The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-03
SIX DAY BATTLE
RACES, Undecided
British Gain as Result OF Satur-
day Offensive, But Fiercest
Fighting Of the War
Continues.

M tAltSIttS ~ NttN y
Continues.
London. May Heavy hghting
continues along the front between Ar
ras and Lens with very little change
in the situation reported. Reuters COR.
respondent at British headQuarters
tefegraphs today. The Germans are
continuing to bring up fresh troops nj
to deliver counter attacks, more par
ticuiarly in h n~eighborhood of Oppy
n from their trench system down to
Gavrelle.
The British hold the windmill north
east Of the latter village and have Inn
proved their positions along the south
western slope of Greenland Hill. Com
tinuous lighting is In progress around
the Roeux chemical works.
In 9 general way continues the
correspondent, "the situation this
morning along the front of the attack
which began at daybreak on Saturday
is that we hold the German front line
from the point where the Bailleul-
Bach loop line crosses the trenches
northwest OF Gavrelle to the fork In the
Oppy line between that place Ar
leux. Beyond this fork we hold the
German support line for a length OF
about 1900 yards. Thence u front
SOAAStkA0Go JuSt caS VI AIlSuA. HAgEEe W441
The weather was too shazy this
morning for good air work and the ar
tfilery observations was correspond
ingly poor, blu the gunners on both
sides nave plenty of registered targets
and h old familiar hunder wakes and.
n
Various German documents that
have been captured urgently ernpha-
size the necessity of economizing
strictly in the expenditure Of shells of
all types, as the dearth OF material is
serious, minimizing the output of sup
plies. 1t is ais urged that the artillery
officers be trained to employ guns, the
inner b OF which are worn out, up
on targets which do not neces-
state very accurate. shooting, as the
output of new uns is limited
Faith In Hindenburg.
British Headquarters in France, April
S0.-(From a staff correspondent OF ihe
ing evidences daily OF how the Ger.
man higher nina is using the
name of Field Marshal Won Hindenbnrg
in an effort to sustain the morale OF
the German fighting men. which was
lowered by the retreat from their,
Somme n the successful launching of
the British and French offensive ac-
tons. Prisoners recently taken also
tell how Won Hindcnburg continues to
be held up to the German popuiace as
a whole, as the man in whom it must
repose confidence n hope OF final VIC
tory.
The recent retreat was explained by
the desire of the German command to
take up a posie--.. in the famous Hin
denburg line, n prisoners now say
that when it becomes known in Ger
many that he British have turned this
position n taken possession OF sew
eral miles Of it of Arras
great depression will be caused.
Civilians, as well as soldiers placed
great faith in this line. .n whica the
say millions upon miliirrls na marks.
have been spent. They ilai been told
the line was SO inyulneraDie .,lat the
Germans could sit in it for the re-
mainder of the war.
The German class of 1919. it is
learned. is being called upon but is
still in training.
CANADIANS SLAUGHTER ENEMY.
London, May New Foundland's
soldiers are given high praise for their
share of the battle Of ArTas in the de-
scriptions sent by British correspond
ents at the front.
I'm company with certain English
troops they had pushed recently to the
farthest point Of our advance" one cor
respondent says, lin the most difficult
section Of h battle area, when they
were met by a n attack from
three. columns of the enemy in over
whelming force. Some few were ap-
parently cut off. but the main BODY fell
back, holding the German masses at
arms length.
Reaching a trench In advance OF our
main position, the enemy, checked by
our fire, dropped into and occupied 1t.
Then came h New Foundlanders' OPP
portunity, and the next half hour saw
such a slaughter Of Germans as has
only been witnessed perhaps once or
twice in this battle. It is believed that
no enemy got back. but in the trench
and on the ground over which they
had come were 1900 to 1,500 dead.
"Since last July probably the New
Foundlanders had harder fighting in
proportion to their size than any other
unit of the British armies, and II is
doubtful if any troops of similar
strength inflicted such heavy losses on
the enemy"
AIR RAIDERS BUSY.
Paris, April 30.-The official war
statement follows:
violent artillery fighting occurred
during the night south of ST. Quentin.
Several German attacks near Mount
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