Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-15
GERMANS UNABLE
TO GAIN ONE INCH
FROM HA|G'S MEN
American Troops Outright
Teuton Attackers in Bat
tie Near st. Mihiel.
SUNDAY DAY OF QUIET
ALONG FRENCH FRONT
Enemy Pays Dearly for Fruit
less Effort to Break Through
British Defenses.
FALL OF HELSINGFORs NEAR
Berlin Claims That Many Casualties
We're Inflicted on United
States Soldiers.
FALL OF HELsINGFoRs NEAR
Berlin Claims That Many Casualties
We're Inflicted on United
States Soldiers.
icy Associated Press.


The entire allied line in Belgium and
France is holding firm.
Nowhere have the Germans hccn able
Notwithstanding the great number OF
men hurled against ii, especially tina,
portion in Flanders where the British
are holding forth, to gain an inch OF
ground. Field Marshal Haig's order
that no more ground be ccded is riEidly
being complied with. as Is attcsted by
the thousands of German dead now
lying before the British positions south
west Of fpres, where il is the ambition
OF the high German command to break
through and enrclop Field Marshal
Haiga forces and gain an open high
way toward the English Channel.
Northwest Of ST. Mihicl the Amer
lean troops have been compelled to
withstand series of persistent as
sauits second in intensity only to those
delivered by the Germans against the
British in Flanders. And the honora
at the end rested with the Americans
who met the foe at every style OF
fighting he offered and dcc.sivcly de-
featcd him.
Along the front held by the French,
sunday saw nothing of greater i'm
Eortanco than reciprocal lombard ments
on various sectors, the troops OF both
sides remaining in their trenchas. Like
wise, in Italy the big guns were do
ing most of the work. although at sew
cral points enemy patrols attempted
TO carry out diversions, but met with
no success. At Ncuve EElise, north
west OF Armcntcres, where the Ger
mans arc cndcavoring to drive their
wedge in farther in order to outfank
the British. the heaviest fighting ha,
taken place Throughout Saturday
night and Sunday battles OF mos,
obstinate character took place, tha
Germans throwing thousands of men
in the attack. Notwithstanding the largo
number killed and wounded. At last
reports the British we're still in pos
session OF it and holding tenaciously
under repeated German onslaughts.
THERE IS GROUND TO
HOPE TIDE HAS TURNED
Nowhere along the eght-nlle from,
where the Germans are trying to drive
through between Wulverghcm and
Metcrcn have the Gcrntaus met with
anything but rcpulsc, and the price
they have paid for their attempts TO
breach tho British line has been cuor-
nous. ON no sector have they been
able to surmount the stone wall OF
tho defense. aud, for the moment at
least, there seems to be juslidcations
for the hope that the turn in the tide
OF tie battle is al hand.
Documents captured from German
prisoners show concaisivcly that tha
great offensive of the Germans was
launched with the intention of sepa-
rating tho French and British armies,
and crushing OF the British
The latest German official COM
munication dealing with the situ-
alton in the region OF ST. Mih!cl,
where the A-~ricans are defending
the line says that the Germans in
hictcd heavy losses on the Americans
in successful thrust and also took
prisoners. Tho samc report gives the
Germans credit for gains OF ground on
tho LAYS battle front. where the British
arc opposed TO them.
In Finland. the Germans arc con-
tinuing to overrun the country. and
the fall OF 1Icls:nstors is daily to be
expected. according 10 advices from
Stockholm. petaciiments OF the cnemv
already are within twelve miles O.
Inc Finnish capital, In the harbor OF
which German war vessels arc lying.