Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-22
Fresh Troops Being Brought
Up to Relieve Beaten
Regiments.
ALLIES POSITIONS
ARE STRENGTHENED
Germans Apparently Planning to Make
Another, Attempt to Gst Behind
Ypres, on Northern End Of Battle
Line-Hindenburs's Armies Holding
Advanced. Line. Are Without Food
ana Suffering From Hunger.

blow, now momentarily expected,
Field Marshal Haig isc taking ad-
vantage Of the time to strengthen
his lines.
Both north and south Of the
Somms on the lys front the BRUSH
lines were Improved in local opera
Sst1ons last night.
The Germans attempted to push
forward their lines in the Mesn,'
reoion, nortl, Of Albert, in which
sector they apparently are prepar-
inn for some more important move
,nent The British offered sharp
defense, however, and fo''ed the
enemy effort.
On the Picardy and Flanders
battle fold the Germans have not
resumed their big attack and ap-
parently are waiting for the high
command q decide where to strike
next while fresh troops are being
brought forward.
!, Meanwhile French reinforce
I ,nent, are pouring in behind the
I oritish line. French troops now are
Nth tisia's men on both the north
4 ~ and southern saiisrtsy south os
Is ena
XsSilisry dusis continue violent
slono most Of the Pieardy battle
front. where Germans are using
d, rs Of the biggest ealiber.. oday
III, German offensive begins IFS
second month without having sep
srated the British and French, WIN
the British army still intact.
n +. probable tho Germans are
not willing 10 end the Flanders at
t.ek without making another ef'
fort TO drive in the northern leg
+ and get behind Ypres. Enemy &C
t;vitx south of Arras has been no
+ ticed.
Heavy artillery fire is in progress
On 90 many parts Of the fronsnas
iit.ie indication is afforded by this
:. TO the point selected by the Ger
mans for their renewed thrust.
Naturally they may ee expected to
make efforts to extricate them-
: selves from the pocket into wn'en
they have been forced. ;.
asst night the enemy was she'll
ina British positions in Nieppe
wood. wherein lies the route to
Haxebrouek, the railway center
from which Il 10 we'll nigh vital for
the British to hold him.
There have been no Developments
ii the region north Of Ypres, where
tho Bslgians stopped turning
movement last week, preventing
the British front being fianked out
81 the Yprss positions. The ma
ture Of the ground and the dispo.
s;tion Of the opposing forces, how :
ever. made K seem probable that
repetition Of the attempt is to 'be
looked for.
The situation in the sommet re-
u;o6 is even more closely watched.
Field Marshal Haig reports heavy
eheIIing OF the British lire on both
des Of the somme and Ancre and
correspondents are sending
ord Of German preparations for
z ( movement Of some nature be-
fwes, Arras7 and Amiens.
The enemy ls known to have
\ Brought up some of The heaviest
ours 10 the somme battle field,
Amiens Is his objective, but the en-
tsnts artillery is matching these
and hsmperins the Germans se-
vsrsly II thsir prsparations for at
tack.
With 4kstB British Army in France,
April 22.-Takino advantage Of the
vneonlisht, the Germans at 10 o'clock
last niaht made strong but un-
successful attack north Of AvuelIy
wood on the front above Albert.
y Heavy fighting continued until
e'eleck this morning.
The Germans appear to have
taken one British outpost and to
havs lost ground themselves else
whsrs in the wood. The ASSAULT
I was prscsdsd by ! heavy bombard-
Iv,sut. Sc j 4.
Tksrs was active artillery fight.
~ thrueut sunday east Of Arras
} ana on both sides Of the Searpe.
Tks bembardmsnt at viilers- Bret
tousux and ths surrounding terri-
1 tory aIse was continued. The
oritish improved their line some
what south Of villers Grettoneux.
IpAEpARIz FOR ANOTHER BLOW.
3eemaHs Bringing up Reserves Will
Advance Army 10 Hungry.
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