The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

usually heavy rains are named as
| contributory factors.
LONDON, April 2a-Anothcr milo was
chopped out of the Oppy line east OF
Arras to-day by Brltsn troops. who
after storming the trenches south OF
Oppy village threw back repeated Ger
man counter attacks. This was typical
Of the whole days fighting. The Ger
mans continued TO counter attack time
after time, the fighting was desperate
and the losses Of both armies we're great.
Though this new breach In the out
works OF the famous Wotan line was
valuable advance for the British, they
were checked elsewhere. Oppy itself
still holds out, the important village Of
Roeux on the Scarpe is still German and
the khaki line does not yet envelop
Greenland HAl. At great cost the Ger
mans have thus far saved these posi-
tions. They have lost 976 prisoners in
thirty-siN hours lighting
The Germans have good idea OF the
principal points against which the Brit
ish are throwing their heaviest attacks
and which they must carry before they
can make any more progress on large
scale. The Germans are throwing in
sne fresh division after another to hold
ehese positions as fast as they can bring
up theetroops.
somme Tactics Repeated.
All the phenomena Of the Somme bat
tie are repeating themselvea here"
writes Perry Robinson, correspondent OF
the London Times at the front 1.-THE
Germans are now sending in against us
fresh divisions with great rapidty and
contesting stubbornly every advance,
Just as they did last summer at High
Wood and Mouquet farm. Then 1t was
the urgcnce OF holding to their last foot
Ing or high ground which inspired them
with desperation now presumably il is
the urgency Of imposing all possible de-
iay so as to admit of completion of their
defensive position 10 the rear. These
new troops here as there often fight with
great stubbornncss. but their losses arc
terrific. and whatever troops come
against us are broken. We continue to
gain ground
Reuters correspondent at the front
emphasizes the terrific nature of the
fighting for Roeux "The Germans ap-
preciate the tactical value of Roeux as
a complement TO Monchy, which we hold,
and are sacrificing troops In droves in
the effort to keep the British out, but
the concentration OF big British guns Ia
making the Germans pay a heavy price
for their opposition. All night long the
battle crashed and thundered around
RoeuS. aud the high sun this perfect
Sabbath morning must he looking down
upon a veritable holocaust"
Canadians Hold Position.
The Canadians who stormed and kept
Arleux-en-Gohelle yesterday were put
to the test last night, and stood II we'll
The Germans came forward In force
trying to recapture me ruined village
Most Of the effort was directed against
tho trenches north "f Arleux The
Canadians were waiting for IT, however
and with the aid Of artillery their ma
chine guns and rifles broke up the at
tack and the whole position was held
To-days German statement, though
again II makes claims Of great things
done in repulsing the British. admits the
loss Of Arleux. This statement saving
that April % was new day Of honor"
adopts the same tactics that have been
adopted previously of cXaggerating the
British plan and the scope Of the at
tack. and then gloating because the Brit
ish failed 10 accomplish something they
never tried to accomplish.
The statement says what British tIss-
patches already have said. that at many
gains they were unable to hold, and saws
the British attacked on a front twics
as great as the actual front as shown
by both British and German official
statements.
On the French front the only fighting
has been a local attack near Courcy,
which resulted in success for the
French. They took more than zoo pris-
oners and made no little progress. The
IL,
this front, furnishing new evidence that
a French attack may soon be expected.
The German statement tonight notes
the heavier gun fire,
Onicial Statements.
The official statements follow;
British Night Statement--"This morn
ing an enemy trench system south Of
NOppy was captured on a front OF about
. mile after heavy fighting. The enemy
offered stubborn resistance and delivered
several unsuccessful ! counter attacks.
The prisoners captured since yesterday
r'cruins nc's number 9Ic, including six
teen officers.
Last night a party OF Germans was
surprised by our troops southeast of
Pontru. northwest Of st. Quentin. Sew
keral OF the enemy were killed. We took
"a few prisoners.
"In the air ighting yesterday two Ger
man alrplanes were brought down. One
other was driven down out OF control.
Three OF our machines are missing"
British Day Statement-'During the
night a strong enemy counter attack on
our new positions north of Arleux-en-
.Gohslle was broken up by our fire.
Y Fighting continues at several places
(prth OF the River Scarpe.'
Wrench Night Statement along the
Ch,min des Danes the German artiI-
lery. energetIcally counter shelled by
MS. bombarded our positions at Hurte-
bise Grenade fighting likewise was
lively in that region In the first lines.
Northwest OF Rheims and In Cham
pagne we effectively shelled the German
Co~ttnusd on FoxvfA PaGs.