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Show DESPERATE FIGHT ON WEST FRONT i V a ; French Attack on New Ger- II man Line North of St. 1 Quentin. I ; TAKE MEN AND GUNS 6j j Several Lines of Trenches Carls Car-ls ! ried Between Somme and 1 .' Railway 'P J PARIS, April 13, Noon. The French , ' 'made an attack this morning on the 7 , new front north of St. Quentin. " To- jje v day's official statement says the Ger- y. mans resisted desperately, but the at ' French captured several lines of H trenches, taking prisoners and a con- e W. siderable number of machine guns, d j, The French also made further gains d jl) east of Coucy la Vllle, taking prison- Jr "ilj ers and booty. a tjl The statement follows: n 'iji' "Between the Somme and the Oise s l our troops this morning attacked Ger- 9 ui man positions south of St. Quentin. . a Notwithstanding desperate resistance ill by the enemy, Ave captured several 3 si lines of trenches between the Somme 3 j j and the St. Quentin railway. We 1 1 brought back prisoners and a number j 1 of machine guns. i 1 1 "South of the Oise our advanced I I troops made progress east of Coucy la 4 I Vllle and took prisoners and material. 3 There was artillery fighting in the re- 4m gion of the Aisne and in the Cham- fffl pagne near Verdun two surprise at- i I tacks were made by the enemy. They 1 1 were broken up by our fire." fl 1 nn |