The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-24
THE WAR IN BRIEF

Again the British have begun a period Of intensive fighting from the Fregion of Lens southward to the Hay- rnc0urt wood and. according to the London war office, have been success ful at various points in capturing i'm portant German positions In addition, more than 1 200 Germans were made prisoners in the first days fighting
 in the new offensive.
 Both north and south of the Scarpe river the British have materially ad- vanced a5 several points toward DouaL North of the river the village of Cav relic and positions two and half miles long south of the village were captur- led, while south of the stream they took the line of the Germans on a Wide from south and east of Monchy- le.PrenX and captured the villages of .CaYrelle and Guemappe
 Further to the south the entire vil- lage of Trescaulte and the ,reater part of the Hayrincourt wood now is in the hands Of General Haies forces. On the northern end of the battle line ad- 'dtional progress hos been made south west of Lens, seemingly placing that Important town in great jeopardy.
 The last Berlin communication deal
 ing With the fighting of Monday says the British offensive on the Arras front broke do@n with heavy casual ties. Berlin admits the penetration of German trenches on a front of 800 yards northwest of Lens, but says the British later were expelled from them in a conter-attack.
 Northeast of iSoissons. between the Alsnc and the Chemin Des Danes, the French nave further advanced their Ines elsewhere on the French front ar' .llery duels have predomnated. Sunday night the Germans tried but without success. to penetrate French rGstons east of Craonne. in the Cham pagne, near St Nihiel. and in the Nosges mountains.
 A return Of good weather to the western front has brought about re- newed aerial activities and numerous battles in the air Sunday French air men in aerial engagements shot down six enemy airpanes A similar mum her fell prey to British aviators, while l5 other. were driven down out of control Antiaidcraft guns disposed Of another German airplane and seven kite balloons.
 Berlin reports that German airmen forced down eleven entente machines and destroyed four captive balloons. The British war ofpce admits that seven British airplanes failed to return 10 their base.
 Heavy artillery duels are taking place in the rtgion of Lake Doiran and in the Cerna river bend sector of the Macedonian front Paris reports the repulse of Teutonic allied reconnais sances between Tsryena Stena and Sokol, in this sector.
 The Germans evidently are rrepar- ing for the drive on Petrograd that has been expected in the Russian capital. Warships conveying transports are reported Wnorfcially to have left lihar. on the Baltic sea, for an un- known destination and meanwhf'e the Germans have renewed their activity on the northern part of the Russian front m the river region.
 The British troops now are fighting lagainst the Turks six miles from Sa- mara, on the right bank of the Tigrs river in Mesopotamis, having previous N forced the Ottamans to evacuate Iztabi'at, There has been a renewal of activity on the part of the Kurds aeain't the Russians in Persia, but de- tails are lacking as to the full extent of r.