Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-05

lIeNeu Dy military experts mere, are
ready to take their place in the battle
line in France to withstand the Ger
man attack or to assist in a counter
attack. General March said he had no
such information.
Huns Take Montdidier.
With the French Armies in France,
March 29.-Fresh German troops were
thrown against the French army main
tanning the junction between the
French and British lines, and notwith
standing the determined stand made
by the French they were forced to re-
tire toward the west, the Germans
breaking through at Montdidier and
occupying that place.
Farther south the French held well,
resisting all the German efforts.
In the rear of the French army the
movements were so intense that it was
impossible to approach the firing line.
Battle Is Stabilized.
Notwithstanding the continued adj
vance of the Germans, the battle has
become more or less stabilized in the
last two days.
The French are pushing northward
in order to keep in close touch with
the British, who had been forced back
by overwhelming numbers.
French troops have relieved part Of
the British line.
Nothing as yet has been allowed to
develop regarding the intentions of the
entente allied commanders, but it is
certain that at an OppOrtune moment
they will make a cOunter-strOke.
German Plan Rehearsed.
The general idea of the battle as far
as it has gone shows that the Germans
chose to make their principal attack
against the British front. At the same
time they made a demonstration just
where the two armies, French and
British, join.
The Germans succeeded in making
breach in the. British line, which the
French forces closed first sending cav
airy to fill the gap. The Germans had
carefully prepared for this offensive,
whole divisions and army corps re-
hearsing the parts they were to play
Just before the assault the British
lines were deluged with shells for a
short period and with projectiles
charged with noXious gases.
Huns Attack in Waves.
Then came thick waves of infantry,
closely following one another. The
first waves, or what remained of them,
reached their detectives and held on
until further waves came along and
cleaned up the islets of British, who
were holding out with obstinacy, using
for that purpose jets of liquid flame.
Requirements joined the Ger
mans, and from the captured first Brit.
machine guns and autOmatics was
opened on the rear lines of the British.
Reserves Overpowered.
This rain of death was so deadly as
to overpower the British reserves, who
could not see whence it came and were
unable to advance to the assistance of
their comrades in the first line, owing
to the severity of this fire.
Under cover of this hail of bullets
the German waves of infantry made
their way into the second British line.
The Germans lay down when they had
advanced for some distance and al
lowed still other waves to pass through
the intervals.
simultaneously large numbers of
small cannon and three-inch guns
mounted on low carriages for quick
movement and low visibility, were
brought up close behind the advancing
infantry.
v. S. Troops Reinforce Haig.
London, March 27.-British, Ameri-
can and French troops, fighting shout
der to shoulder, have rallied to stem
the German advance.
The Germans have taken Roye and
Noyon, but have been checked on the
line running west of these towns, the
British war office announced. French
re-enforcements are rapidly coming up.
The British front is standing firm
along the whole line, which appears
to be the strongest it has occupied
since the battle began, says Reuters
correspondent with the British head
quarters in France.
The enemys troops are in Albert.
Germans Lose 100000.
Washington. March 27.-Calcula-
lions based on the number of troops
employed and the methods by which
| they have been employed, lead experts
! to estimate the German losses at ap-
proximately $4,000 men daily since
last Tuesday. This would mean Ger.
man casualties of 100000 to date.