The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04

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heights British field guns firing prao
tically at point range smashed ever,
effort. On some occasions British in.
fantry, communicating, dashed into
the water 10 fight the Germans.
With the object of capturing Ur.
yillerS and Essigny. southwest of St
Quentin, the Germans employed al
least six divisions, or 1900 men of
storming troops, the 50th, 45th Gre
serves), 1lth. SSth. 18TH anr 23Sth,
In the proportion of one division to
every British battalion. The average
width of each attack was 1000 yards
Ten Tanks Wreak Havoc Amid Foe
Passing through Urvillers there was
a bloody struggle In a chalk quarry,
where many German dead now lie
After the Germans. had come some way
forward ten British tanks drove into
them and shattered some of their bat
talions with their machine-gun FIRE,
dispensing groups of the advancing
units
The British fought many rear guard
attacks In the netghborhood OF Roisel
falling back to the line OF the Somme
only when new masses of Germans
passed through those hattalions which
they had not met and beaten.
Between GoZeaucourt and Epephy
occurred most desperate struggle.
The Germans attacked in overwheln-
ing strength. Their previous bonn
bardment had had little effect and the
British troops had suffered but
slightly.
The weather was misty, and, screen
ed by this mist. the Germans were
on top of the British before the lat
ter were aware of 1t. In dense for
nation they came on. Offering excel
lent targets. Ground was yielded by
the British only under pressure Of
overwhelming numbers.
Heroic Deeds at the British.
Fighting Saturday between Arras
and Bapaume for possession of the
heights between the Cojeul and Sen
see rivers was especially bitter Out
numbered eight TO one, the British
troops chung TO their positions To the
last
In Gauehe wood. where Scots and
South Africans We're placed. another
terrific struggle ensued. The Ger
mains several times managed 10 reach
the wood but were repeatedly thrown
hack. Their losses in killed were
especially heavy, as they came on in
mass formation. Attempt after nj
tempt was frustrated.
From height below Gauehe wood
known rs Chapel hill to Epephy three
German divisions and parts of
fourth We're thrown against the Brit
iSh At one point the enemy WAS ac-
tually among the British advance
posts before he was discovered. The
fog thoroughly screened him.
Waves OF Germans flowed past the
farm and around II. but In the farm
itself the Leicesters held out. lighting
and refusing To surrender until every
man was killed or SO severely wounded
he could fight no more.
The British showed thc greatest
strength between Bapaume and Pc
rome and above Rapaume as far MS
Arras The Germans. however. CON
eerned with the southern flank, ut the
Franeo-British junction point. conccn-
trated their most terrific blows against
the Peronue Ham Chauny line. relying
on the necessity of an automatic Brit
ish Withdrawal In the north II their
line was bent or broken in the south.
Bapaume was an obstacle on the
sacrificed thousands OF their best
troops. Rivers of hleed were shed for
the towns possession in "A combat that
lasted almost all night. until the
British finally yielded the ruins. ufter
having eNaeted a fearful price
Kaiser Orders Jubilation.
The kaiser was with Field Marshal
Won Hindenhurg in Peronne surveying
the bloody fields where thousands OF
his best lighting men were killed or
manned before the British finally with
drew. The emperor ordered general
iubilation throughout the empire,
rockets and flags and Il holiday for the
children being the chief symbols OF
laid iron cross on Hlndenhurg.
Wilhelm also sent dispatches to the
empress telling Of the progress made
by his armies.