Show RUNS HUN B IND r I DECLARE Advance Slowed Up by Bravery of the British Germans Weary and Suffering Privations By United Press arch 26 26 Follow jug is an estimate te o of the number of men engaged and the casualties casualties casualties casual casual- ties in the greatest battle of the greatest war based on the best obtainable information but subject to official correction Germans Total Germans Total number engaged engaged engaged en en- in the last six days Total number engaged daily Total casualties British Total British Total number engaged in the last six days Total number engaged daily Total casualties including including including in in- in- in German claim of prisoners Note Note Estimate Estimate casualties include include include in in- clude killed wounded captured and missing By Associated Associated Press Press rONDON ONDON March 26 Exact Exact Exact- L LONDON J-J J ing the heaviest toll toll for every foot of ground the British line continues to withdraw slowly before the pressure of the German German Ger Ger- man masses neuters neuter's correspondent at British headquarters wires Over a large part of or the battle zone the retirement Is being made voluntarily voluntarily volun so as to maintain unbroken front Prisoners say the advance of or orthe the G Germans is behind their schedule The tenacity of or the British resistance the prisoners say exceed ed anything the Germans deem possible They complain complain complain com com- plain of or treat great reat privations on account of lack of or supplies and extreme weariness weariness ness a also so is telling heavily Owing to the dense masses of or supporting troops however the enemy is able to replenish his forward line line with fresh units The weather remains dry thus fa favoring favoring fa- fa the enemy By Associated Press Preas BERLIN BEnLIN March German German tanks reinforced by captured British tanks says a semiofficial statement today on Sundays Sunday's fighting In the west took tooka a leading part in breaking the brave I enemy resistance Tanks ranks attached to the German divisions divisions divi divi- Ions fighting below St St. Quentin stood the test brilliantly the statement says and their mobility was as universally praised All the tanks which took part partin in the tho fighting are said to have returned returned returned re re- turned undamaged It was mainly due duo duoto to their intervention the statement continues that the tenacious resistance resistance resistance resist resist- ance of or the British especially the machine machine machine ma ma- chine gun nests was broken quickly Troops manning a concrete redoubt near Urvillers are reported to have been overpowered immediately by tote tanks By United Press Prell LONDON March 1 2 Z 2 Every Every hour brings nearer the moment when the allied armies' armies reserve will vili be read ready to intervene in the tho struggle struggle before before lIln- lIln denburg den burg must have achieved a deci- deci I Continued on olla page e 6 6 HUNS BEHIND Continued from page 1 1 sion slon or be prepared to see the tide against him dispatches from the French front declared today The German advance will be stopped as soon as its initial momentum is absorbed absorbed absorbed ab ab- ab- ab by the exhaustion of or and collision with equal forces The way to Paris is blocked by a I 1 powerful French army under a general general general gen gen- eral of proven capacity By United Press COPENHAGEN March 2 The 2 The front correspondent of the Berlin Vor Vor- declares the German losses while great are smaller than JV were vere re expected according to advises advices re received received re- re today He reports the use of evidently German tanks in great numbers He also mentions the kaiser as being in St. St Quentin and declares the German ruler is working early and late Berlin was decorated with flags flag Monday and church bells were rung while the German Catholics arranged a special day of prayer according to tho the advices advises German correspondents report the tho capture of six British tanks I The kaiser and Hindenburg were last reported in Peronne in official dispatches |