The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-11
American Reinforcements Appear
in British Battle Zone is
Report From France.
BATTLE IN FLANDERS
German Attack Carries Fighting to
New Sector-SaIisnt Driven into
haie's Lines--aritish Re.
capture Givenchy.


London, April 1l.-New German at.
lacks have carried the fighting in
the great battle on the western front
into Flanders and extended the bat.
tlefront TO a stretch OF approximately
1870 miles, from near the Belgian town
OF Ypres, Ia The north TO the vicinity
OF Coucy lie Chateau on the extreme
French right.
American reinforcements have ap-
peared in the British battle zone,
says a dispatch from British head
quarters in France to Reuters, limit
ed Their presence In the fighting
line. the correspondent adds, should
soon be felt.
Spreading Northward.
The fresh blows struck between La
Bsssee and Armentieres has already
driven a deep salient into the Brit
ish lines below Armentieres and the
Armentieres region itself is now re-
ported under attack.
Armentieres, already near the turn
OF sharp bend in the line. has now
been further pocketed and seems In
serious peril from converging attacks
north and south. The British. how.
ever, are holding the line of the river
Lys, to the southwest OF the town.
and at the latest reports had prevent
ed an attempted crossing by the Ger
mans at Bacust, Maur. four miles
southwest OF Armentieres, and anoth-
err at Estaires, still further 10 the
southwest
Givenchy Retaken.
FROM the vicinity OF Estaires the
British are holding the line OF the
river Lave southwark for a short dis
tance. The front then curying In a
southeasterly direction and coupling
up with the original line at or near
Givenchy.
The maximum depth OF the Ger
man penetration was apparently about
four and one-half miles at Estaires.
Givenchy. at one time in German
hands during the attack. was retaken
by the British in a counter thrust
Effect Probably Negligent
The German effort on this new
front, IL IL succeeds to no further ex
tent than It apparently has so far
does not seem likely to have any
greater effect than to compel modi
fications In the British line north oi
La Bassee canal. liz the British car
continue to hold Givenchy the froni
to the south would hardly be dis
turbed and the direct effect of thu
drive on the greater battle to th'
south would be negligible.
British Well Placed.
There remains the possibility o
the attack north of Armentieres devel
oping further Importance with rela
ton to the Flanders line as whole
The British are we'll placed on higl
ground at the salient points In thi
region, however, which they were no
in the region south OF Armentieres
the Germans holding the advantag
of terrain there.
The Germans seem to be concer
trating their effort on the new F1ar
ders operation, the, fighting along tn
line of their great drive to the soutl
ward, which was halted before Am
ems having largely died down. Onl
local lighting which had no appr'
ciable effect on the situation Is n
ported along the British part OF TIL
front
French Give Ground.
The French were. more hotly el
gagged at one point, giving som
, ground In a heavy attack by the Ge
mans near Hangard- En- -Santerre. b'
re-establishing their position In
counter-attack. No serious attemp
appear to have been made by the &c
mans to advance at other points
the French front.
Fighting In Belgium.
Won Hindenburg's frenzied enor
to split the British line In Flande
and FOIL the northern flank back
the North sea, opening the way to u
channel ports, has spread into b
gium, along Q 20 mile front.
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