Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-02
GREAT STRUGGLE STILL ON
Allies Holding Their Own and Push
ina Offensive.

Allies Holding Their Own and Push
ing Offensive.
The conditions on the western front
are now much better than they were
last Friday. in that the big German
drive is definitely slackened and the
Allies have gotten their resources in
shape TO prevent further advance. ana
harrass the Germans in their new po-
sitions.
The German drive, IL now appears.
was along line OF approximately oO
miles, IRON Il short distance south Ot
Lens down 10 La Fere on the river
Uisc. from La f'erc to the west II
extended 10 and slightly beyond
Iuntuidicr, about forty miles and TO
" thin 90 miles of Paris to the south
west.
Included III the territory captured
in the German drive are the French
VILLAGES OF Courcclles. PuisieuX, Ba-
pa,Imc. Pcrronc, Chaulncs. Ham, Terg-
lncr, Neslc, ltoye, CaiX, Cnevisey,
iunci, and the cities ot 81. Quentin,
.>olun. Albert and Montdidier
Thc british front line holds at Lens
TO the north, in spite oI tremendous
assaults, and the junction OF the
I rrncn ana British has wlthstood all
Efforts OF the Germans al La Fere.
liCavy German attacks on the
British south oil the SOmmc river has
,urccd the British line back TO within
twcl\c miles oil Amicns, Il great rail-
road center ut which there are I'M
mcnsc supplies oi war munitions ana
which city Is described as the Key 10
Paris.
The lighting now is along line from
La Fare twenty-five miles to the west
vi Montdidicr, and from Montdidier
north, about thirty miles TO Lens. The
French are defending and attacking
on the La Fare Montdidier line ana
the British on the Montdidicr- Lens
line.
There have been reports Of Amcri-
can participation in the fight; but 80
far AS known no Americans have been
engaged except possibly portions OF
two regiments OF engineers who hap
pyncd to be caught in the carly for
ward movement OF the Germans. The
Associated Press is not permitted to
give the number OF Americans TO be
engaged: but ii is allowed to say that
there are more than 100000 Americans
marching to the front TO take their
places in the French and British lines
and that they are lighting under Old
Glory. The Associated Press sum-
mary Of the situation continues:
From the region of the Somme
southward to where the battle line
turns eastward, furious fighting has
SsosioIS-ScctSfSr-
everywhere the enemy has been held,
| and even pushed back at some points.
| Nowhere has he been able, although
he continued. 10 throw great masses of
men into the fray, to gain ground,
except an intinitesimal tract from the
French north OF Moreuil. British and
French machine guns and riflcmen. as
in days past. again tore great holes in
the ranks OF the field OF gray as they
lrndcavorcd TO press on.
SO great nave been the losses OF
the Germans in front OF the British
north OF the Somme that Sunday saw
them unwilling again to take up the
cage OF battle. Along the Scarpe, the
British themselves went on the often
Sive and to the cast OF Arras captured
the village OF Feuchy. On the south
crn end of the line. where Won Hin
dcnburg is endeavoring to pierce
through to the old German positions
rs they stood before his retreat In
1916. the British and French troops.
lighting together, have met the enemy
defeated him with sanguinary losses.
Changes Hands Four Times.
The town Of Moreuil changed hands
four times. but finally rested in the
hands of the British and French,
while the woods to the north Of the
'illage were captured by the French.
In the bend of the line between
Moreuil and Lassingny the Germans
made frantic efforts to break through,
but the French held them in their
tracks and in addition recaptured sew
cral villages.
Not alone has Won Hindenburg lost
large numbers of men killed or
wounded, but both the British and
French armies have taken a consider
able number of new prisoners and
also captured. machine guns. At last
accounts the Germans had launched
Il fresh attack in the region between
the rivers Luce and Avre and fierce
lighting was in progress.
The reports from both the British
ana French war offices seemingly in
dicatc that the Allied troops have
reached the limits of their retrograde
movement. In any event they have
cancelled the engagement Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg made with him.
self to take dinner in Paris on All
OOl udS. lISlSdu VI tie lTulilcS anu
other viands with which the German
commander in chief had predicted he
would rcgale himself in the French
capital on April /. his fare Will be that
of the German army: and instead of
passing triumphantly through the
boulcvards of the city q victor over
the French and British troops, he will
be busily engaged in lodging the shot
and shell hurled at him by them and
endeavoring to withstand the heavy
thrusts of their infantry against his
battle line.
That the Germans on Sunday not
only failed to make gains against the
British troops in France, but lost
grounds four miles east Of Arras Is
announced in a statement issued by
the British war office, Sunday night.
The statement says: North OF. the
Somme the day has been quiet. I'm
mediately south Of the Scarpe our lipe
Feuchy (east Of Arras) 1t has been
confirmed that the enemy's losses in
his fruitless attacks were heavy.
South OF the Somme yerterday, by
successful counter-attacks, we re-
gained possession of the village Of
Demiun. In brilliant operations yes
terday by the Canadian cavalry and
British infantry, in conjunction with
the French, we recaptured Moreuil
and the wood to the north Of that
place. This afternoon a heavy German
attack developed In the angle between
the rivers Luce and Avre. and the
fighting continues"
Gen. Pershing called on Gen. Foch