The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29
WAR Summary

Furiors fighting characterized o. re-
uDWcd British offensive, along teu-
mile sector of the French front Gcu
the Scarpe river nor,hward Go the
city of Lens, which BEGAN early Satur-
day morning and apparently sdll is
la progress.
Unofficial reports from the British
front indicate that the British were
successful on the northern part of the
Lattlc sector and that thSy pressed
forward more than a mile and part
pied the town OF ArieauN and part
of Oppy Desperate resistance was en-
Countcred on the southern half of the
sector between Gayrellc and RoeuN
At the latter place, the fighting was
described as the "fierccst imaginable. -"
German center attacks were delivered
as soon as the British scored any ad-
vance
The British faced a well organized
trench system that only partly had
been destroyed by the preliminary BON.
hardntcnt Early reports from the bat
Tie showed that the British. for the
time at least, had broadenad the wedge
they previously drove into the German
lines near Gayrpllp
Further south, between St Quentin
and the River Disc, the French ar.
the Germans busy with an intense ar
tillery hombardmcnt a lively artil
cry duel Also was In progross i'm the
Champagne. but no infantry fighting
of inheritance was reported along that
part OF the front occupiod by Francl
troops
The terrific German counter at.
tacRs ON the western front i'm which
lives have poured out like water. have
ended and the British troops are once
more advancing. Their progress
however, is slow and limited, and no
tremendous offensive such as marked
the opening of the battle has been
started. I'm fact a comparative lull
exists i'm the gigantic struggle, a
pause which may be said to mark the
ending of the second phase Of the
worlds greatest battle.
There are many signs that the fight
ing will shortly De- resumed ON a
more terrific scale than ever before
and not the least of these omens are
the frantic appeals and threats being
made by the German leaders and pres-
10 avert the menace Of general strike
throughout Germany. An tbc far
reaching power Of the German censor
ship is unable TO suppress the facts
that the gravest discomfort 4, seetbinp
In the ranks of the German workers
and that the government Is haunted by
| the fear that Nav Day. the great inter
national socialist holiday. may see an
outbreak which will shake the whole
/ imperial fabric
That the general strike MANNED IA,
! the Socialist radicals is mot co,fi,od
10 Germany but includes Austrio.IT,n
gary as well is indicated by ono of IN,
rare dispatcbes which have com,
through from Vienna Tho Arheitn,
|Zcitrpg. organ of tho Austrian Social
lists. accents II as granted that a etrik,
will occur throurbout tho duaI man
archy ON Nav / and urres tho work
ers to limit the demonstration IN that
day and return TO work ON NAV .
The situation in Germany opnoor,
TO be that the cmpire is divided int,
thre, great factions. with tbe fealip.
between the three growing rapidlv in
bitterness. First comes the old mnl,
er class which still talks of a victor
ious war ending in annexations and In
IDENTITIES. Second is the Socialist ma
jority which is exerting all IFS influ
ence to force the government into ,
declaration that II desires neither IN,
money nor the land of Gormany's foes
the third party is headed by the radi
cal Socialists and includes an unknown