The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25
SMALL HAMLET
TAKEN BY HAIG
Bilhem, East of Havrincourt
Wood, Was Captured by
British Last Night
1929 PRISONERS
TAKEN SINCE MONDAY
Ground Gained in Cham
pagne and German Attacks
Repulsed, Paris Reports

London, April 25.-The British have
taken 1929 prisoners since Monday
morning, including SO officers, according
to the official statement of the war of
flee to-day. The British forces captured
the hamlet of Bilhem, east of Havrin-
court wood, last night.
A British official communication issued
at midnight says:
Further information received regard.
ing Mondays battle shows that the fight
ing was of an exceptionally fierce ma
ture. Seven German divisions were en-
gagged on the front from Croissilles to
Gavrelle. Several points of tactical i'm
portance changed hands more than once,
but eventually all these remained in our
possession, except few buildings north
of Roeux.
"Not only were frequent hostile coun-
ter attacks shattered by our massed ar
tillery fire, but those of the enemy who
succeeded in penetrating our barrages
were cut down by our rife or machine
gun fire.
"One British corps took prisoners from
no less than four German divisions. Our
troops advanced along the whole front.
To-day there has again been consid-
cradle fighting, though somewhat less
fierce in nature, at several points on the
battlefront. Between the Sensee river
and Monchy lie Preux our progress has
been continued and our line has been ad-
vanced to within a few hundred yards
of Fontaine les Croisilles and Cherisy.
During the afternoon in the neighbor-
hood of Gayrelle a hostile counter attack
by strong forces was broken up by our
artillery and driven back in disorder un-
der our fire.
More than 1000 prisoners have passed
through our collecting stations since
Monday morning and there are others
yet to come.
There was greater amount of fight
ing in the air Monday than has taken
place before in a single day. Our air
planes attacked the enemy's machines
wherever they could be found with strik-
ing success, going far behind the enemy's
lines and bombing his railways, dumps
and airdromes and compelling him to
give battle.
I'm the course Of the fighting Is Ger
man machines were brought down de-
stroyed and "a others were driven down
out of control, majority of which prob
ably crashed. A large twin engine three
scatter was brought down inside our lines.
Its occupants were made prisoners. Only
two of our machines are missing"
Paris, April 25.-Ground was gained by !
the French last night in Champagne, the |
war Office announced to-day. A German |
attack in the neighborhood of Hurtebise |
was repulsed. The Germans made sever
al futile efforts to raid French trenches |
near Tenure and Haisons de Champagne,
leaving many dead in the wire entangle-
ments.
The official communication issued last
night was as follows:
THE day was marked chiefly by ar
tillery actions along the whole front We
continued to shell the enemy batteries
and organizations in the regions OF St.
Quentin, the Disc, Goreny, Juvencourt
and The Champagne. Explosions were
observed in number of batteries
"We have brought in four German
howitzers of los millimeters, captured
during recent engagements on the pla-
teau of the Chemin des Danes, not in
cluded in the previous inventory made
public.
'Near Morenviliers our light forces
penetrated the German trenches and
found them filled with bodies.
Belgian communication: There was
intense artillery activity this morning.
Eastern theatre, April %: Artillery
actions occurred along the whole front
A German bombing squadron was obliged
by British airplanes to turn about"