Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21
GERMAN Line
FORCED BACK
BY ENTENTE
Haig and Petain Resume
Terrific Offensive Along
Wide Front.
NEW TRENCHES
ARE
Crown Princes costly Effort
to Regain Chemin-D es-
Dame Line Fails.
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pushing their offensive in northern
France and today both report new
gains.
After driving into the Hindenburg
line along a mile front yesterday.
formed northwest of Bullecourt, n
British resumed their attack last e
ming and captured a support trench
behind the position just taken.
The irmness Of the British hold on
this section of the Hindenburg line.
threatening the Queant-Drocourt
switch protecting Douai, Is attested by
the failure of the German reaction.
initiative and forcing the Germans to
give ground.
The French have resumed the ad-
vance in the Champaign and have
foiled the row princes desperate
and costly effort to regain the Chem
in-des-Dames plateau of the Aisne
front, General Petain turned to the
Champagne and struck northward on
the Moronvilliers heights.
Several lines Of German trenches
were captured in these operations and
portant observation posts in this sec
ton Of the front are now in French
hands, facilitating their further ad-
vance in their drive calculated to
! flank the Germans out Of the salient
projecting towards Rheims.
From a staff correspondent Of the
Associated Press. British army head
London.)-with the fall Of Bulle-
court, the capture Of the famous
chemical works, the occupation of
Roeux and the general evening up of
the British line the first phase Of the
new British offensive In France is
over.
For four days now the infantry vir-
tually has marked time. The artillery
activity too has been considerably re-
.duced. Various sectors Of the front
4 which g. few days g were spouting
fire like volcanoes are only inter-
mittently shelled. y
The Germans today manifest won
derment as to what General Sir Doug
las Haig q have in mind by send
ing a spasmo of shells first here and
then there. as If at loss exactly what
to do yet fearing not to do something.
This u~neasiness also Is apparent in at
tempted raids from Ypres to st.
Quentin and by officers suddenly ap-
pearing at vantage points behind the
enemy lines. eagerly studying the
British position.
The Prussians apparently are recon-
ciled at the loss of Bullecourt, threat
enings Queant at the end of the Dro-
court-Queant support line and also the
remainder of the Hindenburg line as
fell back during the night Of Mayf16
the ruins of the village have been
fairly quiet after a fortnight Of some
Of the bitterest fighting Of the war.
Thus. during the short breathing spell
the British situation is satisfactory.
The Germans are menaced along
the line where pressure is kept up
a oofnet than nj vyi% y S<o ~ 1iro. tho
pause in the infantry operations.
What infantry activities have develop
ed among the Germans in the last
four days have been feeble and easily
dealt with by the British artillery.
Capture Support Trench.
London. May 21.-British troops
during last evening captured a sup
port trench of the Hindenburg line
taken during the afternoon, the war
office announced today.
Take German Lines.
Paris. May 21.-Several lines of
German forces in the campaign near
Moronvilliers we're captured last
night by the French, the war Office
announced.
The French took 800 prisoners and
found the wrecked German shelter
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heavily in IN Intellectual counter at
tack.
Berlin, via London, May 21.-The
Germans on the Arras front yesterday
maintained their position except in
one demolished. trench which was
evacuated, according to plan, during
the British attack Sunday on an eight
and one-half mile front, a the Off
cial statement issued today by the
German army headquarters staff.
n The German announcement says the
French yesterday obtained q foothold
on Mont Carnillet and Of Mont Keil
Yesterday the Germans brought down
II entente airplanes on the western
front.
Italians Take Hill.
Rome, via London, May 21.-1taliar
troops yesterday took q hill between
Palliova and Britovo. in their offen.
sive Of the Julian front and also OK.
tended their positions on the Vodice
says the official statement issued to.
day by the Italian war department.
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