Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-12
Armentiers Abandoned
TO Prevent Isolation
of Defenders
ALLIES NOT SURPRISED
City Razed by Artillery;
Withdrawal Caused
by Gas Shells.

ish headquarters in France to-
night reads:
There is general DISPOSE
ton to consider the situation
IN Flanders AZ pretty we'll In
hand and altho fighting Is
continuing on a heavy scale
the outlook is viewed with con-
fidence."
| LONDON, April swinging
his heaviest leginns and miEhtiest
guns far 10 the north OF the Pieardy
battle field Field Marshal Won Hin.
denhnrg now In driving attack after
attack against the British lines be-
tween Arraa and Yprcs. Charging
across the level country behind 3
tempest uf high explosives and gan
shells. the Germans have succeeded
by terrific fighting IN penstrstino
Tho British defenses at points over
q front Of nearly thirty miles to Z
depth of almost ak miles just to the
south OF Yprcs.
Tho loss OF Armentieres Is ad-
united hy the british but this was
Expected frotp the trend OF events
IN that sector during the last few
days The enemy had driven in on
both sides ~ tho town and holding
out longer by the British would have
lmpsrilcd the whole line so far
az known the withdrawal OF tho Brit.
liak A an.
derly and was only for the purpose
OF STRENGTHENING out the line In that
region whore the German preasure
is the heaviest.
vital Points stiIi Held,
The British have stood firm AT
vital points along the line. Wysch-
aete iE stlll held by Field Marshal
Haig's men, who also maintain their
grip an Messines ridge, Lestreus,
plnessfeert and Piesestsert wood
and Hollrbeke. against which furi.
GUS assaults have been iennc1ed
, only To break down or be nuilifIed ~
British counter attacks A terrific
attack made against Hollcbeka and
Wylsthaete was completely repuiBed
with great loss TO the Germans.
This particular part Of the battle
line In the west has been the scene
of terrible fighting for nearly -four
, years, Armentieres marked the farth-
est retirement In this region OF this
French, British aud Belgiann IN
August and September. 1914. Jusi
to the north near Ypres the Germans
: on Aprn 20, 1915, first loosed on
the Canadian troops their poisonous
gas ana here on December 10, thu
same year. they drove hard At the
thin line OF Canadians IN a deeper-
ate effort to reach Calais On both
occasions the Canadians beat back
the enemy and held their lines In.
tact
! Nearby tho British launched their
counter offensive IN February. 1915,
and withstood furious attacks dur
Ing April and May the same year.
Huns DO Not Count Cost.
The drive south of fprea has de-
veloped into major operation. II
would appear and the Germans using
their nasscd attack system, arc not
counting the losses inflicted upon
them IN their advance SO far they
have gained little OF great technical
value. The high ground along rhe
front ~ sull held by the British
forces and retircments here and
there have not as yet endangered the
Integrity Of the limo from Arras to
1.-THE North sen
/ While this battle Ia going on there
.l- u ull iu tho struggle before
AWicus
Since the announcement that the
INmcilctn troops had made their np-
ponrtucr iu tho sectors occupied by
the British there lsas been nothing
20 show that they have actually en-
tered into the battle,
In The Italian theaier there has
been only scattering artillery engage
Imoui7
The Griuab have once more ad-
I,arcol north Of Jericho They have
swept the Turks back for % mite and
la hblf over front Of five miles
/ Tho Germans are slowly advancing
.ir Finland. the land and naval forces
working I'm conjunction, having now
, reached Lorisu, midway between VI
borg and llciaiuEtors.