Show IRMAN YI YI Yr Y T AI HAlf Of r I 1 I TOWN IN DRIVE VE TOWARD AMES AMIEN By Associated Press r April 11 The H.-The The British have withdrawn from Armene Armen- Armen Armen e 0 on 1 the l northern northern- battlefront b nt the tiar war f r announces i n fighting continues continued all along the he front from La r a Bassee canal canalS es-Co es S- S i i. i r jt the front horth gorth t of liia fighting was as conr con con- r lg late last night There was little change in the Br British tish Z ons Zons ons I The l he statement follows follows' I x Tile I Ite battle is continuing o on the whole front from La B Bassee the Ypres-Comines Ypres canal evere fighting has taken place in the nei neighborhood of the ie e nd Lys canals from about to Our Ours Ouri i s have b been en withdrawn wn from which is is full of i The rhe Germans pushed on yesterday from Cr Croix ix du Bac south- south o of and and parties of them are reported in the the neigh- neigh od of Steenwerck about five miles west of g lier cr correspondent at British British he headquarters reports I l n. n D Drive H Huns uns B Back ac k r s the River La Lawe we I esterday noon the the ene enemy y occupied Lestre Lestrem 11 i but lin in the the of the afternoon on the British drove him him out out and across across s the he Lave a we he le Germans th this s morning were in P possession of f about hall half ha f fe e village of Pl Ploegsteert and Ploegsteert wood on on the just to the north of l The l l fighting fighting was as conf continuing nui lg this morning nor north i o of Aril Armen- Armen en- en d I with the British still hll holding Messines ridge and WY t yesterday esterday changed hands s several veral times dx d lr Attacks Force Enemy x 1 ter i oE E Three Other Towns the day the the f succeeded uc d ded d. d in in w entering not ot only positions t but bu La Nieppe and Hollebeke Vig Vigorous rous er attacks forced the enemy from all these places pl ces 1 V j By By International News Service I f I LONDON April 11 Furious Furious fighting continued on o Wednes- Wednes noon and last night along long the h whole new le ba battlefront nt from rom canal to the Ypres Ypres-Comines canal in Belgium the war announced today II he 11 British withdrew ew from which was full of j from rom four German shells i General Maurice director of British military operations at the thelt lt stated on Wednesday that had been wrecked and was of little t use use e to the British j 1 Ih he utmost severity marked the fighting in the region of the theys Pl ys s canal anal and from Lestrem to 1 n ii the front north of there has been little change report added Tiring ng the day the enemy succeeded ded in entering not only 1 ear ar and Ploegsteert the heavy fighting confar confar con- con far the night The battle has continued along the thie whole front from Lae La Lae e canal canal anal to Ypres Ypres-Comines canal the official report s said id sector of the La Lys Lawe-Lys canal and from Lestrem to Armen- Armen there was severe sever fighting The I he British have agave withdrawn from which was lith ith gas North of there was little change in lIM tion In the neighborhood of Ploegsteert Messines and fighting continued until late in the night i By United Press fig ASHINGTON April 11 Shifting Shifting of the main lain American into the west front battle is about complete News that a I Il l of this Army of Freedom has been dissolved in the I I Continued on page 2 2 a I GERMANS TAKE Continued from page 1 bra bravo vo and hard pressed British battalions bat bat- talons was followed by information that others will soon be doing their l part in withstanding the TESTED BY FIRE Men already fed into the British I I re well welt seasoned and have been I. I tested b by the fire tire Their record record rec roe ord has lIas been splendid The Tho others coming In are of ot the same type type the the kind America can count on for valiant service Before Defore long the men who have not had the same test teat of battle will be goIng going go go- ing in too brigaded with the veteran Whether the first con contingent contingent contin contin- tin gent was placed on the new battlefront battlefront battlefront battle- battle I front or I salient is not revealed here but it Is assumed that I it If the battle develops on the present lines Americans will vill quickly be I plunged into tho the northern sector The Tho western battle had a new direct di dl direct personal Interest to every American Amer Amer- icon ican today In the light of the tho new United States participation American military men believe bellevo that tho the new struggle in Flanders is an attempt by the German to gouge his way to the Important channel port Calais Through that city pour the British legions and supplies and It is hot lUt a step across the channel to I England Englan I Some however er believe that the I present phase is merely intended by bythe bythe the German to relieve pressure on his flanks anks and to prevent development development de do- of dangerous counter attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks there The hoche progress ss thus far tar I I. I cates that he lie has pot not the same driving power as in his drive out of ot St St. t. t Quen Quen- tin Army men inca say however that the great great weight of the offensive will push the British back for a time but that It probably will slow up as asIt asit asit it proceeds |