Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
UNFAVORABLE FOR GERMANS

British Army Headquarters in France, Sunday March 81
(By the Associated Preshe last "A hours continued unfa
vorabe to the aggressive Germans along the British section Of
the battle front and srngy good period for the
defenders This morning the British holding their
tire line with strength and they had smashed numerous heavy
German attacks at points and had taken the initiative at
several places successfully.
The intense fighting continued south of the Somme in
the zone where the French have making gallant
stand The outstanding feature of the conflict the northern
of the front is that the British again have killed great
number of the enemy
Today the British initiated forward movement about
Feuchy Copse east of Arras They launched local attack at
o'clock this morning and pressed it vigorously that they
claimed stretch of territory 1900 yards long and averaging
about 200 yards depth This had tactical advantages
but they small compared with the fact that the British
able after the last 10 days of gueng work. to undertake
an offensive operation
FLAG STILL ON TOWN HALL
South of the Somme where there has been much hard
fighting, the British appear to have the situation we'll in hand
and the hall of Moreu about which sannary strug
giles have been swayng at last reports still flying the Bri
fish flag deanty from the steepe One of the most costly at
the enemy made yesterday between Morncourt and
the Somme where heavy against
shortly after The attackers forward in
and the British hurled themselves against the advancing lines
ercey that the Germans hurled back leaving 5000
dead
The British operations at Lassgny farm, south Of ebu
between Albert and Arras yesterday afternoon which
resulted in Strengthening the defending line, brilliant
success Germans pushed with heavy
and British troops returned with 200 prisoners 40 machine
guns and trench mortar.
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING
South Arras the enemy made two attacks yesterday.
was near amencourt asrde the Arras Bapaume railroad
other north of Boseux St Mare. Both of these
efforts smashed although particularly hard fighting
Cured around BOseux In this operation the Germans ad
in numbers after intense bOmbardment of the
British lines for two hours At three places the
ceeded penetrating the defenses and bitter hand to
struggle enued The British made such strenuous resistance
that thrown back leaving numbers Of dead
Northeast of Arras the Germans made slight attack Sat
urday heavy bombardment and pushed forward
tiny strip of ground.
.e of the fighting the British front south of tn
Somme during days have been satisfactory Heav
both sides of the Luce Friday fore
British to fall back somewhat Friday night the
pushed forward and penetrated large wood northeast
Moreu On Saturday British sent out cavalry which sweep
through and forced the enemy to fall back not onl
here but farther to the north.
CAVALRY ROUTS INFANTRY
North of the Luce the enemey yesterday morning attack
along the British line between Warfusee and Mar
This assault preceded by vigorous artier
bombardment The cavalry again into play and by
o'clock the Germans compelled to retire with large
aes.