Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-25
BERLIN CLAIMS
Big VICTORY
War Office Reports the
Capture of Peronne
and Ham
10000 PRISONERS HELD
600 Guns Taken in Drive
Which Took Germans
Across Somme
10000 PRISONERS HELD
London, March 25.

BOnuOu,
The Berlin War Office claims German
troops have captured Peronne and Ham
and defeated French and American regi-
ments brought up from the southwark
for counter-attack on Chauny.
The statement adds that more than
10000 prisoners have been captured and
500 guns have been taken by the Ger
mans.
Victory in the lattlc which has been
raging near Monchy, Cambria. st. Quen-
tin and La Fere is claimed by the GER
mans. The British third and fourth
armies and parts cf the Franco-Amer-
lean reserves are declared to have been
beaten with the heaviest losses on the
line from Bapaume to Bouchavesnes and
behind the Somme between Ieronne ana
Ham. as well as at Chauny.
Last nights statements add tlat tho
British i'm their retirement are burning
French towns and villages and that be-
tween the Somme and the olsH TIC
Germans are still going forward
Great Booty is Reported
Enormous quantities Of booty have
been taken by the Germans. according
to this statement, which says:
Between the Somme and the Disc our
corps are fighting their way forward
Chauny has been taken.
"Our booty in war material is ehor
nous. The English in their retirement
are burning French towns and villages.
I'VE have bombarded the fortress OIL
Paris with long-distancc guns.
"a gigantic struggle is taking place
for Bapaumc. a battle is in progress
on the Transloy- y-Combles-Maurepas line
The Somme has been crossed at
many points in our attack between Pe-
rome and Ham"
The text of Sundays carly commu-
nication follows:
Western theatre: The battle near
Monchy. Cambria, st. Quentin and La
Fere has been won.
"'rhe British third and fourth armies
and portions of Franco-American re-
serves who had been brought up were
beaten, and on the line of Bapaume-
Bouchavesnes and behind the Somme.
between Peronne and Ham, as well as
at Chauny. were repuIsed with the heaV-
lest of losses.
Repulsc Countcr-AttBcks
THE army of General Won Below
! (Otto) took by storm Monchy height
and south thereof carried forward the
attack in westerly direction beyond
Waucourt and lIcniu. 1t now is en-
gagged in a fight northwest of Bapaumo
for the third enemy positions. Strong
British counter-attacks We're rcpulsed.
The army of General Won Dcrmar-
WITT, following upon the heels of the
yanouished army. pressed forward II
close pursuit Friday night as far as tho
/ third enemy position in the Equancourt
Nurlu, TcmpleauX, lie fosse, Barnes
line.
Early yesterday morning they re-
ncwed their attack against the enemy
and defeated him. IN spite of his des.
perate defense and continual counter-at'
tacks. A junction with the left wing
! of the attack of General Won Below
was effected.
Between Manamourt and Pcronne the
troops of Generals Won Kathen and Won
Gotard have forced a crossing over the
Torille sector and on the Somme battle
field are fighting around Bouchevesnes
Peronne Is Captured
"Peronne has fallen. Other divisions
have pressed forward to the soutl
thereof as far as the Somme
AS early as Friday evening the arm!
of General Non IIutier, pressing closel!
forward, took by storm the third oneml
position. broke through it and com
PEELED the enemy TO retire.
'ln ceasclcss pursuit. the corps o
General Won Luettwitz and Won Getting
have reached the Somme.
Ham fell after a desperate fight
into the hands Of our victorious troop,
English reserves, which were throw
against them in desperate attack, sus
tanned sanguinary losses.
THE corps of General Won Weber
and Won Conte and the troops of Gen
eral Won Geyl, after a fierce battle
crossed the Crozat Canal
"Frencn. English and American reg
ments, which had been brought up fror
the southwest for a counter-attacl
were thrown back on Chauny in
southwesterly direction"