The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-19
Also twclv" cannon. Including thee Of
large Calihrc.

AIS" lively" cannon. Including thee Of
large ra!ibrc.
The communication follows:
In Ilr region rt 81. Quentin lat
night was characterized hN great a'iiN-
ity on the part al III" opposing a:tll-
lory forces together with numerous en-
cutl:,lrrS between PATROLS. Simii ~.
conditions prevailed south 81 tn" ci>".
in tho sector east of the lower FOREST
d: l'oncy.
"Eorrhsas; Of Scissors Il surprise Al
tack upon the enemy lines north 80
Lnff"uX resulted IN "ur bringing h;t'k
about twenty prisoners.
.Ertwrcn S"ssous and AHh"riNc
French troops last night C"nuu"l'd NJ
various points Of ;tr front ";"IH' IONS
which resulted III operations WhlSl
brought US distinct advantages. y
particularly brilliant movement re-
suited in our occupying III" village ~
GhaVonnc and in completing me "'c''
patton uf III" "vilIag" ~ envy IN IN
north nf thccSc locations "" nav" taken
possession at ground rs lar as III"
suburbs of l:rIye-rn-l .ac"nnniS. hHr pa
trolls have gone Int" tl!S NliE'E'. We
took her" 80 prisoners:
I'm ih. sector al Nillr-Au-R olS We
hay" captured several fortified n"$i'i"nS
aS well rs til" wu"u east ~ NiiI"--N"-
I:"iS. We tt",k 400 rriS",i!r,% ,nr.c
lin IL" Champagne district 'nF.n
,.nunlrr-attaCkS "C the 'n'n;L "r"h GU
,nsiiInrS 1T Mont Tarau~vt w"r,
rh"rk"d by uur ire. I'll" "'"'"\ Ea'i',"
nothing and suffered S:u;UlnarE losses:
"ArlilIcrv lighting has h""i Ni"l"h'
.,,nr , lorr, nortluu oi tn" front NJ
turi;".I. III" var material FOUND III we
territory taken by main Tore" From ne
enemy includes Il c"nSld"rahl' huti"i
If machine guns and numerous ir'l"u
nurtnrS. The "u'in: crew "'I'" n;r I',,.
his second positions his heavy arti!i''E
AS we'll aS his h"d pieces. N"y'FtnSi-
I.ss W.. captured twrlV" cannon. inri""-
INK three heavy pi'r'"S. Most 81 ms
,y%r.. ,akrn on tn Champaign" front.
.'rh, number 81 unWuundrd PfiSun''r
taken hv MS sine" April IL - more IMAM
li.r0n. ,r,ill.r,.
t,.b,i inn and encounters between patrons
along the remainder of the front.
German Reports. ,oo-
,.FpIIE. via l.n:dnn. April ~. ="
;, ,,-Ti,,. evening ""lnlnltll'"'P'h !"
s,,.d by tn" '."rnu,n war "ji'', Sa\H. tn
.Er,r ARA; tArr" is nothing new I"
report. ri..,, attack
,,,,,,[ri,t :, small gain ~ territory 10 il''
cr.,ny near H"-t.n-I .A''i'l "'s' ~
u ulhsiGcs al Gr:t"nn". hit"F me i"I I.',,I
Of 4 t'reuc; morning attach %''''''
attack is n"W in progress ,.,,,,-
"rrcnCh lighting hogan IN ,HS N"''''
rauur during :h'S a!l"rn""h'
EERLlE. Arril IS. via LONDON 49, y.
-. .rbr ,uui,.r Of prisoners taken ny
,r,. ,;,rmnns on III" fr'-.cn hatr" front
Yesterday. according IL. III" official STAT
i,,,ni issued Today h% the German hr''!
h,.,I,r,.rlrrs staff. was Increased |"
,rnrr thar =: ruu officers. and men:
I;rr,nan forces in Macedonia. IN" I'rr-
man official statement says uinN" 'u"
i'r,.nrh from positions one kll"molr"
,,;J,. nm The rrvcna St"na which were
,nrturcd hy the French last MArch.
french attacks in tho Champagne .?'H
r,:,v oyer II twelve mile 'front.' me
German statement adds. w"r" PrrE'h.ru
from nirrcing tn" TrutUr lines by me
,;cr,nan barring positions. Part ~ IN"
,,.nnL hriyrcn M0ronvill"rs and AuhrrlN"
u,. vr.etrd from French C01nrcG dlviS-
IONS which had reached there. During
m. n.,h,ing on April 16 twcntE-SiX OF
IN. numerous French arm0rrd motor
cars were destroyed.
In .hc NiSnu region. the s'a'ern"nt
says Yesterday was comparatively quiet
rNc..pt nn E"auinc Ridge. on the cranE!l@
lI.irhts end northwest Of Vile AE-h"iS'
where French attacks. mad" ny miahiY
in waves. We're rcpulSrd.
. In Ih.. ArraS sector tho artlllfrE HEht-
ing again increased nj some points.
British Reports.
LONDON. April IS. 40 p. M ne
official report from British hcadquar'-
rrs IN France tonight reads:
Our troops gained ground during rhc
night along III" left bank Of the river
Scnrnr east Of famraux. and TINS