The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-25
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BRITISH COUNTER ATTACKING
London, March 25.-The British this morning
between Nese and Ham, Rsuers cor:
"''' were :" GERMANS SEiS MAKING STAND
Berlin March 25-The Germans are now standing to
the north Of the Somme, in the middle Of the former
Somme battlefield says today's official statement.
Bapaume captured in night fighting.
On the battle line in France the sangunary struggle still is
going with the British troops most sectors apparently hold
their but with the Germans at salient points g. s
the road Compegn the gateway Paris has been
occupied by the Germans and according the Berlin official COM
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along the entire fifty mile battle front the fighting ceased
the terrific ough delivered greatly superior forces ground
given, but always in orderly fashion.
has been definitely asceraned that considerably more
million Germans have been brought to the western front
eneavor to crush the BRITISH holding the line from
increasingly evident that the enemy in his drive has met
with opposition not counted and been unable realize to the
In addition to chany the Germans claiming the capture
both Perone and Ham and to have increased the number of
taken than 10000 addition to 6OO guns and large
stores of materials |
1t is claimed also by that American and French
regiments which brought to reinforce the British have
been defeated but further information than this state
nent has vouchsafed In their retirement according o
Berlin the British burning towns and villages behind them
This statement however, seemingly capable OF being received
with the Germans thesevs in th famous strategc
retirement left little standing in the territory they evacuated even
denudng the country One of the mysteries of the Often
which has been solved that the Smelling of Paris
being done by long German This statement is
contained the Berlin official communication, and Paris
about rs the center of Paris Throughout Sunday
morning the mdaernoon shells dropped in Paris
at intervals of from twelve to twenty minutes Il
Won HlNDENBURG BOASTFUL ''
Already the spirit boastfuness which pevades the German
army times of success being strongly manifested Field Mar
the initial success and the latest German official
loud padts of the German troops declaring that
the tackng spirit the infantry could not have been exceeded
On the other battle fronts the fighting activity continues
trench ang operations Along the Aisne front and in Cham
the artillery des between the French and the Germans
have somewhat violent The Americans their sectors
especially northwest of ou daily keeping their artillery
practice with vsby good against the German positions
of them and and then carrying out successful raids
the Italian theatre the the ground and the treshes
valleys continue to hinder the operations large scale
but from the preparatory artillery activity and the smshes
being carried out becomes increasingly evident that
this shortly is to be the of sangunary encouner
WITHDRAWAL PLANNED ON
The withdrawal the British forces along the battle front
long planned the event of the Germans
through Associated Press correspondent who describes
operation the British as mastery WthdraW made pos
se gallant shock in the front lines who checked the
of the Germans while artillery machine gun and rifle
worked appalling slaughter the masses OF German IN