The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-04-12
ENEMY POUNDING
AWAY AT BRITISH
ON NORTH FRONT
Evacuation of Armentieres Not
Cause for Distress From Mil
ltary Standpoint.
SETTLED TO GRIM RACE
Battle Must Be Considered as
Whole to Gauge Losses.
Operation BECOMES Cold Prop
osition of Which Side Gan Kill
Most Men Next Few Weeks.
SETTLED TO GRIM RACE

With the British Army in France,
Thursday, April tt.-(By the AZ
ISOLATED Prsss.)--Dstsrn,insd en-.
smy attacks continued today
against points Of stratssieai value
along the new battle front north
and south Of Armsntisrss, from
which the British have withdrawn,
tho Germans having placed II 10 .
pocket by driving . wedge on either
side OF II.
On the extreme right. the Germans
today we're poudng away against the
British defenses at Givenchy. which
has changed hands numerous times
since the initial enemy onslaught Tues
day. North 81 Armenticres. the Ger
mans were showing an equal desire to
possess Messines ridge and wyst-
chaete. which are dominating positions
and which changed hands several times
yesterday and last night. ihe Germans
got footing In MessInss village and
they were still there this morning. but
tho British were ciinging to the west
ridge and were kaeeping tho enemy
from Wystchaete. From the neigbbor-
rood OF Ploogsteert tho enemy again
charged forward and hard lighting was
In progress in this section late today.
South OF Armentiores the enemy also
delivered violent assault. The British
this morning also made a successful
counter r-httack and forced tho enemy
from paradles. southwest OF Lestreri.
This In on tho front between Entaires
and Givonchy.
RsskIns With oss Clouds.
Armentieres was evacuated yesterday
afternoon. but WAS still reeking today
with clouds OF poisonous gas and was
n most inhospitable place for the en-.
omy. The British withdrawal became
necessary when the Germans In the
north drove forward to tho vicinity OF
Steenwerck. bottlinw up the city. ny
their operations tho Germans had
gradually thrust forward lines on either
side of the city towards the west until
nt noon yester, ay, Armcntieres lay al
the bottom OF n sack shaped salient.
whose sIdos were $4,000 yards long and
whose mouth near Steenwerck was
only 5000 yards across.
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