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broken. down by our fire and our
counter-attackS.

broken down by our fire and our
counter-attacks.
"Further to the south the Ger
mans were similarly checked IN
their attempts against Senecat wood
and Hill 50, which remained entire
| ly In our possession.
"On the right bank Of the Meuse
the artillery was quite active"
! After three weeks Of preparation In
| the Somme. during which time they
launched an offensive III Flanders. the
| Germans have resumed their haInmrrinS
ut the front door of -AmienS. For days
! there have been heavy artillery firing
along the northern sectors OF the Somme
salient, and finally the German imam
! try began their attempts TO advance on
the line passing illers-Bretonncux.
Haugard. Hailles and Castel. The first
! attacks were repulsed. but subsequent
! attacks. conferred about Fillers. Breton
neu1. have caused a British withdrawal
! from this village. according to report
| from Field Marshal Haig. This marks
! German gain Of about mile.
villers-BretonneuX is about II miles
directly east Of Amicns and is on the
! northern end Of the latest fighting
front 1t is situated between the
Somme and Luce rivers. and while II Is
iankod on the south by low lying
ground. il is backed by rolling hills
| to the west and northwest
| The lighting on the rest Of the front
where the Germans have resumed their
drive toward the allied base OF supplies
; in northern France has not. so far as
| known, resulted in any notable retire
! n,ents on tho part of tho allies. Inc
! German official report issued on we'd
nesday was silent as to events IN THIS
sector Of the front
An attack on this particular part or
the liric in the Somme region had been
, expected and it is probable that prepara-
tions 20 meet it had been made. Inc
British lines held firm in TINS REGION
during the last days Of the Initial dflVr'
while the Germans were able to Jorge
ahead further south until they reached
rho village Of CasteI, about three miles
from the railroad running to Paris
from tmiens. Recently French coun-
ter-orrensiye ut Castel won back consid-
erabla ground, and it was evident that
unless the line further north coulu DC
advanced materially the Germans hau
little chance to make important gains IN
their operations TO the south or Nnilen'
This new drive has been made at the
same time that another blow mas peer
struck at the British and French INES
northwest OF Ypres. Savage hghtins IS
r.port.d at various points along the
linz from, Eailleul to Merrille. and Der
lin claims that heights TO the nortneaS'
~ Baillcul have been stormed. COIN
.,,lsnt with these attacks there nave
n,..r assaults on tho British FORCES near
B.thune. along the Lave river. out these
have been repulsed.
som. of the uncertainty as 10 tae
success of the British exploit In at
t,,nptipc to seal up the harbors OF lec-
brupre and Ostend has been cleared up
hr observations carried out by AVA
tnrs Grave damage was done to the
..,,Is M ZcebruEge while the hulks OF
s,,nren steamers are said TO at least
,artiallv block the channel leading out
"a sea from the port Of OStenu.
On the front In France. with the eA-
option Of the Somme salient. there has
.,..n little tighting of An unusual MI
iurc.
The situation between Germany anu
holland is still obscure. II mas oc't'
.cnorted that q virtual ultimatum was
'.ljye-.,d to the Netherlands govern
.u.rt br Berlin. but this is NOT Us Se'
SHOWN to be fact. Dispatches lroln
This Hague insist that Holland VIII not
...uart from her attitude OF neutrality
An unofficial report says that the huI'n
minister has lsft for The Hague ana
that the German minister has stAr'so
, for Berlin.
i congress, which has been considering
! a dr,.In ration of a state OF war win
Bulgaria and Turkey. probably VIII not