The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-20
Great Drive Continues and Both French and English Report Progress Made During Day
HAIG'S MEN CAPTURE
 FPS BIG GUNS TO DATE
Brave Latins on South of Line Are Punching, and Teutonic Efficiency Grad ually Giving Way

New York, April 19.-The Associated Press sums the news from all the battle fronts as follows:
 Part of the Hindenburg line in France continues to crumble or fall back before the forces of the French General Nivelle.
 Thursday witnessed addi- tional important gains by the French at numerous points from Soissons eastward to the old Champagne, and also the capture of men and guns. In the latter region, northwest of Auberive, the French captured strongly fortified d German trenches on a front of a mile and quarter and made pris- oner 150 Germans. Northeast of Soissons the villages of Alsy, Jouy and Laffaux and Fort de Condo were captured by the French, while to the east, near Hurtebiz, another point of sup port fell into their hands and with it 800 prisoners and two canyon.
 ViSlent artillery actions are in progress between the Somme and the Disc, in Champagne, near Le Mort Homme, in the Verdun sector and in Belgium around Dixmude.
 The French war office reports that Wednesday night the Germans threw 12 divisions of fresh men into the fray between Soissons and Auberive in an attempt to hold General Nivelle's forces back. but that their efforts were unavailing The Berlin official state
 
 northwest of Auberive compensated for the enemy's gain of terrain It Is admitted by Berlin that the Ger mans near leAux-Bois retreated to new lines, being unable to withstand the intensity of the French fire.
 BRITISH FRONT REPORT
 Comparative quiet. gauged by the recent intensive fighting, prevails on that part of the line in France held by the British The latest official com munication dealing with the Arras- Lens sector reports slight gains for Field Marshal Haig's forces south of Monchy- -Preux and FampouX and also to the north in the Loos sector where prisoners were taken
 While the Petrograd war office an nounces that the activity on the east ern front has consisted merely of rifle firing and scouting operations, reports from Petrograd said to have been made public by the Russian general staff. are to the effect that the Ger mans on the northern part of the front in Russia, backed by their fleet. are preparing for great attack on the Russian right wing. probably with the intention of isolating Petrograd iron. the main Russian armies.
 FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA & Considerable fighting is taking place in the Macedonian theatre, with the Teutonic allies the aggressors. AL tacks were delivered in the Cerna river region and between Lakes Och rida and Presba. but according to Paris both were repulsed. Violent al- tillery duels are taking place in the districts of Monastir and Tsrvena Stena and on the right bank of the Vardar near Mayadag.
 Reciprocal artillery fighting also is in progress between the Austrians and Italians in the region of Gorizia and in the I.agarina valley. Several minor engagements have been fought with the honors resting with the Italians according to Rome.
 The British House of Commons has been informed by Andrew Bonar Law that an announcement would soon be made of further losses of British hos pital ships. Whether the vessels were sunk by German submarines was not stated.
 NIn connection with recent reports that German submarines have been seen off the American coast. an off cial statement issued in Berlin says there is no submarine "as yet' in the western part of the Atlantic.