The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-12
GERMANS ATTACK
THE BRITISH ON
11-MILE FROM
Huns Gain Between La BaSSee
and Armentieres.
FRENCH GUNS STOP TEUT0NS
Paris Says French Carried Out With
drawaI to Prepared Positions
Southwest of Forest of Coucy
and South of Coucy-Le-
Chateau.

With the British Army in France,
April 1O.-The Germans delivered
heavy attack against the British on an
eleven-mile front between Givenchy
and La BasSee and northeaStward to
Fleurbaix, near Armentieres.
The enemy appears to have gained
a foothOld in some of the advanced
defenSeS.
Mists Cover Ground.
There has been no change in the
situation farther south, according to
the latest report from the battle front
The sky is heavily overcast with
low-hanging clouds, and the earth is
blanketed with ground mists. Rain is
falling occasionally, making the battle
ground undesirable terrain for opera
tons.
Enemy Fire Intense.
The enemy artillery fire south of the
SOmme was particularly intense, and
the British artillery responded vigOr-
OuSIy.
Between eleven and twelve o'clock
at night the enemy heavily shelled the
British defenses east of Villers, Bret
tOnneaux and also pounded the region
of RibemOnt and MericOurt, north of
the SOmme.
Enemy Gains in North.
London, April 10.-In their new at
tack on the British line between La
Bassee and Armentieres, the Germans
gained. ground in the neighborhOod of
Neuve Chapelle, Fauquissart and Gar
dOnnerie farm, the official report from
Field Marshal Haig announces.
The infantry attacks followed heavy
artillery preparation.
Guns Prevent Attack
Paris, April 10.-Frvnch artillery
fire prevented Il German attack from
debouching from the enemy's lines in
the region of Hangard-en-Santerr ac-
cOrding to the official war office state
ment. An enemy attempt west of Noy-
on, in the sector of RiermOnt, was re-
pulsed.
There was heavy artillery firing
north of Montdidier and on the left
bank of the Disc.
The day report says that French
advanced troops south of the Disc
withdrew to prepared positions south
west of the lower forest of COucy and
south of COucy-le-Chateau.
Enemy concentrations near the lat
ter place were dispersed by artillery
fire, the night communication states.
u. S. Men on Battle Front.
London. April 9.-American forces
in great strength are reported on the
Picardy battlefield. They may receive
their baptism of big battle fire within
the next few hours.
Havoc in Enemy Masses.
The German casualties in the fight
ing in the Albert sector on Friday
were very heavy. At numerous places
it was possible with the naked eye to
see them forming for the attack, and
in every case the British artillery and
assembling troops.
Near Hebuterne, German concentra-
tons were caught in machine-gun bar
RACES on three occasions and badly
smashed.
La Signey farm, south of Hebuterne,
also was the scene of very heavy fight
ing before the Germans finally re-
gained it.
Three attacks were delivered
against the British positions. The
first two were repulsed, but the third,
which was delivered with large forces,
compelled the British to fall back a
little and abandon the place to the
enemy.
Guns Clear ErvilIers.
The British artillery continues to.
pound the Germans all along the bat
tie front. An example of the fine
work being done by the gunners is to
be seen at Ervillers, which the Ger
mans have been forced to abandon be-
cause of the heavy fire.
Mory also has been made virtually
untenable, and other places are not
very comfortable.
Clash in Open Ground.
A spectacular feature of the fighting
developed at Ville-Sur-Ancre, below
Dernancourt At this point the Brit
ish troops, who were advancing for
counter-attack, clashed in open ground
with Germans who were coming for
another drive It the British line.
Hand-to-hand fighting of the bitter
est sort ensued. and the Germans
finally were forced to Withdraw be-
fore the furious onslaught of the Brit
ish.
The German emperor, who is said
to be watching the battle, has had real