The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-08

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4 s..% This operation was divided
day the enemy surged forward
.Somme. The British artillery
rife which had full play on the
the attack to a standstill.,
|}1=s. Bitter Fighting. Z
South Of ,Hangara wood the Ger
mans had slightly more success. FIT
ter fighting occurred here and the dc
tenders were forced to fall back sof1fe
what in the face 81 superior numbers
After slight withdrawal, however
the British held on tenaciously to
their. new positions and the enemy
was unable to make further progress
although he kept throwing waves oi
Infantry against the British defenses
Fighting further north in. the region
Of Albert yesterday also gave thee
mans q slight gain just southwest OF
of that pdace where they were able
TO cling to the triangular bit OF ground
which they won before DernancOurt
This advance brought up against the
Albert-Amiens railway, which they ,ull'
doubtedly- were trying to get hold of
~: Block Enemy Advance. Z o'&
J. North of Albert the fighting was
very severe. In the morning the Brit.
ish destroyed a bridge across the Som:
me canal at BOzin court which block
cd the enemy advance in this sector.
= Just northwest of Albert the Germans
secured a hold on the crest. Of the
bridge from which they pushed their
attack, but without success.
Fighting continued nearly all day
yesterday In the region OF Bucquoy
and Albainzeville. + In the region OF
the latter place the enemy wassthrown
back but a desperate battle waged
near BucquOy. '~-''.i Si&sE
The Germans stormed and coco
cupied Lassigny farm yesterday. AS
tride the Arras.Cambrai road short
lived engagement was fought as the
result of an enemy assault on small
scale after a heavy. trench mortar
bombarfhment. This attack was re-
pulsed.
G-, Raid American Positions.
With the American army in France
April S. (By the Associated -Press.)
The; Germans attempted raid this
morning on the American positions
nOfthwest of Toul after a violent art
Misrepresentation They were driven
ufiaby the American artillery and ma
chIn6 gun fire, and suffered compare.
tfvAiy heavy casualties, leaving two
prisoners in the hands of the Amerl'
cans. ..-. ..-..-
FROM the German point of view
theraid was q complete failure, as
not o. single American was captured.
A9As soon as the German barrage fire
lifted; the American outpOsts saw the
enemy. infantry advancing and called
fora counter barrage; which fell with
iii two. minutes just In front OF the
eheiny. h. The Germans scattered as
tkP, American infantrymen came from
Acknowledgement shelters and began
pouring machine and automatic gun
.fyei Into their ranks.
, IAN American corporal yesterday in
a.shstening post saw big German
sergeant wearing the iron cross pass
finE elose by. He leaped out and hit
him. with Ills rife butt and then throt.
tied him and hauled him into one OF
the. american trenches. Another Ger
man Was captured In No Mans Land
~ " corporal whose squad covered
the German while the corporal advanc
eIatd demanded his surrender The
German threw up his hands and yell
edsR'kamerad::'''
VI in another part Of the sector an en-
envy patrol earlieer today attacked
hi American party carrying. food to a
listening post. The American serg
eatt, commanding the food carriers
shot German sergeant through the
head The loss of their commander
dsmoralized the German patrol, which
retreated, the American machine gun
ifers. helping them on their way. =