New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
|SAMMIES REPEL
| ATTACK AT T0uL
ENGLISH ADVANCE NEAR soMME
As SIEGE GUNS ROAR At
OIeE RIVER.
PRELUDE TO NEW DRIVE
ARTILLERY BATTLE IN FRENCH
SECTOR INDICATES IMPENDING
BLOWS At LENS AND ARRAs.

Hpih IA large 0cIIudu p6tIOt a.
tempted a surprise attack on the
American outposts in the sector
northwest of Toul early Monday morn
ing, but was dispersed without being
able to reach any Of the American p0-
sitions. A corporal in a listening post.
seeing the Germans approaching.
waited until they were but a few yards
away and then challenged. The en-
envy answered with rifle fire; where
upon the American outposts opened
with heavy machine gun and auto,
matte fire, scattering the Germans
and driving them back to their own
lines.
Facing American, French and Brit
ish troops strongly entrenched and
well equipped for battle. the German
army has for the moment given up its
direct drive against Amiens. After
utter repulse in his efforts to smash
straight through to his objective. the
enemy now is attempting a new ma
neuver which Is intended to broaden
the field Of action and reduce the men
ace of a counter offensive that would
nullify all the gains made by the Teu-
tons since March 81.
Reports from the battle line In
Picardy disclose the first stages OF
this new German offensive, aimed at
either side Of the salient in the allied
lines. From La Basse canal in the
north, to the sectors east Of Laon. the
great artillery forces of the enemy are
laundering, with the bombardment
deepening at places to the intensity OF
drum fire.
The length of this front is approx
imately 800 miles. North OF Lens,
east of Arras, along the new front
running through Bucquoy to Albert,
south of Montdidier and thence east
ward past Lassigny and Novon to a
point far beyond Chauny, the Ger
mans are hammering the allied lines
in an attempt to break the d~efenses
and prepare them for the infantry as
sault which may be expected at any
moment.
On the western elbow" of the sal
lent in the allied lines the Germans
are forced to fight uphill. Their ad.
across the lower ground along
the Somme Ancre, Avre and Luce riv-
ers has carried them up to a parapet
Of hills which sentinel the road to
Amiens. Attacks along this natural
bulwark have netted the enemy only
insignificant gains at a horrible cost.
At PORTS the German efforts have
gained, but these gains have resulted
only in the formation of sharp salients
which are swept by rifle and machine
gun fire and tempests of she'll when
ever enemy troops are seen forming
for an attack.
The attack on the French lines
of Chauny is for the purpose
of removing a menacing salient and
the gaining Of better protection to the
German left flank.
This assault is still going on, and il
has made considerable progress. The
Germans have penetrated the lower
of Coucy.
That an attack of large dimensions
is planned for the front of Arras north
ward to Lens is considered probable
by military experts. AS long as this
is in its present position. the
Germans cannot exert their full
strength on the line before Amiens.
The cannonade in this region may be
the prelude of a massed attack such
as bent the British line during the lat
ter days Of March.
misunderstanding to q semi-offi-
cial dispatch from Moscow, the fol-
official statement has been is
sued there: In reference to the land
ing of Japanese at V~ladivostok. the
council of peoples commissaries 10
undertaking political steps and at the
same time orders all the soviets in 81
IBERIA to offer armed resistance to an
enemy incursion into Russian terri
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex-
Telegraph Company says that
t is officially reported that In the cap
of T~ammerfors the White Guards
ost 1000 men, while 10000 Of the Red
Guards were either killed or wounded
)r taken prisoner.
Moscow.-The British as we'll % the
Japanese. landed forces at vladivos-
ok Saturday. The local authorities
lad no warning of this action.
Planes Shot Down In Pieardy Battle.
London, April S.-Thirteen German
lirpiaaes were brought down in fight
Dg with British airmen Saturday,
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