The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-05
! T7ACKS OF TEUIONS
! EREPULSED BY french
Not Much Of Footing Record
For the Enemy
PARIS is UNDER SHELL
Resumption of Bombardment at
Near Ten O'clock This
Morning
HENRY W00D

HENRY HOOD
} With the French Armies at the
Front, April 3.-The Germans have
failed in their drives towards Arras,
| towards Amiens and towards Paris as
far as placing any of these places IN
imminent danger of being captured is
concerned. However, they now ap-
pear to the planning on the capture
| of Amiens, by cutting off its railway
communications. There are five dis
tinct points through the regions OF
the Somme, Luce and Avre rivers,
where well developed attacks have
| begun. Artillery is being concen-
| trated in the region of Montididier.
| ASSOCIATED Press Dspatch.1
| Paris, April 3.-The Germans again
| began bombarding Paris at $50 a. m.
The German attack south of Moruil
| last night was repulsed by French
fire. The enemy was unable to get a
footing in any part of the French po-
sition except at one point. The French
/ broke up the enemy attack at Rollot
and gained ground north of Plemont.
| British Capture Prisoners.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
London. Eng, April .3.-Strong and
determined enemy attacks; on the
| British line in the neighborhood of
Fampoux were repulsed yesterday,
Field Marshal Haig reported today.
| The Germans left many dead on the
field and many others were taken
prisoners In. the neighborhood of
| Ayetta which is now in the hands OF
the SRritish, successful raid was
made on the enemy, and a hundred
prisoners and 800 machine guns were
captured The British also took few
prisoners in the Sterre neighborhood.
| American Troops to Be Aid
! UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, April 8, American
troops will thieken and strengthen the
now Trimmed lines on the allies that
are defending against the great Ger
man drive on the western war 'front.'"
declared Secretary of the Interior
Lane today, opening the meeting of
the Americanized conference. He de-
clared that the Americans in this
respect were playing a very noble and
vitality important part in stemming
the German drive.
Noyon Cathedral On Fire.
| ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
| Amsterdam, April 3.-,Fhe cathe-
dral at Noyon is on fire, Berlin re-
ports. The Germans say the fire was
started by French bombardment.
American Aviators on Austrc Front.
Amsterdam. Holland. April 81
/ American aviators are reported to be
busily at work now on the Austrian
| front
Note.-The news does not make it
plain whether it is on the French or
| the Italian front that the American
aerOnauts are working.
| 1t Is Reminder
| UNITED Press Dispatch1
| Amsterdam, Holland, April 3.-The
halt of the Germans in France re-
minds one very much OF the halt of
the Teutons at the Tagliamento, when
they made their great drive on Italy.
Rain has made tn: roads and coun-
try very bad for travelling The CO.
logne Gazette states that the rain has
been the main reason for the halt by
the Germans. "The pause is due to
the German command and not to the
power of the enemy" says another
we'll known newspaper Of that coun-
try.
Germans Not Showing tkeir Hand.
| limited Press Tfspatrh,1
| With the British Armies on the
Western Front, April 3.--Field Mar
shall Hindenburg and General Luden-
dorf have shown their hand very lit
tie in the developments on the west
ern front during the past five days.
1t is very evident that the German
| forces have been so depleted by the
tremendous havoc played in them by
the British and French artillery and
machine guns. that the German COM
manders do not feel like starting a
general fresh offensive, on q wi(sened
front, with their greatly reduced
forces. 1t is very evident that the
Germans have, been hit hard.
/ The British have blown UP the
bridges as they retreated, but linden
burg has had an abundance of time
in which to repair them.
Tide Is Turning TO Allies.
London, April 3.-There came In
creasing evidence, with the passing
Of the thirteenth day OF the. new bat
tie of the Somme, that the great
| German machine with which It waa
| intended to crush the Allied lines.
has almost spent itself.
Where previously the nermans had
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