The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-12
TEUToNs HURL MASSES OF
TROOPS AT ALLIES REGARD
LESS OF BIG LOSSES.
BRITISH PRESSED BACK
TERRIFIC BoM5ARDMENT FOL
LOWED BY GIGANTIC SMASH
ON ELEvEN-MiLE FRONT.

London, April 10.-In their new at
tack on the British line between La
Bassee and Armentieres, the Germans
Tuesday gained ground In the neigh
borhood OF Neuve Chapelle. Farquis-
sart and Cardonnerie farm, the Off
cial report from Field Marshal Haig
announces.
Meanwhile all along the greater part
of. the old line south of Arras. e1-
tremely violent artillery duels were In
progress, but the infantry of both sides
kept to their trenches except for iso-
lated attacks.
Near the Coucy forest and Coucy-le-
Chateau the French have made q
slight retirement to positions previous
ly prepared-the maneuver apparent
ly being in tho nature OF line straight
ening. So well was the operation COW
cred by the French guns that the Ger
mans suffered extremely heavy cas-
ualties In endeavoring to make 1t null.
There is still no indication OF the
near approach of the expected big bat
tie on the Italian front, although the
artillery engagements at various
points are increasing In intensity.
A Turkish official communication
records the capture by the Turks of
Van, in Turkish Armenia.
With the American Army In France,
April "a large German patrol at
tempted q surprise attack on the
American outposts in the sector
northwest of Toul early Monday morn
ing. but was dispersed without being
able to reach any of the American po-
sitions. corporal in a listening post,
seeing the Germans approaching,
waited until they were but few yards
away and then challenged. The en-
emy answered with rifle fire; where
upon the American outposts opened
with heavy machine gun and auto
matte fire. scattering the Germans
and driving them back to their own
lines.
Facing American, French and Brit
ish troops strongly entrenched and
well equipped for battle, the German
army has for the moment given up its
direct drive against Amiens. After
utter repulse in his efforts to smash
straight through to his objectivet the
enemy now is attempting a new ma
neuver which is intended to broaden
the field of action and reduce the men
ace of counter offensive that would
nullify all the gains made by the Teu-
tons since March 81.
Reports from the battle line in
Picardy disclose the first stages OF
this new German offensive, aimed at
either side of the salient in the allied
lines. From La Basse canal in the
north, to the sectors east of Laon, the
great artillery. forces of the enemy are
laundering, with the bombardment
deepening at places to the intensity of
drum fire.
The length of this front is approx
imately 40 miles. North of Lens,
east of Arras, along the new front
running through Bucquoy to Albert.
south of Montdidier and thence east
ward past Lassigny and Novon to a
point far beyond Chauny, the Ger
mans are hammering the allied lines
in an attempt to break the defenses
and prepare them for the infantry as
sault which may be expected at any
moment.
On the western elbow" of the sal
lent in the allied lines the Germans
are forced to fight uphill. Their ad-
vance across the lower ground along
the Somme Ancre, Avre and Luce riy-
ers has carried them up to a parapet
of hills which sentinel the road to
Amiens. Attacks along this natural
bufwark have netted the enemy only
insignificant gains at a horrible cost
At points the German efforts have
gained, but these gains have resulted
only in the formation of sharp saIients
which are swept by rifle and machine
gun fire and tempests of shell when
ever enemy troops are seen forming
for an attack.
The second phase of the great bat
tie along the Somme. which the Ger
mans began on Thursday last, has died
down and there are signs that the en-
emy is about to thrust again on a big
scale"
Saturday. the main attack was de-
livered on the allied center, after the
blow launched south of the Somme on
Thursday and that driven In to the
north of the river on Friday, had spent
themselves.
Dollar an Ounce for Silver.