Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-05
DELIVER ATTACKS
. ON BOTH BRITISH
AND FRENCH LINES
Push Back Haig's Forces
in Neighborhood of Hamel,
Near the Somme.
OVER 100000 TEUToNs
BATTER ALLIED FRONT
Succeed in Making Only Small
Gains, Despite Repeated
Assaults
CAPTURE THREE VILLAGES
Paris War Office Says Gcucral
foch's Soldiers Made Progress
in Countcrattacks.

by Associated Prcssl
German troops numbering we'll over
10000 delivered terrific attack yes
terday against the French along !,
front OF nearly nine miles from
Grivesnes to north Of the Anicns-
Roye road. They were met with
storm OF fire from the French guns,
and although the assaults were RI.
peated time after time, they succeeded
/ IN gaining only 4 small section OF
( ground.
/ The French retained Grivcsncs. but
me Germans occupied the villages OF
Maiily Raineval and Moriscl.
The announcement by the War Onice
in Paris last night OF this new often.
sive also says that by "a powcrfn,
counterattack the French made prog
ress at this point.
HITTER FIGHTING RESUMED
oN WESTERN EDGE OF SALIENT
! Aftcr several days OF comparative
inactivity along the battle front In
ficardy. bitter fighting has been re
surned along the western sector OF
'he sallent In the lines OF the entente
"'ies. attacks by the Germans against
the British and French are admitted
'iaNe yielded some gains TO the in
Naoers In the critical sectors ius, =,
'he cast OF the city OF Amicns.
Inc hghting. according to la.cs, 70
ports. has been heaviest in Tho na;.,,
borhood OF IIamel. wher. tho H-;,is,,
were forced back slightly. ana IN ,l.
triangle formed by the Rivers rrco
ana AVre, farther TO the south ube-.
inc French were forced TO give cronpa
GERMANS bring Ut
GUNS AND RE-ESEoucu,
No.hins is known as to the details
nc pattics IN these sectors. but
"e iae' mat the Germans have been
III degree successful yyoujd .o,
-, "u'cate that they have succeeded
IN bringing UP some OF their h...,.
cannon and new divisions win ,,.t;,,,
10 continue their attempts TO con,ur.
Amicns capture
The British. since rc,ai,in- ,,,,,
south OF Arras have not rosp,nsa 49,.
o"cnsive operations. so far as rcnor,od
oE London. but the German aa,.;a,
statement says that four a,,,c,,s -,
'he entente forces against tbe hoi.,,.
west OF Morcuil were -epuIsed
WI" heaNT losses. There arc mo -.
p'i . OF hshtinE except outpost 49,,
o"unIers' along the French linz.
the Disc River ''"eS on
AMERICANS OCCUPY SEcro,
On MEUSE HEIGHTS
american forces now arc oc,unyr
sector on the Mcusc hci-h,. -
OF Nerdun. Sout"
.n's announcement was released f,r
publication last night s;,nul,,nso,,I,.
with statement that the enemy ro;das
one OF the American listening moss .,
TINS sector after heavy bon,bard,.
The enemy first vigorously 49,,
eardcd The American frst-,inn ND ,o,,
hunication trenches zigzarrj,e ,n 49,
hillside. and then sent over -.isi
party. which swarmed about ,hs u..
ing post.
STRONG FIRE HAi.Ts
PRoGREsS or ENEMY
Further progress Of the enemy Was
ated ny strong fire from the Amor
''an hrs' and second lines. and. as
consequences, the enemy can hard,v
claim success.
hecause of tho topography Of IN,
NcuSc heights region. there has bee,
.''ic severe lighting there for many
'''"Nh@' ana the opposing forces TOOK
advantage Of tho inactivity TO con-
struct fine duSouts. many OF them he.
ing lighted By electricity. Each sido
enjoys the advantage of excellent OBJ
servation posts and shells echo among
'he surrounding hills. which are Gov.
cred with spring flowers
lhc other American sectors were re
ported quiet yesterday. The Germans
sent in frw shells in tho sector north
west OF Toul, but the enemy airpianes
verde fairly active in patrollng.
HEAVY BOMBAKDMENT
OF nRiTISH POSITIONS
There have been heavy artillery
bomhardmcnts Of British positions on
the Mcnin road and at Passchendaelc.
cast and northeast of Ypres. according
to London. AS yet, however, there Is
nothing TO forcshadow an effort hy
the Germans 10 attack there. Confront
ing thcm arc two weli-fortined lines
and high ground held by the British,
and it is improbable that serious at
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