Arizona republican., 1917-03-06
BRITONS CARRY
 OUI NEW RAIDS
 IN MANY LINES
Republican A. p. Leased wire1

lHepuphcan A. P. Leased Wire1
 The Associated Press summarizes operations of yesterday in connection with the European war as follows:
 Except for the front in France where the British and French are opposing the Germans. there have been only the usual outpost engagements and bonn bardments
 Around Arras and near Ginchy the British troops have carried out sue cesSful raids against German positions. according to London. In the vicinity of Arras, the British struck at two places and inflicted many casualties on the Germans, took 42 prisoners and captured a machine gun. Prisoners also were taken near Ginchy Near Bouchavesnes the Germans endeav- ored to wrest from the British the po- sitions captured Sunday but met with repulse
 The French counter attack north of BoiS Caurieres where the Germans had made a gain at one point in an attack delivered over a front of 1 24 miles and reSained part of the captured ele- ments. The French official communi- cation says that elsewhere than in the Bois Caurieres the Germans were re- pulsed with heavy casualties in their Sunday attack.
 There has been considerable aerial activity along the line in France Lon don reports that Sunday six hostile machines were brought down. two within the British lines, and that eight others were forced to descend dam aged. IL is admitted however, that the Germans forced down two British ma chimes and that five others failed to return to their base. French airmen and an anti-aircraft gun accounted for three German airplanes Monday.
 The weather on the Russian front has again turned bitterly cold imped- ing operations there. Scouting parties continue active in Rumania, and at various points artillery duels are in progress. There has been no change in the situation in the Austro- Italian and Macedonian theaters The repuls es of a small Turkish attack near Kal- by PetrOsrad.
 BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. (Via Londen.) March D. tFrom staff correspondent of the Associated Press )-The character istically laconic reference in an off cial communication regarding enemy artillery activity south of the Somme has been the British method of an- nOunCing publicly the fact that they had taken over still more of the west ern line and that the meeting point of the British and French troops now had been established well below that small. hut famous river As a matter of fact. the Somme is most disappointing stream to have had such a large share in the worlds history. IL wanders rather aimlessly from pool to pool in the flat lowlands. occasionally into canals. turning hundreds of mill wheels. and then slips idly along into the sea.
 The new territory defended by the British troops just north of the river, however. is extremely interesting. It is deeply she'll scared, but there Is not the same chaos as was found about Po- zieres. Beaumont -HameL MametZ and other villages. which have been abso- lutely obliterated by the war Such places as Flaucourt, DOmpierre, Asse- viIers and Estrees, behind the new section of the British line, still show evidence of once having been habl- tations. Some large farm buildings and factories form most picturesque ruins.
 Dompierre cemetery is a remarkable reminder of the ravages of war Graves and strong underground vaults have been blown open by the relentless and remorseIess shell fire 10 such an extent that the aspect of the cemetery resembles some fantastic idea of the physical resurrection of the dead The upheaval was so great that vaults ap- pear to have burst from within.