Arizona republican., 1917-04-18
German Counter AttacRs Fail At
 Several Points
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Republican A. F. Leased WlTel
 The great offensive ofsthe French forces in the southern part of the bat tie front in France goes on unabated, and has resulted in further important gains, a continuation of which would menace the German front running from Lens to Soissons.
 The attack of the French was ire sistible despite snow and rain. South of Moronvilliers first line German po- sitions over a front of 9 1-3 miles were taken and to the east and southeast a strongly organized line Of heights on a front of nearly eight miles was cap tured. The village of Auberive like wise fell into the hands of the French as also did 9 powerfully fortified sal tent around the village of about two miles in extent.
 German counter attacks at several points failed Near Mont Carnillet, southwest of Moronvilliers, an espec- ially violent one was broken up by the French guns and on this sector more than 2.500 Germans were made priS oner Midway between Soissons and Rheims another counter attack was re- pulsed while still another offensive launched by the Germans near COurcy, north of Rheims, was put down by the
 
 line. Thirteen thousand five hundred Germans have been made prisoner in the two days fighting, according to Paris, 11,000 having been taken in Mondays attack between Rheims and SoissOns.
 The latest official communication from Berlin says the French efforts to break through the German lines on the -Aisne failed and that there has been
  communication described the battle as one of the greatest in the history of the war It admitted that under the terrific bombardment. between the Disc and Conde- Sur-Aisne the French shells 'levelled the positions (German) and produced wide, deep craters, ren- dering an obstinate defense no longer possible" Besides tine French suffer ing sanguinary losses, more than 2100 prisoners were taken by the Germans, the communication said.
 West and northwest of Lens the British still are pressing the Germans hard. Further progress has been mace by the British near the Havrincourt wood, midway between Arras and St. Quentin.
 No important changes in positions have taken place in any of the other theaters, except in Mesopotamia, where the British, operating on the right bank of the Tigris have reached a point 75 miles northwest of Bagdad and are keeping up their advance against the Turks who are retiring without offer ing resistance. The British are now within ten miles of Samara, on the Bagdad Samara railway
 French Make Gains
 PARIS April 17.-COntinung their terrific attack against the German Do- sitions between Sossons and Rheims @nd east of the latter place today the French carried German first line posi- tons over many miles of front, cap- tured powerfully organized heights, oc- cupied the important village of Auber- i've and on this part of the front, about two miles in extent, took more than 2,500 prisoners.
 According to the official statement from the war office strong German counter attacks were repulsed The number of German prisoners taken by the French Monday is now placed at 11.000
 The statement says:
 Notwithstanding violent gusts of rain and snow, our troops proved themselves irresistible They carried on front of fifteen kilometers (nine and a
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