New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-26

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shing's first report on the German as
sault upon the American and French
forces in the TOul sector Saturday is
understood to indicate that the Ameri-
cans sustained more than 200 casual
ties, and to estimate the German
losses at between 300 and 400.
With the American Army in France,
April 23.-'Our troops were over.
whelmed by a superiority of numbers,
but fought to a finish"
This "a the official characterize
ton by a field commander of the
American troops, who successfully re-
pulsed a enemy onslaught in the Toul
sector, in his report to headquarters.
Details of the engagement, which
the correspondent pieced together
from interviews with officers and men
who participated in the battle show
that the Americans stuck to their
guns while the Germans were placing
liquid fire, gas and almost every other
conceivable device of f%rightfulness on
them.
That the enemyis losses were so Sc
we're that he changed his mind and
was cured of his belief that 1t was
going to be a walkover, was indicated
by his feeble artillery fire Sunday and
Monday. Notwithstanding the driving
rain. however, the American artillery
continued active. The officers and
men were in fine spirit, even the
wounded laughing and joking.
Events along the battle line in
France and Belgium seem to be shap-
ing themselves for a resumption of the
great German offensive. Since the
savage attack on the American forces
at Seicheprey on Saturday there has
been no fighting of >an extraordinary
nature along the front, but there have
been indications that the Teutons are
almost ready to resume the sledge
hammer blows they have been aiming
at the allied armies. Unless recent
operations have been feints, 1t is prob.
able that the coming week will wit
ness two great turning movements by
the Germans. One probably will pivot
on the village of Robecq, northwest Of
Bethune, on the southern side Of the
salient driven into the allied lines back
of Armentferes. The other is expected
to develop at or near Mesnil. north of
Albert, on the north side of the Somme
salient.
The Germans have attempted two
great frontal attacks on the d~efenses
OF Lens and Arras, but they have been
repulsed with terrible losses to the
attackers. These losses were inflicted
upon the enemy before he reached the
stronger allied positions in that sector
and since the second defeat at Festu-
bert and Givenchy the Germans have
not cared to take up the task of driv-
ing the Canadians from their positions
along Vimy ridge and on each end Of
that great natural outward before Ar
ras.
London, April 20. The British
troops near Robecq, northwest OF
Bethune, drove out the Germans
from some of their advanced posi-
tons. according to Field Marshal
Haig's statement. Aside from artillery
engagements there was little other &C.
tivity along the front Sunday.
Field Marshal Haig found himself
able to take the aggressive OH Friday
night and carry out an operation
which deprived the Germans of even
such small gains as they had been
forced to content themselves with
when Thursdays battle was over. BY
this intensive British action the line
as it stood before Thursdays German
was completely restored.
There was no fighting of great i'm
p~ortance on the British front Satur-
day, according to Field Marshal Haig's
The operations were largely
confined to small affairs carried out
by the British, who succeeded in i'm
proving their line a little.
Against this blow the armies of six
nations are standing together in the
area-British. French, Ameri-
can, Belgian, Italian and Portuguese
divisions-ready not only to repulse
inevitable attack, but to strike
back when the proper moment comes.
Apparently the allies have thrown In
only enough of their reserves to hold
he Germans, conserving their
strength as far as possible. 1t has been
noted however, that when the neces-
sity of holding became imperative, the
power wal there.