The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
GERMANS BEGIN
AGAINST ARRAS
Their Big Guns Have Been
Brought Up and a Fierce
Bombardment of British
Positions There Has Been
Started, London Official
Report States

March 2s (By Associated Press New;
was received to-day from the extreme
ring wing thar the allies are holding
we'll Near Beaumont .Hamel the enemy
attacked heavily. Severe fighting fol
lowed This morning it appeared that
the village was virtually No Mans land
with the contending lines drawn close on
either side.
Hard fighting occurred at several
points during the night. The latest re-
ports indicate the British have kept the
situation we'll in hand.
London, March 2S.--Prisoners and ma
chine guns have been captured by the
British, the war office announced to-day.
Fighting continues ficrcely on both banks
of the Somme. This morning the enemy
opened heavy bombardment on the
British defenses east of Arras. The at.
tack is developing in this sector.
Repeated attacks made by the enemy
along the valley of the Somme in the
neighborhood OF Beaumont -Hamel, Pui-
sieux and Myoenyille were repused
Albert Captured By Germans.
Wednesday, British carried out numer-
ous counter attacks on the Somme, re-
sulting in the regaining OF ground and
the driving back of the Germans at va
rious points. Field Marshal Haig's re-
port last night declared that in these
operations heavy casualties were infict-
cd on the enemy. The report was as
follows:
During the night our troops were
pressed back a short distance on both
banks of the Somme and early this
morning were holding the line, approx
mately, of Rosieres, Harbonnieres, Sail
Sec, Mericourt Fable thence up to-
the railway embankment southwest of
Albert. The enemy is in Albert.
"At one time yesterday afternoon the
enemy crossed the Ancre near Mesnil,
north of Albert, but was counter at
tackled and driven back across the river. |
North of this point there is no change in
our position.
This morning our troops counter at |
tackled north of the Somme, between the
angle of the Ancre and the Somme. and I
recaptured Morlancourt and Chapilly. At !
the same time our troops Immediately I
south of the river again advanced our /
line to Proyart.
"The enemy has attacked in the
neighborhood of Bucquoy. A fresh
guard division has been brought up with
this object, but up to the present this
attack has made no impression.
"A number of other heavy attacks
were made to-day on our front both
north and south of the Somme. The
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been repulsed with heavy loss.
West of Rove the French have been
heavily engaged and have been forced
TO give some ground. But reinforce
ments are arriving.
"The battle was renewed this morning
with great violence south and north of
the Somme. Intense fighting has taken
place during the day from south of Ro-
sieres to north of Ablainville tAblainze-
Nellcl.
AN unsuccessful attempt made by the
eLemy last night to drive in our line
south of the Somme WAS followed this
morning by series of heavy attacks in
the neighborhood Of Rosieres and south
of that place. At Rosieres all the en-
cmy's assaults have been beaten off bv
our troops. who inflicted heavy casualties
on the enemy.
Further north our line was main
tanned through the earlier part OF the
day, in spite Of great pressure from
large hostile forces.
Later in the day a fresh German at '
tack developed in this area. with the re- {
suit that our line was taken back a {
short distance to the west Later re-
ports show that our counter attacks have @
'gsin completely restored the situation. I
During the day the enemy made B
number Of determined attacks against c
,ur positions between the Somme and
he Ancre north and south Of Albert
Fierce fighting has taken place in this Il
ector also. In
Part 0f our position south q Albert
nto which the enemy st ono time forced g
Us way, wss rcgsined bysus hy q eoun- d
sr attack. and a further heavy atsac< q
ieiiNere,l by &c eEeniy Il this point dur. il