The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
DENSE WAVES
CHARGE BRITISH
BEFORE CORBIE
Scene of Battle Is Ten Miles
From City of Amiens.
Thrusts on Right and Left
Wings Repulsed by Allies.
new DRIVE At WEDGE CENTER
British Counters Improve Posi-
tiOns South of Somme.
Struggle RACES Thru Night
North and South of SOmme.
BRITISH RECOVER LOST GROUND
Drive Germans From Front
Lines Southwest of Albert.
L. s. War Anniversary Finds
1905 Americans in Big Fray.
10000 READY TO FIGHT
Twelve Billion Outlaid on
War by U. S. in a Year.
American War Crafts Are Nu-
merOus in U-BOat Zone.
Drive Germans From Front
Lines Southwest of Albert.
L. s. War Anniversary Finds
100000 Americans in Big Fray.
1900, READY TO FIGHT
Twelve Billion Outlaid on
War by U. S. in Year.
American War Crafts Are Nu-
merOus in U-BOat Zone.
CRy the Associated Press }

Another determined German blow
in the great battle for Amiens is be-
ing struck today against the British
In the Somme valley, almost directly
east of the city, from which the Ger
mans at this point are about ten miles
distant
The attack on the center of the line
comes after the check of the German
left wing Thursday night in its pow
erful thrust at the French line be
tween Mont Didier and the AvIe and
the failure of the German right yes
terday and last night to make more
than a feeble impression upon the
Brit sh positions north of the Sornme.
The fighting in the southerly area
ha.- rtsoiN tG ltself into a violent artll-
lery battle following which the prob
abilities are that the Germans will
make another effort to advance from
the positions in which they have been
pinned by the French. No infantry
s~,-tion occurred in this sector last
night except on the British front just
no. tn of the Luce. at which river the
/ ench and British lines connect. TIE
British took the initiative here and
improved their position near Hangard
by counter attack.
Albert Defense Holds Fast.
Ia .nc. norti.. the determined at
ttlnpt of the Germans1~ yesterday to
enlstrSe the upper side of their salient
succeeded only to d slight degree along
the Nncrc near Dernancourt and
struck rock-ribbed British defense
at Albert 1t was continued late into
n evening but the enemy was una bic
to Inake any more important progress
than he scored in his daytime effort
The early advances on today 5
fighting made it seem likely that the
operation would be an important one.
Advancing from Faire wood, close to
the :, mme. the Germans pushed in
dense waves toward Corbie, lying in
[ e narrow strip between the Ancre
and the = imme near the junction of
tn, rivers The advance appeared to
have as it's objective the gaining OF
n, Albert-Amiens road which runs
in this sector just to the northwest of
Orbie.
ODcncd Attack at $50 A. NJ.
With the British Army in France,
April 6.-Another heavy attack by
the German in the drive for Amiens
app-Gred to be under way at an early
hon today At $50 o'clock this
morn rg +he enemy was reported to
be :: 1vanc:ng in waves near the Vaire
>>Tg- 3D. which lies in the Somme val
f,Ss east of Corbie
The strong hostile assaults which
were madA in this region yesterday
resulted in the pushing back some
eg1at of thes defending line south of
Hangard wood. Elsewhere the Ger
mans were repulsed with severe
losses
London. April 6.-The British posi-
ions south of the Somme were i'm
proved to some extent by a counter at
tacksdelivered in the neighborhood of
Hangard late yesterday. according to
todav's war office announcement
Along the whole front below Ayette.
in the sector north of the Somme. the
struggle continued with violence un-
ill late yesterday evening. Altho the
Germans made incessant attacks they
met with no further success than at
tended their efforts in the morning.
(Ry the Associated Press)
on the anniversary of the entrance
If the United States into the war. the
yreatest battle in that conflict is still
oeing waged on the fields of Picardy.
Their great attack halted. the Ger
mans are making strong but ineffec-
.ual efforts to break thru the allied
ines or bend them back so as to gain
Amiens and complete the first stage
- r. the advance, which began at st.
Quentin. General Foch, the COM
nander in chief and under whose or
lers more than 100000 American
roops are ready to aid the French and
British declares that the boche tidal
wave is broken.
''All is going we'll" he adds and ex.
presses confidence in the future. A.
tConfinuei on Page Two.)