The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-17
Many Recent Raids Believed
Precede New Effort
Germany t0 Con
trol Sea
BRITISH GAINING In WEST
Still Have 0utposts IA
Two Villages ana Claim hui
lecourt Zeppelin De
stroyed IA ocaan,

fEt
may be preparing to match her battle
fleet against Eng1andss IA The naval en-
gagenrent which an the world has A.
waited since the start 0f the warsisa
question. Recent destroyer srnids hayaa
brought forward many d1Ecussspns.
There has been adAEen or more such
raids lately. Thatthese freanent and
pen battle Is the opinion OF many. Az
The same Tins the reCeat E1aIIsntH for d
shakeup in the British ua1nnfpxkEy and
greater energy In combating tie sub
plenac is causing much Speculation.
British Headquarters in France, Mo
!4-{From o sta1f correspondent Of the
Associated Press)-RrftisA frt1ps awe
Just about completed the ABSORPTION or
Two important villages ID wt3eh the
Eermans bave chung despessatefy ever
NEE the battle q Arras z r
bank of the Scarpe. and the other Is
B~ullecourt. which lies directly In the
Hfndenburg line Just to the westsof
Rueant.
the last As hours. the Germans foot
hold in Bullecourt has been reduced to
swo isolated posts. where bDnbing
lights are continuing. A virtually i'm
par situation exists In Roeux-
Since the British victory ON Satur-
AsNJ - NSA - sltSND&SlS0 AA ~
lacked much Of their c ~ferseness.
The number OF prisoners taken during
this time q been exceptionally large
for the character OF the operations and
the number OF troops involved
These may merely be cOtnctdents, or
It may be that the Gern1nns have be-
com tAed Of sending SO many f their
troops 70 death In rnassel formation
The German soldiers hav been fighting
very stoutly since reserves were drown
Infa tho "A ry~od u nR0R
The heat wave in the fighting dis
frfct has been temporarily roken by a
series OF thu,nderstorms.
Through blazing oil, poison gas
and every other horror known to
modern War the British are stub
bornly fighting their way to the
Drocourt-Queant line, the key to
Doual and Cambria and the prin-
cipal link in the letters welded on
northern France by the Germans.
Queant, at the south end Of the
line. is virtually pocketed. To the
east, west and south the road is
clear to the British rs far Is ma
tural barriers are concerned. except
for part OF the village OF Buafe-
court. from which the British have
half driven their foes
The naval forces also have de-
stroyed a Zeppelin, h L-22. in the
North sea.
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London. May 11Hostileg raids were
repulsed last night northeast OF Epey
and Mort Ypres says totiay'a official
announcement. I'VE cur a few
prisoners"
we progressed during the night in
Roeux village (Arras front).
London. May 1b-British naval
forces destroyed the Zeppelin L-2c In
the North Sea this morntng, according
to an official statement issued by the
admiralty.
ZEPPELIN DESTROYED.
London. May l5-British naval forces
destroyed tho Zeppelin L-22. In Inc
North sea this morning, according TO
an official statement issued by the add
mirolty.
BRITISH IN 1uLLEcouRT.
London. May 15-Tha British troops
have established themselves In the:yfl-
lage of B~ullecourt, The SCENE Of terrific
cording 10 the official report froM
British Headquarters In France. Fight
ing still continues.
The British also have captured an
important German trench of aabon two
thirds OF a mile astride the AITas-
Cambria read, as well MS Gerf1an po-
sftiunS over a front OF one and a hal9
miles near Roeux.
FIRE AT WiLHELMSHAvEN.
Amsterdam May 15-For seyen
on Wednesday a great fire ragged
on the imperial wharyes at Wilhelms-
haven. The submarine building depart-
ment was seriously damaged. The entire
district has been closed to the public.
Wilhelmshayen is the. CHIEF German
naval station and war harbor in the
North sea and Is the second largest
naval base OF the empire.
TEUTON ATTACKS FAIL.
Paris. May 1.-THE Fiench Last
night repulsed German rec1hTppitertng
parties northeast Of VauxaiIlbn, Hortk
of Craonne, at Hill 10S and In the
Champagne. the war office reports. The
German losses were large.