The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-26
Frank G. Charlton
IT N g Cable EditOr)

The shell wrecked city OIL Baupaume,
midway along the fifty mile battle
front in France, was the chief prize
\of which the Germans have been
Aruggling during the past "a hours.
The fifth day of the gigantic Ger
man offensive found British resistance
stiffened all along the line and the
Germans concentrating their pressure
in the Baupaume sector amidst the
greatest carnage OF the war.
With the arrival of the counter at
tack stage of the stupendous drive,
the German advance was not only
slowed up, but south of Peronne the
German forces that had succeeded in
gaining a Judgement on the western
bank of the Somme river were hurled
back to the eastern side by the power
full British counter thrusts.
French troops began to intervene
in the battle on the British front since
Friday (the day after the offensive
opened They have relieved part Of
the allied forces.
"At present the French are engaged
& in hard fighting in the Noyon sector,
disputing possession of the heights on
4 the right side of the Disc against i'm
" pOIJdHL lOICtS.
1.-THE German artillery fire has been
a very violent in the Courcy-Loivre re-
gion
1.-TWO surprise attacks were deliver
ed by the Germans east of Suippes,
both of which were repulsed.
There has been great artillery ac-
a tivity between Avocourt and the. Vos-
ges mountains.
EAST of Badonvillers and Glimevy
the enemy began attacking at dawn,
4 but was repulsed with heavy losses
A The French took UP positions on
20mme Heights lying on the right
Lbank of the Disc.
The Germans launched a series of
heavy attacks against the French lines
in that sector, and hard fighting was
# reported there by the official an
nouncement-
German pressure against other parts
e of the French front is increasing. Two
surprise attacks were made east OF
4 Suippes, in the Champagne, but both
Were repulsed, the war office report
& AIDED.
81 Elsewhere on the Franch front the
81 Germans attacked in force, but were
a repulsed with heavy losses.
q Whether the navy will play any
n part in the situation resulting from
n the German offensive which was in
q progress on the west front was top
n ic of general discussion in military
u and naval circles today in Washing
4 ton. The majority of officials be-
lieve that it will. They believe thai
! the German high seas fleet is about
ready to try dash to the open sea
To attain that end it will be neces
sary to outwit or check the British
grand fleet Whether it is possible is
4 something which naval men will moi
discuss.
However, should the German flee
get to sea it will find the American
navy prepared to defend the American
coast Secretary Daniels has made i
plain that the fleet is ready for ac
ton. The dispositions which have
been made are believed to be suffi
cient to meet any emergency which
may arise. 1t is not possible to toucl
on the dispositions which have beer
made, but they are considered suffi
cient by Admiral William S. Benson
CHEF of operations, to deal with an,
Developments 1t is fully realized herr
that the German navy is considered
in the light of division of the Ger
\ many army
The Germans sent out the following
report from Berlin:
Baupaume and Nesle, which hav
/ been storm centers of terrific fight
Ming on the western battle front for 2
fcVrs, have been captured by tn
Germans, the war office claimed to
nay
The official statement claims fur
ther that the number of allied prison
frs has been increased to $4,000 in tn
first five days of the German offens
8ve.
The war office again made mention
pf American troops, saying that Brit
sh, French and American forces wer
W thrown back through a pathles
Wooded country by way of Neville an
Caimont"
Desperate fighting for possession q
Combles developed.
The German crown princes arm
Mforced a passage of the Somme rive
Wbelow Ham and scaled heighth posi-
Xtions west of the Somme, the officia
Wreport added
1--WE broke through British position
northwest and southeast of Baupaumt
~ capturing Baupaume itself in nigh
~ fighting" the announcement said. "Ho
II fighting developed for the possession
~ COMPLIES and the heights to tn
3 west, the enemy being defeated.