South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-21
AHEAD
FIVE MILES ON
PART OF FRONT
Haig Surprises Enemy by Car
rying Out Attack Without
Usual Artillery Prelude
and Barrage Fire.
international News Servioe

Interna tonai News Service.
LONDON, Nov. GA great
British victory has been won on
the Arras front.
The German lines were
smashed over a great width be
tween ST Quentin and the
.Scarpe river and the British
pressed forv ard capturing thou
sands of prisoners and many
guns. the war office announced
today.
At some points the attacker
pressed forward from four to
five miles. overcoming all re.
siStance.
Field Marshal Hais adopted new
tactics and the assaults were made
without any artillery preparation
A number or separate assaults
were mace by the British forces az
various points along the line and
the Germans were taken complete'y
by surprise.
Trenches Are O,errun.
Heavy forces Of men had been
concentrated west OF Cambria. the
great German railway base ou The
Arras front and the attacks wer,
begun at dawn yesterday without
any barrage fire in front Of the
advancing ranks.
All the way from the Scarpe
river Gust south OF LensD 90 81
Quentin. the German trenches were
overrun
Trench system after french sys
tenn along the famous Hindenburl
lime fell before the irresistible rusi
OF the Britons-
This was one Of the biggest single
gains made by the British since the.
first began their offensive in nor
| thern France.
| Powerful German defensive WORT
known as Welsh ridge and COutilet
/ I'M the sector Of Ia Nasquerie were
| captured by storm. the ofncia
statement said.
] AantuFt mag
British troops swept across tnt
grand ravine and occupied Files
quires The important villare oI
Havrincourt which the Germans
had fortified also fell before The
British onrush. Field Marsha Haie
reported.
Narcoing and Neufwood were en-
Itered bv thc British force thai
crossed the Masnieres canal
Bonaires and Lateau wood az
| wei as other important position
lin that sector were taken by the
/ British lesiou-
/ Graiucourt and Auner2 east 90
/ the Northern canal were -toutly de-
/ Tended. but the British soldier
stormed TIE defenses and both werr
lquiekIy taken.
IGsscs Are small
! North OF the Bapaume-Ca mbrs
road an the German positions alone
1.-THE western bank Of the canal were
captured.
The British army that carried out
Ithi- brilliant operation was under
/ the immediate command OF Gen. Sir
Julian Byne.
! In comparison with the magnitude
OF the British victory tho losses q.
the British were small
The element of surprise wa- r-
lteuslGed by tho fact that -he Brit
fish artillery all along The Yves
| Flanders front was -hunderrr
against the German lines as thougl
another drive fn tha. sector was -r
preparation.
Pierce Fight Devclor-.
The Germans upon -ecaFeril-
Ibegan % rush masses ~ troops tC
the front and ferce fighting devei
Ioped
( Hand-to-haud struggles RACED in
1.-the trenches and the German dug
loutz behind their lines.
/ The German last TeC heavily ln
killed and wounde- ir addition %
ltne.r losses IN prisoners
/ The importance ID ms British
/ galnscouId scarcely be overes umatcd
In the opinion ~ mihtary experts.
iNo- only has it shows thar the fa-
| nous impreguable" Hindeuhure
.iUne is vulnera bic agaInst > dercrm
fined assault lat the BRIT h have
lc-spt very close 20 Cambria and The
l1acnaee - tnc ee-Ra az 49,, ~ Lens
/ s now greater -hau eEer before