Evening star., 1917-04-11
Satisfactory Progress Is Re-
ported on All Points of
ArraS Battle Front.
1000 MEN, 100 GUNS
CAPTURED BY HAlG
French Break Up Attack of Ger
mans Near Coucy-Artillery Busy
Between Somme and Disc.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 1.-THE British have
captured the village and heights of
Monchy lie Preux early this morning,
according to a British official statement.
The village of La Bergere was also
captured and satisfactory progress is
reported being made on other parts of
the battle front.
British troops yesterday advanced
north of the village of Louveral, in the
direction of Cambria, to the extent of
a quarter of a mile along front of
1000 yards, and consolidated Ibis gain
during the night. telegraphs Reuters
correspondent from the British army
headquarters in France. The message
of the correspondent reads:
'Northward our patrols are advance
ing to the belt of forest which runs
along the whole of the steep eastern
slope of Vimy ridge.
The splendid success of our offensive
has created a most interesting situa-
tion and one which is fraught with tre-
mendous possibilities. The enemy has
been forced back upon the pivot of his
previous retreat in a manner which
created dangerously sharp salient at
this spot.
Indeed, glance at the map suggests
that there is distinct outf1anking OF
the German northern pivot as it existed
before the present fighting.
The official statement from British
headquarters describing the operations
line, reported the capture up to last
evening Of 1900 prisoners. including
235 officers, more than 100 guns. in
cluding heavy guns up to eight inches:
sixty trench mortars and 163 machine
guns.
Undaunted by Snowstorms.
The text of last nights statement
reads: <
our operations have been continued
energeticat.y today in spite of heavy
snowstorms and generally unf2vorabn
weather. We have rsacfed the out.
skirts of Monehy lie Preux, five miles
east of Arras, and have cleared Farbus
and Farbus wood.
Hard fighting took place again this
afternoon on the northern end of Vimy
ridge In which we gained further Inn
portant positions and took a number
of prisoners and machine guns.
In the direction of Cambria We ad-
vanced our line north of the village of
Louverval Such counter attacks as the
enemy attempted at different points
Aeros Do Good Work.
"Our airplanes performed valuable
work yesterday in cooperation with our
infantry, and in a number of cases. in
fiicted casualties with machine gun fire
on hostile reinforcements. Bombing ex-
peditions were also carried out. in which
a number of hits were obtained upon
large railway station utilized by the
enemy.
"As a result of the air fighting three
German airplanes were destroyed and
four others were fought down. one OK
our machines is missing.
Artillery Fighting Goes On.
PARIS, April IL, 2:15 p.m.-"Active
artillery fighting continues over the
front between the Somme and the Disc"
saws today's official communication.
Patrol encounters occurred at various
poiuts, in which we took prisoners.
south of the Disc a German attack
on one of our posts east OF Coucy was
broken up by our fire. Near Malsons De
Champagne there was severe grenade
sighting during the night In lie Pretre
forest the artillery firing was rather
violent North of Arracourt our patrols
brought back prisoners. In the region
of Bande-Sapt we inflicted losses on the
enemy in the course of an incursion INTO
his lines north of Fontenelle
Shell German Organizations.
The official communication issued by
the war office last night reads:
"North of the Disc the artillery on
both sides was active. South of the
Disc our batteries destructively sheiled
German organizations east or Coucy.
South of the Ailette river the enemy
violently bombarded our positions in
the sector of NeuvilleS -Margival-
ION the left bank of the Meuse, in
the direction OF Bethincourt. we caught
under our artillery fire a train whicn
was completely destroyed
ain the course of the latest aerial en-
Sub-Lieut. Regnier brought
down his fifth machine and ADJ. Douchy
his sixth ., ~,
eian artillery took to task various Ger
man groups which appeared before tho
I}elpian front The enemy batteries re-
taIiated with quite spirited firing IN
the course of the afternoon
Berlin Reports Fighting.
BERLIN, April il. via London 5:lS
n m.-Since early morning today, says
the German official statement, hghtinS
between the British and German forces
iayeloped on both sides of the Arras-
road and between Bullecourt
and Queant.
says:
:Rritish attacks delivered after
strong artillery fire on the southern
hank of the Scarpe failed. On the
Aisne front the lively artillery duel
continues"
Onerations Near Arras e.