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Show uu GERMANS HOLDING AGMNSTENEHY Balance Strong British Attack ' on Northern Wing by Heavy Counter Thrusts. LIVELY FIGHTING British Divisions Repulsed South of Arras With fjpHp Heavy Losses. BERLIN, April 13, via London, 5:11 P. m. On the northern wing of the 1 Arras battlefield, says the official statement Issued today by the German army headquarters staff, preliminary successes of strong British attacks ' against Angrea and1 Givenchy-En-Go-helle were balanced by German counter coun-ter thrusts. The German statement adds that on the roads from Peronne to Cam-brai Cam-brai and Lo Catclet minor engagements engage-ments occurred yesterday between Gouzeaucourt and Hargicourt Lively artillery fire against St, Quentin and adjoining HneB to the southward of that city was continued, the German statement says, preparatory prepara-tory to French attacks this morning on both banks of the River Somme. The attacks, it is added, failed. From the Arras-Gavrelle road to the River Scarpe, says the German of-W? of-W? ficial statement, British divisions W which twice attacked were repulsed with heavy losses. Southeast of Arras Ar-ras several attacks in which cavalry participated, failed. I |