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BRITISH STORM HUN LINE!
JACKETS TIED IN STH
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GRANT FIELD, April 13.—The Au
burn Plainsmen were out for revenge
today for the defeat handed them yes
terday by the Tech Yellow Jackets.
This is the final game of the series
and the visitors were anxious to even
up the series.
Pruitt was sent to the mound for
the Jackets, with Heath behind the
wood.
Coach Mike Donahue selected John
son to hurl again for his gang, while
Moon Ducote was his battery mate.
FIRST INNING.
Reynolds grounded out, Pruitt to
Webb. Scott went out, Whitley to
Webb. Bonner was safe on Webb's er
ror. Ducote grounded out, Pruitt" to
Webh. NO HITS. NO RUNS.
SECOND INNING.
Barnes fanned. Fulghum flied to Wil
der. Niedhardt struck out. NO RUNS,
NO HITS.
THIRD INNING. \
Johnson struck out. Reynolds went |
out from Turner to \Webb. Scott flied
to Wilde. NO RUNS. NO HITS. |
FOURTH INNING. |
Bonner flied to Wilde. Ducote got a
three-bagger. Barnes grounded to,
Webb. Ducote scored on the play.,
Barnes was safe at first. Barnes ad
vanced to second on Fulghum’s hit. |
Neidhardt sent a t#&o-hagger to cen-|
ter, scoring Barnes. Fulghum was outl
at the plate. Hughes flied to Wildey
TWO RUNS. THREE HITS. !
Turner grounded out, Johnson to Ful- |
ghum. Guill walked. Webb singled to
Reynolds. Guill advanced to third. |
Guill scored on Johnson's wild throw |
to first to catch Webbh. Webb went to
third on Fulghum’'s wjld throw to Du
cote, Ivens singled to center, scot
ing Webb and Heath. Wilder flied t&
center. Ivens went out trying to steal |
gecond, Ducote to Barnes. TWO RUNS. |
TWO HITS. |
FIFTH INNING. ‘
Johnson beat out a grounder to Webb.
Johnson was caught off first, Pruitt to(|
Webb., Scott walked. He immediatel}
stole second. Bonner hit a, three-bagg a
to left and Scott scored. Ducote out,
Whiteley to Webb. Reynolds out, Priutt
to Webb. ON ERUN. TWO HITS. |
Wilder hit to Hughes, and was safe |
at first. DPruitt sacrificed, Johnson to|
Fulghum, Wilder taking second. In- |
gram walked. Whitely hit to Hughes;
sending Wilder to third and Ingram ta
second. Turner flied to Reynol™
Guill grounded to Barnes. Webb ground. |
ed to Scott, and Wilder scored. Webb |
was safe at first. Heath hit to Bonner, |
scoring Webb. Guill was out at the|
plate. ON RUN. TWO HITS. |
SIXTH INNING. {
Barnes fanned. Fulghum grounded |
Ou\‘ Pruitt to Webb. Niedhagt out, |
to Whiteley. NO RUNS. NO HITS. }
Heath fanned. Ivens grounded out,
«Johnson to Fulghum. Wilder fanm-d.l
NO RUNS. NO HITS.
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5 Wounded in Fight|
(By International News Service.) !
NEW YORK, April 13—Five per- |
sons, a woman and four men, were
wounded early ioday as the result nf]
a revolver battle between two police
men and four soldiers at Hollis, L.ong
Island. The woman, Mrs. E. C. Brush,
of New York, may die.
The pitched battle followed a hu]dl
holdup in a case at Hollis. Four sol
diers enfered the place, drew revolv
ers and relieved half a dozen patrons
of money and valuables. They cut
the telephone wires bheforg making
their escape.
After an exciting chase In a com
mandeered automobile, the men were
run down. George B. Birard, of
Huntington, Long Island, owner ot
the commandeered car, was woundea
by a bullet from the revolver of one
of the soldiers, as was Mrs. Brush.
The policemen, Officers Colton and
Burns, received slight wounds.
The four soldiers held by the police
described themselves as Roy S.
Smithson, of Alderman, W. Va.; Ser
geant Otis Walker, Milburn, Okla.;
Wiliam B. Harrison, Centerville
Tenn., and Harry Cohen, of Brooklyn.
New England-Built
~ War Tank to Parade
(By International News Service.)
BOSTON, April 13.—The brand
new New England-built war tank,
America, will make its debut to the
Public in the army and navy par:xdo]
i Boston April 19.
fa his surprise was announced today
By Brigadier GGeneral John A. John
9N, commanding the Department of
| Northeast.
SITUATION UNIMPROVED;
CRISIS IN WEST AT HAND
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—Re
turning to the Capitol after a
frank discussion with the War
Council, members of the Senate
military affairs committee this
afternoon declared they had been
unable to discover any substan
tial improvement in the satuation
at home or abroad.
While expressing no discour
agement, they openly stated the
view that a crisis was at hand on
the western front. There was no
news from General Pershing, they
stated, beyond that contained in
the press dispatches, but the in
formation of the War Council did
not lessen the gravity of the
latest development on the battle
fronts.
Troops are being dispatched
abroad with the greatest rapidity
rossible, and another reorganiza
tion of ths War Department in
the interest of efficiency im
pends, the committee was told.
The shipping program showed
signs of slight improvement, Sen
ators said. This could not be said
of the aviation and ordnance pro
grams, they declared.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—General
Foch must take the offensive at some
point on the western front within the
coming 48 hours if the situation in
extreme Northern France is to be
"‘“r.““l‘ Military experts here today
were very certain of this. They de
clare that the latest order of Field
Marshal Haig, commanding the hard
pressed British forces that are block
in~ the Huns' way to the channel,
means that his situation is most se
rious.
It means that he has pressed all of
his reserves, and these are believed
here to include the American army
sent to his aid by General Pershing,
into service. Every gun and every
man of the British forces in France
is now being utilized to hold back the
German press. General Haig's ring
ing words, “Every position must be
held to the last man; there must be
no retirement,” have stirred Wash
ington to its depths. There is no one
who doubts that this wili be done.
But it also is equally certain that the
pressure must be lessened and the
United States is relying on General
Foch, the French generalissimo, to do
this.
How he wili act is not consiaered
of consequence. It must be at once,
military experts say. And thes are
watching the entire battle line for the
first indication of the French advance
which will carry the battle directly
to the German hordes.
Huns Use 106 Divisions.
Hindenburg has thrown 106 divis
ions into the fray, according to Gen
eral Haig's advices to his army. En
terte and American experts here, fa
miliar with the situation, belleve he
has not less than 50 morec that can he
called on, although it is not known
here just how available they are to
the present battle line. That they
will be brought up unless Foch acts
premptly is certain, as there is now
no doubt left anywhere in Washing
ton that the German plan is to crush
the British army at all costs and win
the way to the coast if possible,
The last lingering doubt of this was
dissipated when the word came
through Swiss and Danish sources
that there is increasing aetivity in
the German naval bases, especially at
Kiel and about ITeligoland. The Ger
man fleet is simply a division of the
German army. It has been held like
other reserves for the moment when
the high commander believes it
could be utilized to the greatest ex-
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WILSON FAVORS BIG SUM
FOR CONCRETE VESSELS
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—Presi
dent Wilson has given his approval of
a $50,060,000 appropriation to be used
for the construction of concrete ships,
Chairman Hurley, of the shipping
board, announced late this afternoon.
The bill, he said, would be introduced
in the House next Monday, and it was
expected to be rushed through in
Suicide of Simons
.
Laid to Derangement
By G. K. RUTLEDGE.
CAMP GORDON, April 13.—Inves
tigation into the death here yesterday
afternoon of Colonel William H. Si
mons, commander of the 327th Infan
try resulted today in the general belief
that he shot and killed himself while
suffering an attack of mental ab
crration, His body was found in his
quarters Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
by a negro soldier. A gun lay beside
the body and there was a bullet
wound in the head.
There were no witnesses to the sui
cide and no shot was heard by officers
in adjoining quarters. The investiga
tion today revealed nothing, however,
that would tend to any theory other
than suicide.
.
Statue of Frederick
Sent to Storehouse
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—They
hanged a Hohenzollern here today. A
battalion of soldiers placed a rope
around the neck of the Frederick the
Great statue that has stood in front of
the War College ever since it was pre
sented to this country by the Kaiser,
and, with the aid of a large wooden
frame, vanked it from the pedestal and
carted it off to a storehouse.
For many months there has been
much agitation for the removal of the
statue ™of this arch-advocate of mili
tarisi. s
Modern Ku Klux Klan
Warns Pro-Germans
(By International News Service.)
PADUCAH, KY. April 13.—Un
known persons today posted signs in
every part of this city threatening
violence to persons who act or speak
against the United States.
This modern “Ku-Klux Klan” hints
at the extreme penalty for pro-Ger
mans who are inclined to praise the
Kaiser in public.
Contributions for
old bth Flag Wanted
Mayor Candler urges Atlantans who
wish to contribute toward a new regi
mental flag for the 1224, the old Fifth,
to send in their checks immediately, in
order that the flag may be presented be
fore the men sail for the battlefields of
France. Contributions may be sent to
the Mayor or to the Atlanta newspapers.
“\layor ¢‘andh-_r Saturday recelved a con
tribution of $5 from William I). Owens,
Jr., his 7-year-old grandson, and another
of $2.50 from Eugene Oberdorfer.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1918
record time. Of this sum it is planned
o make $15,000,009 available imme
diately.
Chairman Hurley also announced
that a site was being sought for a
permanent $5,000,000 building ia
Washington for the ergency Fleet
Corporation. A QGM' efifi" T
he said, would cost but §1,§00,000 less.
Di p_yd in Cub
By GEORGE GARVIN,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
WASHINGTON, April 13.—The
German espionage headquarters for
this hemisphere has at last been def
initely located. The United States
secret service, it was learned here
today from the highest sources, has
finally rounded it up. Havana, Cuba,
is the spot and the principal agents
operating from it are Latins, directed
of course by Germans.
A number of the leaders already
are under surveillance and working
with officials of the Cuban Govern
ment secret service agents now have
about ended the usefulness of the
Havana location. Key West, Tampa
and New York have been found the
principal operating points in the
United States of these Latin spies, it
now can be stated.
Cousin of President
Wounded in Battle
(By International News Service.)
DENVER, COLO., April 13.—Cap
tain Woodrow Wilson Woodbridge,
27, mentioned yesterday in General
Pershing’s list of slightly wounded.
is a cousin of President Wilson and a
graduate of the University of Den
ver. He was an attorney in this city
before joining the Colorado National
Guard in 1915 for service on the
Mexican border. He won a commis
sion as first lieutenant at Fort Leav
enworth.
A younger brother of Captainu
Woodbridge was slightly wounded re
cently in action on the western front
Frost \]gimger Past,
Frost danger is past, for the time
being at least, and Atlanta is again
to have fine spring weather.
This was the cheering news Satur
day from the weather bureau, Mr. von
Herrmann speaking. The frost Sat
urday morning was so light that tnere
was no damage. By Sunday after
noon the temperatures should be up
in the sixties again.
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U. 8. Senatorship
GAINESVILLE, April 13.—At a full
meeting of the Gainesville Bar Asso
ciation this morning H. H. Dean re
ceived a formal and unanimous in
dorsement as candidate for the Unit
ed States Senate to succeed Senator
Hardwick. In a speech in which he
denounced Messrs. Hardwick and
Harris as unfit for this high office,
Mr. Dean thanked the bar association
for their support.
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PONCE DE LEON PARK, April 13.
The Crackers and Camp Gordon
played their second practice game of
the season here this afternoon, be
ginning at 3:30 o'clock.
Atlanta won the first game against
Camp Gordon last Saturday, 4 to 1.
FIRST INNING.
Hanlon reached first on Thorburn’s er
ror, the latter dropping Munch's throw
at first. Sabrie flied to Mayer. Hanlon
stole second. Riffmiller hit to Thor
burn, who threw to third too late to
catch Hanlon and all hands were saf(‘.l
Reed went out, MecDonald to Munch,
and Hanlon scored. Bosse walked, and
was caught trying to steal, Picinich to
McDowell. ONE RUN. NO HITS. ‘
Strait fanned. Shay smashed a single
through short. McDonald hit toAßeed,f
who forced Shay at second, to Riffmil
ler. Moran was safe on Sabrie's error
and stole second, and McDonald ad
vanced to third. McDowell grounded
out, Reed to Sabrie. NO RUNS. ONE
HIT.
g SECOND INNING.
Hawken popped to Shay. Godwin
flied to Strait. Weill fanned. NO
RUNS. NO HITS.
Mayer beat out a hit to short. Munch
rolled out, Hanlon to Sabrie. Picinich
doubled to center, scoring Mayer. Pi
cinich stole third an. scored on Weill's
bad throw to third. Thorburn was hit
in the heéad by a pitched ball. Strait
forced orhurn at second, Riffmiller
E#A{ee? w_ stole second and went
so third ‘when Weill's throw to second
was low. Shay fanned, TWO RUNS.
oA HLR R e
THIRD INNING.
Adking fanned. Hanlon grounded out,
Thorhurin to Munch, Sabrie walked.
Riffmiller went out, Nabowell to Munch,
NO RUNS. NO HITS.
McDonald struck out, but Weil]
droppad the last strike and tossed him
out at first, Moran singled to right ang
was .caught trying to steal, Weill to
Riffmiller. McDowell fanned. NO
RUNS. ONE HIT.
FOURTH INNING.
Reed was out, Shay to Munch. Bossg
walked. Hawken singled to right, send._
ing Bosse to third. Godwin flied to
Mayer and Bosse scored. Weill was
out from MecDowell to Munch. ONE
RUN. ONE HIT.
Mayer walked. Munch beat out an in.
field hit. Mayer and Munch worked a
double steal. Picinich skied to Haw
ken, and Mayer tallied. Thorburn flied
to Godwin. Strait lifted to Hawken.
ONE RUN. ONE HIT.
FIFTH INNING.
« Adkins walked. He was forced at sec.
ond on Hanlon's bounder, Thorburn to
McDowell. Sabrie flied to Stralt. Riff
miller walked. Reed tripled to the score
board, scoring Hanlon and Riffmiller.
Bosse flied to Mayer. TWO RUNS.
ONE HIT.
Zeppelins in Raid
ppO British Coast
(By International News Service.)
IL.LONDON, April 13.—Five persons
were killed and fifteen injured in the
German air raid over the eastern
coast of England last night, it was
officially announced this afternoon.
Zeppelins took part in the raid.
Official announcement was made by
the. British War Office today that
German aircraft crossed the eastern
coast and that one of them penetrated
almost to the northwestern coast.
Bombs were dropped mostly in the
open country.
Eleven Killed in Paris.
.~ PARIS, April 13.—The strength of
the air defenses of Paris was never
better demonstrated than last night
when German air planes attempted
to raid the city. ©Only two machines
succeeded in breaking through to the
PParis district. Their bombs Kkilled
eleven persons and injured about fif
ty, but no damage of military impor
tance was done. The other machines
were repelled and driven off.
The raid took place last night. Only
sighe damage was done, according to
official announcement.
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obbery; Girl Freed
W. T. Butler, 20, former night
watchmar at the Connally Building,
Saturday was in the Fulton Tower in
default of $3,000 bond, charged with
larceny from the house, He was
bound over Iriday by Judge Johnson
when 1t was shown he had entered
' several offices in the Connally Build
ing and taken goods therefrom.
‘ Part of the gtolen property was re
covered by Detectives McGill and
Rosser, who say Butler confessed.
Miss Lillle Weaver, of No. 78 Auburn
avenue, arrested with Butler, was ex
cnerated of all blame and a case
made against her dismissed.
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By BERT FORD,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
IFRANCE, April 13 (11 A. M.)—Amer
ican troops which repulsed a Ger
man assault Friday on the sector
northwest of Toul captured 36 pris
onels,
The Germans launched their at
tack in rep-isal for their defeat when
800 picked shock troops attacked two
days earlier.
They were driven bhack after an all
day batt'e, the Germans suffering
heavy casualties, while American
losses were slight
An Amecican machine gun com
mander In Lis report said:
“£ll our machine gun emplacemeints
are shot away, but every gun is work
ing_ like hell.” ‘
.
Sammies and French
Smash Hun Attacks
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, April 13.—American and
French troops repulsed strong Germapr
attacks in Brule wood, in the sector
of Apremont forest, in the night, the
French War Office announced today.
At one point, where the Germans
obtained a footing in an allied trench
position, they were thrown out by a
connter attack.
On the Picardy battlefield (Picardy
front) the French have recaptured
Hangard-en-Santerre and the ceme
tery from the Germans. Seventy
prisoners were captured.
The artillery duel in the region of
Noyon continues. Rheims has been
set on fire by German shells.
The communique follows:
“GGerman attacks in Brule wood
were renewed during the night,
American troops, acting with the
French, smashed the majority of the
attacks. At one point where the
Germans succeeded in gaining a foot
ing in an allied section they were
quickly thrown out by a counter at
tack. On the Somme battle front the
French have recaptured Hangard
village and the cemetery. Seventy
German prisoners were captured in
the fighting at Hangard, and heavy
losses were inflicted by the French.
Artillery combats continue around
Noyon. The Germang again bom
barded Rheims and part of the city
was set afire.”
.
86 on Latest List of
Sammy Casualties
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—The
names of eighty-six soldiers ap
peared on the casualty list made
public by the War Department late
this afternoon. They were classified
as follows: Killed in action, five;
died of wounds, one; died of disease,
seven; died from accidents, four;
wounded severely, nine; wounded
slightly, sixty. The list follows:
Killed in Action.
Lieutenant Wilmer K, Herr, Cor
poral Harry A. Millex, Corporal Al
mon *R, Pingree, Privates Toney
Monize and Vincenty Wiliczki.
Died of Wounds.
Private George W. Riford.
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Decatur Man Dies in
Physician’s Office
Sidney Franklin Brown, 66, of No.
35 (Clairmont avenue, Decatur,
dropped dead of heart failure Satur
day afternoon in the office of
Dr. S. T. Hopkins, on Court Square,
where he had gone for treatment.
Mr. Brown came to Decatur two
years ago from Knoxville, Tenn, to
live with his daughter, Mrs. H. C,
Allen.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast—Fair Saturday night
and Sunday; warmer.
Temperatures—6 a. m., 38; 8 a
m., 43; 10 a. m., 50; 12 noon, 53;
T .00 29 M, O
Sunrise, 6:09; sunset, 7:08.
FINAL EDITION
ON TRAINS
3 CENTS FI;/E CENTS.
Copenhagen Crowd
Cheers U.S.Troops
. .
Shown in Movies
By International News Service.)
ASHINGTON, April 13—
\'X/ Motion pictures of Ameri
can troops in training
were shown recently in Copenha
gen, advices to the State Depart
ment said. !
Pro-Germans in the audience
hissed them, only to be entirely
4rowned out by a volume of cheer
ing from every quarter of the
nouse.
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FIRST—MiIe-—Pharaoh, 113 Doyle),
8.20, 4.60, 3.10, won; Glory Belle, 103
(McAtee), 2.60, 2.30, second; Candidate, |
2d, 96 (Erickson), 6.10, third. Time,
1:4915. rince Phlilisthorpe, Garish Sun
and Disturber also ran.
SECOND—One and one-sixteenth
miles: Royal Interest, 114 (Stirling),
10.80, 4.30, 2.70, won; Miss Fannfe, 104
(Erickson), 3.20, 2.70, second; Dart
worth, 112 (Rice), 2.40, third. Time,
1:55 2-5. Costumer, Freda Johnson also
ran.
- THIRD—SBIix furlongs: Dr, Campbell,
112 (Erickson), 7.60, 3.70, 2.60, won; Ima
Kay, 109 (Mooney), 4.00, 2.40. second:
Margery, 109 (Rodriguez), 2.30, third.
‘Time, 1:172-5. Anxiety, Mico Gin,
Frenchy also ran.
FOURTH—MiIe: ‘Woodstone, 112
| (Rodriguez), 4.30, 2.70, 2,20, won; All
'Smiles, 110" (Rice), 2.60, 2.20, second;
Cobalt Lass, 99 (Erickson), 2.30, third,
Time, 1:461-5. Judge Wingfield, Kate
‘Brlght also ran.
. FIFTH—One and one-eighth miles:
Fairly, 114 (Stalker), 13.20, 4.70, 3.1%»
won; Progressive, 106 (Rodriguez), 3.80,
2.80, second; PPoor Butetrfly, 91 (Jirick
son), 3.20, third. Time, 2:02. Igmont,
Rosewater, Napoleon also ran.
SIXTH-—Mile: Odalisque, 98 (Eric
son), 11.30, 5.30, 3.40, won; Senator
Broderick, 98 (Rodriguez), 4.60, 3.00,
second; Inquiets, 105 (Stalker), 3.50,
third. 'Time, 1:48 2-5. May W, Thamar
also ran.
American Tanker
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AN ATLANTIC PORT, April 13.—
In the height of a driving snowstorm,
the tanker Currier, 2,869 tons, has
gone ashore, according to advices to
the Gulf Refining Company, owner,
A coast guard cutter has been dis
patched tc her ald.
The vessel carried a crew of 38
men besides her skipper, Captain
Wahl, Their fate is unknown.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—Felix Las
‘kowsky, seaman of the fleet naval re
serve, died April 11, while attempting
'to save the lives of two workmen who
were overcome by gas, the Navy De
partment announced late this afternoon
Laskowsky's mother, Mrs. Lenora Pet
ters, lives in Dallas, Tex. The two men
were Henry Freice and Willlam Carson,
both of New York.
The Help of the Church
.’
In a Great Crisis
No matter how confident
within ourselves we may feel
when the world moves along
smoothly for us, In a crisis
we need wise guidance and
strong support. The church
gives that guidance and sup
}»or(.
n this great national crisis,
which to every loyal Ameri
can is a personal one as well,
we will not only find com
fort in the message which
the church brings to us, but
a chart and guide to lead us
in the right way.
We always have need of the
church, but we need her more
than ever now. Let us read
her jnvitation, printed toaa
over in the “Go to (‘.hurc‘f;
Sunday’ columns of The
Georgian, and accept it to
morrow. There is comfort
and strength and hope which
is sure of fulfillment in hear
ing her word ana heeding her
precepts.
Let everybody in Atlanta ac
cept the chureh’s “invitation
tomorrow.
The Atlanta Georgian
The Newspaper of the Home
20-22 East Alabama Street
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(By International News Service.)
LONDON, April 13.—A strong Ger
man position in the Givenchy secior
of the new battle tront north of the
Lys River. in France, has been zap
tured by the British in a storm as
sault, it was stated in unofficial ad
vices from the front this afternoon.
The Germans delivered many at
tacks against the British position at
Loccn, but all were broken up.
} By FRANK CHARLTON,
I Cable Editor of the International
News Service. ;
Fighting with all their traditional
bravery and stubbornness, the British
,tr(mps on the northern battle front
iulnn;; the Franco-Belgian frontier are
holding back overwhelming masses of
German troops that continue to ai
tack day ana night.
| Inspired by the General order issued
by Field Marshal Haig, to hold their
!llnos to the last man, and by the
‘know]w_lge that French reinforee
ments are,on their way, the Britons
‘;\rv contesting every inch of ground
' with gallantry that has never been
surpassed.
Not alone were powerful German
assaults repulsed but the British ad
vanced their lines last night in the
sector of Festubert, capturing some
prisoners.
Another Retreat Hinted.
That the British have been com
"pollwl to yield slightly in the sector
immediately north of the Lys River
’w:m indicated by the official report of
'the British Office today, which spoke
‘nf fighting west of Merville.
| (The loss of Merville to the Ger
‘mans was announced by the British
}\‘V.’u' Office Friday.)
~ln addition to the centinuons strug
gle which is raging upon the northern
battle front, there has been another
flare-up of fighting east of Amiens,
toward which city the Germans
lJaunched their original drive an
March 21.
- Both Rritish and French forces
- were attacked in the Hangard see
tor, between nine and ten miles dde
east of Amiens, but the Germans wewre
unable to gain any ground.
‘ Interest to North.
For the time being, universal in
‘t«rnst is centered in the battle to the
'north, where the Germans are makiag
the utmost efforts to break through
to the coast.
An unprecedented number of
troops has been thrown into the coms
‘h’l:, and the Germans are sacrificing
' men in unparalleled numbers in their
efforts to attain their objectives.
} The dents created in the British
front north of I.aßassee Canal are be
: ginning to menace the British hold on
Bethune, Baillleul, Hazebrouck and
Ypres.
} The British War Office report today
' spoke of fighting east of Locon. This
' town is between 2 and 3 miles due
'north of Bethune and between 5 and
6 miles northwest of I.aßassee.
.
Counter Offensive
Ad itis
vances British
(By International News Service.)
T.ONDON, April 13.—The British
counter offensive in the Festubert
sector of the great battle line along
the Franco-Belgian frontier is gain
ing strength, and another advance of
the British lines was noted by the
‘ War Office report today.
. Heavy fighting has continued at
' Neuve Eglise and in the neighbor
'hood of Wolverghen, where the Ger
im;u:s have been directing strong
pressure in an effort to shake the
hold of the British upon the Messines
ridge. A number of strong attacks
were delivered by the Germans in
the Locon district, but broke down .
under the firm resistance of the Brit
ish
(Festubert is between 11 and 12
miles southwest of Armentieres, which
the British evacuated on Wednesday,
and abonut 18 miles north of Arras.
The same sector was the scene of a
British advance on Thursday, when
the Germans were thrown out of po
sitions they had occupied.)
East of Locon the Germans were
able to penetrate some British posi
tions, but were quickly thrown out
by counter attacks.
(Locon is between two and three
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