The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-04-19
TVS Is INJUNCTION or GENERAL
HAIo TO BRITlsH soL.
oIERs ~ sATTLE.
FIGHT WITH BACKS TO WALL
kstirement Before Hun Assaults Must
es stsppsa-Freneh Trsops Are
Being Ruahsd 20 Assistance
81 Enslsshmen.

Great Britsib's armies stand ~ bay
% France and Fianderw. Afver three
weeks ~ rosnbai whieh has eeilps.d
anythinE thar has ragged during the en-
tire four years ~ warfare. Field Mar
hhai haiG has issued = Command TO
bis men to hold their sroand IT what,
ever rest and fight Win Ehs knowt.
edge that their blows are struck for
~the safety ~ their homes aud the
freedom iof mankind
The end Of the first phase of this
giAnt struggle now may be considered
as passed, There must be no retire
shent, u fiaig'a admonition. which
adds that the British now arr fighting
with their back 80 the wall" The
withdrawal In iacardy vas officially
r~poFtesi 90 have been a part ~ the al
hed stFutegy. but ths period for such
tactics seemingly has gone into bis
tory.
The order issued BY the field mar.
hhal eantains another sentence which
may be pregnant with Significance.
The French army ~ moving rapidly
and In great force 10 our support" he
said and this ID The first official ln,i.
mation that the allies are ready 10
strike hack ~ the German Invaders.
This blow may be ainIed al some part
~ the llne where uenerh Iissim0 Foch
may believe be can cut through the
German froni and compel the leu.
tons 80 relax their pressure against
the British
The nsstls Line.
The allies stand today on a front
which has been dented and battered.
but which l. very strong throughout.
TFneinm this line from the south II il
found 10 leave the old battle front al |
hrancouFt vest ~ f.aon. From this |
point u runs 10 The west, passes south |
II courcy Ls.6 'hateau and curves north
until IL reaches the Disc river, which /
q follows untii Il reaches = p0lnt
south ~ Neyon, Here the line crosses 4
ever some high hills and runs just
north ~ west to Mssnil, west Of Mont
dldief, where u turns 90 the north. /
This line II continued ~ far 40 Casfel,
where u turns northeast 10 HanRArd. |
sud then By crooked line through |
Albert 20 4 point east 81 Hehulerne
Here the line runs off 20 the north.
eawet through nueamoy aud RoislsuH
20 tamponx, east Of Arraa.
AZ this polnt Il turns north 10 be,
yoad Lens and then turns sharply 10
the northwest past nsfhmne. entering
She srene Of the most bitter fighting.
u e0ntinueA ~ far - Mervllle, which
marks the fartheat advance 81 the
Germans IA their present offensive
operation, and then bends 10 the north
east 10 Passehendnels. north aud east
~ NpreN Here Il curves to the north
wrst to AIerekem aud thence north
ever the iaWlands OF Belgium 10 Nleu.
part 10 the sra.
savaosly Resist Auaa
The capture Of Mervile features
the fi9hIing during the last day. but
AL aleaE the line from Just north OF ,
Lens 10 Hoilehsck southeast Of YpEea
there have been tremendous attacks ,
which base been met by savage rests. ,
tance The hAFdest fighting along this 4
front seems 70 have ceniered about
Messinea ridge, for which the Germans /
and hFitlah have struggled haRd %
hand AZ last reports the Germans /
held the eastern hair Of the ridge while !
ths British were is control Of the
western alope Ii
This sector has seen the only in. 4
fMnlry fighting 81 the iaHt DAY, but a i
e@mbardlnent ~ the nray Corbls road !
seth 81 Albert and north 90 the !
namme may foFeshaaeW another blow /
there HanEAFd, too. has been heavily /
ahsllsd By the oernaan
Quiet en- Other Fronta
One the ether tronts reports show
eniy usual ,Fsnch operations.
The Turks and Germans have been
attacking the British lines north of .
ierieho aace April 10. and entered
llFttish positiens both east and west
AZ the N8Ftian httF 4 aaAnr a..s a. /