The sun., 1917-05-02
AIRMEN CONTINUE ACTIVE
Eight Teuton Planes Reported
Destroyed by British
Fliers.

SsvS iusseS Oh tn0 aSSdlants.
The number of unwounded prisoners
taken by the French in yesterdays
lighting was $50. Five cannon were
taken in the week between April "a and
~. Last night was spent In reorganix-
ing the positions taken Monday. en-
abling the victors the more readily to
retain their hold on Mont Carnillet and
Aaut Mont when the assaults were de-
uvered to-day.
Further north spirited actions took
Dlace along the Chemin-des-Da Danes, no.
tably in the region of Hurtebise and
Craonne, some seventeen miles north Of
Rheims In the direction VALaon.
Berlin Claims Victories.
The French triumphs are yet to be ad-
mitted in Berlin. To-nghts Official re-
port from the German War Orice says
local attacks near Lens and Cerny failed
and that artillery duels near Arras were
\ favorable to the Teutons.
Indications show that the strength OF
the German forces on April 1 totalled
SO divisions. each comprising a maxi
mum of from 10000 to $4,000 COM
batants a correspondent at the general
headquarters Of the French army wires.
He continues:
"Of these divisions 143 faced the
French and British. but only ninety
nine were in the actual line. the others
being held in strategic reserve. The
remaining seventy-six divisions were
then on the Russian. Rumanian and
Macedonian fronts Many Of the
strategic reserve divisions have since
been thrown into line. and. owing to
losses. were later sent to the rear for
roconstitution."
10000 Germans Taken.
Fo-nisht's British statement tells of
the capture OF almost 10000 Germans
hast month. The official reports follow:
British (Night)-During the month
Of April we have taken in the course
Of our offensive operations 1898 Ger
man prisoners. including 3s3 officers.
In the same period We also captured
367 guns and howitzers. including sS
heavy guns and howitzers. e27 trench
mortars and 40 machine guns
In addition TO those we captured
many of the enemy's guns. hOwitZers.
trench mortars and machine guns
have been destroyed by our artillery
dre
Marked activity in the air con-
tinued yesterday and during the night.
In the air fighting eight German ma
chimes were brought down by our air
planes, two of which fell in our lines.
Nine others were driven down out of
control. Another hostile machine was
shot down. Nine Of our airpanes are
missing.
Germans Re pulsed Twice.
French (NighD - Quite spirited
artillery actions took place along the
Observation-Disclosures particularly near
Hurtebise and Craonne, as well as in
Che region OF Courcy.
In Champagne there was violent
artillery fighting south OF Moron
villiers. In this region the enemy
twice delivered strong counter at
tacks against the position taken by
us yesterday northeast of Mont Haut.
Our barrage fire and tine fire of our
machine guns on both occasions broke
the waves Of assault and inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy.
The number of unwounded prisoners
taken by us in the fighting or April
- was $50 We also captured five
cannon in the period from April -
TO so
Lieutenant Delorme has brought
down his twenty-nrst enemy machine.
Adjt. Madon his ninth. Adjt. Lufbery
of New Haven, Conn. attached to
the Lafayette Escadrille. has up to
the present brought down nine Ger
man airplanes.
French (day)-South OF the Disc
We repulsed German attack on one
Of our small posts In tire region OF
Barlsis. Along the Chen1ln -des-
Danes the artillery fighting was
rather violent. In the sector between
Troyon and Hurtebise patrol encoun-
ters occurred. German reconnoi-
tring party which attempted to ap-
proach our lines east Of Hurtebise was
driven back by our fire.
Attscks FAN, Germans Say.
German Night--Near Arras. on the
Aisne and in Champagne the artillery
duels were favorable to us. Near
Lens Monchy-le-Preux and Frontaine
(Artois). as well as near Cerny
(Aisne), English and French local at
tacks failed.
German Day-Army group of Gro, :,
Prince Rnpprecht: Near Arras and on
both banks Of the Scarpe the artillery
= nghting was continued with varying
degrees OF intensity. On the front of
our nshllng line near st. Quentin
minor engagements occur daily be-
tween our protecting troops and the
advance troops of the enemy St
Quentin Itself Is often under fire, and
yesterday the cathedral received five
hltsA
Army group of the German Crown
Prince ON the Alsne- Marne Canal
ana IN the Champagne, between Sill
iery' and the Suippes lowland, the
artillery battle continued with few
intervals Between SOissons and
Rheims 1t Was especially intense
toward evening. Near Berry-au-Ba
ana Brinont and cast of Courcy French
reconnoltring deiachmcnts which at
tempted night advances were repulsed
In tho Champagne during the fore
noon the fire increase to u point of
Sreat Intensity for several hours
shortly after midday a French at
tack was launched between Prosnes
and Auhcrire. Fresh divisions were
AEpught mp with the object Of wrest-
ing from us positions ON the heights
\ south of Mauroy and MoronviIlierA
Il The storming attack failed In the
] \ face Of Our stubborn resistance after