Evening star., 1918-04-11
French Forces Check
Foe in Champagne;
Gun DueIS Elsewhere
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, April ia German attack in
the Champagne last night was broken up
by the French fire. On the principal bat
tie front there was heavy artillery light
The state1nent follows:
French artillery developed activity
Of the night between
Montdidier and Noyon. A German de-
fire in the region Of orvillers-sorel and
dispersed before 1t was able to ap-
proach our lines.
Northwest and east of Rheims the
French made successful raids, bringing
back dozen prisoners and one ma
chine gun.
''In the Champagne the Germans at
tackled advanced French posts east of
Souain. They were repulsed after a
spirited engagement. Another effort, in
French fire. There is nothing, to report
from the remainder of the front.
"on April 10 two German airplanes
were brought down by the hre OF
French machine guns" ..s
Last Nights Report.
PARIS, April 1o.-The war ONCE Al,
Inouncement tonight says:
''On the front north Of Montdidier
and in the region Of the Disc canal ar
tillery fighting was maintained with
considerable violence; there was no
infantry action.
I'VE took about thirty prisoners in the
course Of engagements last night. The
day was relatively calm on the rest of
| the front.
TT is confirmed that five additional
| airplanes have been brought down.
Eastern Theater. April s.-Patrol en-
counters took place near Smetravina and
on the Struma- There were artillery &C.
tions in the Vardar valley and the Mon
astir sector. British aviators bombed
enemy encampments south Of Demir.
Nissar."
Belgian omcia1 Statement.
A Belgian official statement issued
tonight reads:
During the nights Of April SO and
$40 our patrols made several raid.
into enemy advanced works, especially
near Lombaertzyde. st: Georges, Dix
| nude and Zevecote. After the fight.
several prisoners were brought back te
our line Similar enemy attempt.
against certain advance posts In the re.
gion of Merckem and west Of Houthols
| forest were without result. Along the
coast the two artiIleries have been very
active. employing a large number o.
sas shells
Change Costly to Germans.
| By the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY N
| FRANCE. Tuesday, April 9.-The pre-
arranged rectihcation of the French
| lines to the south Of Barisis gave to the
| Germans scarcely a shadow of advan
| tage tactically. while it cost them Who'll
| ly disproportionate losses. Since theil
J advance they have been much harasseo
| by the French outposts in the marshl
| lands and have been unable to carr.
! out any operation.
| Strong concentrations of German
! troops have been observed behind thu
| German lines at several points today
| but their movements were greatly in
| terfered with by the French airmen anS
gunners. who left them little peace.
| The second phase of the gigantic
battle, which has now lasted twenty
days, began on April /, after the en-
emys great rush in an endeavor tt
break the communications Of the TIVE
armies. The Germans made two sepa
rate efforts on the tanks eastward o.
Arras. In the north. and at Orvillerl
and Plemont, in the south. Instead o.
the expected success, the Germans hAv.
| since even lost some ground at thes,
places.
Another-attack against the center OF
April 4. on front OF nearly ten miles
in an attempt to reach the Amieni
railroad, met with equal failure; bu
farther north the British were forcet
to cede an unimportant piece of terri
tory eastward of Viller-Bretonneux
Such Is the actual situation, with tn,
allied commanders fully confident re
garding the future.