The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-04-19

b!!tish Headquarters in France,
Apr, 1.-eFrom a staff GORE
The British continued today
gradually to widen the second cap
cut IN the Hindenburg line north
q 81. ouentin having captured
the position knewn as the Three
east of Gricicourt.
st. Quentin continues to burn.
Away to the north, Lens still
hoids out. The Germans have sew
erai strong. positions about the city
g whi they still cling.
ne British apparently would
like to take Lens without infIictina
TOO much damage from an extern
sive bombardsnent. They have al
ways been in a position to reduce.
me, city to ruins, but the shells
have been directed against selected
purposes by the Germans. Never
theiess, the Germans continue their
work of destroying the city by
blowing up buildings.
Further details of the fighting yes
terday show the desperate character
of several attacks on the new Britis,
positions. The attack which was es-
saved from both sides of Queallt and
LenPoIasliS pierced the British line at
l.asniccurt was exceptionally bitter. II
began at 4:30S o'clock in tbs morning
ane continued ~forathree hours without
interruption. British dvanc posts
we're driven in. blu the support units
Joined the issue with the Germans.
MANY hand to hand Gun fol-
lowed. There a also more acf,,a1,v
AIMED rifle shooting than for many
months. During this fire the German
rel IN clurnps- They ATTEMPTED to seek
cover behind bushes ana in small thick
ees. Ine British fired into these with
coed results. When the reserves same
up at last the Germans brok q into f,,ll
flight. iheo iuil
Caught {, Own Wires.
undre of them We're caught in
their own Wire entanglements as thew
to regain their trenches and
sheyt dled by scores. Prisoners were
eaKel along the six mile front ofttbe
brought in. "a
There was fighting all day about
Monchy-Le-Preux. east of Arras.
winch already had witnessed some
fierce encounters since the hattie of
Arras began. Monchy. in It's way IS =
little Vimy ridge all by itself, stand
ing sentinel as the last high ground
over miles upon miles of plains sweep
ing eastward. The Germans held out
there for two days after the Arras
battle opened m nave launched half
a score Of unite attacks against it
without success. The place lends IT.
self to counter attacks because OF out
lylnE wood where troops ordinarily
could assemble unobseryed.
Artillery Showers Woods.
There We're morning and afternoon
attacks Yesterday. In both instances
the intention of the Germans were dis
covered and artillery PLAYED on tile
woods scattering q large percentage of,
the formations.
London, April l6.-The British an
tured last night the Village o Willeret.
southeast of Hargicourt, according to
an official statement issued by the
British war office. They also made
progress northwest of Lens.
Long Range Guns Taken.
Large tires sss guns as.s a ssa !. ::.:.
terialss were made by the British at
LEVIN and on the Soucflez river in the
Lens region, the statement
The cannon taken include 6sinch naval
gums OF long range. Truck loads of new
tools, many Thousand rounds of ;laflnu-
milton and quantities Of bombs, gre
i,sssss esd S. md engineering eanipnlent also
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