New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-25
British Win at Three Points
Between Lens and
ST. Quentin
Teuton Casualties
Are Staggering
Hindenburg's Men, Forced
Into Open, Appear To
Be Losing Morale

.,ovrinC opposition AlouB tHe V"'iA0
-. ,be British Smashed forward to-
s,y A. tires points or the front be-
.g.sn Lens and ST. Quentin and main
,,;reS al their lines.
sor,s OF the most violent fighting OF
-. whole war IS going cn along the
s,,ish front. particularly III front OF
n. procourt. Queant line. though to-
49, was lit.ie less violent than YES
,.-8svs Here, where Hirdenburg has
,,,'.d seven fresh divisions into the
e,irg line 10 sem me British advance,
a,ir's guns, heavy and light, have
,,spd,G TO bits the powerful deieaces
~ The enemy, and literally blasted the
German soldiers out Of their trenches.
Forced from :he dugouts, where they
have crown accustomed TO hiding. the
c.-n,rs are depending on their own
.sor,s instead of on concrete and steel
A. soe result. :hc.- losses are appall-
ing.
A, another the command has been
,,,eed 70 use troops OF higher grade
IA, those whose morale has been
weakened By the long hiding. The new
,,oops are declared 70 be a much finer
10. than those employed in the earlier
,,agss Of the battle.
Villages Are Occupied
Advancing along the PerOnne-Cam-
br,; road. between Trescault and Gop-
,,r,u-both OF which villages were
e,p,ured in the last drive-Haig's
force, occupied to-day the villages Of
yines.Plouich and Beaucamp after
bitter fighting.
South Of this point and to the east
of Evshy the British gained ground ION
vide front" the War Office reports
reaching and crossing the St Quentin
Canal near vendhuille. less than two
niles from the important railroad GEN.
re Of lie Catelet.
On the main line OF the Arras battle
rom. from Croiselles 10 Gavrelle,
Hays forces advanced their line to
sithin a few hundred wards Of Cherisy
md Fontaine-les- Croiselles. pressed
forward east OF Monchy-le-Preux and
Rosux, and maintained their positions
Gsvrelle against series Of furious
counter assaults by the German troops
whose losses were severe.
more than 1000 prisoners have
passed through our collecting stations
anee Monday morning, and there are
o.hers yet 20 come" says to-night's
oscial communique from General Haig.
French Again Progress
The French continued their rsking
'ombardment Of the enemy's lines
siOng the Aisne and in the Champagne
and made further progress toward the
'smous Chemin des DANES, paving The
way for another stroke OF a magnitude
'oual to tina, last week, when nearly
'Vsnty thousand prisoners fell into
tel hands.
tlong The Nnole battle line the Ger
AsE5 rye LoN throwing their reserves
"a The fray with q prodgality that is
Astonishing British critics and CORE
'gohdenis. Hsig reports to-day that
The enemy constantly repeated his un-
ssecessfrl counter attacks with great
asiermination and regardless Of losses"
On The NOtan. or Drocourt- -Queant,
lie particularly Hindenburg is using
nen leck.essly .r 2 supreme effort 10
toio this vital paIt Of his defensive
system Seven German divisions con
issted tne British advance along this
'font yesterday. Haig reports.
The superiority o. the British artli-
cry finally brought them the victory.
tsing machine guns and field pieces
anost exclusively because Of the small
sheeney Of howitzers IN semi-open
ghting, the British gunners set up
garages through which the enemy's
columns were unable to cut their way
Hl.nout terrific losses.
Vne correspondent az the front states
io-day:
During the last thirty-six hours the
Strmsns have shown a complete reck-
fs'ness IN repeating counter attacks
mass without regard 20 the cost,
.aieh must be appalling" On the other
ana Berlin states that reports from
Troops unanimously confirm that
,ss'erdsy's losses OF the English were
-lpfeeedeniedly high"
Germans Ask Support
me German official report further
ms the failure Of the British at
49, except on the Cambrai-Arras
.o; adding: The enemy's attempt TO
ek 80 through near Arras has failed
tremendous losses Eng
as might has suffered a heavy, san
sceaFy defeat through the foresight
1erman headquarters and the tena-
-, s oeSlre Of our brave troops for
soIy An appeal is made in the
Cement for the support OF every
bs,s-s man or woman, peasant or la
Sssides improving their positions
e vastly strategic plateau Of the
,.nlh-des-Dames, the French ad-
~ea near Juyincourt, where a Ger
~ PoN was occupied: in the region
horonviliier8, where German
tls were penetrated and found
- nhed with bodies Of the dead, and
~. bparges, in the Champagne, where
80 shemy's defences were destroyed
fr'soners brOug'- back by light
elng parties.
Desaiis Of stubborn, fighting on