WHAT THE GERMANS CLAIM.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14578, 8 April 1918, Page 5

WHAT THE GERMANS CLAIM.

• (Admiralty Intercepts.— Wireless Press.) LONDON, April 5 (11 p.m.). A German official report Says : — " : Attacking yesterday south of the Somme and oh both sides of -Moreiiil,- "we threw the'ehiemy v out of strong positions and, broke up the 'Anglo-French reserves* storming attack. v We tdok Hamel and the districts rtprth-ea'st and -.south-east of Villers Brettcrineux ; also the castle and Mahilly, on the west bank of the Avre. .The enemyrdesperately resisted-on the ' whple [front, .sustaining unusually- severe losses.'.,.-. ■_„- ■„ ;_■■:. :■-..-. ■; _. ';■_.. ■■.-. ..Wi? toolc. several thousand i .prisoners,'. ; General von Hutier y l^etwee,n March 21 and 29,, took 51,218 .prisoners^, and , cap- ! tured. 729 .guns.. Our booty .-toy date totals 90,000 prisoners and . over ,1300 ■guns. . y „ ' yy.. I A later German official report says; -i— j Strong, -French, .cpunter-a.ttacks. on .the} we)?t bank of the Avre- Jailed.. LONDON, April 6. A German official -report >says :-*- - •■■• An English thrust 'against Puisieux failed. • . . ■ Our attack on the western hank of the Ancre extended- our -bridgehead posi? tions. Railway establishments near Amiens we're shelled. ,-' -- • French attacks between ■' Moveuil and Montdidier broke down heavily. Montdidiev was subjected to. Frenbh fire; « There is increased artillerying before fVefdnn. , ......