Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-13
BRITISH PUSH LINES BEYOND VIMY RIDGE
 IN BITTER WEATHER
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lNtl l1I-EtDNtA @AIA i-' ' FRANCE. April F. via London (S:1 D. m.)-The amazing April storm which began almost at the exact houl set for the British attack against the Germans Monday morning, continues and the fighting conditions have been made extremely difficult. The storm is accompanied by snow. rain. and sleet. and gale that has seldom fal, len below a velocity of forty miles an hour The night temperatures still are well below freezing.
 Notwithstanding these circum- stances the British attack widened to- day by a blow north Of Vimy ridge. which penetrated to a point a few hundred yards northwest of Givenchy.
 On the remainder of the front the work consisted largely of straighten- ing certain elements in the line by an initiating several pockets" where the Germans had held out. The Brit ish also smashed to bits strong Ger man counter attack against Monchy- le-PreuX. the German losses being among the heaviest they have suffered during the new offensive. The fight ing about Monchy has been very heavy since Tuesday, the Germans having been ordered to prevent the British advance reaching that high point at T@ I.r numbers of British field batteries had been brought into play that the Ger mans were beaten of.
 The British attack and the German defense converged at MOnchy. and it was a wonderful sight to watch this fighting from, nearby hill yesterday and realize that for the moment this was the focal point of the entire world war The British shells breaking white on the German positions just east of the town, while the German shells exploded over the town with smoke that resembled great balls of lamp black wool. Occasionally a German shell striking a brick building would send up a sweeping cloud of pinkish dust
 During the fighting British aero planes lowered above Monchy. seem- ingly to sit absolutely stationary astride the bowling gale. One was idling on the wind when out of the overhanging clouds swooped three German machines.
 The Germans darted for the British machine. firing as they came. The khaki clad airman. despite this unex- pected attack from ambush, splend- idly out-maneuvered his foe. He de- liberately side-slipped out of control, which literally means turning sidewise and letting the machine fall virtually perpendicularly
 There was not much height for a long fall in this manner, so after es- capine the first burst fire from the Germans. the Bri:isksr liatteneG out and started or his 0Nn lines to bring the pursuers within ralSa of tho anti aircraft guns, for there is ho time to turn and face a foe once he is on your tail. The plan succeeded, and the Germans had suddenly to tIrn and climb or their lives. a. shrapnel shells immediately leaped for them through the whistling wind
 In the fighting today the British captured a numbed of additional guns. Eleven were taken on one sector. The Canadians have made a great haul in guns in their attack on Nimy ridge, thus far having brought in four S-inci howitzers. nine of the famous German 59's and 23 field pieces In many Of the captured gun positions the Brit ish found tier upon tier of amrnnl- lions. Prisoners from the German or tillery said there was d great short age of horses in the ;ierman artillery and there was no chaEce to save their guns even far back from me line.
 A large number of the German pris- oners seem to be giaG that they have been taken. Bavarians who but re- gently had come into the line that was attacked complained rather bitterly that they were invariably sent 10 the worst part of the front. They said they knew something unpleasant was about to happen when they relieved the Saxons. The Bavarians do not i'm press Questioners as being very fond of the Prussians.