Show KAISER 5 NS HELD BY bt ALLIES fallie ADVANTAGE RESTS with ALLIES AFTER weak WEEK OF FURIOUS AT TACKS BY HUN FORCES americans Americ ins come to close quarters quakers with germans wing using new guns with deada deadly y effect accounting for M many any of the enemy P wellington z the filled el mea I 1 forces have been holding their own the past week much of the former snap of alie keisers kaisers kai sers forges forces being gone general sixt von VOIL Arril arriles ms plans went woefully voe fully awry at just when lie expected to reap tile reward of his hili turning movement that strong stronghold bold on the A alens front severe fighting has hag been recorded from day to day it will le ile recalled that the british recaptured villers I 1 and that the french retook hangard hangar and part parl of hangard wood mast of the fighting was in this region jhc thc germans and their enemies attacked and counter at s tacked throughout the week the final advantage resting with the allies at one point the huns hung came caine in contact with tin an american force which apparently ly had bud been inserted between betwee rk the british aind french near villers three thousand af of the enemy after a two hours bombardment bomber attacked this part of the line they came to close quarters quarter with the americans and there ans as hand to hand fighting in which the enemy was worsted ile he retired leaving leaving many bodies in front of tile the american Amer lenn position tion for the ille first time it is re recorded cordea that mhd lie americans tire are ir using sing a new weapon a sort of shotgun rifle it is evidently evide used for fighting ai at close quarters although tile the shot sprays with a i shotgun effect kills at several hundred yards westerners who know something about th the deadle ness of the sawed oft ou shotgun will appreciate pre preci elate ate the effectiveness of tills this weapon in a scrimmage in fighting south of Jl angard the french ed their positions they attacked the germans beave between yi baille 4 ani and distel Ct istel on a front of about one and one quarter miles taking pos of hill 82 and the lie wood bordering on the river british operations ore are proceeding in both mesopotamia ami palestine moving north of bagdad toward the great turkish base at they have rea reached clied the river iier after capturing fourteen guns anil and nearly 1000 pals onel onci s in palestine with alth the exception of one severe verbe verse re rc ove british have prospered prope reil |