, 1918-04-18
HAIG's CLARION CALL TO SAVE
ENGLAND MAKES DEFENSE
STONE WALL.
WHIP BOOBIES
ALLIES HURL TEUToNS FROM
HANeARD AND FRENCH AD-
VANCE IN ATTACK.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
With the American Army in France
April 15.-Preceded by an intense
bombardment of high explosives N
poison gas shells, picked troops from
four German companies hurled them
selves against the American positions
on the right bank of the Mouse, north
of St. Mihiel, again early Sunday
morning, but were completely repulsed
after terrific h~and-to-hand fighting.
The Americans captured some prison
ers. The German losses already
counted are thirty-four dead and ten
wounded, who were in the American
trenches, and thirty dead in No Mans
Land.
The enemy's casualties in the four
days fighting are estimated at be-
tween 300 and 400. OF this number,
more than 100 were killed.
The entire allied line in Belgium
and France is holding firm. Nowhere
have the Germans been able, notwith-
standing the great numbers of men
hurled against it, especially that por-
ton in Flanders where the British are
holding forth, to gain an inch OF
ground. Field Marshal Haig's order
tina no more ground be coded is rigid
ly being complied with, as is attested
by the thousands of German dead now
lying before the British positions
southwest of Ypres, where it is the
ambition of the high German COM
mand to break through and envelop
Field Marshal Haig's forces and gain
an open highway toward the English
channel.
Along the front held by the French,
Sunday saw nothing Of greater import
ance than reciprocal commandments
on various sectors.
Likewise in Italy the big guns were
doing most of the work, although at
several points enemy patrols attempt
ed to carry out diversions, but met
with no success.
At Neuve Eglise, northwest of Ar
mentierese, where the Germans are en-.
~deavoring to drive their wedge in fur
Their in order to outflank Ypres, the
heaviest fighting has taken place.
Throughout Saturday night and Sun
day there were battles of a most OBJ
stinate character, the Germans throw
ing thousands of men into the attack,
notwithstanding their wastage in
killed or wounded.
Several times the village changed
hands, but at last reports the British
were still in possession of 1t and hold
ing tenaciously under repeated Ger
man onslaughts.
Nowhere along the eighty-miie front
where the Germans are trying to drive
through between Wulverghem and
Meteren have the Germans met with
anything but repulse, and the price
they have paid for their attempts to
breach the British line has been enor-
nous.
Documents captured from German
prisoners show ~conclusively that the
great new offensive Of the Germans
vas launched with the intention Of
separating the British and French
armies and crushing Of the British.
French troops fought fire in the city
of Rheims set by German shells Fri
day night. The city has been under
frequent bombardment the last few
weeks, Berlin declaring the Smelling
was In reprisal for the Smelling Of Ger
man dugouts in Laon by the French
artillery. The effort to control the
flames proceeded under heavy shell
fire.
Paris suffered casualties of twenty
four persons killed and sixty-two In
jured in Friday nights air raid. The
German raid on England caused the
death Of five persons and the injury of
fifteen.
The whole southern part Of Bailleul
broke into flames Friday night and
burned fiercely, the glow Of the fire
being visible against the clouds for
miles aoross the low lying country. La
Creche was again in British hands Sat
urday morning. this place representing
a part Of the result of Friday nights
counter attacks between Bailleul and
Neuve Eglise.