Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-09
GERMANS HELD BACK
Second Big Attack Fails to Make
Headway.

Headway.
The second phrase Of the great bat
tie along the Somme, which the Ger
mans began on Thursday last, has
died down. II lasted less than three
DAYS and the fighting has resolved IT.
self into more or less isolated engage
ments, in which the French and British
allies have more than held their own.
The attention Of the Germans for
the present Is mainly directed at the
lower end Of the battle zone which ap-
parently they are attempting to en-
large for the purpose Of getting elbow
room In which to move their vast
masses Of troops.
Meanwhile, General Foch. tho com
mander In chief Of the allies, Is oidine
his time. meeting the German assaults
with powerful resistance and here and
there conforming his lines to the ne
cessities Of the battle. 1t Is confidently
stated at Paris that Foch will not be
drawn into any false movement where
each move Is Of such vital importance
but will strike with his reserves a,
the moment selected by him.
There may be some significance In
the report that the German emperor
after conference on the Western
front Saturday with his chiefs. vor
Hindenburg and Ludendorff, intends to
proceed to Roumania. At the Outset
OF the great German offensive, when
II was sweeping the allied forces be.
fore IL, notwithstanding the tenacious
resistance, Emperor William, 1t was
announced officially from Berlin, was
in supreme command. That announce
ment was regarded at the time as evil
dence that the emperor expected
complete and decisive victory. Since
then, however. British and French and
American reinforcements have come
up.
The British on Sunday engaged ir
sharp local fighting at various point
and repulsed German counterattacks
They also drove of, by artillery hre
two German attacks launched IN the
neighborhood Of Bucuquoy.
West Of Noyon German detach'
ment which had gained q foothold ir
the French lines was forced out oy
counterattack. Another attack a
Griyesnes was repulsed. but the Ger
man efforts along the Disc to enlarge
their precious gains were continued II
the sector between Chauny and Bar
isis. Here the French commands
deemed It advisable to withdraw Il
positions previously prepared ant
these are being held strongly.
The Germans apparently have peer
quito -.slscNaSAfJ In -tbeis npesahnnI
in this sector and have pushed down
south from Chauny and Barisis, cap.
turing the villages Of Pierremande and
Folenbray, the latter lying on the
southern outskirts Of the lower Coucy
Wood. They report also the capture
Of l.4O0 prisoners and heavy French
losses.
The official communication from
German headquarters deals with the
events of Saturday when strong Brit
ish infantry forces stormed the Ger
man positions around Beaumont
Hamel and Albert and French divi-
sions brought up from other fronts
attacked the Germans on the western
bank of the Avre. These engage
ments, according to the German re.
port, resulted In failure for the allies
On the other hand. Field Marshal
Haig's report says that German at
tack on the British lines opposite AL
bert Saturday was repulsed and that
British counterattacks in Aveluy wood
placed the British in positions former
ly held by him.