The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-02

In yesterdays fighting between Avre
and Luce Moreuil sector, Field Marsha
Haig reported today.
/ Between the Avre and the Luce, a
number OF German dead were found.
The enemy counter attacks later Were
broken up with heavy losses, by our
artillery. A German battery was sue
icessfully engaged at short range and
silenced by machine guns.
"On the remainder of the front, sue
cessful raids were made in the neigh
borhood of Achevifle and Hoilebeke,
where several prisoners were taken
and number of the enemy killed"
(Acheyifle is four miles southeast
Of Lens. HoIlebeke is three miles
southeast of Ypres, In Belsium.)
I'm the neighborhood OF Hebuterne
feight miles north of Albertl a local
enterprise resulted in the capture OF
lseVenty-three prisoners and three ma
chine guns. Many Germans were kill
ed. A hostile counter attack was COM
pletely repulged."
size Who Hesltates, 10 Lost"
[By William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
r
paying the allies the compliment OF
further hesitation.
Mondays activities were local In
lscope His commanders obviously re-
ported their armies too badly mauled
to undertake general advance before
they were rested, reinforced and back
ed up by ample artillery.
It Is estimated that fifty divisions
| (six hundred thousand mem were
used by the Germans between Arras
and Moreuil (about thirty-seven miles
lin an air line) fifteen of which receiv-
ed such a. drubbing they are unfit for
| hmm ediate use.
The bulk Of the enemy is still north
OF the Somme 50 far as the British
| lines are concerned.
A second blow against Arras Is
likely. All day the German artillery
was busy. astride the Scarpe.
| The enemy has not rfsked a general
battle since Thursday. The small adj
vances made were seldom accomplish
ed by direct assault, but by infiltra-
tons and thanking of local positions.
An example of this was the occupa-
ton of the high ground at the conflu-
ence Of the Luce and Avre. A short
sharp fight took Poe, in the Luce val
ley, whereupon the British line was
forced back a short distance west OF
Demuin. The enemy turned south
war, penetrating the wood north OF
Moreuil.
| Generally, all the fighting for the
past four days has been of the same
character
While Hindenburg is struggling to
bring up artillery and materials across
difficult country to replace his grog-
gy division. preparatory to the next
Kickoff" there is reason 10 believe
that another attack will be made on
the north flank, toward Arras and
vimy. The severest fighting is com
| ing In the direction of Amiens, south
! of the Somme.
Cities are Bombarded.
PARIS. April 2.-Arras and St. Pol
| have been under the heaviest bonn
bardment since Thursday. it was ofri-
cially announced today. Several civil
ians have been killed.
Arras is less than three miles from
| the battle line, while ST Pol is twenty
! one miles west and north OF Arras,
three miles beyond the farthest Ger
man advance at that point in 1914.
Baker on Italian Front.
PARIS, April Newton D. Baker.
American secretary OF war and
Thomas Nelson Page, American min
lister to Italy, are visiting the Italian
front.
Protest by Pope.
PARIS, April 1.-THE pope has pro-
tested to Berlin against the bonn
bardment of Paris, dispatch from
Rome said today.
Germany's Losses 525, 900.
ROME. April "A neutral report
places Germany's losses in the pres