The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-04-12
GERMANS LAUNCil
THEIR new DRIVE
British and Portuguese Posi-.
lions Between La Basse and
ArmentieTes Attacked.
.HAIG REPORTS A SLIGHT LOSS
Huns Succeeded in Penetrating Ad.
vanced Lines at Some Points
Big American Casualty List.

Washington, April lO.-As has been
anticipated the Germans have switched
the center of their main operations
from the Amiens sector and are now
hammering the British and Portuguese
hard over a front OF about eleven
miles running from Givenehy and La
Bassee to the vicinity of Armentieres.
The attack was preceded by a ter
rifle bombardment all along the line
and the countryside for miles around
trembled under the conclusion Of the
big guns. AT ONE points the enemy
was able to penetrate advanced ele-
ments of the British line, especially
in the neighborhood Of Neuve Cha
pelle, Fauquissart and the Carbon
merle Farm.
Artillery Active on Old Front.
Meanwhile all along the greater part
Of the old line south of Arras extreme
" violent artillery duels were in pro
gress, but the infantry of both sides
kept to their trenches except for iso.
lated attacks of no great Importance.
Near the Coucy Forest and Coucy-
Le-Chateau the French have made a
slight retirement to positions pre-
yiously prepared--the maneuyer ap
parently being in the nature Of line
Strengthening. So well was the oper-
alton covered by the French guns that
the Germans suffered extremely heavy
casualties in e%ndeayoring to make it
null.
American Casualties for Week.
Washington, April 10.-Acting upon
cabled instructions from Secretary
Baker. the War Department tonight
resumed publication of the daily list
of casualties among the American ex-
peditionary forces. Lists which had
accumulated between April 2, when
the practice was temporarily discon.
tinued, and April s were made public
and it was stated officially the cas-
ualties would be announced regularly
hereafter.
AOhA huAhA gu 0itQ lOANg roCNGn IA
lean soldiers were killed or wounded
in action, died Of various causes or
were captured by the enemy in the
6-day period covered in the reports
issued tonight.
Germans Forced to Change Plans.
Washington, April 9.-Facing Amer
lean, French and British troops strong
ly intrenched and well equipped foI
battle, the German army has for the
moment given up its direct drive
against Amiens. After utter repulse
in his efforts to smash straight
through to his objective, the enemy
now is attempting a new maneuyel
which is intended 10 broaden the field
of action and reduce the enac of a
counter offensive that would nullify
all the gains made by the Teueons
since March II,
Reports from the battle line il
Picardy disclose the first stages o
this new German offensive aimed a
either side Of the salient in the Alice
lines. From La Basse Canal, in thu
north, to the sectors east of Laon, TIL
great artillery forces of the enemy arr
Numbering, with the battle deepening
at places to the intensity Of drum
fire.
New Front 100 Miles Long.
The length of this front is approx
mately 100 miles. North of Lens, cas-
OF Arras, along the new front run
ming through Bucquoy, to Albert
south OF Montdidier and thence east
ward past Lassigny and Noyon to
point far beyond Chauny, The Gel
mans are hammering the Allied line
in an attempt to break the defense
and prepare them for the infantry az
sault which may be expected at an
moment.
On the western elbow of the SO
lient in the Allied lines the German
cannot exert their full strength on tn
line before Amiens. The cannonad
in this region may be the prelude Q
a massed attack such as bent th
British line during the latter days q
March.
Notwithstanding the statement mad
on Friday by Stephen Pichon, IN
French foreign minister, thai "AmeI
leans now are fighting in Picardy'
nothing definite has been learne
about where General P%ershing's me
are located. or what part they al
playing in this battle Of battles.
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state Commerce Commission ordere
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