The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-04-11
BRITISH CAPTURE
75O PRIS0NE RS
BIG BATTLE is SUDDENLY SHIFT.
ED INTO BELGIUM.
AMERICANS ARRIVE AT FRONT
United States Troops Are Now On
the Firing Line-American Rail-
way Men Help Beat Back
the Enemy.

the Enemy.
London. April 10.--Heavy lighting
continued north of Labasse canal yes
terday evening and last night Field
Marshal Haig reported in his official
commanique from the British front
today.
The British are holding desperate
| ly along the Lys and Lave rivers. A
counter attack on the southern flank
resulted in the recapture of Givenchy
by the British.
ESQ Huns Made Prisoners.
Fighting continues north OF La.
basse Canal yesterday evening and
last night" Gen. Haig's statement said.
I'VE are holding the lines on the rivers
Lave and Lys. There is heavy en-
gagements with the enemy in the
crossing at Estaires and Bau Maur.
"On the southern flank Givenchy
was recaptured after a successful
counter attack. We took seven hun
dred and fifty German prisoners there.
No Change Along the Somme.
East and north of Armentiers as
far as the Ypres Commnes canal there
was very hostile bombardment early
this morning with severe fighting on
the southern portions of this front.
"On the British front south of the
Somme there was local fighting" the
statement continued. THE situation
Is unchanged there"
Americans at the Front.
(By William Phillip Simms)
With the British Armies in the field,
April 10.-The first of the American
forces have arrived on the British
front. They.include infantry. airmen
and engineers.
have seen the Americans who are
forerunners of thousands more. move
to their places in the line CHEEKY and
full of ginger.
Pershing's Promise Fulfilled
General Pershing comforting with
General Foch at the front on March 30
placed the entire American EXPEDITIONS
airy forces in France at the allies dis
posal. Three days later staff CORES
pondents with the American armies
on the Toul front reported great fore
es of all branches of service leaving
that sector for the Puckardy front. All
of the roads in that part of France
were blockaded with the movement Of
the men and their equipment it was
said. The arrival of the first Of these
men on the British front was reported
today.
Fighting Is Terrific.
From La Basse canal to south of
Armentiers today there was terrific
fighting. This afternoon on the left
sector there was little infantry fight
ing dut the artillery was momentarily
blazing away in full chorus.
Tuesday afternoon and night there
was bloody hand to hand battle
along Armentiers and on high ground
about Givenchey which was the inn
mediate German objective.
The enemy attacked in full force,
Ten fresh divisions. one hundred and
twenty thousand men of the best Ba-
varian troops were hurled repeatedly
against the British on high ground
around Givenchey. Twice they cap
tured the town and twice the British
flung them back yielding with bayo-
nets, clubs and their fists until the
remnants of the German forces re-
tired northward, beaten.
Americans Under Fire.
\
PARIS April 10.--"Great mutual
artillery, along the great front where
the American and French soldiers are
| from the south of Verdun to east OF
ST Mihel, was reported by the French
war office statement this evening.
i Northwest of Rheims in the Lady's
High Way our successful raiders sue
ceeded in capturing some prisoners.
Northwest OF Renaurd We took more
lprisoners.
After number of German attacks
in the region Of Hangard where the
British and French lines converge Ave
miles south of the Sgmme our forces.
: finally retained the village and the
cemetery the statement concluded.
American Railway Men Fight.
: With the American Army in France,
Monday, April l0.-The American rail-
way engineers, who helped stem the
tide Of the onrushing Germans during
. the opening days of the battle now In
progress, fought shoulder TO shoulder
:, with Canadian engineers in carrying
! out their task. They held their ground
, Istubbornly and only retired TO pre-
I lviously prepare positions when forced
Ito do SO, and inflicted casualties b.
g the thousands upon the Germans. who
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