HUNS SCORE GAIN
AT ONE POINT IN
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British Driven Out of Villers-Bretonneux, General Haig
1 Reports; American and French Desperately De-
fending Hangard-en-Santerre After Yield-
ing Ground in Woods Northward.
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(By Associated Press.)
London, April 24. Field Marshal Haig reports that
Germans have taken Villers-Bretonneux.
The text of the statement reads:
"About 6:30 this morning after a violent bombardment
1
! the enemy attacked our whole front south of the Somme and
the French on our right and was repulsed,
l "Later in the morning an attack on our positions in this
sector was renewed in strength, and although repulsed with
! loss on the southern and northern position of the front, made
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iDrogress at Vdlers-Bretonneux,
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severe throughout the day. uy evening me enemy naa gameo
possession of the village, and the fighting was continuing.
NORTHERN LINE HOLDS. V
Winer anacss oj uic cuciuy hub
morning on the north bank of the
I Somme and north of Albert were re-
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"By a successful local operation
i carried out this morning northwest of
jFestubert a post captured the enemy
;in this locality on the 22d was re
'gained. The hostile garrison offered
l strong resistance and lost heavily. We
captured a tew prisoners and four
; machine guns.
s "Early in the morning the enemy
; delivered a vttrong local attack, with.
, out success, against our new positions
east of Robecq. Our line was main
tabled intact and 84 prisoners were
'left in our hands. Additional pris
oners were secured in successful
'minor enterprises in the forest of
Nleppe and in the neighborhood of
.Meteren.
; French Shatter Assaults.
Paris, April 24. The battle on the
whole front south of the Somme and
'en the Avre lasted all day and still
'Continues, according to the war office
announcement tonight.
The Germans gained a footing in
the woods to the northward of Han-:gard-en-Santerre
and also in the
eastern outskirts of the village, which
the French are desperately defending.
Several enemy assaults were shat
tered near Hailles, and attacks at Sen
ecat wood and hill 82 also failed.
The statement says: - !
"An. intense bombardment of the
Franco-American positions south of
the Somme and on the Avre was fol
lowed by a German attack, carried out
all along this front by considerable
forces at 5 o'clock in the morning.
ll M enorts oi me enemy were airecico
against Hangard-en-Santerre. the
region of Hailles and Senecat wood.
"South of the Avre me battle.
which lasted all day, continues at the
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where the fighting has been
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present hour. It was particularly
stubborn in the region of Hangard.
After a series of furious assaults the
enemy succceeded in gaining a foot
ing in thv. wood north of Hangard as
well as in the eastern outskirts of the
village which our troops are des
perately defending.
"The ' fighting was less violent in
the neighborhood of Hailles. Several
enemy assaults directed against the
ridge east of the village were broken
down by our fire and counter at
tacks. "Further to the south the Germans
were similarly checked in their at
tempts against Senecat wood and hill
82, which remained entirely in our
possession.
"On the right bank of the Meuse
the artillery was quite active.
Bulgarians Driven Back.
"Eastern Theater, April, 24. Very
spirited fighting activity has continued
in the various sectors. , The day was
marked by a series of new successes
for our troops. West of Doiran Brit
ish detachments penetrated the Bul
garian trenches on an extended front;
they destroyed shelters and inflicted
very serious losses on the enemy. In
the region west of the lakes a mobile
reconnoitering column, operating
north of Davoli, drove the enemy from
the line of heights which dominated
the right bank of the Vrba valley,
and pushing beyond, occupied the vil
lages of Sals and Strelca, taking pris
oners. On both sides of the Cerna
Bend and on the Serbian front we
repulsed enemy attacks, notably
a new attempt by the Bulgarians to
retake the work which the Serbians
captured on April 21."
"Nothing New," Berlin Reports.
Berlin, (Via London.) April, 24.
There is nothing new to report
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Spain Holding Up
Supplies for U. S.
Forces in France
Washington, April 24. Dif
ficulties again have arisen in
the operation of the economic
agreement between the United
States and Spain. It was
learned tonight that because
of delays in- the licensing of
shipments from Spain to the
American forces in France,
steps have been taken to re
strict, temporarily at least, the
movement of American prod
ucts released for export to Spain.
The recent change in the
Spanish cabinet is believed to
be responsible for the trouble
and officials here hope to have
a satisfactory understanding
reached soon through negotia
tions now under way.
from any theater of the war, says the
official statement issued by the war
office tonight.
Fighting Lively In Italy.
Rome, April 24. Quite severe fight
ing in the Asiago basin west of the
Brenta river is reported in the official
statement issued by the war office to
day. The statement reads:
'tn th Axiapft hasin British re.
connoitering patrols attacked enemy
detachments wnicn attempted to op
pose them. Before our lines at Ca
nove the enemy was forced to retire
Uavina hrhinri a number of dead
Later on, hostile groups advancing
toward Mount K.aDenaoa were re
nnUrrl in rlUnrrlcr hv our rifle fire
Another party, approaching our lines
south of Moccareaao, was attacKea
-mrl AwnmA hv hand ffrenade fire.
"On the other sectors of the front
there was natrol activity on both
sides. Our forces captured machinf
mine an rt rifl in the Alano district
"Four enemy airplanes were shot
down by British aviators.
Publishers Pledge Support
To Government in War
New York, April 24. Declaring
that "our material and financial re
sources are at the call of the nation,"
the American Newpaper t'uousners
ccni-i-itinn nihrarino' 497 daily news-
B JUUV.lu iiwii, Q " J - ,
papers, pledged the support of its
members to the government's war
, mo-ram at the onpninir of the an
nual convention at the Waldorf
Astoria hotel today.
Strike Ties Up Street
Railway Lines in Detroit
Detroit, April 24. Street cars re
mained in the barn tonight despite
efforts of officials of the union and
the Detroit United Railway company
to end the strike of 3,500 niotormen
and conductors who refused to make
their regular runs today, pending a
decision of the wage dispute between
the men and the company, ine men
demand wage increases of 13, 14 and
1? rnt an hour Hfnenrlinor tinon
length of service, and improved work
ing conditions.
IENT
BRITISH LINE IN
VIOLENT ATTACK
Storming Infantry, With Aid
of Three Tanks, Gain Footing
in Villers-Bretonneux Fol
lowing Bombardment.
(By Associated Press.)
With the British army in France,
April 24. Hard fighting developed
this moring on the southern battle
front, the enemy attacking south of
the Somme along the line of Villers
Bretonneux, Hangard-En-Santerre,
Hailles and Castel. Early develop
ments indicated that the Germans
were trying only for limited objec
tives. On the British sector Villers
Bretonneux, which nestles on a ridge
overlooking the long stretch of the
Somme valley, was the storm center
and here the enemy for the first
time since the war began had tanks
in action. Three of these engines of
war accompanied the storming in
fantry, which at latest reports had
battled forward into the eastern out
skirts of the town, where severe
fighting took place.
. From the French sector came word
that the Germans had made very
slight progress.
First Attack Thrown Back.
The assault was preceded by a
heavy bombardment about Villers
Bretonneux. At the conclusion of
this preparation the Germans surged
forward along the whole British
front south of the Somme, although
it seemed evident that they had Villers-Bretonneux
as their ultimate
goal because of its dominating posi
tion. The first attack was thrown back,
but the enemy immediately came for
ward again, and this time met with
more success.
In the face of heavy machine gun
and rifle fire, the Germans pushed
on toward the town, their tanks lead
ing. The British gave way slightly
and the enemy got a footing in the
eastern fringe or the town.
Northern Front Firnv
Further north, a little above the
Albert region, the British infantry
DEATH SENTENCE
OF NEBRASKA MAN
UPHELD BY COURT
Syracuse, N. Y., April 24. (Special
Telegram.) The New York state
court of appeals has affirmed the sen
tence of death on Frank Driggs, alias
Alvah Briggs, Lincoln, Neb., man,
who last June murdered James and
Henry Ladue, their sister, Mrs. Jose
phine Rodgers, and Dr. Hebron Jen
kins, wounded a third brother, John
nie Ladue, and wound up his carnival
of crime by assaulting Josephine La
due, 18-ytar-old niece of the mur
dered people.
Jjriggs when arrested confessed,
but later repudiated his confession
and stood trial. He was convicted in
tvjjb days.
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put up an S. O. S. for artillery pro
tection about 4 a. m. and what ap
peared to promise a serious attack
began to show. It turned out to be
nothing more pretentious than ar.
attempted raid, however, and the
British artillery smashed the enemy
infantry, as they were leaving their
trenches.
Between Robecq and Givenchy-Ler-La
Bassee there was also con
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ing and -the Germans made a small
attack in an attempt to take a post
near Givenchy. But this movement
was quickly stopped by the British
fire. The British carried out minor
operations at Givenchy which re
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post which the enemy held.
South of the Clarince river, four
German companies which essayed a
local attack were repulsed.
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