Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15
VILLAGE IS CAPTURED
BY GEN. HA|G'S MEN
AFTER GREAT BATTLE
1920 Yards of Trenches
AStride ArraS-Cambrai Road,
Roeux Cemetery and Cav
airy Farm Taken Also

NEW YORK, May 12.-(by foreign
cables from European capitalist
Storning the German lines east of Ar
ras along a twelve-mile front British
troops have forced back the Germans al
two important points and have estab-
iished themselves in BullecOurt. the
scene of many desperate struggles re-
Gently. Heavy losses were inflicted or
the Germans and more than 700 prison
ers were taken.
Without giving the armies Of Crown
Prince Rupprecht time 10 recover after
the respulse of their Intellectual counter
attacks, Field Marshal Haig early Sat
urday threw his forces against three
vital points in the line protecting Douai
and in each place gained his objective
At the southern end of the line was
Bullecourt. protecting Queant. Here
thousands have fallen in attacks and
counter attacks in the last two weeks
The battle here lasted for many hours
during which the British firmly placed
themselves in the village. but the fight
ing still goes on.
six miles to the north along the Arras-
Cambria road and between the villages OF
Monchy and Guenappe the British
Strengthened out their line by taking
1900 yards of a German trench system
Cavalry farm, strong point in the Ger
hands
Around Boeux, north of the Scarpe
and at the northern end of the attack
ing lines, Field Marshal Haigs men cap
tured positions on front of about one
mile and a half. The fighting was most
intense about the Roeux cemetery and
the Chemical works in the direction OF
Plouvain and along the Arras-Douai
railway.
Fourteen German airplanes were de-
stroyed by the entente forces on Friday
and twelve others were driven down
damaged.
French artillery continues TO lombard
the German lines and mun1tion depots
along the Aisne front. The German war
office asserts that the French were driv-
en- back al Bovelle ridge, in the vicinity
of Cerny. There has been a violent
artillery duel near Avocourt, on the left
bank of the Mouse, on the Verdun front.
The French delivered several attacks
on the hills east of Berry-su- BAG in
which the Germans claim they were re-
pulsed
Resumption of an offensive move
ment by the Russian forces operating in
conjunction with the British campaign
in Mesopotamia, was announced SatUr-
day by the Russian war office.
The Russian troops crossed the Diala
river in the rear of the Turkish forces
which had retreated before the British
advance and taken refuge in the label
Hamrin hills about one hundred miles
northwest of Bagdad
Farther north. on the Caucas ian
front, both Russian and Turkish forces
have been on the offensive with alter
nate advance and retreat, the result of
which seems to have left the situation
| there unchanged.
In Macedonia the Serbian troops have
! captured and held against counter at
! lacks several trenches on Dobropolye
! heights, east of the Cerna river.
Signs of renewed activity on the part
| of British army invading Palestine are
evident. The Turkish positions near
| Cerna have been bombarded.
The German admiralty asserts that a
British destroyer was sunk in naval
engagement between the Dutch and Eng
| Iish coasts on Thursday.
| Zeebrugge, on the Belgian coast, was
! heavily bombarded by warships early
| Saturday morning.