Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-27
GERMANS REPULSED In LOCAL ATTACKS
FROM ALBERT TO THE SOMME RIVER
Enemy Unable to Make Gains West Of Noyon; on This
Front Americans Are Ass listing British and French to
Drive Back German Assaults; French Hold Strong
Positions Along the Disc
By Associated Press

London, 27-The open warfare continuing
enlarge the entente forces fall back fighting under the
weight German numbers says correspondent
British headquarters in his dispatch to-day.
clearly established he adds that the offensive
is the great main effort of the Germans and that has
successful they anticipated the enemy being long way
hind his time table and having failed break through begin
rolling up tactics
The Germans pushing against British line with
the full of their They have
rapidly than they intended declared
therefore wearing themselves down although they naturally
firing the defense in process
The feeling correspondent reports that the days
of trench warfare definitely past.
Gemanys supreme effort allied front in the west
the day the great drive started and She is estimated to have
100000 the futile effort during less than weeks fighting
Forces Massed For Drive
She has given up the attempt however advces from
the front indicating her massed for drive
OF Roye and Noyon in effort to break through there pre-
minary rolling either the north south
against the chances of her accomplishing this purpose may
be counted the factor of orewarnng for the allies seems
doubt where the heaviest hammer is to fall
and the opportunity is offered Of dspong the allied
forces to meet an opportunity lacking in the earlier stages
the drive.
entente line as now runs with British France and
standing together unknown front through
out the battle area There has been slowing down in the Ger
Of Albert where the British holding doggedy In the Noyon
region and along the line Of the Disc the French bv
their vaent defense have likewise compelled Teuons weak
ened by their ceaeess efforts and heavy losses relax
OF their pressure.
Success Not Decisive One
Meanwhile themselves are being
compelled admit that their driving back the
lines for such great distances wide front by
decisive Nobody forsee what will from
General Won Ludendorf declares interview audng o
the victory he claims.
Positions in East Not Secure
Concurrenty the Germans apparently finding their position
IN the east where they supposed have peace with
Russia and the Ukraine Odessa sea
port upon which they relied insure them the shipment oil
orey needed grain from the Ukraine by the Danube
been recaptured by Boshev and Ukanian troops
emiotca agency reports Tsi follows shortly upon
news OF the recent of other Black ports
son and Nikolayev, by the Bolshevik.
as key point the drect the East boasted of
having secured in her scheme of penetration Ger
many reported to have left control of affairs Ukraine largely
III the hands OF the Austan while she engaged her great
effort on the western 'front.' and apparently they making none
too good job of it.
Having regained nearly all the devastated region n
ei oHesve the German armies find themselves before
an allied defense which each In
the enemy has been definitely checked south where his
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