Gilpin observer., 1918-04-18
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Successful minor operations were
carried out by the British east Of Ro-
becQ. Several machine guns and $50
prisoners were captured.
French troops in an attack north
west of Orvilles-Sorel made an ad-
vance of several hundred meters along
front of about two-thirds of a mile.
Bailleul and Wulverghem, between
Neuve Eglise and Merville, have been
the scenes of hard fighting, but ex-
cept for Neuve Eglise, the salient has
stood firm.
Seven attacks by the Germans on
the Merville sector of the northern
battle front have been repulsed by the
British, who inflicted heavy losses on
the enemy, it is announced officially.
Paris suffered casualties of twenty
four persons killed and sixty-two in
jured in Friday nights air raid. The
German raid on England caused the
death of five persons and the injury of.
fifteen.
The British have lost Neuve Eglise.
Fighting heroically, British troops
have checked the German drive in the
region west of Armentieres, and this
enemy effort, like the one in Picardy,
seems almost definitely stopped.
Seven days after the Germans
launched their gigantic assault against
the British lines between Lens and
Ypres, the momentum of their attack
has been broken and the waves of the
Teutonic forces are recoiling before
the rock of the British defense.
The British recaptured Arrewage,
Just east of the Nieppe forest This
whole area Is reported full of German
dead who fell in the hard fighting.
South of here, at Cornet Malo, east of
st. Floris. the Germans delivered four
fierce attacks. All were repulsed with
heavy losses to the attacking troops.
Preceded by an intense lombard
ment of high explosives and poison gas
shells, picked troops from four German
companies hurled themselves against
the American positions on the right
bank OF the Meuse, north of st. Mihiel.
again early Sunday morning, but were
completely repulsed after terrific hand
to-hand fighting. The enemy's casual
ties In the four days fighting are es-
timated at between 300 and 400. OF
this number, more than 100 were
killed.
Western
The next drive Of the Red Cross. to
raise another 31O0.000,00O will begin
May 20 and last seven days.
The only known deposit Of mangan.
ese in British Columbia has just been
sold to American buyers. The property
Is situated on the railway five miles
from Kaslo. on the Kootenay lakes In
central British Columbia.
Demand that women be permitted to
do more toward winning the war was
voiced by Miss Anne Martin. independ-
ent candidate for United States SEN
ator from Nevada, In an address be-
fore the Chicago Woman's Club.
Washington
Heavy casualties inflicted upon Ger
mans by American fire.
The German submarine lombard
ment Of Monrovia. Liberia, resulted
from Liberals refusal to dismantle a
French wireless station there, said
State Department advices. Three per-
sons were killed and three wounded In
the shelling. and Liberian schooner
was sunk. D..
The turning point in the battle on
the west front Is being reached, says
the War Departments review of the
military situation for the week end
ing April 13. The Germans have failed
to achieve victory in the field, the
statement continues, and will soon be
forced to resume their old tactics.
Field Marshal Haig's dramatic ap.
peal to his troops sounds like the first
blast Of decisive counter blow
against the German drive. according to
the consensus of allied embassies In
Washington. There is no question that
the worlds greatest battle has reached
a crisis. Paris dispatches about the
battles progress tell Of 100000 troops
that have crossed the channel to rein
force the British lines. There is no
doubt that such a contingent OF fresh
fighting blood should help to steel the
human walls which have held out
against the terrific ounslaughts Of the
last three weeks.
President Wilson has approved the
shipping boards suggestion for an ap-
preparation OF $50 200 900 to expert
ment with concrete ships.
Ensign Lloyd A. Perry, u. 8. N. r.,
was killed In a seaplane accident In
France April IL, the Navy Department
was advised. His wife lives at Ocono-
mowoc, Wis.
Fuel Administrator Garfield sounded
warning in formal statement that
unless there Is immediate and mater.