The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-13
BRITISH ARE HOLDING
AGAINST DRIVE
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Clarence rivers. The British posi-
lions were maintained at other ponns'
he said.
Air Raid on Paris.
| PARIS, April 13-Eleven persons
were killed and fifty injured in last
nights air raid on Paris. it was Of
| ficially announced today. The raid
began at 1878 p. m. and continued
| forty-five minutes.
Estimate Of German Lossss.
| CBy Henry Wood, United Press STAR
Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. April 12.-Of total OF
| 200 German divisions (2,40O,000 men)
on the west front, 115 have already
been engaged. OF these, seventy-five
have been withdrawn on account OF
losses, which, according to Prussian
methods. average about $500 to the
division. Adding the estimated losses
OF divisions still engaged, makes the
total minimum enemy losses 300, 900.
Ono American Killed.
I! LONDON, April 1.-two men, two
1
and fifty persons were injured in last
nights air raid on England, Lord
French, commander Of the home de-
Tense forces, announced today.
An American soldier died of shock
during last nights air raid on an
English coast town..
| Attack Is Renewed.
| PARIS, April 13.-"The Germans
have renewed their attacks in the
iApremont forest ION the American
Toul sector)," the French war Office
announced today.
Americans. cooperating with US,
fought vigorously, breaking down
| enemy prisoners have been taken In
this region since yesterday.
British Front withdrawn.
l[By VIM. Philip Simms, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN
FRANCE. April 13-The British front
after continuous fighting all day yes
terday between LaBassee and Messines
ridge, "a fifteen mile front), was
withdrawn west of Merville early this
morning and rested along the eastern
edge of Nieppe forest.
Massed German divisions are exert
Ing great pressure toward Bailleul
from the south, determfnedly attempt
Ing to make a vida breach in the
British front, in order to fmperil the
troops holding the Passchendaele Sec
tor Tin which Ypres is located) and
Messines ridge.
Repeated enemy attacks between Gil
venchy and Lacon failed The Ger
mans gained footing in Neuve-Eglise. !
but were held well everywhere south |
of LaBasse, while some enemy strong
points were stormed near Givenchy.
Fought All Day Long.
lBy VIM. Philip Simms, United Press |
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN !
FRANCE. April 12.-From Iabassee |
to Hollebeke near Ypres, General Won |
Quasts army, with the most desperate |
determination, did not cease it's pres
sure for single moment t0oay.
Field Marshal Hindenburg has given
Won Quasi abundant reinforcements, !
more than doubling the original divi-
sions 100000 men) with which the
thrust began.
Fresh troops are being hurled into |
action from all directions.
Under the glittering sunshine they
marched to the line and struck in
three places-toward Bailleul, toward |
Bethune and toward Givenchy hill. !
These were their Immediate detectives |
but they have hope Of ultimately turn
ing Vimy, Arras and the mountain
like ridge of Notre Dame-De Lorette.
AS this is cabled, the battles swirls |
reach from about Hollebeke, south.
ay.N
Eglise, to near Bailleu to west Of
Merville. then circling southeastward !
to a few miles north of Bethune and
toward Labassee.
Greatly outnumbered, the British, |
with prodigious valor, fired their rifles |
until they were too hot to hold and
operated their Lewis guns incessant- |
ly. Artillerymen. stripped to the
waist, blazed away point blank at tar !
gets that couldn't be missed.
1t is believed the Somme front is /
becoming feverish. Further fighting
is likely. Hhe heavy fighting in Elan
ders Is no guarantee against a recon-
mencement of the battle for Amfens 4
German prisoners admit the German
commanders do not want Amiens SO
much as what they hope lies beyond
Thursday afternoon and night the
battle boiled around vielle-Chapelle.
Estaires and Steenwerck, in old-fash.
toned, open fighting. on the flat
lands. The British blazed away from
behind hedges and poured machine
gun fire into the advancing Germans
from improvised positions in bitches.
In mutual counter attacks the oppos-
ing forces clashed in open cultivated
fields.
Long Range Bombardment
PARIS, April 1.-Two persons
were killed and twelve injured by
long range bombardment of Paris yes
terday, it was announced today. {.