Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25
Germans Making Little
Headway in Effort to
Crush Allied Armies.
ADVANCE STOPPED
WITH ONE EXCEPTION
Germans Gain Footing in Haneard
While French and Americans Hold
Hills Back of Town-British Re-
cover. Most of Ground Lost During
Night in Vicinity Of ViIIers. Breton
neux-5attle Continues.

Yielding only slightly at the first
shock of the German assault in
the renewal Of the great drive
south Of the Somme, the British
and Franco American lines are
standing firm.
N On the ten mile front south of
the Somnne, where the intensive
force Of the blow is concentrated,
tns British nave lost *;''eTs
Hretonneux and the French the
village Of hansard.
Already Field Marshal Hais's
forces have begun to react strong
ly in the vicinity Of the former
place and they have resained
ground around it and improved
their general situation.
Hangard has once before been
IN German possession in the Somn,e
battle and it changed hands twice
in the present offensive. The Ger
mans have made repeated attempts
20 deboueh from the place but
zach time the French were solidly
9 IN the way.
The fighting - continuing today
with the Germans desperately
struggling TO make headway.
Ais meager gains, after a pause
lons enough flor him to bring up
his heavy artillery and when he
must have ,hsen at the pinnacle OF
his strength, are significant.
Meanwhile the Germans haye not
10. S>-nnre e;lw THAR
efforts on the Flanders front. AP-
parently they are concentrating
their blows on Mount KENNEL.
American, British and French
troops on 4 twenty. mile front in
Picardy are ~vxithstanding the new
German efforts to reach Amiens.
Having forced the British from
villsrs- Bretonnsux, south OF the
somme and eleven miles east Of
Amiens, the ensmy is facing the
Britiah on hill positions west and
northwest Of tho village. American
and French troops on the line from
Hansard EN- santerrs to south OF
castsl are holding the Germans
we'll in check. Tho only progress
the enemy - made here has been
in Shanaard, the Germans having
finally taken the village.
South Of the somme the Germans
were hurled back by the Rritish
excspt on the eenter Of the line
around villsrs- eretonneux, while
north Of the somn,e and, nearAlbert
attacks were repulsed by the Brit.
ish, who took prisoners.
Aoajn.t the Franco-Americon
positions the Germans, aItho in
larger force, have to be content
with only footing in Hansard and
IN the woods to tho north.
Assaults east Of Hailles and
AGAINST SENEGAL wood. and hill 81,
r. the region Of castel, were
thrown back with no gains for the
attackers. The line between Hail
les and Castel is but three miles
from the railway running south
from Amiens.
Apparently the Germans did not
resume the offensive with as heav-
sjtx masssd forces as were used in
previous battles in Pieardy. Prob
ably they were counting on the
artillery TO blast the way for small-N
- masses Of troops. Losses since
March q have peeessitated econ
omy in man power.
II 10 not clear whether the fight
ina east Of Amiers means another
effort TO reach that city or whether
the Germans are endeavoring to
xtraiahtsn out their line. The line
has many small and dangerous
salienta
There has been some increase in
the fighting activity in Flanders.
especially at the apex Of tho new
enemy salient. The Germans at
tackled at Robecq an1~were re-,
pulsed, while the British made
suains around Meteren and at Mer.
vile. Northwest Of Festubert
whore new line joins the old the
British have recaptured an adj
vanesd post. -
& On the Mace donia;ns front allied
..-ssS: S=:Aea new local sncees.e.
n the continuation Of the activity
IL this thsater. British troops east
Of Dorian penetrated Bulgarian
defenses on wide front and in
the cerna bend French and Ser.
bian troops repulsed enemy at.
tacks. In Albania, west OF Lake
presba, allied troops forced the
enemy to retire from the heights
aIons the verba and captured two
villages.
S =.
London, April 25.-Three attack 'i
nade by the Germans on British posi-