The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-04-26
DOUBLE GAIN
BY ENGLISH
OPENS WEEK
Turks Driven TO Within Few
Mics Of Samara-curzon
Predicts New Vic
tory ia East.
NEW TEUTON LINE MENAcED.
Battle Begun on scarpe to Fur
ther Outf1ank Lens Yields
1000 Prisoners EARLY
Germans Plan Blow.
NEW TEUTON LINE MENAcED

busy consolidating. the gains of the first
weeks offensive and bringing up their
guns. the British, at dawn this morn
ing. began another phase Of the opera
tions against the formidable German
defenses on the front in northern
France. Gen. Sir Douglas Haig re-
ports that the forces under his com
mand attacked On a wide front on both
sides of h river Scarpe, where a por-
ton OF h Hindenburg line forms a
barrier defending Cambria and that
they are making satisfactory progress.
Further south British troops have
captured the remainder of the village
OF Trescault and occupied the greater
part OF Havincourt wood, which formed
q two-mile bulge in their line. From
this point to st. Quentin the line APP.
breaches very closely the Cambrai-St.
Quentin road and canal.
The correspondents at the front had
prepared the public for the renewal of
entered a new phase with each sue
ceeding Monday. The British began
their great offensive on Monday. fort
night ago and the French followed this,
with their stroke along the Aisne a
week ago. The third Monday find the
British again on the move
A success along the Scarpe not only
would threaten the new German line,
but would further outflank Lens on the
south.
The extent Of the attack has not vet
been clearly developed but as it was
announced to ave been launched on "a
wide front it probably reaches well
toward the Vimy positions on the
north and beyond the rras-Cambrai
road to the south. Besides tending
still further to encompass the City of
Lens the movement is directed toward
tributing point to the northeast, and
the Hindenburg line keypoint of Cam
brat to the southeast.
London, April 24-German transports
have left Libau on the Baltic. south of
the Gulf of Riga, for an unknown des-
tnation, according to a Central News
dispatch from Petrograd today.
A dispatch from Petrograd on Thurs
day said there were well ounded re-
ports tina the Germans were prepar-
ing to attack the northern front. mass
ing troops along the Dvinsk-Riga line
and concentrating troops and warships
in the Baltic sea ports. A portion of
the German fleet was reported TO have
been sent from KEEL to Libau. The
Petrograd dispatch said it was re-
garded as probable that the plan was
to make a. descent in the rear of the
Russian northern flank, somewhere IN
the gulf Of Finland. and cut Off Pet
rograd.
A4r-.#= En- ----- RI Hrlaa
London, April 24-The British have
opened an attack on a wide front in the
region of the Scarpe river. The official
report, issued today, says that the bat
tie is proceeding and satisfactory prog
ress is being made.
The British have captured the VIII
hge of TreScault and gained the great
er part Of Havri1icourt wood.
More than 1000 prisoners have been
taken today.
British Headquarters in France, April
24-(From a staff correspondent of the
Associated Press.)-In their new often
sive the British have captured the town
of Gavelle, the last part of the efenses
Of the Hindenburg line north OF the
Scarpe. They also have taken the vii
lage Of Guemappe, south of the Scarpe.
The lull in the past week on the
British ron was broken today by at
,2Ncks which spread along q wide front.
ME fighting was particularly severe
sJh both banks of the Scarpe, where the
fSritish pushed forward in the initial
successes and won the battle of Arras.
! 1t is only possible at the time of the
writing to give very indefinite news,
but the first reports coming back indi-
cate the capture of Gavrelle, north of
the Scarpe, and Guemappe. to the
south of that stream.
Rush at CroisiIles.
A big push also was made opposite
sCroissil.sz, and from that sector of the
front alone comes the report that more
than 1000 prisoners were taken.
Gavrelle is a part of the last definite
defense to which the Germans have
been falling pack on what is known as
the Drocourt-Queant switch to the Hin
denburg line.
The British also made progress in the
region southwest of Lens, the German
garrison of which town is facing a more
critical situation.
Chill Wind Dries Ground.
The fighting today was under fine
weather and a chill northeast wind. The
latter, however, dried the ground and
gave the attacking troops the best go
ing they had enjoyed this year. The
bombardment of the new German po-
sitions, which had been going on
steadily for two days, increased in in
a%ndtcnsity last night, when the sky was
lighted by the continuous flash of the
guns.
Airplanes fairly filled the air over
the battle lines today. directing the ar
tillery fire and cooperating with the III,
fantry. Sunday British aviators brought
down six German observation balloons.
THE BERLIN STATEMENT.
Berlin, April 23.-'Between Loos and
the Arras-C Cambria railway, artillery
firing continued Sunday" says the Of
fetal statement. issued today. North
west OF Lens, English thrusting- troops
penetrated u first line trenches to a
width of 500 yards. but were driven
back by a unite attack. The fire re-
manned strong during the night. Early
in this morning after drum fire, in
fantry fire commenced on a wide
front.
Along the river Aisne,' the German
statement continues. the artillery fire
increased in violence from the after
noon onward The Germans set fire nc
IL enemy balloons and brought down
II airplanes on the western front
TURKS DRIVEN BACK.