Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-16
GERMANS ATTACK
BRITISH TROOPS
ON M|LEFRONT
Huns Gain Between La BaSSe
and ArmentiereS.
FRENCH GUNS STOP TEUTONS
Paris Says French Carried Out With
drawal to Prepared Positions
Southwest of Forest of coucy
and South of coucy-Le-
Chateau.

With the British Army in France,
April 10.-The Germans delivered a
heavy attack against the British on an
eleven-miie front between Givenchy
and La Bassee and northeastward to
FleurbaiX, near Armentieres.
The enemy gained a ioothold in
some of the advanced defenSes.
There has been no change in the
situation farther south, according TO
the latest reports from the battle
front.
The sky is heavily overcast, with
low-hanging clouds, and the earth is
blanket with ground mists. Rain is
falling occasionally, making the battle
ground undesirable terrain for opera
tiOnS.
The enemy artillery fire south of the
Somme was particularly intense, and
the British artillery responded viger
ouSly.
British Are Pushed Back
London, April 10.-The British of
fetal report says: After an intense
bOmbardment of our positions from
La BaSsee canal to the neighborhOod
of Armentieres strong hostile forces
attacked the British and Portuguese
troops holding this sector of our front.
Favored by a thick mist which
made observation impossible, the enc
my succeeded in forcing his way into
the allies positions in the neighbor-
hood of Neuve Chapelle, Fauquissart
and CardOnnerie farm.
after heavy fighting, lasting
throughout the day, the enemy sue
ceeded in forcing back the Portuguese
troops in the center and the British
troops on the TANKS of the line of the
River Lys, between Estaires and Bac
st. Maur.
1--WE held our positions on both
banks about Givenchy and Fleurbaix.
At both these latter places there was
heavy fighting, but the enemy was re-
pulsed
"Richebourg-St. WAIST and Laventie
have been taken by the enemy.
Severe fighting is continuing on the
whole of this front.
South of Arras only minor engage
mentS, in which we secured q few
prisoners, have taken place during the
day on the British front"
French Fire Prevents Assault.
Paris, April 10.-The French official
report says: North of Montdidier the
enemy artillery. violently counter
shelled, bombarded our positions at
several points.
'In the region of Hangard-en-San-
terre our fire prevented a German at
tack from debOuching from his lines.
We repulsed an enemy attempt west of
NoyOn, in the sector of Riermont
'On the left bank of the Cise there
was intermittent artillery action. Our
batteries caught under their fire and
dispersed enemy concentrations in the
region of Caucy-leChateau.
There was great activity on the
part of the artillery on both sides at
numerous points along the front north
of Montdidier and between Montdidier
and NoyOn. No infantry action occur
red.
"On the left bank of the Disc there
were intermittent bOmbardments. Ad-
vanced French troops, in conformity
with orders which had been given, car
ried out a withdrawal to prepared pO-
sitionS southwest of the lower forest
of Coucy and south of COucy-le- Cha
teau.
German troops were kept constantly
under the French artillery fire, and
suffered heavy losses in the course of
this operation.
1.-TWO German raids northwest of
Reims were repulsed. Other German
efforts against small French posts
near Esparges, in the sector of ReiilOn
and north of BOnhOmme, achieved no
greater success"
Berlin, April 10.-The German Off
cial reports say: North of La BoSsee
canal we penetrated into English and
Oise-Aisne canal between COucy-le-
Portuguese positions.
"On both sides of the SOmme there
have been violent artillery duels.
ION the southern bank of the Disc
we threw back the enemy across the
Cise-Aisne canal betwene Coucy-le-
Chateau and ErancOurt.'