Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-24
BRITISH HALT
NEW HUN DRIVE,
FRENCH ADVANCE
Germans HurI Ten Divisions
Against Halg's Troops.
ENGLISH ARE HOLDING LINE
Enemy Making Furious Attack Be-
tween Givenehy-Les-La-Basse and
St. Venant in Attempt to
Cross canaI-5erlin Ad-
mits Check.


troops are driving furiously against
the British defense between Givenchy-
Les-la- Bassee and St. Venant in an
attempt to effect crossing of La
| Bassee canal.
The British are holding well and in
flicting heavy casualties on the enemy,
according to the latest report. More
than 200 prisoners were taken.
Coincidentally with this pretentious
assault the Germans surged forward
further north and again began ham
mering at the approaches of KENNEL
and the neighboring high ground.
French Make Advance.
Paris, April 19.-The French forces
in the region of Amiens have captured
a portion of the Senecat wood and
made advances against the Germans
on several other sectors, according to
the official communication issued by
the war office.
After a preliminary bombardment
strong German detachments attempt
ed TO advance at night near Corbeny,
on the Aisne front. The official state
ment says the attack was broken up
by the French fire.
May Drive at 5ethune.
With the British Army in France.
April 19.-The Germans brought up
fresh divisions for the hard thrusts
which they made on Wednesday. Al
though the British were unable to
hold Wytschaete and Meteren, which
they had retaken by a brilliant coup-
ter-attack, they beat off the eenmy
elsewhere. The British maintained
their line throughout the night.
\ renewed heavy bOmbardment of
the British front between La Bassee
canal, at Givenchy, and the Nieppe
forest suggests the Germans contem-
plate anc-her heavy drive in this re-
gion in the hope of taking Bethune and
creating a new salient.
All the areas back of this section
a. the front were sprinkled with gas
shells throughout the night. AT six
O'Clock in the morning the lombard
ment weas nearly of drumfire intensity
between LOGON and Robecq, where the
enemy has tried repeatedly to advance
his line to the canal.
Six heavy attacks were delivered by
the Germans between Bailleul and
Ypres in an attempt to bend back the
British front still farther and TO Gre
ate another dangerous salient in the
Flemish marshes.
KENNEL hill was assaulted by three
waves of Germans about one o'clock in
the afternoon, but the enemy was
thrown back with heavy casualties and
a counter-attack completely restored
the British line. Other attacks were
broken by British machine gun fire.
British Restore Line.
The Germans opened a heavy bonn
bardment of the British positions on
the southwestern part of the Lys bat
tie front between LOGON and Robecq,
during the night. The bombardment
was still in progress at dawn. The
statement reads:
There has been severe fighting
again on the greater part of the Lys
battle front
From La Bassee canal at Givenchy
to the Tvs river, east of St Venant,
a bOmbardment was reported In the
morning. followed by strong hostile
attacks, all of which have been re-
pulsed.
THE losses inflicted on the attack
ing German infantry by our fire are
again reported to have been extreme
~ heavy, and more than 200 prisoners
have been taken.
THE struggle has been particularly
fierce in the neighborhOod of Given
chy, where the enemy made deter
mined efforts, without success. to re-
trieve his previous failures. The
fighting In this locality has not vet
ceased and the activity of the enemy's
artillery is continuing on the whole
of this front.
Later in the day further attacks,
accompanied by heavy Smelling, de-
veloped against our positions south of
KENNEL and We're repulsed.
Beyond considerable artillery &C
tivity il. different sectors, particular
ly south and north of the Somme, there
is nothing of especial interest TO re-
port from the British front"
1.-THE hostile artillery has shown
great activity on the southern portion
of the Lys battle front from Giyenchy
to east of Robecq. A heavy bombard-
ment of our positions between LOGON
and Robecq was still continuing at
dawn.
Local attacks were repulsed by
our troops yesterday evening in the
Merris sector.
More detailed accounts of the
fighting of yesterday on the forest of
Nieppe- Wytschae;e front establish the
severity of the enemy's losses. South
east of KENNEL hill the German in
fantry attacked in three waves and
~ one point pressed back our line
slightly.