The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-03
BRITISH STORM
STRONG ENEMY
POSTS IN WOOD
Haig Reports Victory Along the
Luce River After Hard
Fight.
French ROUT FnE ON OISE
English Troops Also Advance in
Neighborhood of Serre and Re-
pulse Counter-Attack South
of Hangard.

London, April 3.-The report from
Field Marshal Haig's headquarters in
France says:
Except for minor enterprises,
which we carried out in the neighbor-
which we captured German post,
the day passed more quietly on the
whole battle front"
lSerre is on the road from Arras
TO Amiens, almost in direct line be-
tween Arras and Albert and slightly
nearer the latter cityl
British Storm Wood.
British Army Headquarters in
France, April 2.-The British stormed
strongly held German positions in a
wood along the Luce river yesterday.
When the enemy withdrew, after
sharp fighting, he left the ground
strewn with his dead
The Germans Shelled the wood
heavily after it was occupied by the
British and organized two counter-at-
tacks for the purpose of retaking it.
Both were caught in the British artil-
lery barrage and broken.
Haig Gains South of Hangard.
The British improved their posi-
tfon by an attack south of Hangard,
and later repulseG two German coun-
terattacks which essayed to restore
the situation.
South of Hebuterne the British con-
Quoted successful local attack and
repulsed a cOunter-assault.
Allies Make Advance.
Paris, April 3.-French and British
troops advanced during the night be-
tween the Somne and Demu:n, it is
announced officially Over most of
the front between the Somme and the
Disc the night was relatively calm.
Heavy artillery fighting occurred at
some points.
Day Passes Quietly on British Front.
London, April 3.-The war office is
sued the following statement: "The
day passed quietly on the British
front. There was no serious fighting
on the French front.
In the course of the fighting in
the area between the Avre and the
Luce rivers we captured so prisoners
and IL machine guns. A large num-
Der of German dead was found on
the ground in this locality by is, and
two cOunter-attackS attempted by
the enemy later in the day were bro
ken up with heavy loss by our artil-
slery. A German battery in action in
this area was successfully engaged at
short range and silenced by our ma
chine guns
"A successful local enterprise car
ried out by US in the neighborhood of
Hebuterne resulted in the capture of
13 prisoners and three machine guns.
Many Germans were killed in this Op-
GRAFTON also, and hostile counter-at-
tack during the afternoon was COM
pletely repulsed.
"On the remainder of the front sue
cessful raids, in which we secured sew
eral prisoners and killed a number of
the enemy. were carried out in the
neighbOrhood Of Acheville and HoIle
beke."
French Huri Back Huns on Disc.
Paris. April 3.-The war office is
sued the following statement: s'The
day was marked by quite spirited ar
tillery fighting, particularly between
Montdidier and Lassigny. Our bat
teries caught under their fire enemy
concentrations east of Cantigny.
"A strong German reconnaissance.
attacked by our troops on the left
bank of the Disc, southwest Of Ser
vais, was .repuIsed.
"In the Woevre and Upper Alsace
enemy attacks were without result.
THE night was relatively calm on
the front between the Disc and the
Somme. The artillery fighting became
rather heavy along some parts of the
battlefield
''FrancoBritish troops made some
progress during the night between the
Somme and Oemuin
"In the region of the CoIonne trench
and at Ban de Sapt the French made
two successful raids and took pris-
oners. At Chambrettes q German at
tack on small French posts was re-
pulsed"
counter-Attacks RepuIsed-BerIin
Berlin, April 3.-The following state
ment covering operations on the West.
ern front was issued here: "The posi-
ton on the battlefield is unchanged
Counter attacks made by the enemy
near Hebuterne and with special stub
bornness against heights captured bv
us between the Luce and the Avre