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VOL. LVIII NO. I7.S31
rOKTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY. MARCH 29, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CEXTS.
HIS STRIKE AT
arras mm
British Check Onrush, In
flicting Big Losses.
BCCHE IROOFS SACRIFICED
RAILWAYS LOSE IN
FEDERAL CONTROL
POOR SHOWING IS MADE FOR
MONTH OF J1MARV.
Large Sections of Front Are
Stripped of Soldiers to Re-
place Slain Germans.
BRITISH GET PRISONERS
Bitter Hand-to-Hand Battles
Jake Place on Hillsides.
Planes Aid English.
WITH TIIE BKIT15n ARMY IX
FRANCE. March 28. fter an all
Am j battle north and south of the
Scarp RiTer, with Arras as the chief
center, the British forces have beaten
ff the German with heavy lonse to
the enemy, field Marshal Ilaif an
nounced tonight.
WITH THE DIUTISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 28. Another sector
of the front was added to the north
end of the new battle line today, when
the German attacked heariljr on both
ides of the Scarpe toward Arras. Bit
ter fifchtm; tooic place Irom GaVrelie,
en the north, to Boyelles, below the
rirer, and in some sections the Ger
man. succeeded in pushing forward
somsmhat in the face of desperate re
actance.
Enemy Intent Not Clear.
Whether the enemy was really
mnkinc a serious threat apain.it the
battle-fcarrei! city'of Arras cannot yet
b aiL but it is patent that as a di
version, which miht prevent the
L'ntish from moving troops and (runs
southward to the main battle front, it
would be of advantage to the Ger
mans, who have not yet got their
artillery forward.
The German ma le several assaults
near Kos.npiol wood, but on each oc
casion were driven back. Near Sni'ly-I-aurrtte
another sharp encashment
occurred, and here also the British
maintained themselves and secured
prisoners.
Artillery Is Rushed.
The Germans are continuing to
krin up artiMery and 'rush in; in new
troops from other parts of the line.
Astride the Nomine, there are indi
cations that another intense conflict
is imminent. The Germans this mora
ine advanced from the neighborhood
of Bray, while south of here the Brit-L-h
conducted operations in the di rec
kon of "Stilly, l-aurrt'.e and Froyart.
At) along the Ilrtti.-h . lont there is
'leavy fighting. The suu!t opposite
Arras s. preceded by a heavy enemy
aombarvlment. which began early in
'.he morning. The Germans directed
their infantry drives toward the high
ground represented by Orange Hill
ind Telegraph Hi!t. near Arras, both
of which elevations were the scenes of
uV.-pere.ite engagements during the
battle of Arras.
Fight in t Hand to Hand.
The fiichtinjr on Telegraph Hill, just
below the Scarpe, was particularly bit
ter, and at latest reports this hill was
covered with swirling masses of Brit
ish and Germans, battling at close
charters.
The f.ghting yestenlay in the north
centered about Boisleux. St. Mare,
Avette. Courccltes and Ablainzevelle.
Here the Germans mail a succes
sion of heavy a.tsaults for the purpose
of rutaimntr high ground, but in each
r-.u-e the attacking infantry either
-a me against a stone-wait defense or
as immeiiate!y thrown out by
vigorous counter attacks.
Germaas Attack Sis Times.
At least six attacks were delivered
iuri.ig the day by the Germans, and
the engagements here resulted in
virtually no change in the situation.
Th enemy lot heavily in men. The
German are still rushinc up artillery
for a continuance of the battle, but in
some sections the guns are coming j
forward somewhat slowly. Prisoners
say that fo"d supplies alo are coming
Deficit Is Attributed to rnnsualljr
Itad Weather and Frelglit
Krahargoes r laced.
WASHINGTON". March I. For ths
lint tint In msny "years, railroads
operated at a los In January, tha nrst
month of Government control. The
situation Is attributed by railroad men
almost entlr.ly lo tha unprecedented
bad Veather and freight ambaruoes.
which reduced the haulms of sencral
traffic to a minimum and lncr&sa as
perses far beyond normal.
Ths deficit was suffered only by
Rastern lines, while Western and
Southern roads made small profits.
For February the record was much
better, though. exact fltiures are not
available, and the railroad adminis
tration hopes to make the higher earn
ings of later months offset the poor
January showing. Otherwise the Gov
ernment will lone money In compen
satlnic railroads on the basis of their
average earnings for tha last three
earm
ITellmlnary reporta from 17- of the
1 large roads, complied by the Inter
.tale Commerce Commission and made
public today, show a January defic it In
railway operalin- Income of !:.::?. 000,
aa compared with popltive earnlnsrs of
1(7.000,000 In January laat year and
about 1ST. 000.000 in December a low
record for that month.
The Eastern roads' deficit In oper
aline Inro ne was J17.t40.OOO. compared
with net jperatlna income of tZi.2Ii.
000 In January. 1J17. For the West
ern lines thla was 911.000.000 aa com
pared with J30.00O.000 tha same month
laat year; and Southern lines made
$!.! 7.000 as compared with III.SII.OOO
the same month laat year.
U FOLLEIIE HIT
IN SENATE FIGHT
Progress of the Wr.
Expulsion Talk Heard!
for First Time.
WILLIAMS SUGGESTS ACTION
View Expressed That Berger
Should Be Interned.
PARTISAN FEELING STIRRED
MARRIED WOMEN TO TEACH
Tacoma Board lo Hire Instructors
on Merit Basis In Future.
TACOMA. Waeh.. March IS. Spe
cial Married women who have been
barred aa schoolteachers in Taroma
schools except as eubetltut to fill out
unexpired terms of other teachers will
bi hired on a merit taxis with un
married women teachers, the School
Hoard decided today.
This was at the recommendation of
Superintendent of School W. F.
G-lger. who said there a crowing
-arclty of tearbera and that married
women who had to halo aupport fam-
tt-s ar bHntr hired as teachers In
tha Kastern cttiea. A letter from the
Woman Club asking that when men
principal of school realsn women
principals be put In was received and
ordered filed.
Th school Janitors and endneeri
BSve farmed a union and will pitbmlt
a new sca!e of waKes to the board at
the next meetimv.
PERSHING SOUNDS WARNING
'War Will Not Fnd In Next Few
Month, Say American t.cneral.
TAKIM. Wash, March St. (Spe
cial The people of the Cnlted States
mut not set tha Idea that the war la
solna to end In the next few months.
a the warning1 repeatedly aent by Gen
eral John J. I'erehlna In letters to his
brother and other members of his fam-
ly. according to Jamea I'erehlna. a
brother of th General, who la here on
a bueine.a visit.
"My brother says the war may lest
hla year, next year, or five years."
id Mr. Pershing; "but he has no
doubt that the allies will win. and his
concern la that the American people
ehall nat loa heart, and that they baca
up the boy at th front
Wisconsin Political Struggle Storm
Center of Debate Smoot Mates
Attack on Pavles Thomp
son Finds Champion.
AUSTRIAN WORKERS STRIKE
Men I -ay Down Toots When Request
for Transportation I Denied.
TOLEDO. Or. Mrch . (Special.
KTeven Austrian employed by the
Warren Spruce Company, on railroad
rcnMru-'ttun north of Toledo. Inelsted
on going lo and from their work on
the company's time and w-hrn the com
par.y protected they quit In a body.
Ttie men left for Portland thla morning.
It Is said ttttrt .the Auatrlan wer
much plea-ej over the new of Ger
many's sucveea on tjie western front,
but were careful not to display their
entbu.ia.m during their stay here. The
Loyal legion of LoKgera Is strong at
tula (,la-a.
AIR FIGHTING DESPERATE
HrltUh Itrlng town 31 iirrman Ma
chines and Iae It Wednesday.
lJ.iNlxX. March IS Th" continu
ance of fierce air fighting In tha bat -t'.
arra Is enown by the report of
afia! operations lasued tonight, which
a that on Wedneaday 4 German
machines were brought down In air
flghtlrg and seven wra driven down
out of control.
.Nineteen tfrltlah machines ar miasms'.
WASrilNGTO. March 18 Partisan
feeling flared up In the Senate again
today when Sanator William, of Mis
sissippi. Democrat, renewed his attack
upon Representative Tnroot. Repub
lican candidate for the Senate from
Wisconsin, whom he charged with
Ing luk'-warm in loyalty to tha Govern
ment lr the war.
Tbe Mississippi Senator declared Sen
ator taiKollette, of Wisconsin, should be
expelled, and that former Representa
tive Victor Berger. the Socialist candi
date for Senator, ought to be Interned.
Kzewlalow ftaggeatlow Made.
Reading from Wisconsin newspapers
today regarding the Senatorial cam
paign. Senator Williams said:
"That, of course, refers to Senator
I-aKoIlette, who ought to be expelled
from this body."
Thla was the first declaration ever
made In the open Senate for expulsion
of .the Wisconsin Senator.
After reading- part of the newspaper
clippings. Senator Williams said:
"What I want to Impress on the Re
publican minority I that the country
a no longer composed of Republicans
and Democrats, but of patriots and
lukewarm patriots, or pro-Germans on
the other side. rolitics haa dropped
Into Innocuoua desuetude. I am tslkirg
with the partisan bias of a pro-American.
Bergee Severely Attacked.
Reading from a reference in his
clippings to Berger, the Mississippi
Senator shouted:
"Herger the Socialist. pro-Garman,
pacifist candidate. Here are men so
false to America, so false to civiliza
tion, that they will vote for Berger.
who I under Indictment for pro-German
utterances a man who ought to
be Interned today."
During the dehate which followed
and continued Intermittently most of
the day Republican Senators defended
Mr. Lenroot. while Senators Reed of
Mtesourt. Ashurst of Arizona and Owen
of Oklahoma. Democrats, deplored par
tisan division at such a time.
Tbrwal Made at Uavlea.
Senator Smoot. of I'tah. Republican,
who attacked President Wilson yes
terdsy for alleged partisanship, read a
letter stating that Joseph K. Davtea.
femocrathr candidate in Wisconsin, had
"skipped to Chicago" when a confer-1
(I'onrluded on Page S. Column 1.1 I
SLOWLY assuming the shape of a
giant ploughshare, the German drive
in Plcardy has come almost to a halt
except at the tvery tip of the salient
driven into the Jinea of the entente
allies. As the area covered by the Teu
tonic offensive stands now, it extends
on the south in an almost straight line
from Landricourt on the old "Hlnden
burg line to Montdidier, well behind
the allied position as they stood
In 11(.
' Savage fighting has taken place on
the French part of the line.
The German attempts to advance on
th extreme tip of the salient driven
into the French positions have, been
fruitless and they have been driven
back at the point of the bayonet. The
British on the front north of the Scarpe
also have repulsed the enemy, but
south of this river they have been
forced to retire.
From Montdidier the line to the
northeast runa with a sharp angle to
Warvillers and there It turns north
ward and passes along the Somme
River to above Albert, where It again
turns to the Northeast until It Joins
the old lines held by the contending
armies on the morning of March 21.
Out of the confusion of the battle and
the contrary claims of the contesting
armies, two new features stand out.
The first Is that the French over a
front of six miles have driven into the
German lines along the southern side
of the salient established by tlis Teu
tonic drive. The other Is that the Ger
mans have begun a new operation to
the east of Arra:, which my be the
inception of a widening ef the area of
battle to the northward.
At the present moment the allied
world is looking anxiously for news
of the success of the French .hrust
into the flank of the German forces.
The fact that the drive progressed
rapidly and cut a deep notch Into the
German-held ground in the region of
Noyon may indicate that this movement
is the counter offensive which has been
expected for the last three days.
Progress by the French for a consid
erable distance into the German forces
would cut off the Teutons fighting at
the very tip of the plough-share and
compel a retreat or at least a pause
until the menace to their communica
tions can be removed.
A further advance by the French
might easily overturn the whole plan
of the Germans and bring about a new
phase of the battle, in which the allies
COUNCIL DECLARES
491 USES IIOUS
-i.0'
AppI ic o rLi ce nses
Are I urned Down.
JAPAN PROMISES
12 BIG STEAMERS
TONNAGE OF 100,000 TO COME
ODER AMERICAN FLAG.
PLACES THOROUGHLY PROBED
Final Action Is Taken After
Full Investigation.
SEVERAL CASES PENDING
Hotels and Rooming-Houses Offi
cially Condemned Will Have to
- Change v Hands or Be Closed.
Soldiers to Be Safeguarded.
twould strike hard aJJalong the front
and compel the Germans to relinquish
their dearly bought conquests.
The German sctivity near Arras may
have for ita purpose either a new drive
at the allies'' lines or a defensive opera
tion, intended lo stop an English blow
from the north coincident with that
begun by the French.
Tha Br!tlh hold firm ? north of the
Scarpe, but to the south of the river
have been driven back. Their line now
!s near that Occupied in July, 1918, and
runs straight from Arleux north of
Arras to Bolsleux on the line held by
tha British on the north side of the
dent driven Into their lines by the
Germans' thrust.
Berlin admits that the losses have
been very heavy.
Americans have been In the fighting
and have acquitted themselves nobly.
Dispatches from Paris state that they
have won the praise of the French offi
cers for their conduct in the midst of
the mighty battle. It Is said that
American divisions are among the units
forming the "strategic reserve of the
allied armies. If that Is the case. It Is
probable they were In the fighting near
Noyon yesterday and shared with the
French the burden of breaking Into
the German lines. N ;
The-British armv in Meaopotamia has
achieved a signal success against the
Turks by either killing or capturing the
entire Turkish force In the neighbor
hood of Hit.
Proprietors of 49 hotels, rooming
and apartment-houses failed to get
licenses under the new licensing sys
tem by the City Council yesterday.
This means that all these places will
have to change hands or be closed.
The council acted on recom'.nendation
of Mayor Baker, who, through police
and Federal Government oflicials, has
made an extensive Investigation with
a view to eliminating houses of ill-
fame and the pnactic of bootlegging.
Applicants Turned Down amed.
Following are the names of the ap
olicants and the locations of their
places denied licenses by the council:
George Miller. New Green Hotel, Sixth
and Oak streets: Victor Anderson, Geor
gians Hotel, 11 Twelfth street; Samuel
Waffler, Uncle Sam Rooming House,
IZZVi Burnside street; Alice Niquet,
Modern Hotel, Second and Couch streets;
Hosiense Delahoute, w Alton Hotel,
244 Couch street; Ida Miller, Esmond
Hotel. 226 Burnside street; Lily
Friedman, Dewey House. 245 Burnside
street; Louise Olcese, Genoa Lodging
House, IS3 North Second street; L. Jef
fries. E. Jeffries Hotel, 286 4 Burnside
street; John Starfas, rooming-house,
91 M North Second street; Henrietta Py
ronon, Erunswick Hotel, 28 North Third
street: Louise Trolvllle, Richelieu Ho
tel, 33H North Sixth street: Mrs. Nellie
Wilson". Bverttt Hotel. Broadway and
Everett street; Mary Rowell, Howell
Apartments, Grand avenue and Belmont
street: Rose Goldberg. Hotel Minnesota,
82H North Third sjret; Miss Victoria
Dennis, Keystone Hotel. 22 North Sixth
street; Mrs. N. J. Wade, Plaza Hotel,
20H4 Third street; Carmen Dreyfus,
Monte Carlo Hotel, 65 hi North Third
street; Blanch Bartell, Dawson Hotel,
310 hi First street: Bessie Toff el, Star
Hotel, 320 Front street: Sadie Brown,
the Whltehouse Rooms, 215 Mill street:
Margaret Walker. Vienna Hotel, 65 ?i
North First street; M. Reuben. Pio
neer rooming-house, 324 First street;
Douglas B. Livesly, Rose City Hotel,
102 North Sixth: Golden Eagle Hotel.
92 North Sixth; Unique rooms, 85
Sixth; Orient and Cottage Rooms, iOlhs
and I03hi North Sixth; Fannie Lewis,
rooming-house, 201 Third street; M.
Yuasa, Washington Hotel, 255 Flan
kers, street; Linda O'DelL Alexander
Hotel, 131 li Tenth street; Anna Brown,
Hotel Manhattan. 245 M Front; Sarah
Stegele. rooming-house, 3224 First
Further Addition of 200,000 Tons
of New Construction Expected,
IT. S. Furnishing Steel.
WASHINGTON. March 2S. Under the
agreement between the United States
and Japanese shupbuilders, 12 big
steamers of about 100.000 tons dead
weight capacity soon will be brought
under the American flag in return for
supplies of steel. In formally announc
ing the agreement tonight the War
Trade Eoard let it be known that
through negotiations now in progress
it hopes to have Japanese shipbuilders
turn out 200,000 tons of new construc
tion with steel furnished by the United
States.
The board Issued this statement:
"Arrangements have been made as a
result of negotiations between the
United States and Japanese shipbuild
ers for the purchase of 12 Japanese
ships of approximately 100,000 tons
deadweight capacity, whlcn will be
added to the fleet of the United States
Shipping Board within the next few
months. All of the vessels are large,
modern steamers of 6000 tons or over,
withxone exception, and none is over
two years old. Some, indeed, are await- J
ing completion. -
"Deliveries of the ships at American
ports are to begin not later than May
and to be finished in September, a
progressively higher price per ton to
be paid according to the month of de
livery aa a prjmium on early deliv
eries. "In return for the. sale of the ships
the War Trade Board has agreed to
deliver to the! Japanese shipbuilders a
corresponding amount of steel for ship
building, ton for ton, against delivery
of the ships.
"Further negotiations are in prog
ress to secure from Japanese ship
builders 200,000 additional tons of new
construction, the ships to be built in
return for new steel placed at the dis
posal of the builders by the War Trade
Board."
GERMS RECOIL
AS HUSH
Poilus Advance 2 Kilo
meters on Wide Front.
BOGHE ATTCKS REPULSED
Teutons Forced to Retreat
on Line Extending From
. Lassigny to Noyon.
FIGHTING IS DESPERATE
WOOD' AWAITS EXAMINATION
General's Friends Fear He Will Not
Be Returned to Europe.
WASHINGTON, " March 28. Major
General Leonard Wood still is here
waiting for the physical examination a
the hands of an Army board which will
determine whether he shall return to
France In command of fighting troop
or -.remain in tne United States on in
active duty. Today there was no indi
cation of when he would be examined
Some of the General's friends have
been apprehensive that he would not
be returned to active duty.
IConcluded on Pa A, Column 4.)
CHAPLAIN AND NUNS SLAIN
Victims Are Fxrcuted by Huns In
Ilarrark' Courtyard.
WASHINGTON'. Msrch t An effl-
. cll tlpatch from France said todav
tap bad'.r. ber-iu of the lengthening tne chep'.sln and two nuns of the hns-
of communications. P"l ot M rnnneil;. at Antwerp, have
Cert:n'r no smalt part of the Or-
been executed by the Germans.
r-iaa rf-ffimltr to rt't-ng guns, troops j.,,, b,r,. ,, Ilrn, M ...
t.
WAR-TIME IX PORTLAND WHILE SOME WORK, OTHERS LOAF.
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th Weather.
i r..--1 mvua x h Maximum temperature. GG
uvHiefa, in i n i in u m, uegrees.
i (jua i & jtair; gentle southeasterly winds.
War.
British beat off German assaults, Field Mar
ina i naig reports. Page 1
Two Spaniards credited with invention of
iierinany s Jonsr-range tun. Pa-re :t
Austrians mass 40 new divisions for smash
on itauaa lront. Page 3.
Oerman-Persian alliance reoerted to be
pen a ing. .fage
General Maurice ays British losses greatly
exaggerated in lerman reports. Pace
Germany's land transportation system in bad
nape, page 7.
French smash German front for 10 kilo
meters and advance nearly two milts.
rage l.
General March confident -German advance
wm lose in end. Page 3.
Remarkable discIoures in Prince Lichnow
ak's persona memorandum tlx war guilt
on uermanj-. Page o.
Germany's errors of judgment in starting
wo nu war uaiea Dy uerara. x'aga o.
Foreign.
Dr. Doney finds little joy in riding; on
camouiiagea ooau rage 4.
National.
Twelve big Japanese steamerrf soon to come
under American flag. Page J.
Expulsion of Ia Follette suggested openly in
T'ntted States Senatae for first time.
Page 1.
Railroads report deficit Instead of profit for
January. Page 1.
Inquiry started into charge that German
spies are delaying America's airplane
programme. Page 6.
Quota of Ooast states In third liberty loan
J'JIO.OOO.OOO. Page 4.
Iome le.
Roosevelt, in keynote address at Portland.
Me., says peace possible only when Ger
many is baft-n to her knees. Page 5.
Use of bread cards in United States declared
near. Page" IS.
American labor o send mission abroad
pledging support to war. Page 10.
State Senator Bingham dies in Washington.
Page U.
German club at New York closed by Federal
authorities. Page 3.
Sports.
King signed to fight Darcy instead of Far-
rell. Page 20.
Portland Revolver Club still tied with Ee ri
ver. Page 20.
Pacific Coast International league magnates
waste another day. Page 12.
Cliff L.ee awarded to Portland. Page 20.
"Pacific Northwest.
Earl Franklin, deserter from Camp Law is,
hot near Huntington. Page f.
Major Deich strongly indorsed for head of
Oregon military police. Page s.
Commercial and Marine.
Mohair shearing begins in southern part of
state. Page 21.
Early gains in stocks cancelled In free sell
ing movement. Page I'l.
Chicago grain market weakened by war de
velopments. Page 21.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 10,
Marine.
Shipping Board calls E. J. Griffith, formerly
of Associated Press, to service. Page lti.
Portland and Vicinity.
Oregon livestock in fine condition, jays State
Board. Page 9.
Lumber industry in predicament, declare
bankers and mil I men. Page 10.
Rousing farewell to mark departure of draft
ed men next Monday. Page 22.
Wool producer protests against charge of
profiteering. Page 22.
Woman's Research Club has Inspiring pro- !
gramme. Page 11. j
Proprietors of 40 hotels and rooming-houses
are nenieo license. ruiti! j.
People of fooaand Curry counties alive to
liberty loan issue. ' Page 2-.
Jack Boehm.- aged z. n'.'iarfi to De nope
French Regiments Battle With
Enemy at Close Quarters,
inflicting Big Losses.
PARIS, March 28. On the frbnt
from Lassigny to Noyon our xroops
have advanced over a line about 10
kilometers long to a depth of two kilo
menters, says the War Office state
menet, issued tonight.. The repulse
of the Germans in villages further
west also is announced.
The French pressure on the enemy
is continuing in the area of their
counter attack south of Noyon.
Blocked on the Lassigny and Noyin
fronts and on the left bank of the
Oise, the Germans -Jast night threw
forward important forces in the
region of Montdidier. Here the fight
ing rapidly took on extraordinary
ferocity.
French Cause Losses.
French regiments fought hand to
hand with the enemy and inflicted
heavy losses.
Finally the French fell back to the
heights immediately to the west of
Montdidier.
- before Jiids! .
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, March 27. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Fresh German troops
were thrown today against the French
army maintaining the junction be
tween the French and British lines,
and notwithstanding the determined
stand made by the French, they were
forced to retire toward the west, the
Germans breaking through at Mont
didier and occupying that place. Fur
ther south the French held well, re
sisting all the German efforts.
Battle Becomes Stabilized.
In the rear of the French army the
movements were so intense that it
was impossible to approach the firing
line. Notwithstanding the continued
advance of the Germans, the battle
has become more or less stabilized in
the lasttwo days. The French are
pushing northward in order to keep
in close touch with the British, who
had been forced back by overwhelm
ing numbers.
French troops have relieved part of
the British line.
Nothing as yet has been allowed to
develop regarding the intentions of
the entente, allied commanders, but it
is certain that at an opportune mo
ment they will make a counter stroke.
The general idea of the battle, as far
as it has gone, shows that the Ger
mans chose to make their principal
attack against the British front. At
the same time they made a demon
stration just where the two armies
French and British join.
French Close Breach.
The Germans succeeded in making
a breach in the British line, which the
French closed, first sending cavalry to
fill the gap. The Germans had care
fully prepared for this offensive,
whole divisions and army corps re
hearsing the parts they were to play
when the moment came.
Just before the assault the British
lines were deluged with shells for a
short period and with projectiles
charged with noxious gas.
Huns Use Liquid Fire.
.Then came thick waves of infantry,
closely following one another. The
first wave'or what remained of them,
reached their objectives and held on
until further waves came along and
cleaned up the islets of British, who
were holding out with obstinacy, using
for that purpose jets of liquid flame.
Reinforcements joined the Germans,
and from the captured first British
line a murderous fire with rifles, ma
chine guns and automatics was opened
on the rear lines of the British. This
rain of death was so deadly as to over
power the British reserves, who could
not see whence it came and were un
able to advance to the assistance of