New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-02
Haig's Army Drives to
Within 3 Miles of Hin
denburg's Stronghold
French Break Through
Strong Trench Lines
London Reports Capture OF
1899 Germans During
Present Retreat

,-..~ Arrl !. As the Allies big
.~-. arc brought W. the lighting along
-, 1linderbarc line hourly becomes
-. r,-.ogs. 4 less mobile. Appar-
..--.. che immediate objective Of the
-. and French forces is the town
- <, Quentin. toward which General
~. hos been making steady progress
&c.,, the northwest, until to-day he
80, within three miles easy gun
-, Meanwhile. the French arc ad-
Eng an the town from the south
-... ,5e junction Of Nivelle's troops
81 ,be British army apparently being
~ he eastward Of Roupy.
In the opinion Of some French OBJ
,.rv,rs the Germans arc likely TO
syaeuste St. Quentin, just as they did
Rename and Peroune, hut it will be
,o~o 6avs before the Allied pressure
o- .5is poir. forces the enemy either
70 stand definitely and sight or fall
back.
Guns Command Cambria Road
Tho British are now only four miles
from tbo Csnbrai-St. Quentin road
..,.r field guns already being within
-srre Of this important artery OF the
German communications. This morn
,-r tho town Of Epchy. the junction
~ the railroad lines from Arras 10
- Quentin and from Cambria 10 re.
rome. and the neignborng. village OF
Peiz.erc. southwest OF Heudlcourt' was
srmly held by the British Nendeiles
also fell before their advance.
The greatest British progress now
over. continues along the centre OF the
German line. where tins afternoon 5 oc-
cupatior Of Savy wood brings them
within three miles o. the heart o. 81
Quentin. -.
,ic+orv was severe. Hag's men
look the village OF Ssvy in the morn
.nr after sharp combat, which cost
the Germans siXty-one prisoners and
.ro machine guns. as well as heavy
casualties In killed and wounded.
seventy German dead" says the Off
c-al report. were counted on the front
O. single battalion" The forward
movement for the rest Of the day net
ted another mile Of territory.
Germans Admit British Advance
Along the road from Peronne 10
Gouzeaucourt. on which Heudlcour'
stands. the day report from Berlin ad'
mits that the British have thrust Tor
ward their lines for two miles after
heavy losses" But on the British left
wing. south OF Arras. the Germans are
disputinC every step OF the way, al
though General Haig chronicles for,
ward movement to the northwest OF
Croisilles.
In tbc SCISSORS sector the French
haze evidently renewed their shell sup
pI, and are prepared for another ad-
vance on the s.. Gobain-Anlz
Chateau line. on which Hindenburg :
expected to stand. After having made
progress northeast Of Neuvllle-sur-
NarrIval and along both banks Of the
Athlete River during the day, Paris last
night reported a brilliant offensive
south Of the Athlete as far as the Laon
road
Here the French found highly de-
veloped defensive positions, but the
hluc-cIad soldiers swept over several
trench systems and organized points Of
support. The enemy, suffering heavily
was driven back as far as the outskirts
Of Vauxillon and LaffauX, losing lOs
prisoners, including two ofhcers' and
four machine guns.
1893 Prisoners Taken
The British night report gives an
enumeration Of German prisoners taken
during the whole Hindenburg with
drawal. The total is 1899, including
sixteen officers. The booty consists OF
three field guns. twenty-five. trench
mortars and a quantity Of other wal
material. This would indicate that the
German losses in the retreat were sur,
prisingly light The entire number OF
German prisoners captured by the Brit
ish since the first Of the year is sew
entv-nine officers and $500 men.
Along the rest of the line the Ger
mans are protecting their tanks with
determination.