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3 other band. Field Marshal Hale's rsv port say that a German attack on the British lines opposite Albert Saturday Buy Your Liberty Bond Today MO was repulsed and that British counter attacks tn ATeluy wood placed the British In positions formerly held by PLANS FOR VICTORY E! them. Official War Report. THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 8r -1018. ROCHES BALKED YANKEES CONFRONT TRENCH War Department Asserts That British and French Tenac . ity Spoiled Hun Schedule. in RESULT IS YET UNCERTAIN 2oiUoa of Allied Armies Is He- da red to Be Improved Strategic fctandpolnt, bat Farther Enemy . Attacks Are Expected Soon. British. f OXDON. April 7. The War Office I tonight Issued the following; state a ment concernlns; operations France: "Counter attacks carried out by us yesterday successfully re-established oar former positions in Aveluy wood and resulted In the capture of more than 120 prisoners and several machine suns. "Later In the day the enemy aa-al attacked our positions opposite Albert, but was repulsed. Another attack at tempted early In the night south Hebuterne was completely broken by our artillery fire. 'By a successful minor operation carried on by us early this mornln south of the river Somme. we Improved our position and captured prisoners.' French. WASHINGTON. April 7. French and I p.Rl3. April 7. The War Office British tenacity baa up.et the ambl- ,tatement tonight says: tious plans of the German Mrs com- "Last evening the French repulsed rnd for the battle of Flcardv. says a German attack in the region of lie war ixptrtment s weekly m'mrT I Grlvns. r.view tonignu ana now ine enemy -In the eourBe ot the Kht the ar cVtermT.ed to ret la some sort of sue- I ttllrry of both sides displayed great cs at any cost. Is throwing fresh I activity between ilontdldler and Noyon. forces Into the battle In an effort to I -"West of Noyon a German detach 'Kin ltmltrt objectives. Because of this, I ment which had succeeded In getting the situation Is expected to remain un-I a foothold In the advanced trenches certain for soma time to come. I was Immediately ejected by a counter Ooeral Improvement In the strategic I attack. position of the alll'a Is noted, and the I "On the Olse front the Germans re icvl.w declares thai under General I newed their assaults in the region of 'och the allied military machinery ulchauny and Barisls. working smoothly and efficiently In I "A German attempt to raid th stemming the German assault. I French lines north ot the Chemla des There is no mention whatever of the I Dame was unsuccessful. American troops reported hurrying to I -Khelms was violently bombarded !n the front to join tne nnusn ana r rencn. the course of the night. though th Department again men- "Our artillery checked attempts of Hons that several American transport tBe anemr to attack la the region of sections have taken an active part la Hangard-en-Santerre and took under the battle and that the American aria- (t, tlT9 troop concentrations at various lion service is co-operating wua me points on the front north of Montdldler. Kritiea artillery. "On the right bank of the Mouse a Haas Behind Seaedale strong German attack northeast of -At the opening of the third week Hill S44 waa repulsed after a aplrlted f the German offensive, we find that engagement, the enemy suffering serl- the in.nt Is still far short of attain- ous losses and leaving In our hands Isg his principal objectives." says the about 19 prisoners, three of them of rolew. fleers. -i .r evidence that the German I "Raids against our small posts In high command contemplated over- I the Argonne and in the sector of Vaux- h.lmh. t ha Hrltl.h at tha outset be-I les-Palamelx brought no result. weea the OHe and the Senses, and drlv. I "On April seven German airplanes log a wedge Into the Franco-British and two captive balloons wera brought nira I down by our pilots. Our bombers The enemy fully espected to achieve dropped S000 kilos of projectiles oj.en a decision la the field in the course ot I emy stations and cantonments, one nut Battle. I "Eastern theater There were skirm "Kvldence of prisoners tends to eon- I lehes between patrols south of Demlr flrm that the enemy hoped to gain thelHtssar and near Lunila and artillery line of the Somme by the evening of tne I duels west oi uoiran ana west oi jion first day of the offensive. As a matter I astir. ot fact. It took the Germans Je aays to cover the ground they expected to over run within 41 hours. "L'nder the leadership of General Forh. the allied military machine Is functioning with precise smoothness In juring greatest economy, harmony and .fM'i.n.-. I. ih. ni. nf all the forces . now united In stemming the German violent artillery duels developed In the ssaultsi The morale of the allied troops afternoon, followed by strong British lattacaa on tne Ancre ana jivre. i"t British forces, storming In thick German. BERLIN, via London. April 7. The official communication from general headquarters reads: Western theater On the battle front remains high. aitaatloa Yet Vaeertalsv masses, collapsed north of Beaumont' -The German offensive has not spent Hmmel and before our bridgehead po- ana in. situation -i.i vuui.u. I .mans on Albert. uncertain for some time to come. How. "South of Vlllers-Bretonneaux an ever, the gen-ral strategic position of ,ctlon by enemy storming troops which uo .4.. ... ., i Vi I had assembled did not develop on ac " ' " .J" ri I count of our fire. -French divisions which had been In the week, during which the enemy ... . . . r rvuvu Ull IH4UU. kuh.ii mu WCOl w.s busy riD'n h".i! i brought up from other fronts stormed and i repairing the wastaa-a J , vain on the western bank of the replacing lirea UnilS IU1 ir.lU UW V. ...... n fmmtml mrA MalMv mt another powerful attack was launched V ,l rs.nr.2nv end Vtvl alone the segment of the line now held ,f Thory. near Cantlgnj. and five ' ,th tr'l"': ill UthihMh "Tte-t loss... their at- -. mas. Vn.hr he;r. cj;:rn: -hahirng"- "t"r way. Fierce fichfng continues. Allied df.Jf' " Jr.. , ,h. .vr.n.ral force, ar. massed to check th. Invader. f ' In this area. .. .. I .n.mw iin.lil.iii n fha nnlhrn hank eepTion oYaf." "?." ora In." In th- " "ear Am.gny. While some Vkraln. or In th. we.Em area. Bow la th. Italian theater. Strong Points Held on Meuse Heights Within Sound of Guns of Verdun. ARTILLERY FIRE PERSISTS Fourth American Organization to Strike on Western . Front Takes Over Sector That Had Been Held by the French. took by storm the suburbs of Chsuny, Vliirr iiuvua ill an .u.l. 11 uiii o ran k ------- - ( i .b nniinn. i,..p imi... ...i rain of socks and shirts drying In the northeastern portion of Coucy the breezes mat Diew oil no wood. They reached the line of Blchan court. Autreville and the northern bor der of Barisls. "As a result of the overpowering fire ATTACKS HURL BACK HUN Cntlnud From riret Pai-e.r it wns possible with the naked eye to ee them forming for the attack, and of our artillery and mine throwers, the in every case the British artillery and LTa?a '""a Tr "nuin?r " . . . , , ., I To the present more than 1400 prtson- macfiine guns piayea navoc among me er, have been brought in. assembling troops. I "By way of reprisal for the continu- . . f I ous bombardment of our dugouts in Near Hebuterne German concentra- Uon th. bombardment of Rheims was tions were caught in machine gun bar-1 continued. t,. nH ru.rnl t eastern bank of the Me use a ' I reconnoitering thrust near Beaumont mashed. I yielded .0 prisoners and 10 machine TV. a RWtisr! artillerv continues tnlaunm- . , . I "In aerial battles IS enemy airplanes pouaq m vriuwua an w were enot down yeMerdav. tiefront. BT FLOTD GIBBON'S. WITH THE AMERICAX ARMY IN FRANCE, April 7. (Special.) The fourth American organization to strike on the western front is stationed within sound of the guns of Verdun It holds strong points on the heights of the Meuse and has the advantage of good observation positions overlooking the enemy's entrenchments on the brosd plains of the Woevre. i ne occupation or this sector was sccomplished without incident. Iso lated machine gun posts In hidden po sitions in advance of our first line were taken over from the French. We relieved our allies during two nights some time berore the events In Flcardy began. Tha usual heavy artillery fire has prevailed In the sector since. On the second day of occupation. I visited the front line trenches on the side of a hilL A guide conducted me down the long, dark passageway of steps slop ing forward. W. finally came upon the underground chambers. timbered and gas-proofed and the tenders of several machine units wera housed there. Gerssaa Trench la Sight. I waa directed upon another flight or dark steps and after a considerable climb emerged In a camouflaged post, where the guard stood by his machine gun. Looking through the aperture in front of the muzzle, I was able to see one full section of the German trench on the small hill opposite. Tk a slant along the sights," the gunner advised. "See where that trench Joins up with the big shell crater? Well, we get quite a few of them at that corner. They have to be speedy when they pass that spot. We keep this baby trained on It night and day. They ain't got the chance of a China man's ghost If we see them first. We must have been bothering them eonsiderable this morning, because they wasted a couple of million dol lars' worth of shells trying to locate this Invisible post of ours. I'm telling I 04 you that nothing but a chance shot can get us here. e are absolutely safe." On our return trip through the trenches around the top of this hill we passed several places where trench Ide-signs and adviotj of our conduct' lng officers caused us to hurry past in stooping position. Teuton Ganaers Alert. There are spots where the Germans from the heights opposite commanded the American line and drenched it with machine-gun bullets whenever a head is shown. In another position where the enemy occupies well-wired entrenchments o flat plain not far from the base he hill, he retains under almost con Injal fire from our snipers and, by reason of our superoir location, has bu noor means of replying. At this point, our wire entangle mints run through trees and brus where the hill slopes to the plain. Such security is enjoyed here that some of ur men even use tne wire entangle ments for wash lines. I saw numerou in Ijind. - t luncheon In the American battal Ion commander's dugout, I remarked on the excellence of the salad served, and he informed me that the dish was one that could not be purchased for love or money In any hotel or restau rant in the world. I Inquired for the recipe and learned that the salad was composed princi pally of dandelion stems picicea in no Man's Land by nignt patrois. Noted Geographer Is Dead. PARIS April 7. The death of Vldal de la Blanche, the noted geographer, is reported. He was 73 years old. i By the AaeocUted Frees.) Tha second phase ot the great battle along the Somme which the Germans b'.-in on Thursday last has died down. It lasted le.os thsn three days and the ScMtng has resolved Itself Into more cr less Isolated encacements In which the French and British allies have more than held their own. .'he attention of the Germans for the present Is mainly directed at the lower end of the battle Bone, which ap parently they are attempting to en larc. for the purpos. of getting elbow room In which to move their masses of troops. Meanwhile General Foch. the com-sn-inder-tn-chlef of the allies. Is biding hts time, meeting the German assaults with powerful resletsnce. snd here and there conforming his lines to the neces sities of th. battle. It Is confidently stated at 1'arts that Foch will not be drawn Into any false move where each move Is of such vttsl Importance but will strike with his reserves at the ntcnent chosen by him. There may be some slgntricsnc. In the report that the German Emperor, a'ter a conference on the western front on Saturday with his chiefs, Vwn Hin ienbur and Ludendorff. intends to proceed to Kouinania. At th. outset of the great German offensive, when It was sweeping the allied forces before 1:. notwithstanding their tenacious re siatanre. Emperor William. It waa an nounced officially from Berlin, was in supreme command. That announce runt was regarded at the time as evi dence that the Kmperor expected a corr plete and decisive victory. The British on Sunday engaged la sharp local fighting at various points and repulsed German counter attacks. They also drove off by artillery fire two German attacks launched in the neighborhood of Bucquoy. Umm Attacks Kepwlaed. West of Noyon. a German detachment that had gained a foothold In th. French lines was forced out by a counter-attack. 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