Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25

LONDON, March 25.-Fresh attacks by the Ger
mans have developed northward and southwark of Ba-
raume, the office announces.
The British repulsed powerful attacks yesterday aft
ernoon northward of Bapaume.
The British drove back to the eastern bank OF the
Somme bodies of German troops which had crossed the
river between Licourt and Brie. south of Peronne
Th= statement follows:
The battle with great violence the whole front
Powerful attacks delivered by the yesterday north
of Bapaumc repulsed heavily. Only point did the
German infantry reach trenches whence they thrown
by rifle machine gun artillery front of positions
and his troops driven back with great loss.
During the night and this morning fresh hostile attacks again
have developed this neighborhood and also to the south of
BaPaume'
the river between Lcour and Bre driven back the
bank by counerattacks'
London, March 25The British this morning
attacking between Nesle and Ham, Reuters correspondent
headquarters reports French were in action
North of Bapaume, he states the Germans attacking in
considerable force dawn but did get through the British
barrage.
Rely Upon Sheer Weight
The Germans the correspondent replying sheer
weight OF numbers in their heavy attacks British lines
evng their tired troops by fresh divisions which press
without waiting for artillery support
The enemy all day yesterday and through the moonlight
night continued hamering British positions the message saes
but the British troops resisted with vaent subborness
he Germans employing small bodies of Uhlanss
mainly cavalry patrol it is added
The head of the German effort still against
the old Somme battle ground The British troops have been fail
eveD Which gHt uef useful o the
Hostile amen were active throughout the night bombing the
British communications but showing little inclination
with our flying men after daylight
France has thrown the weight of her forces great
battle raging with unexamped intensity the front
the British and French armies battling together against
onslaught of the enemy in his desperate attempt
break through the allied line The British armies holding
along the line of the Somme and also region
Bapaume Field Marshal ag reports to-day The Germans
their hruss the latter section reached the British
only point and there they Immediately elected
assaults elsewhere smothered by the British fire with great
losses the
On the Somme line troops which had sue
Bre south Peronne driven eaery bank
On both sides of Bapaume the German attacks
to-day.
Heavy Fighting in Noyon Region
The greatest danger point be further
where the Germans apparently driven through greater
width of the region they devastated in retiring in 1917 as the
Paris statement to-day reports heavy fighting region Noyon
OF which Berlin yesterday reported the pue of Franco
American reserves but the German advance probably
met ably short of Noyon
The wedge driven into the allied line evidently deep one
however, the French reported by Paris
testing for the heights to the north of the Disc with important
German forces The Disc this part of the front southwest
past Chauny and passes to the south of Noyon.
Persistent attacks with strong of infantry lavish
of artillery have enabled the Germans break through
Northern France has yet brought decision the at
fakcrs Heavy hghng is progress around Bapaume
Heronuc and where the French and British ion
Field Marshal Haig withdrawal previously planned in case
OF heavy enemy attack has been manner described
as mastery and great credit for its given to the small
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