Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-26
Germans HurI Ten Divisions
Against Haig's Troops.
ITALIANS SENT TO FRANCE
Enemy Making Furious Attack Be-
tween Givenchy-Les-Ie-Bas and
ST. Venant in Attempt to
Cross Canal-Berln Ad-
mits Check.


Germans made no further moves dur
ing the night, and on the greater part
of the Flanders battle front quiet pre-
vailed Friday morning. The British
re-established their line west of RO-
becq, on the sOuthwesterly part of the
Lys battle front field by recapturing
ground at Rick du Vinage farm Thurs
day afternoon.
British Stop Attacks.
London, April 20--The Germans
We're completely repulsed in the attack
they launched around Givenchy on the
southern side of the Lys battle front,
the war office announced. The as
saults ceased after heavy losses, the
enemy having only been able to secure
limited footing at one or two points
of more advanced British positions.
Six different German divisions, it
has been determined, were engaged in
the unsuccessful attack in the Given
chy-St. Venant sector.
Enemy Attacks Broken Up.
The enemy launched further attacks
south of KENNEL These were broken
up by the British artillery and machine
gun fire.
Enemy attacks on the British lines
in the northern part of. the Lys battle
area south of KENNEL were success
lufiy repulsed. the war office an
nOunced.
There was no. change in the situa-
ton along the entire British front dur
ing the night, which passed in COM
parative quiet with the exception of
activity by the artillery on both sides.
In minor enterprises at various
points during the night the British cap
tured a few prisoners and some ma
chine guns.
Italians Now in France.
Washington, April 20.-Italian regi-
ments already are in France and form
the right wing of the allied armies,
the Italian embassy announced today.
The Italian force on the west front
will be approximately 100000 men, ac-
cOrding to a member of the Italian
high war commission here. According
to one high officer, large units of Ital-
ian troops are now at the disposal of
General FOchs, constituting part of the
allied army of maneuver."
In explanation of the apparent an
cmaIy involved in dspatching Ital-
ian troops to the French war front
while French and British troops are
now in Italy, Italian military experts
FOL lor
number of soldiers available for serv-
ice if they can be properly armed,
equipped and maintained 1t is I'M
derstOOd that the French and British
war departments are prepared to sup
ply the necessary equipment and
arms.
British Halt Foe
With the British Army in France,
April 19.-Ten divisions of German
troops are driving furiOusly against
the British defense between Givenchy-
Les-leBassee and st. Venant in an
attempt to effect a crossing of La
BaSSee canal.
French Make Advance.
Paris, April 19.-The French forces
In the region of Amiens have captured
a portion of the Senecat wood and
made advances against the Germans
on several other sectors, according TO
the official communication issued by
the war office.
May Drive at Bethune.
With the British Army in France,
April 19.-The Germans brought up
fresh divisions for the hard thrusts
which they made on Wednesday. AL
though the British were unable TO
hold Wytschaete and Meteren. which
they had retaken by a brilliant ccun-
ter-attack, they beat off the enemy
elsewhere. The British maintained
their line throughout the night.
A renewed heavy bombardment of
the British front between La Bassee
canal, at Givenchy, and lie Nieppe
forest suggests the Germans contem-
plate another heavy drive in this re-
giOn in the hope of taking Bethune and
creating a new salient.
Six heavy attacks were delivered by
the Germans betwene Bailleul and
Ypres in an attempt to bend back the
British front still further and to Gre
ate another dangerous salient in the
Flemish marshes.
British Win, Then Lose, Towns.
London. April 1S.-The British off,
.cial report says French troops are now
re-enforcing the British on the Wyt-
iScho of o. Meteren front
The British not only have held all
the ground which they were defending
on Tuesday but have struck back so
that Meteren and part of
lWytschaete were retaken and held for
la time. Only after heavy attacks did
the British retire again from the viii
Ilages.
On all the rest of the front from,
Messines ridge southwestward the
Germans have flung themselves against