The evening world. Newspaper, March 27, 1918, Page 1

TROOPS “If It Happens In New York It’s In The Evening World’’ = irculation Books Open to All.” | NEW __PRICE ' s TWO CENTS. YORK, WEDNES "Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publishing (The New York World). FIGHT WITH ALLIES: WEATHER—Fair, “Circulation Books Open to All. DAY, MARCH 27, 1018. 20° _PAGES| PARIS SAYS DRIVE IS HALTED: GERMAN LOSS TOTALS 400,000 EVENING WORLD REPORTER MWSONOEAMEICS OFFER INU, S. ARMY. BHCRED y's. ary | Haig Announces They Are Fighting Shoulder IN UPENIN (| BIG FIGHT. to Shoulder With British and French—200,- 000 Americans Ready to Go to Aid of Allies. | PARIS, March 27.—A Fren e to the situation to-day, military commentator, writing in refer- | enc says concerning the Americans: our Alli Shelled Out of a Trench, Thirty Americans With French Fought | With Bare Fists and Brought, Back Three German Prisoners. “At various points on the front support.” are bringing to the Britis ir valiant makes the following announcement of the troops in the battle: “On this part of the battlefield (the front west of Roye) the British, French and American troops are fighting shoulder to shoulder and the French reinforcements are rapidly com- ing up.” American heavy artillery has been traini and is profiabtt in the 4ction. one American divis time, sufficiently battle. |instruction from the French and may have been transferred by Gen. to back up the [Arrangements we American troops into ac participation of American By Lincoln Eyre. (Special Cable Despatch to ‘The Evening World.) Copyright, 1918, by the Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World). PARIS, March 27,—The story of a grim, bitter struggle between Ger- man and French infantry, patrols in which Americans participated, which precedéd the German + Britis? has Deen brought back here by some thirty American officers attached to the French in- fantry regiments. But one shot was fired during the encounter by a French officer, giving his men and the Americans the signal to grapple with the enemy. Neither mans might let | Both sides advanced to meeti g with the British forces ensive against the Also it is permissible to state that at least has been, close to the British front to have been thrown into A number n, of more than 30,000 men, for some earing a barrage which the French or Ger-| Pershing ing Brithsh the nade by Supreme War Council to put ng, whereupon tists were used in the old mm with the British and French as part LIBRE. hes Bienen Teiboh tea catureaine ta Re ee HIT hee of the reserves In the event of a German drive on the western fashioned way, the French patrol tinally returning to the lines wi Fee) front. The troops available for this purpose are no part of the German prisoners. force holding the American sector on the Lorraine front, but units Among the American officers who returned was a tall, good looking young man who not long ago was a reporter on The Evening World. Americans were in c ition trench when the German sheli falling squarely, smashed the trench, causing the Americans to come out in the open The Germans, rec | that have been training in France. A considerable force, which | may be as great as 200,000, is now available.) NO REPORT FROM PERSHING ON TROOPS IN BATTLE | WASHINGTON, March 2 Pershing cabled tine War De he had —CGen. ing to report,” so far a battle o} Western front oncert I War Department that the despatch received frou izing the olive drab uniform, opened up a par- ticularly violent fire, which made one- American exclaim: “Apparently the pre: of Americans doesn’t please them, pose we are interfering too much, “Guess one day much we like progress of the n the aid at the | It was YP! Gen, Bliss in Paris last night and which was supposed to contain sone information on the battle, was concerned entirely with the routine of American participants in the Inter-Allied War Council, NO AMERICAN PRISONERS SO FAR REPORTED. AMSTERDAM, March 27.—The part reported to have be in the briefl we'll have a chance of showing the Germans how Presence of German uniforms,” The erstwhile Evening World reporter had the ‘distinction of being attached to the French patrol which brought in prisoners These patrol on the right of the British American troc referred t tempted relief encounters took place sl and really constituted the initial tight against the German offensi et OR Hees of the Ge tent | but 0 far no mention ha 1 made of the presence n Two members ot T g World staff now serving as ofticers| the prisoners. with the American tro: e are Lieut. Joseph Brady and Major Wilhelm Hoeler ot the Berlin Tageblatt rica George B, Robertson. : rtuni find out wha ur really De —amabemials Ww the fact that the America I WILSON IN CORFERENGE AMERICAN FLING CADET eas basen ae WITH HIS “WAR GOUNCIL” AND CANADIAN KILLED el tor the furor Te ALLIES HAS ST RON G REI - smo, ae oe anual DEPUTIES sc THIS IS TIME FOR CONFIDENCE. speeding Amermcan «€ 4 — Mes a eats fant Ae “ Latest Onslaughts Lacking in Former Violence of War ¢ and Allies Are Prepared to Strike of war chiefs t that measures fo supplies in France w t mp on Most Favorable Ground. Wednesday afternoon, it was rt lobby e Chamber assembled tt President to sit at le @ week with his his Cabinet and once ell” t the force of the deadly far from Trattie|Stound at Cam AP WORLD TRAVEL i Areade WASHINC March ral McAdoo to-day 5 of Dassen ts on the ‘ uben. Cental Only a Fr MS are engaged,” Sub-Se ction was t fourth Ameri var ereceat, rape lon he rere | Abram {to-day “The bulk of the Prenely Ar awaiting « eat saving in and veirels epee day ead aisha valle the most powerf itis erves are just arriv th \ expenien pg X » is he most p ful British reser are just arriving on th LONDON, March 27,—Gen. Haig in a report to the War Office] of other American divisions have received first line) British were holding them doggedly at this possible gateway to Amiens. American , ¢ Briti nk near La HAIG REGAINS LOST GROUND; REPORTS CHECK OF HEAVY ATTACKS HALF OF GERMAN FORCE LOST ‘London Admits os Loss of Albert, IN TERRIFIC ONSLAUGHTS While Paris Reports That the | German Advance Has Been Held DURING SIX DAYS OF BATTLE Gormsn Advanc . Associated Press Correspondent Says British Lines Hold Fast Around Albert and | | That German Rush Is Slowing Up. BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, March 27 (by the Associated Press).—The Germans last night continued their furlous onslaught southwestward from Ham against the Allied defenses in the} | region of Roye and Noyon, having slowed down in their patent attempt} to cut through the British line further north, where such erg re- sistance was offered. Hard fighting occurred last night about the town of Albert. Large enemy forces pushed forward toward the place, but at last accounts the ERMAN advance held up everywhere” is the significant announcement made to-day by the Paris War Office. “The enemy, weakened by heavy losses, has been obliged to slow up his attacks.” This is supported by the report which comes from Field Marshal Haig, who says that a heavy atlack on the new British line, south of the Somme, was repulsed eafler severe fighting. He says further, that at one point the Germans enlered Brilish positions bul were driven out by counter altack. “Within forty eight hours the Allies will be masters of the situation,” Premier Clemenceau was quoted in a United Press despalch from Paris to-day’. Loss of Albert was officially announced this afler- noon ty the British War Office, bul it was said Haig's troops are fighting on the western outskirts of the town. London also announces thal the Germans made Some gains south of the Somme, bul thal the lost villages were aflerward rélaken. This is probatly the same aclion lo which Haig's report refers. From the average of casualties In the various German units, as given by prisoners, one arrives at the conclusion that the German Emperor has lost 50 per cent. of these men since he gave the signal for the advance, | (The oMcial British statement of yesterday daid it had been es- tablished that more than seventy German divisions had been engaged in the battle. The annual estimate of the present strength of a Ger- man division 1s 12,000 men, so that a loss of 60 per cent. would mean casualties in excess of 400,000 for che Germans in less than a week of fighting.] The Germans have now reclaimed virtually all the territory they inning of the battle of the Somme in 1916. At some places ave not retaken all the old ground, but at other points they have C sverstepped it somewhat. The conflict in the sector around Roye and Noyon appears to be of great importance, from the many indications that the German higher omman# is attempting to split the Allied front there and start a rolling up process either way PRUSSIAN GUARD FAILS IN ITS ATTACK. Fresh enemy forces were flung into the southern phase of the offen- PARIS, March 27,—Following is the official statement issued to-day by the French War Office: “Last evening and during the night the Germans, weakened by their heavy losses, were compelled to re- tard their efforts. The valor of the French troops, defending the ground foot by foot, is beyond all praise. ive yesterday, These reinforcements, with other picked troops, including “The French are holding a line running through Prussian Guards, were sent forward in a dense wave against the L’Echelle, St. Aurin and Beuvraignes, north of Lassigny, in front of the southern part of Noyon and along the left bank of the Oise. During the night the French re- pulsed strong reconnoitring parties, which attempted to | Allied defend icle a most The latest reports from this fighting zone merely chron anguinary struggle without indicating any change in the sit j against Bra Nor 1 attacks ength made no { 4 in consi ther ault broke pavalue Wood. hed against the Briti approach their positions northwest of Noyon. yea I j point the situation is unchanged. Heavy “On the remainder of the front there was an inter- erday just f Albert, about Meaulte. At the same mittent bombardment.” sritist tha north of Albert, at Auchonviller -t- I | Briti : rth have been large, but the ela ) forces. It is probable elasticity has f the vicious drive which the enemy {fs no BRITISH ISH OFFICIALLY ADMIT outl GALL, ANT SACRIFICES er BRITISH. Vhe resistance which ha 1 d by the Allied troops to the) Haig Holds Western Outskirts of the Town eh A wih tiple ete ie eee and Regains Ground Further South— gall ‘ ¢ hardy warriors made in co A : ry awal a 4 ¢ German sweep forward undouk y Situation Less Critical. n the final outcome of this greatest off |ONDON, March 27.—Gen. Maurice, Di or Of Military Operations, . . {announced to-day that information was received at 1 P, M. that the The appallit : vA i MASENS.NA Ne) enemy, in night attack, drove the British back as far as Mericourt and 1 \l 1 1 samme e it , ered. | jubtedly the Germans expecte ¢ Somme, he said, they captured Morancourt, y is in Albert,” M re western outskirts.’ | ciacat card vot ye . “We hold the railway em- GERMANS BEHIND SCHEDULE OF ADY. LONDON, M rt 12 1 radively #1781) @remmeeemoenenenensscnememseneceienanie : ' rmous {rein sua syvived:! Mausio 1 ‘Our alrmen last night dropped 22 7 tish | “We recaptured Mericourt, advancing |9# of bombs on enemy reserves at * far a4 Proyaet. Elsewhere the|3apaume and Peronne, i M a two attacks| “OUur total losses in guns have been 1 Temsl ey ee pp : nat Jabout 600, German estimates of pris- ( ins and tha 7 laugh tskirts ners are exaggerated,” 4 ' e 1 1 MCland at x Le Ch “The situation ts less oriteal than ja g fa ug Pp tactic: Aurisa, m —~—sse jet any Ume to phe last three days,” ——_ LL 8.