Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17
Heavy Artillery Fighting.

Far1s, April l7,--Heavy artillery
fighting: occurred last night on the
principal battle front between the
son1me and the Disc, the war Office
reports. - 500
"On the front between the Son,mc
The statement. follows:
and.the Disc there was great activity
of the artillery on both sides and
patrol encounters occurred.
THE French carried out several
raids. especially southwest Of Butte
Du Mesnil. in the region of failure
and north of Flirey. Wee took "A
number of prisoners. bn the right
bank of the Meusc a German attack
east Of SamogneuX wass ~repulsed.
Otherwise the night passed i'll quiet"
(By Associated Press.)
Having driven the British from
Bailleul and Wytschaete, the Ger
mans are battling desperately to gain
other points on the high ground south
and southwest of Ypres. After fight
Ing with huge forces for eight days
the Germans Tuesday got out of the
lowlands but to make their gains Sc
cure they must push on further. The
British. resisting every step of the
way. are striking back doggedly.
SITUATION MOST
SERIOUS YET.
The situation, it is admitted in Lon
don. is more serious than atsany time
began. H.
Premier Lloyd George told the
house of commons that he was. hope
full of the situation. adding@that Gen
eral i'lumer. the British commander
In th> Messines area. and General
Foch. the allied commander-in-chief
were both confident. Nothing vital.
the premier said. had been lost. The
enemy. he added, had not vet wiped
out the British army, which was his
aim.
BRITISH DRIVEN
FROM HIGH GROUND.
In capturing Wytschaete and the
height Of Spankroekmolen. to the
southwest, the Germans drove the
British from the high ground at the
southern tip of the Messines-Pass-
ridge which extends for IA
miles from Wulverkhem to Pass
in a northeasterlyy direc-
ton. From Wulverghem to 4 wyt-
schaete. is two and one-half miles.
Ypres lies four miles directly north
Of Wytschaete and between. them are
the heights Of Klein Ziltebeke and
Ridge which are equal in
height to Wytschaete. 60 meters.
MUST CUT
OFF RAILROAD.
To wipe out the Ypres salient the
Germans must gain more of the long
ridge and must cut the railroad from
to Ypres. Apparently
they are attempting to reachEthe rail-
road and are engaging the british
heavily at Meteren, west of Bailleul.
n md <o1Sv Ln,i1Ac oaof 0f Tho roi1Nnod
and six miles east-northeast ofEHaze-
brOuck. I ~
On other parts Of the front from
to Givenchy the British
repulsed German efforts, especi-
ally around Merville. the center Of the
line. German attacks have broken
out south Of Arras. The British re-
pulsed an attack there near Boyelles.
GERMAN FIRE
HEAVY NEAR ALBERT.
Around Albert and across the
Somme the German artillery fire has
increased. The enemy bombardment
Is violent in the Montdidfer sector. but
infantry operations have develop
ION the. American sector around 81
the Germans have not repeat
ed their attacks OF last week. Near
forest American patrols
have crossed NO Mans Land ana
reached the German lbarbed-. wire
without .molestation. East OF sAmert-
sector near the Bots 4 Pretre
the French have repulsed German eff
forts. IL
BUTGARIANs ARE
DRIVEN BACK.
4. In Macedonia northeast.so OF Saloniki
the Bulgarians havessbeen driven from