The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-08
Advancing InfantrymeIl
Caught Three Times In .
Barrage Fire IS
CHECKED WITHOUT
USE OF INFANTRY
Hangard Wood Has Been
the Scene of Some Very
Bloody Fighting
- Asseeiafsa Press.l

With The British Army In France,
/ April S.-Attaclzs and counter at
tacka continue 70 spring up at var
tous points along the British battle
I front. While none o. them has seem
ed large as compared with the in
tense conflict waEad In the first dmNH
uG the German offensive, yet ali az
them are important IN that they
represent the foundation work foF
bigger events to come
Twice last evening and again this
morning the Germans undertook 70
advance az points IN the sector north
and scGth @ Albert and each tfEE1
they failed. At 9 o'clock this morn
ing q considerable enemy force ad-
vanced for an attack In ths vicimify
o. Bucau0y. north % Albert.
The Germans were seen coming
while they were still n mile away
and the British artillery and machina
guns put down such an intense naE-
rage among them that the pr0iectcd
Assault was Ntoppe9s Some time AZ
teEw1rd tha enany reformsd his
forces and made another effort bat
this was checked without the use
Of infantry.
one ar the attacks last evening
was delivered southwest OF Albert
where ths enemy had been battling
50 determinedly to get q strong hold
On the Albert-Amiena railway. Un-
der cover OF a heavy machine gun
barr1Ee the German Infantry gurEaa
forward against the British line but
was met with such = withering rifis
and machine gun ere that it was
compelled to retire.
The other onainnRht was afteuut~
ed near Ssrre, south OF HahuteFns.
Two short and intense periods OF
h4rraEa IRE were put down on the
british defeuSeN. At T.an ufclocir
the German infantrymen rushed for-
ward IN heavy force. As the Ger@
mans advanced they were caught fn
q tornado or British artillery Gre
which pI0ughed mercflessly through
their ranks and completely smashed
them
AZ Hanaard Weed.
Further fighting occurred todaY
at Hangard wood. which has been
the scene OF much cruel fighting In
the last few days. The British in
the early hours. delivered counter
attacks By which they forced tbs
enemy back somewhat and took a
few prisoners According % the
latest reports the British are holding
On TO the western edge Of this wood
In this connection ft Is interesting
70 note that German prisoners have
stated the enemy planned a strong
attack at HanEard wood today.
Germans In Trap.
The German efforts today ne
BuCquoy and yesterday near EerTa
we're combinations Of their strenuous
attempts 20 get themselves out Of n
nasty position in which they dnd
themselves in this region and In
which they have been since the big
drive was stopped in the last days of
At this point the Germans are hoid-
ing very sharp salient which bulweB
out into British territory along q ilne
roughly represented by Bucamuy.
HehuteFme. ColimcampE. AuchnnVtli~
afg and HRmnl. This salient "a soMae~
what saucer-shaped. the outer eAna
being on high ground. Upon these
elevations the British sat down mt the
end of their retirement and nince ther
have successfully delied the enemy
20 dislOdge them.
Within the salient Is an inhoNpit-
able Eona which formed a part OF the
Mans Land in the frst battle or khe
somme. 10 Is shell torn and aItoe
Eether is an unpleasant place over
which TO conduct operations Net
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sector ls dominated by British ma
chine guns which send never ending
streams OF BULLETS swirllng down into
the enemy camps which present
excellent targets.
IL the Germans were to start the
second phase Of their grand oiIenslFa
now and were forced to kick orr
from their present position in thls
salient they would encounter
tremendous difficulties in maintain
ing satisfactory communications
across the desert which lies just back
oF their front line. They need tha
high ground on the edge OF thaiF
saucer before they can begin q hiw
attack so that they can set fnefN
guns forward. for otherwise the artil-
.erW would be outdisfamcad and
everything would depend upon tha
Infantry.
lie was because Of thia sltuaon
hat attacks were made Iase FFia
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