The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-16
BRITISH WITHDRAW
FROM BAILLEUL,; HUNS
renew YANk ATTACK
(Continued from Page Onel

efforts to an endeavor Messines ridge
Around Wulverghem, between Neuve Egse and the Mes
sines ridge heavy fighting also going The British have
out their line Neuve Egse by retiring to
the northwest Berlin claims to have gained the British lines
northeast of Wulverghem which would bring them near the
Messines ridge the eastern slope
Picardy German attacks around Hangard have died
down. British gunners dispersed infantry trying
advance Demun On the rest of the French front there
has been artillery fighting The Germans facing the Ameri
north and east Of ST. Mhiel have not renewed their at
tacks
GERMANS TOOK SHAMELESS
The Germans occupied shambles when they took Neuve
Egse. The conendng forces who had been battling bitterly
here for days had been asking and giving quarter
Several times the shell torn village changed hands On
each struggle to the death with ayonets the
troops swed mad melee through the crmsoned streets
The British and the Germans alike had but thought
the red heat conflict got into their boodo fight finish
and accept the fate that in store for them.
Afer the British recpured the place Saturday morning
continued holdt with hollow of troops thrown
around it The massed Germans kept nging themselves
against this thin determined line of defenders The battle
went until late last night when the pressure from
wheng forces became too great and the
dissolved reform positions northwest of the
Even found themselves in nasty sit
uation for the British artillery Immediately oened remend
GUS bombardment and began ping German dead with
those that had gone before
The London office today the capture of
Balleul the northern battle 'front.' by the enemy.
The British have fallen back positions north of BAIL
eul and Wuverghem. German attack southwest Of Veux
Berquin repulsed.
The official statement reads
Yesterday evening" preceded by intense bombardmen
the enemy launched very heavy attacks against positions
between Baeu and Neuve Egse The assault delivered
by three picked German divisions which had not been pre
ously engaged in the battle and succeeded after fierce
bitter struggle carrying the high ground southeast and
of Baieul known Mount de Lille and Revetsberg. Our
troops this front have fallen back to- positions to the
north of Baleu and Wuverghem Baeul has fallen into the
|enemy's hands.
'This morning fresh attacks developing in
the neighborhood of Wytschaete.
early today the also attacked southwest of Vieu1
Berqun under heavy artillery and trench mortar fire. but
e repulsed
Several prisoners taken by during the night
successful minor enterprise southeast of Robecq."
/ FRENCH CAPTURE PRISONERS
Heavy artillery fighting occurred last night the MAR
battle 'front.' in the neghbohood of Montdder the French
office today The French captured machine gu1
r and prisoners the Disc canal"
In the region south of Monddier there
ery fighting In the sector of Noyon the French made SOM
progress in local operation
it French accommodating parties very active especi
ally in the region of the Disc canal French detachmen
crossed the canal west of Pierre Mande and brought
prisoners and machine gun French patrols pris
in the sector of Corbeny in the Champagne
prey and Vosges. German raid at Teton was re
y pulsed"