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Show I SIX THOUSAND I 100 GUNS LOST H LONDON, April 11 Maintaining iheir powerful attacks on the northern part of the British line, the Germans j fl continued to gain ground yesterday. Tiu- official report from Field Marshal Haig says that the British troops were forced back to the line of Wytschaete, Measines ridce and Ploegsteert flj rim statement reads H "Following upon the bombardment j already reported, the enemy yesterday j morning launched a fresh attack in 1 1 l ength again?! our positions betwt en the Lys river and Armentieres and the Ypres-C'omines oanal. Heavy fighting has been taking place in this sector throughout the day, as well as on the whole front of Tuesday s attack, north of La Baasee canal. "North of Armentieres the weight of the enemy's ass?-ults pressed our troops back to the Hne ot Wytschaete-Messihes Wytschaete-Messihes ridge and Ploegsteert. "Bodies of German infantry, who had forced their way into Messines. , were driven out this morning by a Hj counter-attack. "South of ArmcoUeres the enemy suceeded, after a prolonged st niggle, in establishing hiroselt on the left Hj bank of the Lys river, at certain points east of Eslaires and in the neighbor-hood neighbor-hood of Bac St Maur. "The enemy also crossed the Lawe at Lest rem. but was counter-attacked b our troops anil driven out of the Nillace and back across the river Between iSstalres and Givenchy our! positions have been maintained. On other parts of the British front the dav again passed comparafl-. ely niiief- ! sH BERLIN, via London. April 10 The! Germans have crossed the Lys river! at several points beiween Armentieres and Esialres, according to the evening j statement from general headquarters "North of Armentieres, ' the state-mcnt state-mcnt adds "we penetrated the Eng- lish lines on both sides of Waai ten-H ten-H Warneton." BERLIN, via London, April 11 Six I thousand prisoners and 100 gums were I captured by the Germans between rme&tieres and La Banp canal, the Hj official statement from general head quarters announced yesterday, H! The text reads "Between Armentieres and La Bas-see Bas-see canal, after strong preparation by fl our artillery and mine throwers,, we attacked the English and Portuguese 'positions. We took the first enemy imc ,md captured nhoui 6000 prison . it and 1"" runs. "On the battlefield nn both sides of the Bomme violent ortlllery' duels and in ressful infantn' engagements developed de-veloped "On the southern bank of the Oise we also threw bnck the enemy across the Oiee-Alsne canal, between Foleui-bray Foleui-bray and Hrancourt, "Eastern theater: In Finland, our troops which landed at Hango after short battle with armed bands, have Occupied the railway station at Karls. .The Ukraine. Kharkov was taken on April 8, after engagements ' |