Arizona republican., 1917-03-26
FRENCH GERMAN
 BATTLE ON ALONG
 SOMME AND AISNE
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that the foe is at the gate is no mere figure of speech. The slightest re- taxation of vigilance and the enemy would be at Petrograd."
 The cores spondent then cautiously refers to the repercussive action on the troops of the consciousness that the army has been the arbiter of Russia's destiny which has manifested i itself in demands incompatible with military discipline and says that al ready there is news from various l fronts of the prevalence of second | thoughts"
 But" continues the correspondent, 1 where the men respect their chiefs
 and the army is fortunate in it's commanders, it is unlikely that per
 sistence in untutored claims will be allowed to prejudice the spring and summer campaigns. Moreover, re- assuring reports have been received from General Ruzsky and General
 Judenich, who command the Cauca- 1 sian army.
 There has been much head -shak- ing, nevertheless, among the more tfmorous liberals of Petrograd, largely a reflection of the greater freedom
 allowed the press, which has opened the floodgates of the pacifists and
 shrielsing against war loans.
 The correspondent concludes by
 declaring that the republican form Of government now is assured.
 The official report from British headquarters in France tonight reads:
 North of the Bapaume- Cambral
 road an enemy bombing attack on ! one of our posts near Beaumetz- les Cambral last night was driven off We improved our position west ol
 Croiseles. We entered the enemTs trenches northeast of Loos and cap- tured several prisoners and machine
 guns.
 An enemy raiding party entered
 our trenches early this morning west
 of Hulluch, but was elected with loss leaving prisoners in our hands.
 few Of our men are missing.
 There was considerable activity in the air yesterday Two important railway functions behind the enemy's l lines were bombed by our airplanes Eight hostile machines were driven l down out of control. Four of ou. machines are missing"
 French Still Advance } PARIS. March 25.-Another i'm r portant advance has been made bS ? the French in their movement against t the strongly defended town of St Quentin. the war office reporting to- I night that the position embracing l, Castres and Essigny- -Grande, ex- tending over a front of about two t and a half miles. has been taken. Heavy fighting has been in prog
 ress in various sectors and the 5 French report large German losses. In the Verdun region the French , captured parts of German trenche. I in the Malancourt wood sector anf
 repulsed a German attack near Apre-
 mont.
 f Tho statement says:
 From the Somme to the Aisnt n our troops continued their offensive
 movement. During the day a desper- . ate struggle followed strong defense , by the enemy, but our soldiers every . where drove back the adversary, who 7 suffered serious losses.
 , Between the Somme and the Ois, = we drove the enemy out of the i'm , portant position of C3stres -Essigny Legrand and Hill 121. A violent Ger
 man counter attack debauching be.
 tween Essigny and Benay was broker down by our fire.
 South of the Disc our troops pen etrated several points in the Basss
 Foret de Coucy and reached the out skirts of Folembray Coucy-l le- Cha , teau, German troops on the marcl toward Foiembray were dispersed
 with heavy losses.
 North of Sossons we increased our gains and repulsed two counter attacks.
 On the Verdun front our batterie, effectively shelled the German organ Q izations north of Hill BOA and north. l west of Bezonvaux."
 Rear Guards Fall Back : BERLIN, March 25.-(Via Wireles!
 to Sayville.l-German rear guard. l engaged with hostile forces nea : Beaumetz and Roisel and east of tho Crozat canal on the front in northern t France, have fallen back, according r to orders, after infilcting losses, arm. = headquarters announced today. 4 s French attack near Vregny, northeas l of Soissons, was repulsed. . The British and French lost r air : planes, the statement reported : The statement says:
 Southeast of Ypres our mine throw : CTS carried out efficient smelling. Re : connoitering troops advancing afte = this found the trenches completely de t stroyed and evacuated by the enemy. t Near Beaumetz and Roisel and eas t of the Crozat hostile advances en- l. countered our protecting troops, which = after inflicting damage upon the enc : my, gave way. following their orders T In an engagement near Vregny north | east of Soissons, French battalion f were repulsed with heavy losses.
 Near Soupir and near Certny, on tn, = north bank of the Aisne, our raidins n detachments in a powerful charge afte
 efficient artillery preparation entered