Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-25
While Driving On Amiens
? Germans Reopen AS
sault in Flanders.

Paris, April 25.-The
Germans have captured
the village of Hangard on
the front southeast of
Amiens, the war Office an
nounced today.
The battle continued
with violence through the
night in this sector. The
French lost Hangard; re-
captured it and finally
were again forced out of
the town but are holding
the ground Immediately
around it.
London, April 25.-Three attacks
made by the Germans on British
positions east of Amiens have been
repulsed, it is announced officially.
On the Flanders front late yester-
day the Germans attacked French
positions northeast of Brailieul and
were repulsed. Early this morn
ing after an intense bombardment
! they renewed their attacks in this
sector and against British posi-
tions further east.
British Regain Ground.
The British regained ground
around Villers-Bretonneaux by
counter attack ands and took pris-
| oners.
Severe fighting was in progress
/ all night in and around Villers-
Bretonneaux and still continues.
Heavy casulties have been inflicted
on the enemy troops.
Get Footing in Wood.
Heavy fighting continues on the
sector east of Amiens, Reuters cor
respondent at British army head
quarters reports. The Germans ap-
pear to have obtained a footing in
! D'Aquenne wood, west of Villers-
Bretonneux, but the British counter
attacked and drove them back TO
the fringe of the wood. At several
places the British have retaken
ground and their general position
has improved considerably.
Both British and German tanks
participated in the fighting at Vii
lers- rs-Bretonneaux. The British
tanks. the correspondent says, got
among a mass of Germans and did
great execution.
Reopen Flanders Assault.
The Germans made a determined
attempt to rush toward KENNEL
hill yesterday but without appre
ciable effect. The French counter
attacked and restored the position.
At o'clock this morning the Ger
mans put down an intense gas bar
rage on the AngIo-French front in
Flanders and two hours later deep
waves of infantry delivered as
saults. Fighting still is in pro
gress.
Try To Take Hill.
With the British Army in France.
April %. - (By the Associated
Press.) - The German attack
against the French and British
lines on northern front in the
Dranoutre- KENNEL sector is con-
tinuing. The Teuton assault was
intended 10 pave the way for the
capture of the KENNEL hill
!
towards Villers- -BretonneauX appar-
emily resulted in the reclaiming Of
considerable part of the terri
tory lost to the Germans yesterday.
The battle still is raging heavier
and il is too early TO make claims,
Tanks Battle Tanks.
Tanks went into action on both
sides for the first time in history.
In the battle about Villers- Breton
neuX, the German tanks appeared
at the beginning of the engage
ment and by noon the British tanks
joined in the fray. The latter did
heavy execution when they got
among the enemy A British coun-
ter attack drove the enemy from
'AQuenne wood toward Nillers-Bre-
tonneux but the Germans rushed a
large number of machine guns into
the town and their fire was so in
tense that the first counter attack
was held up.
(By Associated Press
Yielding only slightly at the first
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