The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-29
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HOLDING BEST TROOPS
These Are In Reserve To Take
Advantage Of Situation
POWER BEHIND THE LINES
Waiting For Favorable Moment
To Hurl Themselves Upon
The Enemy
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
London, March 27.-The British de-
livered a counter-attaek today between
the angle Of the Ancre and Somme.
They reeaptured Morlapcourt and
Chipilly, it was officially announced. =

UNITED Press pispatch.J s..s
Paris, France, March 27.Pronier
CIemenceau today made a public
declaration. that after forty-eioht
hours more, the allies would be in
control of the military situation pa
the west. He declared that Amiens
was we'll defended. He said It WAS
impossible for the Germans TO break
through. $3.50
UNITED Press Dispatch. ] !, =.
London, Eng, March 2z.-Field
Marshal Haig today addressed 4 mes
sage to the British and French troops
that are engaged to holding back the
great German attack. He says: 1--WE
are acting at the great crisis Of the
war. The enemy has gathered all his
available strength for the purposesqf
destroying the British army. THE
French are supporting US nobly. The
enemy is suffering most tremendous
losses in his great drive. Much row
depends on the fortitude ofievery man
engaged in this critical struggle"
Paris, France, March .27.-Oniy a
few French divisions are engaged in
the great fight with the Germans. This
statement was made today bysAbrainf.
the French subsecretary OF, WAR The
bulk of the French army and the
most powerful of the British reserves
have not been engaged in the lighting.
1t appears that they are waiting for
favorable moment to hurl them
selves upon the Teutons, taking them
at a disadvantage. 49,
Amsterdam, Holland, March 27.-
The Berliner Vorwaerts says: "The
enemy holds back his strongest re-
serves in the great fight, looking for
an opportunity to attack the Germans
with effect"
Fighting On the son,tne.
limited Press Dispatch
London, Eng, March 27.-Further
local fighting north and northeast OF
Albert was reported by General Haig
today. On the whole the situation
was unchanged. Fierce hgHtlng Is
reported in the naighborhood OF
Bray and along the Somme. Heavy
attacks have forced the British q lit
tie farther back south of the S0nme.
Germans Press on Albert. -
UNITED Press Disnatch1
London, Eng. March 27.-Dis-
patches from the battle front indicate
that the Germans are pressing hard
upon Albert. The British people are
ready to receive without discourage
ment the tidings that that city has
fallen, and that the Germans. are
pushing on towards Amiefls.s
Paris, France, March 2I-A Enfeeb-
led by the heavy losses and By sheer
exhaustion, the great German drive
seemed yesterday and last night about
to have come to halt.
Claims Americans Were Repuised.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.J
Amsterdam, March 27.--The Amer
lean troops took part in counter at
tacks against the German front near
Lafere, writes the correspondent OF
The Berlin Vorwaerts. These at
tacks," he says, 'in which the Amer
ican troops participated, were re-
pulsed" t4
Comment on the Americans.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
A1uolClu GO NC POI Y
played by the Americans In the at
tempted relief of the British flank
near Lafere was covered briefly by
the German correspondents, but no
mention was made of American pris-
oners. One paper. says the Americans
got "a severe lesson" which is "eSpe-
cially gratifying" Another says that
undoubtedly the bravery of the Amer
leans proved no match for the German
spirit" ~
Statement BY General Maurice.
TINTED Press pispstefh ~ 60,
London, Eng, March 27.--Generai
Maurice, director of military opera
tions. announced today that hetowfis
of Mericourt and Soilly had been
taken from the British by the sGer-
mans. 49,. 81 49,
North of the Somme, the German
advance seems stopped, but south Of
the Somme it is still progression
Time is a great factor on the side
of the allies. Time is wanted to rush
the reinforcements to the part II the
front where the drive Is. taking
place. -. s
One great advantage possessed by
the allies is their comparative near
ness to their bases Of supplies while
the Teutons are correspondence far
Their from theirs. :,
Allies to Come Back Hafd.
limited Press Cisuatrh1
Washington, March Pitt is be-
lieved here that the allies are about
to throw into the great battle on the
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