The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-10
WAR SUMMARY.
fsy Associated PREsS)

u. (BY ASSOCIATED Pn6SS! 49,
The Germans have switched the
center Of their main operations from
the Amiens sector. and are now nam
mering the British and, Portuguese
hard over front of about eleven
miles running from Givenchy anu -
Bassee to the vicinity OF Arment'eres
The attack was preceded by ter
rife bombardment, all along the line,
and the countryside for miles around
trembled under the concussions OF the
big guns. At some points the enemy
was able to penetrate advanced e'e
ments of the British line, especially
in the neighborhood Of NeuYe, Chap
ellie. FauQuissart and the Cardonnerle
farm.
ID. Violent Big Gun DueIe
Meanwhile all along the greater
part OF the old line south or "Arras
extremely violent artillery duels were
in progress, but, the infantry OF Dotn
sides kept to their trenches except
for isolated attacks of no great IN
pOrtance. ..<
Near the Coucy forest and Coucy-
Le-Chateau the French have made
slight retirement to, positions prev
ionsly prepared. So we'll was the op-
Grafton covered by the French guns
that the Germans suffered extremely
heavy casualties in endeavOring to
make it. null. y y r.aa9 4.
Details Of the part played by Am.
erican railway engineers in the open
ing stages Of the battle south of Ar
ras show that, dropping their tools
and taking up arms, they fought side
by side with Canadian engineers and
inflicted casualties by the thousands
on the Germans as they advanced In
close formation. 49, {. f,s"
Wants Irish Draft
Realizing the extremely critical Sit
uation from the standpoint OF man
power, David Lloyd George, the Brit
ish prime minister, has informed the
house of commons that it was impos-
sible longer to exclude Ireland from
the provisions of CONSUMPTION and that
the age for military service would be
raised to fifty years, and IN certain
specified cases it might be increased
to fifty-flve. The premier declared that
bill would be introduced In -parlia-
ment giving Ireland measure OF sell
government. Several Of the national
ist members interrupted the premier
during his speech and declared that
CONSUMPTION would not be permitted
in Ireland. r.t - -<... ~.
Italian Front Battle Grows.
On the Italian front artillery en-
gagements at various points are IN:
creasing in intensity. Well directed
shots from the italian guns In the
Asiago basin have. worked ravOc with
Austrian ammunition depots, and also
started fires inside the enemy lines.
A Turkish official communication
announces the capture by. the Turks
OF Van, in Turkish Armenia.
In Finland the Germans, are pre-
pairing to take Helsingfors, according
to dispatches from Petrograd: They
already have demanded the disarma-
ment of the forts in Finland and on
Russian warships In Finnish waters.
It is said that the Russia commission
ers have agreed to comply with the
German demand. 3ps 4e,-ss y /. .,1,.ag =
The landing of Japanese troops at
Vladivostok is apparently causing fric-
tion between the Russian Bolsheviki
government and. Japan Nikolai Len
Inc, the Bolsheviki premier, In a
speech at Moscow asserted that Rus
sia possibly would have to declare
war upon Japan as result OF the
landing of the Japanese. =, :'...".' g..
A British torpedo boat destroyer
has been sunk in q collision and all
members OF. the, crew are believed 10
have been lost.