The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-04-12
VICTORIOUS
drive OPENS
SPRING PUSH.
British, Attacking on 1O-Miie
Front in France. Penetrate
German Positions Every
where at Daylight.
OPENS NEW PHASE OF WAR
Smash, Preceded by Activities
Of Bird Men and Artillery,
Brings British Prisoners and
Satisfactory Progress."

Satisfactory Progress."
Berlin. April 10 tvia Londou)-
~ventee entente alrpianes were
nrousnt down Yesterday on the
nounces.
The statement says that the
battle of Arras begun this morning
after several hours of strong gun
fire, continues.
With the British Armies in France.
April 10-The British today delivered a
strong blow against the Germans from
the region southwest of Cambria to q
point south of Lens. They swept over
the German positions from the south
OF Arras ~northward on the famous
why ridge, fighting for the possession.
OF which cost the French 100. 0 cas-
nalt1es earlier in the war.
once before the British gained tho
crest OF this ridge, but under a ire
mendous concentration of German guns
they We're compelled to give it up
Canadians Retained Hold.
All winter long Canadians have held
q footing on the ridge with the German
INES looking down on them. al the
1lghtlng today was against dominating
positions on high ground, some of which
mao oeen held by the Germans for two
ear and We're livishly hemmed with
wide belts of some of the TOUCHES and
longest pronged barbed wire which hast
been seen in the war.
The preliminary bombardment OF the
ridges attacked, delivered before dawn,
proved 10 be one of the greatest spec
tacles of the var. The firing at times
exceeded that which marked some OF
the sturdiest battles of the Sonme. Tha
night sky was illumined for hours by
the continuous flare of guns.
Answer to Berlin Claims.
Inc attack was carried out In several
phases. The first lines had scarcely
been entered when number of German
prisoners began to come back.
attack also hit the not thern
nlnee o. the recent German retreat from
Arras to the Aisne. The Germans evil
the offensive in the valley OF the
So'nlne, for in making h retreat in
that sector they announced that they
mao completely disarranged the British
9iIens1ve plans. Today blow was
London. April o-rrhe British early
this morning attacked the German
mes on a wide front from a point
south of Arras to the south of Lens.
thus opening what is believed here to
be a general spring offensive. The
move has been looked forward to eag-
erly for some days. The offensive Of
the British flying corps in the latter
part or the last week., the attack on
Zeebrugee Saturday night and the ac-
tivity OF the French in Belgium, as
SHOWN IN yesterdays official
cation from Paris, were considered q
prelude TO important military opera
lions.
The British commander General
Halg, whose reports are always modest.
says the German line has been pene-
trated everywhere n that satisfactory
progress was made in the direction Of
Cambria and st. Quentin, two import
ant positions in connection with the
I>new German line.
The extension of the attack north
ward to Lens doubtless was attended,
70 give the british more elbow room
Tor their operations from Arras to the
point of juncture with the French
around ST. Quentin.
London, April s,-British troops. to-
day penetrated the German lines all
along the wide front from Arras to
Lens. the war office announces.
The statement says that in the direc-
ton Of Cambrai the British have
stor1ned the villages of HerImies and
| wood.
In the direction of st. Quintin the,
British took Fresnoy-Le Petit and adj
vanced their lines southeast of Lever
1 SulCl. NO%ESGiII1IIG OLGLnG number OF
Germans captured can yet be given, the
statement says, but the number is-con-
( siderable. Referring to the attack on
h front between Arras and Lens, the
statement says:
I'VE are making satisfactory pro-
gress at all points.
we all attacked at $50 O'Clock this
| morning on a wide front from south Of
Arras to south of Lens. Our troops
| have everywhere penetrated the en-
1 nrnvsS 1inoc and ARC Daly;,,r Sr,ff,f, ~ oxXy
progress at all points," the statement
adds.
ALLIES GAIN IN BELGIUM.
Paris, April 9.-German positions in
the region of Lomhartzyde, Belgium,
were penetrated at two points last
night, the war office anr~.Nnces. n
experimentation occurred petwee the
! SOfnme andAthe Aisne before the new
German front. German attacks in the
/ Nosges and in Alsace were repuised.
FLYER SINKS DESTROYER.
London, April "a German destroy
or was sunk and anotherswas DAMAGED
severely off the Belgian coast by Brit
ish airpIanes, the admiralty announces
All h machines returned safely.
NEW RUSS FORCE LANDS.
P~etrograd,s Saturday, April !. ode
layed).-A small Russian force made q
landing Yesterday on Turkish territory
on the Black sea coast at a point about
40 miles west Of Trebizond, it ia of
ficially announced.
e25,ooo,0oo FOR BELGiANs.
Washington,5April 9.-Senator Ster-
| ling, OF South Dakota, introduced Il bin
today to appropriate $4,000, 900 for the
relief Of BeIgians made dependent by
the war. TO be disbursed by the Ameri-
] can relief commission.
BULLETS IN BLANK SHELLS.
Fort Bliss. Tex il nrfl a IL, n