New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27
Utter Exhaustion
Forces Germans
To Halt Attacks
British Consolidate Gains
at Arras in Lull
in Battle
lRr canl. 70 I'm, T-hunel

I London. April PA pause has
settled upon the great battlefield cast
of Arras apparently a pause Of utter
exhaustion on the part Of the Germans,
who are obliged to rest without recon
quest to show for their appalling sac
rifices Of the last five days. while the
. British methodically refortify the OBJ
iectives won in the thrust begun Mon
day.
German reactions died ont in front
Of Gavrellc last night. though the
Berlin bulletin to-day asserts that the
line was reestablshed on the eastern
border of the village. General Haig's
bulletin. however, fatty contradicts
this and denies the Germans any gam
"Early last night it says, the
enemy again attempted to attack our
new positions in the nelghDorhood OF
Gavrene. His advancing troops were
caught by our artillery Darrage anu
completely repulsed.'
To-day there were no a''achs "n"I
ever. and the British sappers were aoIe
10 work undisturbed save ior pursuing
German shells. What lighting there
was shifted southwark on the line run
ming Town to 81. Quentin. -
Gavrelle. Monchy and Guemappe, al
of which are in British HANDS, lie
across what the Germans call the Oppy
limo. swung on the village OF Oppy'
inst north Of Gavrellc TINS is an
embrvonic system Of defence about
tErcc miles from the WOtan, or
Oncant- -Drocourt line, which is more
oIsborate but still unfinished. Inc
Germans proposed TO mold the opp!
line until they were ready to retlle
mon the Wotan positions. Ihls they
Namely was the first British wedge
driven into their Scarpe valley de-
fences. They threw away thousands IN
a fruitless effort TO regain TINS PlFo'ai
noint While their bloody counter at-
tacks were still In progress the bIlI
ieh took Gavrelle, on the otheI OdhA
Of the Scarpe. ,,-.,... ro,.
The Germans hung on at Mohcny Ior
a while. lost more thousands ana theH
shifted northward to drive lh 'ne TI.IS E1I'
80 csvrelle. Their almost lncredlOle
system Of mass attack Temporarily uiose .'''..
the British back. but Hai& Itset,e9 ~,
were flung in and reestaDlisheu INC - ''
Gains. which are still held: Goo
Al times the Germans, Tour ana l,.,,'. nnc
deem TO the line, have dellVereu a. il'"''s
as eight counter-attacks lh u"i ,.o
Cavreile. Observers at the irOh' nav nav
described the fields before lhe 'o""
As carpeted with their deSu. olirov
Last night also marked o,. tnJ ',,,,o mnon
NJ the German counter a''a'N'
the new French lines. .-. .,po-
Tho Paris night report says: pc
.nann the Aisne and the Chemin des
Haroes the Germans, after their san
arinarv checks Of yesterday, dld not
ssoaovy their attempts. violent ar
.'Iiory action in the sectors OF Cerny
- Gurtebise was not followed by any
infantry advance.
-rho German checks referred TO con
st;tuted an attempt TO pry the rIenoh
i(ose from the Chemin des Danes
- - Niyelle's forces overlook the val
nv of tho Athlete and along a mlle
~, ,bird front the Germans ABOUT
o. .fau flung in the now famlllar
s. attack. which merely wlthered
,-Sor ,u-5 the storm Of French smell ana
machine-gun fire. .o nv
II German surprise attacks whleh
Sa1od The British beat OIL an at
,e,TS ant 10 raid one Of their crater
Hos,s C southeast Of Ypres.
Pa1o total Canadian casualties since
An H' o when the combined Allied Of,
fansive started with the storming ci
IsnsY'' V;nsv ridge. arc announced at s'7S3
% Sll ranks. Most OF them are
Uo,nded. ~ the majority Of these being
slight cases. -.