The Arvada enterprise., 1918-04-18
MUST HOLD every
POSITION N.''AA|G
BRITISH FALL BACK TOWARD
eAILLEUL As TgUToNS CON.
TINUE DRIVE.
HUNS TAKE MERv|lLE
AMERICAN TROOPS CAPTURE
PRISONERS AND HELP ALLIES
REPEL GERMAN ATTACK.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Copenhagen, April 13.-Hazebrouck,
seven miles northwest OF Merville, Is
cording to q correspondent on tho
west front OF the Berliner Tageblatt.
The German attack on the front be-
tween Armentieres and La Bassee ca
nal was made At o'clock Friday
morning by Bavarian and Saxon
troops. The British resisted stubborn
ly, but the Germans continued the id.
vance and reached the Lys river at
several points.
London, April ia definite crisis
has again been reached. Maj. Gen. F.
B. Maurice. chief director of military
operations at the war office. declared
Friday. "The situation Is undoubtedly
unpleasant" he added. THE enemy Is
within a short distance of Bailleul.
which is an important railway center
for feeding our Mes3ines-W Wytschaete
front. He is also advancing in the d.
rection Of Hazebrouck. which ID very
important railway center"
Great Britain's armies stan, at bay
In France and Flanders. After three
weeks Of q combat which has eclipsed
anything that has ragged during the
entire four years Of warfare. Field
Marshal Haig has issued a command
to his men to hold their ground at
whatever cost and fight with the
knowledge that their blows are struck
for the safety Of their homes and the
freedom Of mankind"
The end Of the first phase Of this
giant struggle now may be considered
As passed. There must be no retire
ment." Is Haig's admonition.
The order Issued by the field mar
shal contains another sentence which
may be pregnant with Significance.
"The French army is moving rapid.
ly and in great force to our support"
he said. This il the first official inti-
nation that the allies are ready to
strike back At the German invaders.
This blow may not necessarily fall
In Flanders. nor In Picardy. but may
be aimed At rome point of the line
where GensralissimU Foch may believe
he can cut through the German front
and compel the Teutons to relax their
pressure against tho British.
Tho capture Of Morville features the
fighting during the last day. but all
along the lin. from Just north Of Lens
to Hollebeke. southeast Of Ypres. there
have been tremendous attacks which
have been met BY savage resistance.
The hardest fighting aleus this front
seems to have conferred about Messines
ridge. for which the Germans and
British have struggled hand to hand.
At last reports the Germans held the
eastern half Of the ridge. while the
British held the western slope.
More than 40 German divisioas 20
far have been engaged since the morn.
ing Of March 81. and more than forty
Of these have been thrown into the
battle two or three times."
Paris. April l3.-German forces
launched heavy attacks Friday morning
against tho French on the Hangard-sn.
Santerre sector. This fighting contin.
wed throughout tho day. Several at.
tacks ended In failure. but finally frssh
German troops penetrated Hangard. al.
though the western section OF the vii.
laGs was reEained by the French. 40
cording to the war office announce
msnt. American and French troops.
fighting together. repelied a German
attack In the Apremont front. The
Americans captured numerous prison.
ers.
A Turkish official communication
records the capture by the Turks Of
Van. In Turkish Armenia.
The famous vimy ridge. won year
ago BY the Canadians. 10 receiving a
prodisious visitation Of shells from
German batteries. The Canadians.
however. with their usual complacency
are awaiting an infantry attack. salts.
fled that they will again be able to do.
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