Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-05
FRENCH AND BRITISH MAINTAIN
POSITIONS IN ALL SECTIONS
BATTLE RACES TWENTY-F0UR
HOURS; HUNS LOSE HEAVILY
South Of Somme Line. Go Back And Forth With Little Vic
tory For Either Side-Woods Near Montdidier Are
Captured By French Ground Gained Is Held
Against Several Counter Attacks.


Against Several Counter Attacks.
below Aiens the Germans have
defeated with great what probably
desperate effort break in and off the communities
tions of this important base from the south
Similarly to the east of An'ens the British have maintained
defense prevented making
last night
1t fought along line of approximately thirty
OF the somm Today the Germans switched their attack to the
north OF the and engaged the British along front OF II
miles but able to make only slight advance the
Both Sides Struggle
contending fought
Closing the With Their line not onv standing Where
along its souhcrly but advanced in
sectors.
AS whole the entente line may be considered maintained in
its entirety So far the German object south Of Aens the rail
line to Cermont concerned the supendous German effort
probably than 1000 yards opposite Castel
ete the shows the still nearly three miles from
British fought and last night chiefly their
front was continuous linking With the against
te British were Rak out Of amal
able gain whole
Slight Recession'
The British was slight and the line they maintain
Amiens and about nine miles from its outskirts
On the front running eastward from Montdidier the French
dontdder agny captured greater part Epinec
wood north Of They held this ground against several
of Montder St Afghan farm
southeast Of venes which they likewise held against
Striking positions south of the Somne
Germans have renewed their offensive with
fighting with the British French
able to make only slight gains isolated points, being pused with
great loss everywhere else.
How we'll the valiant British withsood
my onaughts shown by the fact that front of nine miles
north of Montdde the Germans used than
Field Marshal Hags right ground against
heavy attacks while the left fell back Hame
south OF the Somme and about twelve miles directly
Between the Ave and the Luce the French
tested all the ground bitterly The determined break
through and used his infantry reckless assaults
the French moving the Germans down with artillery fire On either
side of Moreui twelve miles southeast OF Amens
several hundred yards from the villages M
South of the Avr the fighting on Grievenes
General Peta!ns held ubborny their positions
Feated efforts by the German infantry and then attack
advanced their lines the
ddr and Lasgny where the German line bends
tiey bombardment which began early this week
lently
The strength of the British Somne which the
Germans have been able bulge days,
fruess enemy attacks Albert Thursday and again the
Another sector of the front has been taken
troops and announced they hold positions heights
OF the Meue south of Vedun This position directly
north OF the American sector northwest Tou
OF marked activity recently It joins
tehed the south The already has rded listening post
the sector but the raiders able further
in the face OF strong American artillery FIRE.
the part Of Tammeors Helsingfors and which
has been the center of much fighting recently prison.
crs and some war material were taken from the rebels.
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