Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-01

London, April DEMONSTRATION and
English troops have recaptured Vii.
lers- Bretonneux and taken more than
600 prisoners in that region, Field
Marshal Haig reports from headQuar.
tiers.
Farther to the north, on a line from
Bailleul to Wytschaete, there has been
very heavy fighting and the allied
troops were obliged TO withdraw from
their positions.
British Fight Six Divisions.
A Reuter- dispatch from British
headquarters says that six German di.
visions (more than 1900 men) deliv-
cred the attack on the Bailleul- Meter.
en-Wytschaete front.
The same correspondent says a ri.
NOR that the Germans have reached
the crest of Mont KENNEL has not
been confirmed.
Hangard, on the French front, was
in German hands at last accounts.
1913 U. S. Men Wounded
Paris, April 26-American soldiers
wounded in the great battle which now
is being waged are already arriving at
the rear. American wounded and sick
to the number of 128 have reached hos.
pital %. They are from units en-.
gagged in fighting side by side with
French and British in stemming the
German advance.
Hospital % is one of the new insti-
tutions established behind the line as
it stood after the allies stopped the
recent German drive in Picardy.
Yankees Fight Near Hangard.
Washington, April 26-American
troops are believed to be engaged in
the fighting around Hangard. The
juncture of the French and British
lines apparently is somewhere be.
tween Hangard and Villers-BretOn-
neux, which lie just north of the River
Luce and cover two of the great high
ways along which the German advance
toward Amiens is directed.
If American troops are being used
to support and stiffen the line at this
juncture there is every reason to be.
neve that they have already been
heavily engaged.
British Official Statement.
London. April 26-The war office
issued the following statement: "The
French and British positions from
north of Bailleul to east of Wyt-
hnav, ilxr 0ftoal-n6
all day. There was fighting Of great
severity on the whole of this 'front.'
particularly in the neighborhoOd Of
Dranoutre, KENNEL and Vierstraat.
I'm the course of repeated attacks
and counter-attacks the allied troops
have been compelled to withdraw from
the positions they held in the morn
ing, and the fighting continues.
South of the Somme several cOun-
ter-attacks launched by Australian
and English troops at night against
the positions gained by the enemy on
Wednesday in and around Yillers
BretonneauX carried our line onward
to within a short distance of our for
mer front and resulted in the capture
Of more than 600 prisoners. The vii
lage now is in our hands.
Heavy fighting took place all night
In and around Villers-Bretonneaux,
and still continues. Our troops re-
gained ground by counter-attaCks and
have taken number of prisoners.
The fighting on the whole Of this
front was most severe and heavy cas-
ualties were inflicted on the enemy BY
artillery, infantry and tanks.
North of the Villers-Bretonneau2-
st. Quentin road the enemy three
times attacked our positions, and Oh
each occasion was repulsed with loss
During this fighting the enemy mace
use of a few tanks.
1.-THE enemy also attacked French
positions northeast of Bailleul anu
was repulsed. The fighting continues
in this sector on a wide front.
"a raid attempted by the enemy
during the night in the neighborhOou
Of Bucquoy was repulsed."
French Official Statement.
Paris, April 26.-The war office ~
sued the following statement: "Ih0
battle continued with violence arounu
the village of Hangard, on which ln0
Germans concentrated their eiIor'
during the night. French troops IT,
sisted valiantly and counter-attacAesu
several times with success. The VIZ
lage was lost, then, retaken by ln'
French and finally remained ID u.
hands Of the Germans at the COST %
heavy losses.
"The French are holding the iInnie
date outskirts of Hangard ana INV
Germans have not been able 10 W
bouch from the town in spite OF u
peated efforts.
"On the both banks of the Avn
the artillery fighting continues VII
violence.