The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-06
Small Gains At Isolated Points
In West Costly To
Germans.
FAILS TO REACH GOAL
Tsuton Drive With 1so, 900 Men, In.
cludtno Fresh Divisions, Re
peatediy Thrown 1ack-Am,ens
Attacked From 3 Sides.

London. April 6.-Striking at posi-.
tons south OF the Somme nearest
Amiens, the Germans have renewed
their offensive with heavy forces. In
desperate lighting with the British
and French the enemy has been able
to make only slight gains at isolated
points. being repulsed with great loss
everywhere else.
French forces drove the Germans
back in the neighborhood OF Moreuil
and recsptured several important po-
sitions to the south. Castel two
miles northwest of Moreuil, towaSd
Amiens) and st. Afghan (212 miles
northwest OF Montdidierl were cap.
tured
Use Seven Fresh Divisions.
German attacks with Is divisions
(ls0.G00) of which seven were fresh.
failed to reach their objective, which
according TO captured orders. was
the railway from Amiens to Clear.
mont German losses were heavy
How we'll the valiant Franco Brit.
ish forces withstood the enemy Cn-
slaughts is shown by the fact that on
a front OF nine miles north of Mont
didier the Germans used more than
100000 men. Field Marshal Haig's
center and right held its ground
against the heavy attacks, while the
left fell back somewhat around Ham.
ell. south of the Somme, and about 12
miles directly east Of Amiens.
Advance Bitterly contssted.
Between the Avre and the Luce the
French and Germans contested all the
ground bitterly. The enemy was de
termined to break through and used
his masses of infantry i'm 10 reckless
assaults, the French moving down
the German with artillery fire. On
either side OF Moreuil IL miles south.
east OF Amiens. the French retired
several hundred yards from tine vii
lagos of Mailly Raineval and Morisel
the heights around which are still
held by the French
Fight centers on Grivesnes.
South of the Ayre the heaviest
fighting centered on Grivesnes. Gen
eral Petain's men held stubbornly "a
their positions, despite repeated ef
forts by the German infantry and
then In a counter-attack advanced
their own lines into the enemy posi-
tions. Between Montdidier and Las
signy where the German lines bend
the heavy artillery bombardmeni
which began early this week ccntin
uss violently.
sritish Strength Shown.
The strength OF the British line
north of the Somme. which the Ger
mans have not been able to bulge
In 10 days. was shown by fruitles:
enemy attacks at Albert Thursday
Time and again the Germans have
tried to advance from Albert only Il
be repulsed.
Another sector at the front ha.
been taken over by American troops
and 1t Is announced they now holt
positions on the heights of the Meus,
ssuth OF Verdun. This position Il
almost directly south Of the Ameri
can sector. northwest of Toul. ant
has not been the scene OF any markst
activity recently. 1t joins the Yer
dun battlefield on the south. Tn,
enemy already has raided a listening
post on the new sector, but the raid
ers were not able to advance fur
thsr In the face OF strong American
artillery fire.
Attack Amiens From Sides.
The Germans in their futile si
forts to take Amiens.>sre pressing Il
from the northeast, east and south
east. following the three lines cen
verging upon the city from thos
directions.