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Show I BRITISH TROOPS I HARDJRESSED f.ONDON. April 17. ' I returned last fiht from France." said General Mau i rice in his talk with the Associated Pro.-?. "The situation yesterday was very anxious. The Germans had tak en Ballleul, lfetereD and Wytschaete and had brought four fresh divisions into action against us If the enemj could have maintained thai pressure, there looked to be vital danger to the ridgf of heights which includes Mount K mmel, and which is the backbone of inir defuse on the northern portion of the battle front " "The news last night and today is better," says lenerul Maurice. "While I am not abb- to say definitely that i Wytsehaete Is entirely In our hands,1 we hold the gTentcr part and probably the whole of it . "As mentioned in Field Marshal Haig's communique, we made a withdrawal with-drawal to a new line in the Ypres sn-lient. sn-lient. The withdrawal was decided on I Sunday. It was carried out partly on Sunday night and completed on Monday Mon-day It is regrettable military neces- ( slty which forces us to lve up ground which we won at such heavy cost. On Tuesday the Germans were still holding hold-ing trenches which we had left the day before." n r |