hnngard -en san.
tcrre south of Albert and on thi
center % the line facing Amleny
may mark the beginning ~ a neN
attpmpt 10 sweep westward towarf
Amicns. So FAR the fighting hal
brought the Germans only losses "
men and ground. Further south
b near Montdidicr. there has been IN
! tense artillery firing hut the GER
mans have not attempted infanui
: operations IN this important section
German troops have entered Hell
slngfors. the Finnish capital. II wal
reported last week0hat the Russlat
whfshlns which have been there hal
made their escape and had reached
base
American forces near Toul art
standing firm before heavy athcki
Inv Tho Germans and have held THEFT
lines intact In spite Of all the weigh
land metal the enemy has loossi
against them. Tho Germans haNi
lost heavily
The constant German a~ackS ~
this sector may have some bearln1
on tho development ~ the Germat
offensive campaign and much inter-
eyi in tho situation thrnughnut tht
'rcrion held by General Pershinsl
mon is Evidenced hy the hliel
'lcldsrs.