The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28

Striking with almost mexampled fury against the
allied front near the point where the French and British
lines connect the Germans yesterday and last night drove
in deep wedge to the west and forced the French out
of Mont Dider
This town, which lies 10 miles southeast of Amiens,
one Of the German objectives is ten miles west of Roye
which the Germans took on Tuesday,
The threat against Amiens in the north seems to be
well held by the British along their front north of the
Somme where they have maintained their line firmly at
all points, and even, indicated by odays official report
have advanced it in places
In the Noyon and Lassigny regions and along the
Ose through the east the French are likewise prevent
ing the Germans from getting an opening The force of
their drive thus diverted to the west of the Rove re-
gon and the forward push there developed probably the
fiercest fighting of the present battle
French Line Is Holding
PallS charactelIzes the engagement as of "unheard
or feroclty The French regiments however fought
with their accustomed bravery and made the Germans
pay dearly for every bit of ground they covered in their
desperate push for outlet the French finally retiring
in good order to the heights to the west of Mont Dde
News dispatches from the front this morning reported the
line in this sector to be holding well
Whlle the effort to drive in between the British and
French armies being carried out in the soth thn
Germans apparently worried by the salient they were
creating and wishing to protect their right wing for y
thanking attack have developed threat on the extreme
north OF the present front in the region east of Arras
London reports the beginning this morning of heavy
bombardment Of the British lines in this sector followed
by the development of an attack
What Is German Plan?
The possibility is not lost sight of that this attack So
far north on the front may herald the extension of the
actve fighting front along the lines to the north in the
development OF a German push for the channel ports
Seemingly however, the enemy has all it can take care
ot the way Of opposition in the present field of the Of
fensve and the probability points to the Arras threat
proving protective rather than new offensive meas
IWe
Meanwhile, the German line is being extended to an
appaeny dangerous extent the southern front where
thanking operation has been pointed to as most likely to
prove effective.
Checked all along the front of more than so miles
except at two points, the German drive is fast slowing
up The beginning OF the second week Of the great battle
which opened with probably the most colossal attack in
history and continues with the most intense fighting finds
the British and French holding enacousy to the western
edge OF the old Somme battlefield while inflcting fur
ther losses upon the enemy
British counter attacks have begun in the region of
Albert, which the Germans hold but from which thev
nave been unable to advance because of resistance of the
British, who doggedly repulsed enemy attacks all dav
Wednesday, South of Albert Field Marshal Haig has car
red out several counter attacks and has advanced his line
eastward between the Somme and Ancre about one mile
South of the Somme the British have reganed Provart
and have repused strong attacks at Roseres.
Many Dead and Wounded Huns
The German casualties are estimated to be between
100000 and 5OOOOO and it reported that long hospital
trains pouring into Belgium and Germany over all
available railroad lines.
With the allied line holding against the enemy on
saughts, counter blow may be in preparation Premier
Cemenceau has declared that the moment near when
the allied reserve force will be thrown into the fight He
added that the Germans would not be able to hold the
gains they have made at such great loss.