The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-27


Thus with the war made desert
the scmme battlefield. now crossed.
the fighting viii begin to offer GER
tain advantages to the British. who
have good communications behind
them.
The wooded hills. valleys. villages
and towns offer coed screens. The
fighting u heavy between the con-
verxirg Ancre and Somme rivers IL
- hottest around Mcuite. south OF
Albert. where one Of Hals's divisions
rs reported holding Its own early
last night.
= Germans Captured
y During the afternoon fierce At.
tack against Auchonviilers. north OF
AB<rt. was driven off. while north
west Of Collncamps the entire Ger
man patrol was made prisoner.
The enemy Is reported heavily
sheliing the line between Hamei and
beaumont. Hamel. At t.3s this aftsr'
noon a report they were In Henu-
turne was unconfirmed- Likewise a
rumor that German arrnored cars
are advancing lacks confirmation.
stubborn Resistance
This morning the enemy was at
lacking the region Of Aveluy wood
north OF Albert. while north OF this
r,olrt the situation was unchanged
save for an attempted enemy raid
waet OF Arras.
An roads In the somme region
converge on Amiens. but Hindcn-
hugs most desperate efforts to
-. xxfz NJ - o
ing with the most stubborn resist
ance.
City u Bombed
Airmcn bomb the city nightly.
The famous cathedral was very
nearly hi. by huge bomb.
The weather was perfect. until
shortly before sunrise. when the sky
was overcast.
Germans Are Weary
Along the Pozieres ridge, astride
the somme. across the obliterated
villages OF Ovillers. Warlencourt.
FIers. Longueval. Montauban. Nam
etz and CourcelIete, the Germans
are strewing their corpscs as they
slowly press forward.
Hindenburg is striving desperately
to break thru--now here. now there
--unmindfui OF the huge gaps torn
IN his massed ranks by the British
guns.
The German storm troops arc 30
thick the gaps close automatically.
like holes In soft dough.
simultaneously. with lunges In the
direction OF Albert. the most furious
attacks are being flung southwest.
ward against a line thru Rosieres
and the Sc. Gobian forest. curving
outward on the road 70 Roye and
Eoyon.
Between the iayt two named. as
sault follows assault In rapid success
sion.
Haig has admitted the capture OF
Rove and Noyon since Simms' dis
patch was fled
Fight Body tn Body
The French and British are fore
ing the enemy TO pay dearly for ev.
cry inch OF ground. Nesle was TAX
en- only after furious combats. the
French resorting to bayonets. gren.
ades and knives. fighting body 10
body I'm death lock.
Much the same scenes have been
enacted by the British at Gerauvil-
!. iers, LignylThilloy. Montauban and
elsewhere, withdrawing only when
ordered. or sticking until the last
man, fighting like wildcats. until
overcome by sheer weight Of num-
bcrs.
German Spies Busy
German spies continue to spread
panic among civilians. Refugees
fSom one village alarm the people In
the next with the most absurd ri.
mors. which become as facts five
miles away.
Warnings have been issued against
Munchausen tales. Civilians have
been asked 10 turn over suspects to
the authorities.
Inevitably. refugees are wars most
pftifuI spectacle. The military has
encouraged their exodus. owing 10
.-<he enemy Smelling and bombing
towns far behind the lines. The ref
ugees are given every possible aid.
aimms' dispatch would indicate
that the British, after retiring from
Albert, win attempt 10 make stand
seuGhwsst e that city. hstWeen u