South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-13
lnfIict Heavy Losses on Teu-
tons at All Points and Cap
ture 700 Prisoners
During Day.
THREE VITAL POINTS CRACK
IN NORTHERN END OF Line
Front Between ArraS and
Cambray Strengthened Out
by Storming of 1900
Yards of Trench.
Associated &C. serviee /:

Associated Press Service:
LONDON, May 12.-The British
troops have established themselves
in the village Of BullecOurt, the
scene OF terrific lighting during the
last few days. according TO the Of
fetal report from British headquar-
tiers in France tonight. Fighting
still continues.
The British have also captured an
important German trench Of about
two-thirds of a mile astride the Ar
ras-Cam raj road, as we'll as Ger
man positions over a front Of one
and a half miles near ROeux.
Associated Press Service:
LONDON. May 12.-The British
advance has gained and consolidated
the positions along the road both
east and west of BullecOurt which
now must oe virtually surrounded
SAYS a Reuters dispatch from Brit
ish headquarters in France.
Associate Press Service:
BERLIN, (via l.OndOn.) May r.
British attacks on the Arras front
failed with heavy losses according
TO the supplementary official state
ment issued by the war office this
evening. The statement reads: THE
British attacks reported in this
Mornings communication were de-
Iivered between Gavrelle and the
Scarpe on both sides Of the ArTas-
Cambria road and at Bullecourt.
They failed with heavy losses TO the
enemy. At Roeux the fighting still
continues
con the Aisne and in Champagne
there is nothing TO report"
Associated Press Service
StOrming the German lines east
OF Arras. along a p mile front Brit
ish troops have forced the Germans
at two important points and have
established themselves i'm BullecOurt.
the scene Of many desperate strug
giles recently Heavy losses were
inflicted on the Germans and NOR
than 700 prisoners We're taken.
without giving the armies OF
crown Prince Rupprecht time 10 re-
cover after the repusse OF their i'm
effectual counter-attacks. Field Mar
shall Haig early this morning threw
his forces against three vital points
i'm the line protecting Douai and in
each place gained his objective At
the southern end OF the line was
Bullecourt, protecting Queant. Here
thousands have fallen I'm attacks and
counter-attacks i'm the last two
weeks. The battle here lasted for
many hours during which the Brit
ish firmly placed themselves in the
village. but the fighting still goes on.
British Straightcn out Line.
Six miles 10 the north, along the
Cambria road and between
the villages OF Monchy and Guemau-
pc the British Strengthened out their
line by taking 200 Yards OF Ger
man trench system. Cavalry farm.
"a strong point in the German de-
lenses here. also fell into British
hands.
Around Roeux north OF the Scarpe
and at the northern end OF the at
lacking lines. Field Marshal Haigs
men captured German positions on
a front Of about one mile and a half
The fighting was most intense about
Roeux cemetery and the chemical
works in the direction OF PIouvatn
and along the Arras Doual railway.
Fourteen German airplanes we're
destroyed by the entente forces on
FRIDAY and - others we're driven
Town damaged