Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-05

across the river. On the nearby
heights British field guns firing prac-
tically at point range smashed every
fantry, cOunter-attacking, dashed into
the water to fight the Germans.
With the object of capturing Ur-
villers and Essigny, southwest of st.
Quentin, the Germans employed at
least six divisions, or $4,000 men of
storming troops, the 50th, 45th IRE
serves, 18th, SSth, 18th anr 23Sth,
in the proportion of one division to
every British battalion. The average
width of each attack was 1000 yards.
Ten Tanks Wreak Havoc Amid Foe.
Passing through Urvillers, there was
a bloody struggle in a chalk quarry,
where many German dead now lie.
After the Germans had come some way
forward ten British tanks drove into
them and shattered some of their bat
talions with their m~achine-gun fire,
dispensing groups of the advancing
units.
The British fought many rea guard
actions and made numerous counter
attacks in the neighborhood of Roisek
falling back to the line Of the Somme
only when new masses of Germans
passed through those b~attalions which
they had not met and beaten.
Between Gozeaucourt and Epephy
occurred a most desperate struggle.
The Germans attacked in overwhelm-
ing strength. Their previous bonn
bardment had had little effect and the
British troops had suffered but
Slightly.
The weather was misty, and, screen
ed by this mist, the Germans were
on top of the British before the lat
ter were aware of it. In dense for
nation they came on, offering excel
lent targets. Ground was yielded by
the British only under pressure of
overwhelming numbers.
Heroic Deeds af the British.
Fighting Saturday between Arras
and Bapaume for possession Of the
heights between the Cojeul and Sen
see rivers was especially bitter. Out
numbered eight to one, the British
troops chung to their positions to the
last.
In Gauche wood, where Scots and
South Africans we're placed, another
terrific struggle ensued. The Ger
mans several times managed to reach
the wood but were repeatedly thrown
back. Their losses in killed were
especially heavy, as they came on in
mass formation. Attempt after at
tempt was frustrated.
From a height below Gauche woo6
known is Chapel hill to Epephy three
German divisions and parts of 6
fourth were thrown against the Brit
ish At n point the enemy was &C
tually among the British advance
posts before he was discovered. The
fog thoroughly screened him.
Waves of Germans flowed past tht
farm and around it, but in the farm
itself the Leicesters held out, fighting
and refusing to surrender until ever!
man was killed or so severely wounded
he could fight no more.
The British showed the greatest
strength between Bapaume and Pc
rome and above Bapaume as far a
Arras. The Germans, however, con
cerned with the southern flank, at tn
Franco-British junction point, concen
trated their most terrific blows agains
the Peronne-Ham- Chauny line, relyin,
on the necessity of an automatic Brit
ish withdrawal in the north if thei
line was bent or broken in the south
Bapaume was an obstacle on tn,
northern side, to capture which the,
sacrificed thousands of their bes
troops. Rivers of blood were shed TO
the towns possession in a combat tina
lasted almost all night, until tn
British finally yielded the ruins, afte
having exacted a fearful price.
Kaiser Orders JubiIation.
The kaiser was with Field Marsha
Won Hindenburg in Peronne %surveyin
the bloody fields where thousands o
his best fighting men were killed o
manned before the British finally with
drew. The emperor ordered a genera
jubilation throughout the empire
rockets and flags and a holiday for til
children being the chief symbols Q
celebration. He conferred a gold il
laid iron cross on Hindenburg.
Wilhelm also sent dispatches to tn
empress telling of the progress mad
by his armies.