The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-04-13
PROGRESS OF THE WAR

A week ago the Germans were de-
l;vering the final blows of their big
drive and the French and British
we're re-acting fercely. Then came
anil for several days during heavy
rain which handicapped the Germans
in bringing up their guns and supplies
over roads that had been blown up
nv mines and shells. On every day
of the week, however. some infantry
engagements took place. and on
Thursday the Germans began a new
drive for the purpose of gaining ell
bow room in a salient which was be-
coming extremely crowded for oper-
ations on large scale.
Few conspicuous changes of the
battle line have occurred since. At
the zenith of their drive, the Huns
captured Montdidier. the raiihead
southeast of Amiens. For a time
this was the point of the salient.
From Montdidier northeastward to
Arras the front was held. for the
most part. by the British. 1t was
along this front that the heaviest
fighting of the week took place. the
Germans striving to widen the nose
Of the salient and meeting with con-
siderable success. Meantime along
the east-and- west front-the strictly
French front-there were a number
of engagements. but these were. for
the most part. diversions while the
main battles were being fought be-
tween Montdidier and the Somme. a
front of about twenty miles. Mid
way between these two points is
Moreuil, and it was there that the
earlier fighting developed between
the Germans and the French. The
British assisted at the point of juno
ton near Moreui.
The Germans were able to press
forward and capture the heights of
Moreuil. but the advance was checked
before any important strategic gain
had been made.
Both north and south of the Somme
the British fought detached battles
before the enemy. on Thursday, be-
gan his new drive. AT Ayette. not
far from Bapaume. the enemy was
driven out in a counter-attack and
was repulsed in several attempts to
regain the village. In the Arras
sector, at Fampoux. Won Hinden-
burg made another futile effort to
break the British line. In fact. he
gave the appearance of Gagged lion
running back and forth trying 10
break thr ough bars of steel.
On Thursday the Germans launched
a powerful offensive on front of 10
miles or more south of the Sommc,
in the Moreuil sector. Using more
than 100, 900 men and attacking 10
times, they drove the French from
three or four villages south of
Moreuil, but the French held at
Grivesnes. The French themselves
developed attacks south of Grivesnes
and even around the turn at Mont
didier. making slight gains here and
there.
The attack extended to the British
lines between Moreuil and the Somme,
along the line Moreuil-Hangard- Mar
celcave-La Hamel. Here the enemy
was successful in pressing forward
a mile or more, and finally took up
his stand about nine miles east of
Amiens. Meantime, north OF the
Somme, the Germans gained little
ground at few points. Thus they
widened their salient so that the apex
became snub-nosed. so to speak.
The British and French were not
content to let the enemy remain in
this more comfortable position, and
made a number of connter-attacks.
The British improved their line south
east of Amiens. especially in the
neighbornood of Hangard.
The Germans employed several
hundred thousand men along front
of less than Is miles, sending wave