Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-04-05
FOE HALTED IN LUCE VALLEY
City of Amiens Is Not Considered in
Imminent Danger of Falling Into
Hands of Germans - French
Recapture Village of Han
gard.


The day report states that the Ger
sitions in the western outskirts of AL
bert, and in both cases were repulsed.
South of the Somme the enemy per-
sisted in his attempts to advance along
the Luce and Avre valleys, but made
little progress.
The number of machine guns taken
by the British in their attack near
Serre on Saturday was 100.
French Believe Amiens Safe.
Paris, April Evidently the French
city of Amiens is not considered in
official circles as being in imminent
danger of falling into the enemy's
hands, as President Poincare went
there on Sunday and to the surround
ing townships to inspect how the nee
ressary excavations were being carried
out.
The president also visited the troops
operating in the region of Montdidier.
The battle continued with extreme
violence during the night in the sector
north of Montdidier, large bodies of
troops being thrown in by the Ger
mans, the war Office announces.
The French and British troops broke
up the assaulting waves.
The enemy endeavored particularly
TO enlarge his gains west of Hangard-
in-Santerre, but brilliant counter-at-
tack, in which the British ably assist
ed, enabled the French to throw the
enemy back and recapture the village.
Further south the fighting was no
less violent, the Germans making In
cessant attacks in an effort to capture
Grivesnes.
The French retained possession of
the town and inflicted heavy losses on
the Germans
British Hold Firm at Albert.
British Army Headquarters in
France, April 2.-The. Germans made
two attacks in quick succession against
the British lines west of the town of
Albert, but on both occasions the
enemy was thrown back.
AT two o'clock in the afternoon the
Germans made heavy attack between
Moreuil and Demuin. Fierce fighting
followed.
The. attacking troops gradually
forced their way forward until they
penetrated the large forest lying north
east of Moreuil.
The immediate detectives of the Ger
mans in their attacks below the Som
me undoubtedly is the Paris-Amiens
railway, which runs close to the battle
line. They continued to push ener-
getically against the defending wall
which checks them in their drive to-
ward Amiens.
Along the northern part of the bat
tie front there has been a good deal of
fighting, but nothing in the nature of
an extended struggle.
MoreuiI Lost Again.
With the British Armies in France,
April 2.-Warplanes report German oc-
cupation of Moreuil on the right bank
of the Avre after heavy fighting.
The enemy launched vicious at
tack between Moreuil and Demuin
entering the town at
$50 p. m.
$4,000 Taken Captive.
Berlin, April German troops have
captured the heights of Moreuil and
also Arrachis wood, on the western
bank of the Avre river, according to
the official report from headquarters.
"The, prisoners have increased to
more than 10000" the statement adds.
French Troops Retake Village.
Paris, April 2.-The war office is
lsued the following statement: "The
battle continues with extreme vio-
flence north of Montdidier. The en-
envy directed his efforts in particular
along the front between MoDtdidier
and the Peronne-Amiens road and
threw forward important forces with
the particular object of charging his
gains west of ngard-en-Santerre.
"Franco-British troops broke up the
assaulting waves, which were not able
TO debouch. A brilliant counter-at-
tack, in which our allies gave proof
of their valor, enabled the French to
throw back the enemy completely and
Irecapture this village.
1.-THE fighting farther south was no
less violent Grivesnes was the objec-
tive of powerful attacks, which were
renewed necessarily, leading to hand
to-hand fighting This town remained
in the hands of the French, who i'll
flicted considerable losses on the Ger
mans"
British RepuIse Attacks.
London, April 2.-The war Office is
sued the following statement:
1.-THE enemy twice attacked our po-
sition in the western outskirts Of Al
bert in the evening. Both attacks
were repulsed.
"South of the Somme the enemy is