Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-17
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL II, 1918.

southeast Of the town. The enemy
kept on hammering and after G night
Of severe fighting at close quarters
forced the British to abandon the
village.
Battle Rages for Isailleul.
London, April 15.--Bailleul and
Wulverghem were the central points
Of the heavy nghting to-day between
while the German artillery displayed
increased activity in the section be-
tween Givenchy and Robecq. accord
ing to the report from Field Marshal
Haig's headquarters tonight. The re-
port says:
Fighting occurred this afternoon
in the neighborhood Of Bailleul and
Wulverghem and 'is continuing. On
the remainder of the Lys battle front
there is nothing particular to report.
"The hostile artillery has shown
activity in certain sectors, particular
ly between Givenchy and Robeoq.
Bodies Of German infantry moving
| along La Bassee-Estaires road were
| effectively engaged by our artillery.
"On the other parts of the British
front there was no important incl
dent.
Strong attacks were made by the
enemy yesterday afternoon at a NAM
ber Of points on the battle front,
Northwest of Merville fierce fighting
took place, as result Of which the
attacking German infantry was driven
back with great loss. The hostile in
fantry advancing along the northern
bank Of the Lys was caught by the
force Of our artillery and was unable
to develop its attack.
"In the course of the day no less
than seven attacks we're delivered by
the enemy in the Merville sectors, all
of which were repulsed with heavy
loss to his troops. In one case the
enemy advanced to the assault in five
waves. Under the weight of this at
tack our line was bent back slightly
but was completely restored by q
counter attack"
Germans Claim Little Progress.
Berlin, April 15.-Regarding thu
operations on the western sront tho
German official communication says:
"On the Lys battlefield hand-to
hand fighting frequently developed
Southwest of Neuve Eglize, as
well as between Bailleul and Merris
English machine gun nests were
cleared and their occupants made
prisoner. Enemy counter attacks
launched from Bailleul and north.
west Of Bethune broke down with
heavy loss.
"On the battlefield on both sides OF
the Somme the artillery duels re.
NAMED within moderate limits, the
weather being rainy"
The evening statement from gene.
raj headquarters says:
There were local engagements on
the Lys-Wulverghem battlefield, and
the enemy's lines northeast OF Wul.
verghem we're taken by Storm"
From Washington Viewpoint.
Washington, April 15.-Hope that
the force Of the German stroke to-
ward the channel ports has largely
spent itself grew here to-day as the
British lines stood fast under repeat
ed shocks. The days advices indi-
Gated again that Field Marshal Haig'a
men were obeying to the letter his
call for unyielding resistance.
The weekly review published by
the War Department, although it car
ried operations only up to last Sat-
urday, showed that war college opin-
ion saw then indications that the
German wave was reaching its crest.
In allied diplomatic and military cir
cles the same impression prevailed
to-day, strengthened by more recent
reports from the front.
Fighting is Desperate.
! Dispatches indicate that the flerc-
est fighting Is on the northern ,'na OF
the new salient driven into the Brit
ish front north Of Arras. The strug-
gle for possession of Neuve Eglize
and towns in that region looks to OBJ
servers here like an effort by the en-
emy to force way behind Ypres and
CONSEQUENT abadonment Of that place
and withdrawal Of large section
OF the British line.
IL, .