Evening star., 1917-04-10
BRITISH TRUDGE ON IN INFERNO
IN SMASHING ENEMY BACK

II Jill A6A IL
From STAFF Correspondent Of the Associated Press
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. via London Apri'
"' y" ."' ,,;5,,, ;, tho last
- "a, f,,11 swing to-
L. v,-idor;,. tho attacks that they
-. h., d:r,o,,t;no ssatus. the re-
- c.,r,,,a,. :, tho sector of the
- ~ pr;,iv, s,r,ck stiu further
-, ara :, series of assaults on
nor'h ana IN Se''eS VI -. ,oss
broad front. with Arras more o'
the pivotal point, they drove the Ger
- a, Of irn,ortant posi-
H.. ;rt, tho German
tions. penetrated FAR in'o e'e
lines and inflicted heavy casual1es-
The heaxics; fighting today develop
<.u, miles southeast
Gu aio"s i'e Traction TO
of Arras in northerly Hiree'Io" "
the peirbborhood of Lens. but the &C.
tions extended far in the direction OF
ST Quentin. In the territory captured
TODAY was the famous Nimy ridge;
which had been fought over time ai'a
,nonths old, The French had fought
GesperateS anu ~. rantawe ground
from III. Germans. the battles costing
oVNsi of
hacR oi ths oinni,a' no. coeI fields of
France. winch are still in German
hands.
r.,l. Char. in Houors.
AanAs sinai
I'll. e.,,;,s n, yipov ridge was car
C.si.,s Who had re-
ried out oS 'he Nanaui""S
,.r h,,, or,.ys higher up was the
~. .,da ~ tho Canadians
enemy. On either stoe VI the
were English and Scottish oa'taiio"s
and in today's battle there was glory
.Tenks. also shared in the honors of
@hs swccss.fn, assault
One position captured to the north
..st ~ Arr. Vas n sort of labyrinth of
Trenches enmeshed in multiple bands
o. s,s G,sn shsne e1s prisoners had proclaimed this
s.nons pom, Ia ~ foday the Brit
ish took within it nearly 1000 prison
ers and they captured also during tne
day three German oat..on 1r,tS col
ona1 ,r tb. Rr,tish The Canadians took
s.oeo prisoners.
Taken by surprise.
.,on1 tho at
IL was saio everywhere "io'e
tacking line that the Germans appea1eo
to have been taken by surprise, and only
~ nav D." - - 49,. ,n .
IN re" ihs'a"ces u'U my
strong fight. One reason for this was
n"i.,.s a..,,.r, 49, ~ ,ns last ten days
oIIeisn a. hI:s r-ornd nvarIookin1 Arras
nann-.m,c vie1, for many miles Of the
Rri.t.h attack vaa presented. The con-
csptrat,on ns Of rnns for this operation
nSnh,.. - eras test far Rtyen
nn,,n+ - Sront since the war began
anoSn. a1na. .o.,r.,e.. .,'ns had taken nart i'm
the bombardment since the beginning.
,aasx.s nu. y s satterses te % ,oined % in the grim
cnorus. a.. ,..,,.e.,a we,, before
dawn. the rejection OF the gun flashes
against the low-hanging clouds gave the
mev,taole impseSsson a,n,a y, TN hopizop
Like Brink OF Inferno.
~. mi, ,,ona.r,r, n,rht n,cture
n1t ""en e'.s e.. 81, 80 :,
on mooefn warfare ea"ie 'i'o iN
seemed a. II Suddenly one stood on the
brink OF an overwhelming inferno. Look
e.. A., ,,to IN. vsllev- tongues of
s .-,.. 80, hr,
flame could pc seen nasnihe from nun
90 many white.hot serpents ianss. fne
guns were playing upon the rioees loom-
ing up In the distance enveiopeo IN uAIk
nso1. upon which lay the German nnes.
r.
had become accustomed TO receive oany
'strafes nom the bIusn, ana ,nsy ~s.s
ssnoing up oniy routine s'~r 'nelS "i'o
trench nafes ,.,.,.
As dawn AppIoacheo the ol.asn "a.
teries, one " one: became s.rInseiy .i,sn 81
lent. For q nAi1 no1r the stiliness ~. Mas
Aisappearsd. All i. sn,s TIM TINE; mo. no~eve, eve.
ascending with tn esame monotonous
feSulAfity tnaI maIks tne aes Heriah po-
ss ~'0"o >-e
Storm Delays Daylight.
,.-,.,. w..,,.r =, Easter s,n.
A., 80 AZ. np..r.d ana from men.c.
-. h,.., .,o,,d. ,v.rh..d rain he1an to
80, s.,,,.. h,, ..,n.;n.
1e' =. W
gale LEFT over from the abundant storms
OF March. The storm delayed the COM
Sn~ ~ dawn to such an extent that II
Ia. .t,S1 cntte d.rE when the nnoment
f. %, ths Rrit,sh attack arrived
s>rhsn as NJ the mvriad-o. guns had
xSsn .yncbron;zed tn the ,ick Of a
.vatcb they hroke the rorehodinp still
.ness Nth voica mic roar The earth
Ar.Thi.d from the ahock The lickine