| Show 11 HURL i I I I I 1 THE SOMME RIVER I I I II r I I a J I N SUFFER i il l S All ALG Al J THE LET ll t i I. I 1 IN fl f J A IT A KS By United Press 1 LONDON t March 25 German German forces crossed the Somme river south of Peronne between that city and Licourt but were were driven back to the east bank by counter attacks Field Marshal Haig reported today The first hostile attacks this morning developed north and south of Bapaume Haig said Bapaume is eighteen miles west vest of Cambrai and more ore than six miles southwest of the nearest point held by the Germans before the present of of- I IBy By Associated Press L T ONDON M March r h Fresh 25 Fresh Fresh attacks attack by the Germans Germans- have b have y developed I northward north and southward of Ba paun 1 e the war var office office-a announces The British Bri ish repulsed d powerful po attacks atta k yesterday y- y afternoon ft 1 north of PI Bapa Bapaume ume tV T The British Britis drove back to the easte eastern eastern n bank of tie Somme le bodies ies oT of f German GenTIan troops which troops had crossed the river between Licourt Brie south of Peronne The sta statement t follows II The bat battle e continues continues with great great violence on the the whole fr front Powerful Power Power- I ful attacks delivered red by the enemy yesterday afternoon an and evening l north orth of Bapaume were he repulsed Only at Ol one e point did the he German infantry reach o r I trenches when they were immediately thrown put Elsewhere th the enemy's e att attacks were j stopped by rifle machine guru gun and artillery fir fire i in iii I front Of f our positions and his troops were driven back with gr great at loss r MOne M- M One Whole German Division Against Each Each J t v British Battalion Battali n but Huns Driven Back A During the night and this morning fresh hostile attacks have again gain in this neighborhood and also to the south of Bapaume South of Peronne bodies of German troops who wh had cro crossed the river between Licourt Licourt Licourt Li- Li court and Brie were driven back to the east bank by our counter attacks By Associated Press I BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE Mar March h 25 1 file The he main thrust on the British right flank by the Germans Thursday morning was south of St. St Quentin and the ene enemy used a d division for ev every ry two thousand ld yards of f the front there being approximately approximately approximately one German Division hYI IOn against every very British battalion The p purpose e of the attack here vas was to capture Urvillers a and ld le Grand and ud thereby acquire high g ground for a further advance It is now flaw possible to give more details of the early stages of this and other otherOn fights On the extreme right of the British army the enemy crossed the n river er Oise Olse at tw two pin placer tec One body of troops came out of La Fere and swung north while another ar army y crossed at Moy and turne turned south to form a junction w with the La Fere group Throughout I the day the battle raged in the lowlands about the Oise Olse Germ German n Fighters Outnumber British Eight to toOne One in Many Sections of Bat Battlefront At Vendeuil a group of British held held out until 4 o'clock k Friday afternoon A A. A little further north the Germans stormed Urvillers and Just west of St St. Quentin St.-Quentin the British were forced to fall back but throughout the day they clung to the Holnon wood a little northwest of the city South of St. St Quentin a number of strong British redoubts made a g gallant lant defense and 0 |
