The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-04-22
GERMANS ARE
BEATEN BACK
IN LYS SECTOR
Haig's Men Successful in
Sharp Fighting Near
Tin Of the Salient.
DRIVE NEAR YPRES FAILS
Enemy's Losses in Flanders
Far Beyond Those Of Any
Previous Engagement.

LONDON, April 2i.-On the Fla ndei s.
Picardy front there was sharp fighting
to-day near Robecq. close to the tip OF the
salient which the Germans drove up the
valley Of the Lys toward Calais and the
Channel ports. but this time the British
were the assa.,a,.s and drove the
Kalser's troops from some of the ad.
vanced positions where they. had estab-
lished themsel, es, according to the re-.
port tonight Of Field Marshal Hals
There was rather heavy artillery firing
over considerable part of the battle
front as far south as the O,se. In the
French section.
There was no infantry action 10y o"
against the French on this part of the
line. The Germans tried last night 10
pierce tae British lines northeast OF
Ypres. but were stopped by artillery
fire.
As further details come in OF the re-
cent fighting in the Lys salient md
above II. It becomes more and more ap-
parent that the German losses have been
far beyond any previously suffered In
this war.
Omciai Statements.
Following are NE uAiiS.dl sNalS'ie"''
on the days operations:
BRITISH tNIGHD--There was 10.
cal fighting to our advantage this
morning IA the neishborhood OF Ro-
beCo. where the enemy's troops were
successfully elected from some OF their
advanced posts. The hostile artillery
has shown considerable activity in this
area.
Apart from artillery activity by
both sides or different sectors. the day
passed comparatively quiet OIL tho
other parts OF the British front.
BRITISH ,DAY--A hostile attack
during the night on one OF our posts
south Of Scarpe River was iepulsed
after some fighting.
An attcmp; by the enemy to advance
northeast OF Ypres was stopped by our
artillery.
We carried out a successful local
operation last night IN the re.shbo"-
hood Of Rohscq ION the southern side
o: the Flanders sal.ent) in which
number OF the enemy werc killed and
a few prisoners and several machine
guns were captured.
Hostile artillery was active yester-
day afternoon and las. night ~ the
neighborhocd OF la Rassee Canal
htN II NlVn - nero W a. u"
infantry action. but both artllle:ies
were active at various points or the
Somme, the Avre and the Oise. as Well
as on the right hank o. the Meuse
North OF Se.cheprey our line has
been entirely rees;aoiished
The enemy bo;nbarded Rheims.
where several fires broke out.
FRENCH IDAY)-Artiilety ac.lv-
ity continued or the LEFT bank OF the
Avre River and also between Mont
did:er and Noyon.
A German raid north OF Ehcms
was reHulsed.
The struggle continued throughout
the night In the region OF Seicheprey.
French troops reRainsd nearly all the
terrain which had been lost 20 the
Germans.
Several raids were made by French
troops on the German positions IN
Lorraine and In tho Nosges
GERMAN tDAY-0r the battle
fronts reciprocal reconraissances led
to violent infantry engagements.
Near La Rassce, Ions and Albert
there Wns a lively nring duel. also be
tween the Avre and the Disc the az
t'llery activity at many times was
spirited
North o. Morville cas-. OF Pon,-a-
Moussor tToul sector) We took pris-
oners as result OF forefe'd en-
Cagpmert With the French,
GERMAN tNIGHTD-Thcre is
nothing new 10 report.