Arizona republican., 1918-04-11
DETERMINATION
 IF GREAT ARMY
 KAISER OBJECT
Correspondent With Force
 of England in New Drive Tells Graphic Story Of Defense Being M a d e,
Republican A. p. Leased WjreJ

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 WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, April 10-(By the Associated Press) The Messines ridge and the Ploegsteert wood, which last June were cleared of Germans by a spectacular coup, again today were filled with swirling masses of fiercely battling troops as the result of a new drive, launched by the enemy between Ar mentleres and Messines this morning
 Sheer Weight of Numbers
 For hours the German hordes have been flinging themselves viciously against the defending lines, and by sheer weight of numbers forced their way forward at several points into the British positions. Messines, Ploeg- steert and Nineppe all had come with in the zone of the bitter fighting during the forenoon, but. with the attack and counter attacks in progress the situa- ton was changing so rapidly that it was impossible to say at the time of the tillng of his dispatch c p. m. We'd nesday) which way the tide of con- flict was flowing.
 Continuation of Biq Push
 Todays push north of Armentieres was continuation of the new phase of the great offensive which boiled LID yesterday between Givenchy and Ar mentieres, when the enemy surged for ward suddenly with fresh troops and made a considerable dent in the de- lending line.
 II the enemy attack of today should succeed Armentieres would lie in a deep salient with the. Germans well in on either side of it.
 Tn the meantime fighting is still pro- ceedlng at various points in the sector between GiVenchy and Armentieres.
 Would AnnihiIate British
 One of the main features of the Ger man pans Tor the offensive as a whole now becomes obvious. The kaiser is bent on annihilating the British .r,,n as lar as Is possible. (Section here misisng.)
 After an hour of fighting the enemy gained possession of the front line east Of Fauquissart. in the center of inc sector involved. With the aid of fur ther barrage they surged forward and attacked the second line, which they also occupied. It was about II o'clock when the enemy pushed on into L.ayen- = tle' winch rendered the situation at rleurpalx, on the north, a very diff cult one. Uiiii
 Portuguese Fall Back
 inc Portuguese were holding the line rom near Laventie to Richeboure- St sadsi and here they clung until about O'CLOCK in the afternoon. when tbe enemy made a charge against the onen ground against them. The defend;ng positions were carried by storm ana me Portuguese forced to fall hack to . me previously prepared. where thev were Joined by British reinforcements
 Noftn or Laventie the enemy had succeeded in crossing the Lys in small 1 numbers. getting footing in Estaires put this morning were thrown ont hy, counter attack. During the night a counter attack further north also pushed the enemy back approximately to the river. '-''''' 'ei'
 Givenchy Great Pivot
 Iitehchy was the pivot of the fSattJe th ,s tne most important position along ne me TOT the high ground here dom ara,. o.os tne whole Lys valley. The en- tnny 'iied 10 work round the place. and tWlce succeeded in gettine irto .sd town, but each time he was storres ns out ""o Stormed
 The battle in Givenchy was sang,;r eIy. For hours the contending forces touS hpat close quarters with rifles ond ; ndnu grenades. The nature of the Brit iSH detense may be seen from tba saot mat one British division was bair, at lacked by four German divisions a,,, an extra brigade. anu
 Artillery Fire Intense
 ne German artillery fire of yester- uay and today has been terrific. Crea, concentrations of guns have been hurI. nS steady streams of high explosives iar pack of the lines, and virtuaIlv e,,. sy tHIase within reach of the long ,%nSe guns have come under the pun. lshment of hate. pun
 oming to the pressure brought against the Portuguese in tbe cante tus nt II. the battle line, it was necessar,, .ei 4o ear V, back to new positions vester5.v " iai, U yet It IS impossible to give the new di. positions. This attack was deJ;veraa oy between eight and ten fresh di,'is IonS alter a terrific bombardment The eherny advanced under a heavy bar ldSe ana hard fighting developed i'm incuiately along the whole line Tba tnlck fog enabled the Germans to f;itar through some of the Portuguese noe. {. ana get behind them before the defend CTS could engage the attacking force. effectively. ioieeS
 rI9nting Hand to Hand
 The fighting about Fleurbaix. on tbe north and near Givench, on the south was particularly sanguinary., In these sectlons hand to hand engagements con.lhued all day and into the night.
 intense hostile artillery lombard ments continued last night at noan,, points on the British front. both nortI ana south of the Somme. The enen,v sunners were particularly active. Ara . ana Nimy ridge came in for heavy nm lshment all day and might. as well as the entire region around these places
 The Germans weer intent on getting Give:nchy hill, which overlooks .he whole valley of the Lys. The British holding this position made brilliant |.