The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-10
TEUTONS MAKE
HEAVY ATTACK
ON The BRITISH
Enemy Gains FoothoId in Ad-
vanCed Positions Between
Givenchy and La Bassee.
GERMANS ARE AIDED BY MIST
French Artillery Fire Prevents Attack
in Region of Hangard-Foe Re-
pulsed West of Noyon-SeV-
eraI Raids Fail.

With the British Army in France.
April 10.-The Germans delivered a
heavy attack against the British on an
eleven-mile front between Givenchy
and La BaSsee and nOrtheastward to
FleurbaiX, near ArmentiereS.
The enemy gained a foothold in
some of the advanced defenSeS.
There has been no change in the
situation farther south, according to
the latest reports from the battle
front.
British Are Pushed Back.
London, April 10.-The British of
hclal report says: after an intense
bombardment of our positions from
La BaSSee canal to the neighbOrhood
Of ArmentiereS strong hostile forces
attacked the British and Portuguese
troops holding this sector of our front.
Favored by a thick mist, which
made observation impossible, the enc
my succeeded in forcing his way into
the allies positions in the neighbor-
hood of Neuve Chapelle, Fauquissart
and Cardonnerie farm.
after heavy fighting lasting
throughout the day, the enemy sue
ceeded in forcing back the Portuguese
troops i'll the center and the British
troops on the fiankS of the line of the
River Lys, between EStaires and Bac
ST. Maur.
"We held our positions on both
banks about Givenchy and Fleurbaix.
At both these latter places there was
heavy fighting, but the enemy was re-
pulsed
"Richebourg-S Vaast and Laventie
have been taken by the enemy.
Severe fighting is continuing on the
whole of this front.
South of Arras only minor engage
nentS, in which we secured a few
prisoners, have taken place during the
day on the British front"
French Fire Prevents Assault.
Paris, April 10-The French official
report says: North of Montddier the
enemy artillery, violently counter
shelled, bombarded our positions at
several points.
In the region of Hangard-en-San-
terre our fire prevented a German at
tack from debOuching from his lines
We repulsed an enemy attempt west of
NOyOn, in the sector of RiermOnt
''On the left bank of the Disc there
was intermittent artillery action. Our
batteries caught under their fire and
dispersed enemy concentrations in the
region of Caucy-le-Chateau
There was great activity on the
part of the artillery on both sides at
numerous points along the front north
of Montdidier and between MOntddier
and Noyon. No infantry action occur
red
"On the left bank of the Disc there
were intermittent bOmbardments Ad-
vanced French troops, in conformity
with orders which had been given, car
ried out withdrawal to prepared pO-
sitiOnS southwest of the lower forest
of COucy and south of Coucy-le-Cha-
teau
German troops were kept constantly
under the French artillery fire, and
suffered heavy losses in the course of
this operation.
1.-TWO German raids northwest of
Reims were repulsed. Other German
efforts against small French posts
near Esparges, in the sector of ReillOn
and north of BOnhOmme, achieved no
greater success"
Berlin Reports Advance.
Berlin, April 10.-The German Off
cial reports say: North of La Bossee
canal we penetrated into English and
Oise-Aisne canal between Coucy-le-
Portuguese positions.
ION the southern bank of the Disc
we threw back the enemy across the
Oise-Aisne canal betwent Coucy-le-
Chateau and BrancOurt."
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