The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-28
GERMANS CROSS
THE SONME RIVER
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER WROUGHT
AMONG TEUTON INFANTRY
BY MACHINE GUNS.
FRENCH CAPITAL BONBARnED
Main Body Of British Falling Back
Deliberately and Without Confusion
-French Are Optimistic.

London.-"Fresh hostile attacks de.
veleped have great strength on the
whole battle front" says Field Mar.
shall Hiag's report from headquarters.
"and they have continued Throughout
the day.
"south of Peronne the enemy sue
ceeded, after heavy fighting, in cross
ing the Somme at certain points
These are being dealt with.
Berlin (via London) paris has
heen bombarded by German long-dis-
lance guns, according to the German
official communication.
The statements add that the British
in their retirement are burning French
town and villages and that between
til: Somme and the Disc the Germans
are still going forward
Enormous quantities Of booty have
been taken by the Germans, according
tn the statement which follows:
"Between the Somme and the Disc
our corps are fighting their way for
ward Chauny has been taken.
"Our booty in war material is enor.
nous. The British, in their retire,
ment. are burning French towns and
villages.
eve have bombarded the fortress
Of Paris with lcng-distance guns.
"a gigantic struggle is taking place
for Bapaume. A battle is in progress
IN the Transloy- Comb Maurepas
line.
"The Somme has been crossed at
many points in our attack between
Peronne and Ham"
The withdrawal of the British forces
along the battle front in France was
long ago planned in the event OF the
Germans attacking in great torce' ms
announcement comes from the British
front through the Associated Press
correspondent, who describes the Op'
Grafton of the British army as mas
terlv withdrawal, made posslole by
gallant shock troops in the from
lines. who checked the advance OF the
Germans, while artillery, machlne gun
and rife fire worked appalling slaugh
fer among the masses OF German III
fantrv as they were sent forward, TINS
enabling the main body of the BRUSH
+, fall hack deliberately and without
confusion.
This army, it is declared has peeA
conserved and up to the present very
few counter-attacks have been MAUI
!, against the Germans. Where the bIF
ish have stormed the Germans ncWF
acquired positions they have drive"
them back. But each mile OF advance
makes the bringing up of supplles u
; the German artillery and n1ahu'
more and more difficult, and unQueS
: tionably the British strategy, as aem
onstrated since the beginning Oh nv
great attack, is. to let the enemy ~
far as he may. wear himseH ""
} against a powerful defense.
: Both British and French loIce'
: where their lines meet south OF ''
: Quentin, are watchin events Wl'H W
timistic eyes.
Paris.-The German monster cav ,.
non" which has been DomDai ''n 40,
Paris has been located in the loI0''
> of st. Gobain, west of Laon, anu ' e.,
Z act1y 1872, kilometers (approxlnl",r-Tsss
. 76 miles) from Paris city hall ~ ~
= gun bombarded Paris during the 6''''
g er part of Sunday. $50, o,
y The day was ushered in by iOu0 ond
- plosions from the 1O-inch shel''' I'D,
: Immediately the alarm to take OK tx;
> was sounded. This occurred a. nb,
:, o'clock and many persons sou9 on
- shelter, but greater numbers 0! 'n 10,
- appeared in the streets on theN ,os
20 to the churches, which were ". 1roor
y as we'll filed as usual Inc "0 Gun
who sell palm leaves on Pam
davs did their usual business