Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-04
BRITISH MAKE NEW
BREACHES IN GERMAN
LIVE BEFORE ARRAS
Important Gains Are Made in
Heavy Assault Launched by
General Haig on Front OF
Twelve Miles

PETROGRAD. May S.-CVia London)
The Russian provisional government has
sent 10 the Russian representative IN the
entente allied countries a note assuring
the allies that the change in government
y, Russia cannot afford pretext for any
slackening on the part OF Russia in the
common struggle OF all the entente
allies
NEW YORK. May Shy Foreign
cables from European Capitals.D--New
breaches in the already badly battered
German line on the Arras battlefield
are leias made 10y the British in
heavy assault launched on twelve
mile front today
striking in three and half miles
south OF Lens. on the Acheville-Nlm!
road. General Haig's troops drove at
The Germans all along the line as lar
x,4,rh as troisiues on the Sensee river.
eight and p halt miles southeast OF Ar
ra< Virtually the whole front OF the
attack at the beginning Of the Arras
battle on April 2 was thus under as
SalIt BY the British infantry
The attack came at a moment when
70 seemed rs II a deadlock had been
established for a time at least, because
of the heavy reserves brought up by
The Germans and their strong resisting
r0ve~S or the initial success of the
renewed offensive the official British
report speaks positively. recording the
rart1re OF a number of strong enemy
positions
UroficIzI accounts of the fighting
~pacffv British progress at several
POINTS From Arleux. captured last
week in the big drive north of the
-carpe which broke into the oppy line
nrogresS has been made toward Fres-
nov marking a still deeper thrust into
the Oppy positions
This operation seems likely to force
The speedy evacuation by the Germans
OF the town OF Oppy. to which they
have been desperately clinging. Tine
British had already advanced south OF
= when they captured Gavrelle, and
now are pressing in to the north or
Frasnoy.
south OF the Arras-Cambrai road the
Germans have been driven back from
me region Of Heninel south of Cue
name. In the direction Of Cherisy. Oc-
supatior Of Cnerisy by the British
would mark an advance Of considerably
mere than a mile. Correspondents also
mention British progress in the Bulle-
,.ourt region which is south OF the
Ssnsee. slightly beyond the field OF at
tack mentioned IN the official state
uent-
while rot pressing ahead on any
vide front the French along the Aisne
sector and In the Champagne are CIV
4uz the Germans no rest. employing
their artillery vigorously and nicking
cut = section Of the enemy line here
End there Last night. in the hills
af Mont Haul. where strong German
positions were recently taken. an iso-
lated position was reduced and its gar
rfson Of more than 200 men captured.
German counter attacks in this region
we're repulsed-
There may he significance in the re-
ports Of activity which are coming
from the verdun sector and the lines
~ the southeast Of IT, There has been
considerable patrol fighting in these
regions and especially active artillery
work is IN progress In the sector Of
ct NihieL where the Germans have
successfully maintained a deep salient
since early IN the war