The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-16
Haigs Men Are Gradually Wild
ening the Gap Cut in German
Front Hope to Take Lens With.
out Extensive Bombardment.
TEUToNs MAKE DESPERATE
ATTACK ON THE ENEMY
Hand-to. hand Encounters Report.
ed and There Is Said TO Have
Been More Actually Aimed Rifle
Shooting Than for Months.
By A..nciAtcd Pres.

BY Associated Press
british Hcudqu1rJcrs u France
April Is. (Via London. l:i7 y. m:
from a stan Correspondent OF The
Associated press.1 The British con-
tinued today gradually 10 widen the
second gap cut IN the Hindenburg line
north OF So. quentin, having captured
tho position known as the Three Saw
ages east ~ Griyourt. - quentin
continue 10 burn Away 60 the north
Lens sim holds out Tho Germans
have several strong positions about
the city 60 which they ~t.tl cling.
Tn, British apparently would like
tp take Lens without unictiug too
great damage from an extensive bonn
bardmcnt Thoy have always been IN
a position 10 rcdUcc the city 30 runs
but the shells have been directed
against selected spots known tn be
used fcr military purpuscs by tne
Germans. Nevertheless the Germans
continue their work OF destrus .ug the
city by hlow.ug up buildings.
Further details of the hshtng Ncs-
t,rdu. show the desperate character
of several German ATTACKS on the new
Brush positions The attack which
was essuyed from both sides Of
Qucant and aud temporarily pierced
the British line al Larnicouit. WAS eN-
vcptlopsllv hHtei II began at i.3O
o'c'ock SUNDAY morning and continued
for three hours without Interruption.
Btiti.h advanced posts were driven in
but me support units iomef the is-
sue Ntth the Germans.
Much Rite shooting.
Many hand 20 hand encounters FOL.
lowed There was ALSO more actually
aimed rife shooting than fDy many
months During this ire the Germans
icl u clumps They attempted to
s,oa cover behind bushes ANA W small
thicb,'. The British ur,I into these
with good results when iha reserves
came I.p 20 last IA, Germans broke
into .uu ugh' Hundreds Of them
,yr, .1ughi In their own wire crtan-
elements as they attempted to -1n
their trenches and they died 10, he
score. Prisoners were taken H."ur
the s.N-miI' front ct thc German az
tack moro than 500 being brought in.
There was ughtinp til day about
Nou,uN-L -prcuN. east u' Arras.
which already had Witnessed som"
h.r,, encounters since 'l, hJitl" of
Arrls began. Murchv 100 it- way. In
% Itur Nmy rdgo 400 nN itself stand
iuE sentinel us ne last high ground
over miles upon miles ut plains sweep
ing eastward The Germans held out
thor, for two days after the Arros
lIt1, opened and have launched halt
score uf counter attacks against Il
without sucr,as Tho place lends
itself 20 counter attacks because oi
Uutlyup woods where troops urdl-
narily could assemble uuuhscrNed.
There were morning and afternoon
attack, yesterday In both instances
IA, intentions ui the Germans wore
discovered and artillery played on
tho vood.. srattcr,ne a large per
uu,iaur ul the formations.
Notable Air Fighting.
There has been notable air lighting
over Monchy and many machines have
boon brought down there ,n the last
two days
Large German formations have at
tnckcd the British scouts and the pat
ter ur machine guns overhead has ar
most been continuous during the day
light hours The Germans as rul,
are Utrriul AR hsnitir ana NFuIiH'
never attack unless they outnumhcl
N, British three or four to one. 4
single German machine Is seldom
si4htcd. They have com" tn Doe KnuWt
90. "rlng air lighters but their tac
tics of lying I'm wait high ahuy" th'
n,,ry clouds ana dorting upon am is"
i,'cd Toe docs not pcrturb the Hut,si
nlers.
The British continue 90 police '''
p.r. not only nchiud their own line nu
irr into German territory amt So.
they naturally sunor tho same casual
ties ns a police force. from cnrruu,cr
ing umhu.hod attacks The wcdthc
continues favorable To- the German
ur'rud- OF aNoldiug opcn air com
u.,t- Even uu the clearer dty- th'
,Ey .s uled with y.1uds which "d"
protection and hiding places rnr &c.