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VOL XXX. NO. 226
LATE EDITION
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ATTACK
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Two Towns TakenEnemy.-Gets Into Albert
THE CHA
ER
BRITISH
BEulHS
TOBIES COME BACK
Of flfJCRE-SOBE LINE
Critical Point in Battle Believed to Be Reached.
Tide Turning, But Enemy Prosecutes
Defense Vigorously.
London, March 27. The British delivered a
counfer-attack today between the angle of the
Ancre and the Somme and recaptured Morlan
court and Chipilly, the war office announced this
evening.
London, March 27 The Germans are in
possession of the town of Albert, it was an
nounced today by Maj.-Gen. Maurice, chief di
rector of military operations, at the war office.
The British are holding the railway embankment
on the western outskirts of the place, he stated.)
Gen. Maurice laid a map of the western front
on the table in his quarters while making his cus
tomary verbal statement today, a blue line repre
senting the front as outlined in last night's com-.
munique, while a bright green line showed the
line at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
The changes today included slight enemy ad
vances along the Somme, both north and south of
the river, and a similar, enemy push further south
around Erches and L. Echelle-St. Aurin.
German Reserves Massing.
"During the night," continued Gen. Maurice, "the enemy at
tacked just north of the Somme and drove us back to Mericourt and
Sailly, but fresh allied troops arrived on the scene this morning and
counter-attacked, regaining a considerable part of the ground the
Germans had taken. On the remainder of the northern part of the
front the line remains steady.
"For the time being the enemy is definitely checked norlh of
the Somme. The fighting in this district has been very sevete and
the enemy troops are exhausted.
"North of Albert an attack may be expected momentarily, as
German reserves have been seen massing-
"The enemy Is now in Albert, while the Uritish line holds the
railway embankment on, the western outskirts.
"South of the Somme attacks in the Roye and Noyon areas are
expected to be renewed, but French reserves arc approaching."
French Give Ground.
The French have been heavily engaged west of Roye and were
forced to give ground, the London announcement stales. Reinforce
ments for them are arriving.
An enemy attack in t he neighborhood of l?uequoy has so far
made no impression upon' the British lines.
A number of other heavy attacks both north and south of Ihe
Somme were repulsed with heavy loss to the Germans.
The enemy's troops arc in Albert.
DEVASTATED SOMME REGION REGAIMD M DCDT Cfll o iMTfj .
HANDS OF GERIvU
HEAVY ATTACK
REPULSED AFTER
HARD FIGHTING
TWO CRITICAL MOMENTS
PASSED IN GREAT BATTLE
London, March 27. A
heavy attack was made
early in the night against
the new British line south of
the Somme. It was repulsed
after severe fighting, the
war office announces.
In consequence of attacks
yesterday afternoon and
evening astride the Somme,
the British troops on both
banks were forced back a
short distance in the neigh
borhood of Bray.
The announcement follow:
"A a result of the enemy's attack
yesterday afternoon and evening
astride t he Somme our troops on both
banks were forced I nick a nhort dis
tance in tlx- neighborhood of Hiay. A
heavy attack made early In the nipM
.isulnst our new line outh of the
Somme was repul.ej after aevrre
fiRlititip. At one point in the ruMcn
liorhood of the river the enemy forced
Ms way into our tuition, tut was
thrown hack I'V our counter attacks.
"Further local fishting; lias taken
1,1.1. e ;ilo r.orth mid r.orthe.T-t of Al
bert, but the situation on thi part of
the battle front ri mains unchanged."
London, March 27. There have
been two critical moments thus
far in the battle raging in France,
Maj.-ben. l-rederick B. Maurice,
chief director of military opera
tions at the war office, said in an
interview today with the Associ
ated Press.
"The first waa on Saturday, when tlio
enemy ot across the Tortilli! river
nnd nearly reached the line on the
Somme," Con. Maurice declared. "The
second was on Monday when lie look
Cornell mid a Hiimlar danger of
breach was present.
"no remarkable) feature of the
whole battle has been the work of the
allied airmen," nald (Jen. Maurice.
"Iiwt ntk'ht we dropped twenty-two
and one-half tons of bombs on en
emy reserves mound 1'eronne nnd Ha
paume. liurlnp tho day low flying
machines operated ooriHtantly and al
most without Interference on the part
of the enemy from the air. With their
machine Runs they Inflicted heavy
Ionncx on the enemy and constantly
interefered with his preparations.
"The opposing forces on the whole
front are as nearly equal as possible,"
the general said. "The enetny. beitiK
on the offensive, pets his reserves on
the scene first. What we reoulre Is
lime to cet up our forces to the nifht
place. Kvery day the enemy Is held
is h tremendous ndvantatre to us.
"The battle In far from over and I
would not like to hhv we are not likely
to be faced with anoth.r ctIms. but
time is on our si'e. The enemy Is pet.
linr further from bis ml heads snd
the aria behind th line Is gettinp
more conirested. His supp'y of men
alo Is wearing lo i.
Thus far the Unmans have kept
their tioopa In Krhelon. throwing in
fresh mm front the rmr of Ya belons as
fast ae the front line Is exhausted.
Mraiwhile the men rarrv full f'juip
m nt ar.d iM on Iron rations. This
process of h.iidling troops Is now
grow irg diff.i nit and m-anwhd Anglo.
French reserves are gting the battle
j front
than it has b n in the last few d.is."(
Germany' supreme effort to
break the allied front in the west
apparently is no nearer accom
plishment today than It was on the
day the great drive started, and
she it estimated to have lost 400,
000 men in the futile effort during
less than a week's fighting.
She had not given up tho attempt,
however, tho advices from the front
indicating: that her forces ara moused
for a drive in tho region of Hoyo and
Noyon in an effort to break through
there, as a preliminary to a rolling-up
process either to the north or south.
As against tho chances of her ac
complishing this purpose may be
counted the factor of forewarning for
the allies. There aeoms no doubt now
as to where the heaviest hammer
stroka is to fall and the opportunity
is offered of disposing the vast allied
reserve forces to meet It an oppor
tunity lacking in the earlier stages of
the drive. .
The entente line as It now runs, with
Rritlsh, French and Americans stand
ing together, presents nn unbroken
front throughout tho battle area. There
has been a slowing down in the Ger
man pressure north of the Somme,
except possibly in the vicinity of Al
bert, where the British are holding
doggedly. In tho Noyon region and
along the linn of the Olse to the east,
the French, by d li e i r valiant defense,
have likewise compelled the Teutons,
weakened by their ceaseless efforts and
heavy losses, to relux the force of their
pressure.
Meanwhile it is clear that the
Germans themselves are being
compelled to admit that their sue
cess in driving back the entente
lines for such great distances on
so wide a front is by no means a
decisive one. "Nobody can foresee
what will result from it," Gen. Von
Ludendorff declared in an inter
view in alluding to the victory he
claims.
Concurrently the Ocrmnns are ap
parently finding their position in the
east, where they were supposed to
have insured peace with Russia and
the, Ukraine, none too secure.
Odessa, the Black nea port ujion
which they rely to ship them the sup
ply of grain needed by way1 of the
Danube, is recaptured by the bolshevik
and Ukrainian troops, the Kusslan
AmiolliclRl news agency reports. This
follows shortly upon tho news of the
recent recapture of two other Black
sea ports, Kherson and Nlkolnyev, by
the bolshevik!.
It was upon Odessa that Germany
also was reported as relying as n key
point on the direct route to tho east,
she boasted of having secured in her
scheme of penetration Into the Orient.
Germany Is reported to have left con
trol of affairs In the Ukraine largely
In the hands of the Austrlans while she
was engaged in her great effort on the
western front, and apparently they are
making nono too good a Job of it.
Associated Press Review.)
Having regained all the dev
astated Somme region in their of
fensive, the German armies now
find themselves before an allied de
fense which grows stronger each
hour. In the north the enemy has
been definitely checked and in the
south, where his latest and most
important gains have been made,
he has been unable to push west of
Roye and Noyon.
The British line from the Scnrpe
river southwest through Albeit to the
Somme has held fast, for twenty-four
hours nnd the Cicrinnna have been re
pulsed In local attacks along this sec
tor. Tho front here Is now west of
the old Somme battlefield mid west of
the Ancre river Just north of Albert,
which Is eighteen miles northeast of
Amiens.
South of the Somme the Hermans
have advanced west of the old front
before the beginning of the Franco
British offensive of 1 9 1 . but have not
yet gained It west of Hoye. The most
bitter lighting has occurred on the
front couth of Ihe Somme nnd still con
tinues but the enemy has been checked
wcht of the l;oye-oyon sector, per
haps the most vital point on this part
of Ihe line. A further advance on this
sector might endanger the French boid
on the southern bank of the I M$ie which
lias been steadfast against all (icriiiiin
attempts.
On this front. Field Maishal Malg
report; American troops are now aiding '
the French and British. The Identity i
of the American units have not been ,
liscloscd, but It Is piobnlle liny form
a pail or the ! lanro-Amei li nn re-
seizes on the Alsnc and Champagne i
fronts. .
From Noyon eaMwaid to south of
I .H I ale the I-rem h hold strong " i
tions along the Oise villi h the tier- !
mans have hi en unable to puMi buck, j
It Is reMiited from It. 1 1 1 n unollii Lilly ;
that I'renih and Ameilc;p troopM have ,
can i d out strong out let -attai kv ,
south of I -i Fere Ht:iiti .! the pivot of
the (icrituin bni s but uith''Ot Mleri?-,
The apex ot the blunt point. wi.li.-e
the ficini.'tn have dtiwn In the l.rlt
ish lines in bit das Is rs-t ol .Mix rt.
Berlin r. ports that the Bu'ch ionn
tet .attacks b re have b n H puK. d
but, on the other band, the liettTt.ins
have ma le no gms. The nutf i pirM
of the vedjee are Monern. south of the
Searpe." und the fuse river s' Ulli of
F re.
That the enemy did n't nisle t.t'ier
attacks fin the western front sittoitte
neniily ith bis blow sill of "am
br:ii is stioiinted for bv M.Vmrnt from
Fl Id Msrshsl lllg that the irtiint
h; used op most of t hetr iM'iviHf'l
ftl.'lt mote rl 14 ri M'l'VtO Jr-r n I ; f been
ll'li.wn Into t e tMitlle r.v the en. tn .
All other sectors of Ihe ffti in fiont
TODAY'S SITUATION IN GREAT BATTLE
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Berlin Ofticial Claims British Have Begun Re
treat on Both Sides of Somme Allies At
tempt Counter-Attack Over Crater Fields.
Berlin, March 27. (Via London.) The British began to retreat early this
morning on a wide front on both sides of the Somme, army headquarters an
nounoed today. The stubborn resistance of ' the hostile rear guard was over
come in the sharp pursuit.
British and French divisions which were defeated on March 25 endeavored
again yesterday in the pathless crater fields of the Somme battle, the an
nouncement adds, to arrest the German advance.
The (jernuin attack, ft Is declared, broke through the enemy's lines. '
To the ninth and south of Albert the tiermans won crossings of tho Ancre,
Albert whs cnptiired last evening,
To the south or the Somme, after violent fighting, German forces drove
the enemy buck by way o t'hnulnea nnd l.lhons.
Koyn was taken by storm and Noyon' was cleared of hostile forces after
bloody street lighting, the report states.
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&A rrut 1 1 A i Me rev sy PtsfH rtn$ ro o yj
Tlic above map, drnwn from llic (!i spa t( lic this morning,
shows the lirtcH of lighting as nearly ns can !e lrnrncl. Tlif (irr
mans took Urnj-, on Hie Soinmr, today, but linvc mndr. no oilier
advances. The French and Americans are holding them nl
Lnssignv, near Noyon. Slighlly north of there the Hrilish are de
fending their positions. According to Ihe dispatches, there is now
little trench fighting, lint more and more old-fashioned hallles in
Ihe open.
have bei n drawn on by I lie ( lermans to
cany out their great attack.
American gunners on the sector
northwest of Toiil have forced the Her
mans lo abandon the town of Hlclie
coiirt, opposite the American lines.
This town has been shelled heavily, as
hioi St. ItiiiiHHiint and other Important
points behind the enemy lines. The
artillery on both sides baa been busy
llnng gns shells, but the Americans
have given tho cneiiiy two sIicIIm for
every one of his. There was been no
Infantry action either here or on the
si dor east of l.unevllle.
EXTREME LOSSES
30 AMERICANS
KILLED IN BATTLE OBLIGE GERMANS
TO RETARD DRIVE
Casualty List From France!
Shows Sammies Have Been
in Thick o. Fight.
At Crisis in War
Field Marshal Haig In Spe
cial Order of Day Ap
pclas to His Men,
London, March 27. Field Mar
shal Haig has issued the following
special order of the day, dated
March 23:
"To all ranks of the Britnh army
in France and Flanrtors: We are
again at a crisis in the war. The
enemy has collected on this front
every available division and is aim
ing at the destruction of the British
army. We have already inflicted on
the enemy, in the course of the last
few days, a very heavy loss and
the French are tending troops as
quickly as possible to our support.
"I feel that every one in the army,
fully realizing how much depends
on the eertione and steadfastness
of each one of us, will do his ut
most to prevent the enemy from at
taining his object."
FAIR. SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM
Ai 50U ph)lrally
lazy oi menially
Is i. that on haven't
b'' n 'touiid to psy
)our usr tsi? It's
reslly worth hll'.
lor ou rjl up
sr-'l Mruf. end frl
hkr a M'ian. and
not hkr e imiti
'I l n lo t T ( sir
k rrl , r f nnigM .
Thirxlsv fmr end
mJ' mte.
Washington, March ?7. Belief
that the turning point of the battle
in France is near at hand per
vaded Washington today and
American military observers who
ara closely following developments
in the terrific struggle, centered
their attention on the front held by
the French in anticipation of a
) powerful counter thrust.
I Hints in the llrltish puss that some
, chanis'e In the situation may be ex
I pei led soon has st renift hened the view
here that the sh inly III It Isli w II lull a wal
! Is fin 1 1 of a ih Unite battle plan, tho
ultimate object of which Is the
J laiiin hlnir of a K'cut counter offensive.
The most ptnhaliln place for such
' movi un lit. It Is believed. Is from the
j flunking; position the I'ii-ih Ii In Id last
ulKht alonK the left hank of the I Use
liver.
War department officials today also
'awaited conlli unit Ion from (Jen I h
InK of llrltish olllelal statements that
i American troops were flhtlnK side by
Hi'lc with the French and llrltish.
i Nut liintc to show American participa
tion leaehed the War ill pill Itlll'llt bint
ii I 1 I and (ii-ii. I'i isliiuic's r port of
b ! d only ib tails of flkhtiefc' In the if.
tfioti of .Nesle and Noon. pictlouMv
lepoltid In dispali to-. to Ihe Asno. hi.
ted I'I ess.
I ii'il olth In 1 word from in I'emh
ink' Is le. euid none will make a (in m
on Hie put the Amithiitis are phiyltu;.
A no i h .hi beavv nitilhiy Is tramline In
i:fi.!nnd atid the men ste fuimliar with
Mr 1 1 m ti luiivy icuns. Th y may bave
irons forwatd III li phu'elnent d't.u li
me!,!" sent to tin- fund wl'h row
Kiitii. A me i li an t.iek ih t -t ' time nt nl n
linvr l i eu training in l.i ghn.d and H
is poieKd out Hi.it tin' il no H.l in'i)
liif.i'K III I'lari.e InjV lu bt 11 !
t.T b I to the t irntb f ' r i t
Washington, March 27. The
casualty list made publio today by
the war department oontained
'thirty names divided as follows!
Killed in aotion, 9 died of sooi
dent, 1) died of disease, 4 wounded
severely, 2 wounded slightly, 14.
No oHiosrs were named in today's
list.
'Names as follows:
Kilsd in Aotion Cadet Thomas
C. Nathan: Privatee John E. Al
len, Harry E. Boerstler, Walter T.
Cohoe, Garry Crist, Archie Hen
derson, Clarence M. Jones, Jesse L.
Koopman, Alek Miller.
Died of Accident Sergt. Hunter
Maaeie.
Died of Disease Cook Paul Bou
chet Privates Robt. 8. Cross, John
W. Uemke, Ceo. W. Oldfleld.
Wounded Severely Privates De
wain E. Montgomery, Qeo. E. Os
trander. Wounded Slightly Corporal Ed
ward C. Twitchelli Privates, first
class, William C. Pack, Marienus
W. Burgman, Lee A. Charland, Ru
dolph J. Costello, Percy T. Engelke,
Jr., Jacob Ginsberg, Edward F.
Grabill, John Kletuny, John D.
Ptrry, Witt. Ring. Tony Testa, Elon
W. Tollin, Wm. Van Ber Plosg.
Paris Announces Check Given
to Enemy at All Points. '-'.V;
Troops Heroic , I
TURNING POINT
BELIEVED NEAR enemy REPULSED
ON ITALIAN LINE
Paris, March 27. Last'
was held up everywhere, ac
cording to the official state-;
ment of the war office to
day. The enemy, weakened
by heavy losses, it adds, has
been obliged to slow up his f
efforts.
Rome, M.irch 27. "Our ad
vanced potts in the Arse valley re
pulsed enemy detachments by rifle
fire," says today'e olhcml commu
nication. "Patrol encounters oc
curred along the Piave and east
of Montsllo.
"On the remainder of thee front
there were desultory artdleiy se
llout which were more intent at
intervals in the coastal region,"
WITNESS REPUDIATES
FORMER DEPOSITION
Cook's Coiirmol Springs Sur
prise in Motion for New
Trial in Blackmail Cabc.
Atltintii. (i t . Mum h !7 A runpilxe
W.im N ! iiiik by eolintl for the Htilte
toil. IV III tin- heailliK ef 11 motion (i.r it
II' w trial lor I. V rook. oiuli ti . or
lltlelript. .1 1. 1, H 1, 111. ill uf M,ivnr nn i:
I'llli'll' t-, H he'll the' prt III lll'-d H tii-W
M fT I I . I it flolll li li. jr. II llllll ilhn
lliiitl, If pinll.it ! I pliii.ini ih poM
ti'Ul. pretii uteit III l-'li llf of t'.Mik on
M.inh '.'.1, In til" .ImIi im ot I 4 i' mii f
he ttil one ot the null who Hi-ftiol-
p.inl.il i 'null ! Ihe oiiiu'f olfhe on I
I I. th.it I I tliinim-h tin I
III. Ill idol nnd VKtlO'-i-i'l I he llliivnl . 1 1 -1
Mia .Mm f.n. I IIm- I, iiintli I'll Willi
I'ook. Ill till" IimiOI
Ihe Kfeoii'l ,it!flill, pi oliii id li .l.iv.
Offioial Report Follows.
The atiitnniciit folluwa:
"IjiMt iivcmiiK ifll diulnu Ihe nlffht
tho (lei limns, vtriiKi-ni'd by their heavy
loKaea, wrrn eoniprlled to rrturd thell
efforla, Tim vullunrn of the French
tiuopN ilefeii'lliitr the s round foot be
loot la lieMiiel all pihImi'.
"Tim Kii'iieh are biddliiK a linn run
hlnir 1 1 IK li I.'Krhi He, tt. A III in aiul
1 ten ii v I ii I f ik-ii. north of laiaalKny, in
liuiit of hr nou I her 11 pint of No)OU
nnd iilonif the left bank of the Ola.
I ii i Inac thn iilisht thp lyi'tich rcpulsud
aliouK ii'ionnoltet liu pintles which
littempled to np.roin li tlleli' poaltloils
iioiIIivmhI o Nn) mi.
"tin the leiiuiliiib r of the front there
WlIN nil lull I Mlltlelil biilul'llldllll'llt.H
No Removal From Compeigne. ,
I'iiiIh. M.nrh 7. lii-purts current
belli thill tho lullllbltilllta of Cunt
pi'lk'tie, between I'uila uild tho battlo
fluid, urif bilnj; removed are denied
by the I 'ellt Join mil. A lnre; number
of peiKoiiN. It luivn, am leiivliuf the
town oliiulin ilv to iivoid violent Ikiiii.
Inn ilmentu by i iieiny niriihlpN, but Ito
older to evaill.ilti hut been given.
Detrained Par Behind Lines.
AiiiMti'tilmii, Mairli 27. (Irrtnan
triiopM, koUik foiMitnl to tho attm k on
thn Hililih limit In Ki.ime, detinlnot
fur behind tho llnr'a. rvi-n behind the
I'-iIkIho liontier. neeonlinK to the cor
11 . i, n.li nt at the hunt of the HheU
mill i ntrurllnrlm .eltuna". The
fun en mail hi I lor xlx i oniiei utlve
ii Ik li'. no eoluirftia kIiokIiik themsclvea
on the roiid lii tlie dii time.
ONLY ONE PLANE SENT TO
EUROPE SINCE WAR ENTRY
Lieut.-Cor. Jones So Testifies
Before Senate Military
Committee.
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III II hr KUti ,1
l!h t'ook. nt tli"
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met Idol on M u. Ii :t h. n I - (l.-el
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der fmr for o l'f- . !. n.ii-t. h'- Kintied
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down it il- . ii u ' ! I a t ' t It" ih ! i iie
1 otni'tl't' H rh"IIllC
Wathinijton, March 27. Lieut.
Col t. Letter Jones, ef the supply
division ol the Signel corps, testi
tying before the senate military
committee today, declared that
only one itirplane has been ehipped
to turope by tmt goverment
nee the United States entered
the war.
Complete Rout cf
Korniloff Forces
London Mneh IT The council t
riiiiiiiintxtoe.i i at Mmw has an
noiinre I the o'lnpiete rout of the rm
nai It of the K rnileft force, which
mm o. ruP!'- In th" Kuban district
in rii nn mi, a.ivsan t:xch.ne Tele
emph ib-pii'ih liotn Misiw. Several
! i, le . r.'-. with lrr t fi IllOUn
t.niM. where they wcie cut ofC .