The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-12
BRITISH ARE
PUSHED BACK

i BRITISH ARE
PUSHED BACK
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obiectiye by Hindenburg gives MAR
shal Haig splendid opportunity ~
administer the second major ueLea.
~ the Germans in the course OF their
recent drive. 80 -,
The first defeat came with the ap-
andoument of further operations
against Amiens. II Hindenourg IS
soon compelled to cease his slausn-
ter of German troops IN the ipres
sector. the result cannot fail 70 ne
highly disheartening to the Germans
at home, counting up their deao.
Successful Surprise Attacks.
PARIS. April 12-Successful sur
prise attacks north Of the Atlette
river and west of Butte-Du-Mesnil
l (in the Tahure sector, where Ameri-
1 can artillery is engaged), resulted IN
/ the taking of some enemy prisoners,
tha French war office reported today.
Hlndenbura Reported Wounded.
LONDON, April 12.-Field Marshal
Hindenburg is reported under treat
ment in a private hospital at Strass-
burg for a slight wound, said to have
been caused by bomb dropped from
an allied air plane on the west front,
Zurich dispatch in the Daily Ex-
press declares.
Bombardment Of Paris.
PARIS, April 12.-Four persons are
dead and twenty-one wounded, most
| no n q
striking a day nursery during the
| long range bombaIdment OF the city
late yesterday.
The long range commandment was
resumed today.
Lost Ground Regained.
LONDON, April 12.-The British,
| by counter attack, have regained
their positions north Of Festubert "a
mile north OF Givenchy) into a part
of which the enemy had forced its
way, Field Marshal Haig reported to-
day.
I'm the neighborhood of Merville
and Neuf PerQuin, there was severe,
continuous fighting last night" the
statement continued.
1.-THE enemy's pressure is continu-
ing his progress"
With RedoubIed Fury.
IBy William Philip Simms. United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, April IL. The battle
around Armentieres has been resum-
ed with redoubled fury.
The enemy has passed the Loisne
and Lave streams. in the direction
of ST. venant (seven and half miles
west OF the Estaires, on the Lys
canaD, and are advancing beyond
Steenwerck, toward Bailleul (seven
miles northwest Of Armentieres and
three miles beyond Steenwerck).
Some ground has been lost in order
to conform to the movement to the
south.
This morning, east. OF Ploegsteert,
there was a terrific German bonn
bardment.
A German officer, taken prisoner.
declared the Germans were ordered
to capture Amiens today at all costs.
Germany Claims 10000 Prisoners.
LONDON, April s12.-Fighting is
continuing between the LaBasse and
the Ypres-Comines canals, Field Mar
shall Haig reported in his night COM
munique.
Between Steenwerck and point
north Of Estaires a German attack
pushed the British back. The enemy
also progressed in the neighborhood
of Ploegsteert wood.
Fresh German divisions were beaten
of Estrem and the Loisne, and Brit
ish counter attack resulted in the re-
capture OF lost positions.
The German war office. in its state
ment late yesterday claimed more
than 10000 prisoners in the fighting
around Armentieres, including
Portuguese general.
British positions on the south bank
of the Iys and the east bank Of the
Lave were captured together with Hol-
lebeke and the British first line south
of that place, Berlin announced.
Messines height was said to have
been stormed and to be held by the
Germans as far as Ploegsteert woods.
South of Estaires, the Germans
claimed to have reached the Lave.
Slaughtered In Great Numbers.
rBy William Philip Simms, United
Press STAFF Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, April 11-When I left the
Arm entieres area today, fighting APP
peared to be dying down, following the
British withdrawal.
Armentieres was threatened after
the capture of Ploegsteert and the en-
envy advince toward Steenwerck. The
evacuation was ordered early Wednes-
day afternoon.
Low flying aeroplanes participated
in the fighting throughout the day.
The Germans forded Lave creek, wad-
ing across near Lestrem "a mile south
of the Lys). But their exploit was ex-
tremely costly, the British machine
i guns slaughtering them in great num-
bers. Although wave after wave came
up, they were unable to advance be-
vopd tho vt1Iape