The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-15
R0EUX FALLSIN
SAVAGE BATTLE
TO HAIG'S ARMY.
Outpost of WOtam Line Cap
t,lred After Desperate
Resistance.
GERMAN LOSSES AWFUL
Many Thousands of Lives
Sacrificed in Effort to-
Hold Village.
0PPl WOOD THREATENED
British Victory Brings Men in
Sight Of Stronghold of
Hindenburg System.
GERMAN LOSSES AWFUL
0PPl WOOD THREATENED

LONDON, May 1i--i;ycry house in the
village OF RoeuX is now held by the
British. The soldiers vino dug them
slyes in last night on the western out
skirts OF that hotly contested position
on the north bank OF the Scarpe and
fought their way eas:ward into the vii
age early this morning came out to-
day on the other side
The whole village ot Hoeux. which
was defended ny the enemy with the
greatest detcrmuatio> and has been the
scene of much desperate fighting during
the operations OF the past month" Field
Marshal Haig reports Tonight. is row
ir our possession
TIE taking of Rocu< marks an ad-
vance of FIVE miles along the Scarle
since the battle of Arras began on Apri,
.. The village Wi, go down in history
ike Bullecourt. Oppy. Gavrelle and Iles-
noy as the scene OF some Of the most
savage hghtinu Of the great battle. Here
the Germans after the frst crushing de-
feats. rallied and fought with despsra-
ZION to stdve of the British while the
Wotan Ike was strengthened.
Hard Fieht for Village.
The fall Of !PoeuX was made possible
hJ the attack os Saturday. when the
N /Astish won its vts outI,usts. the chem
RficA works and The cemetery. which Ger
t<7fan machine guns had held sor many
ss,s 4 sis fase & ass ss.sn@i sseed
about TO ta'l. seye,a, tines British
troops got to its outskirts. but each time
HirdenburRs reserves threH hem VA i.
From RoeuX the British hav. hector
.ocal observation ~ the Villages o. Flor-
vain and Felv"s, north avd south &C.
specticcly OF the S,aips. which vii! he
The next Immediate obJect:vos ~ the
Sighting IN III rive. valley. lis capture
"a hlg step toward the Wo.au i.na a,
this point.
Besides taking Roe'I.. the British
troops advanced rortl Of ,iavgere
Nh',h IS some lr;l-s no-,', of Rocu".
An advance IN tNis reg on IS a threat tn
orpy and its .rpJi where there are lier.
nan machire sIIs n trees and She-a
L h.st ore army. en The o.her has been
Al IN possession for tlc last fortnight.
Fighting for BullecOurt.
rnof'ic:al dispatches say Hsht!rE
continues In Ruilccourt. where tho Ger-
mans have only two posts rema lining,
o. tn" situation there
Though the genera, sGrposit.on here
mas been that the British proba blv
would haze to make several more local
attacks to takc various isolated strong
points. such as Roeux. before another
grand attack could be launched the
\ German statement SAYS that the artillery
hre became much more violent last eve
Ming from Lens TO Queant. which is prac-
ocaly the whole front Of tn. A.ras
battlefield
on the French front the fighting was
confined to the repulse OF fve German
feconnoitring advances which were
probably preparatory TO new counter
attacks. These took place on practically
'he entire front from Scissors to Aube-
rive. but each one was driven OF by
the French, who even took some pr!s-
oners. The official statements follow:
British Night Statement-.our troops
To-day continued their progress north
OF the Scarpe River and completed
their capture of Roeux. taking n few
prisoners The whole village of
HoeuS. which was defended by the
enemy with the greatest determination
sud has been the scene OF much deS-
perate lighting during the operations
Of the past month, is now in our pos
RI session.
ADVANCE North of GavreIlc.
our line has been advanced slightly
curing the day north of Gavrelle
In the air fighting yesterday six
German airplanes We're brought down.
Two Others were driven down out of
control. Three OF our airplanes are
missing
Hritlsa Day S,stement--uost.Ie
RAIDS wor" repulsed last night north
ess' of Epehy and north Of Ypres.
Nn :. cured a few prisoners
w" progressed during the night in
Eo'uN ,i,lage.
French Nigh; Ststement--In the
course of the day the German artil-
naTded the front north of Brayc-en-
Laornois and Gerry. Quite lively
sr'lery actions took place east OF
N s"rry-au-Bac and in Champagne in
The region OF Mont Hsut,
IL or the heights OF the Meuse an
'Fomy attempt agalns. one of our
snail posts in Chevalie,s wood was
easily repulsed. There was no i'm
noran' event TO report on the rest Of
the front
on May I2 and 13 six enemy mir
| planes were brought down. II In con-
armed that another German machine
'rashed TO the earth on May II after
an engagement Our bombing squad
rons dropped 1000 kilos Of explosives
on stations and bvouacs behind the
German front
BelxtaW Line sh~Iled.
Began S,etement---Therc was artil-
N h'y activity on both side at various
y erinis on tho Belgian front. particu-
W !ariy in the region OF 'Dixmude.
French Afternoon There
vas the usual cannonad'ng alonS tbs
~hole front. Ne repulsed strong Ger
nan reconn noting parties watch were
"oempting 20 approach our lines a
various point s. L. crtheaet of Vauxlil