The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-24
War Summary

Again the British have begun a
period of intensive fighting from
the region of Lens southwark to
the Havrincourt wood and. ac-
cording to London, have been sue
ccssful at various points in captur-
ing important German positions.
In addition more than 1900 Ger
mans were made prisoner in the
days fighting.
Both north and south of the
Scarpc river the British have ma
terially advanced in several places
toward Douai. North of the river
the village of GaVrcllc and posi-
tions two and a half miles long
south of the village were captured
white south of the stream they took
the line Of the Germans on n wide
front south and east of Monchy-le-
ProuX and captured the villages of
Gavrcllc and Guemarpc.
Lens in Jeopardy.
Farther south the entire village
Of Trescault and the greater part
of the Havrincourt wood now arc
in their hands. ON the northern
end of the battle lines additional
progress has been made southwest
of Lens, seemingly placing that
important town In great jeopardy.
The last Berlin official commi-
nication says the new British Of
fcnsivc on the Arras front broke
down with heavy casualties. Ber-
lin admits the penetration Of Ger
man trenches on n front of 500
yards northwest of Lens. but says
the British later were expelled
from them in a counter attack.
Northeast of scissors between
the Aisne and the Chemin des
DANES the French have advanced,
but elsewhere on the front held by
the French artillery duels have
prcdominatcd. Sunday night the
Germans tried, but without success
to penetrate French positions, nota-
bly, east of Craonne IN the Cham
pagnc, near st. Mihel and in the
Nosgcs mountains,
Battles in Air.
A return of good weather to the
western front has brought about
merous battles in the air. A Brit
ish airship Is believed to have been
destroyed over the straits of Dover
by hostile airplane with the loss
OF its entire crew. Sunday French
airmen in aerial engagements shot
down six enemy airplanes. A
similar number fell prey to the
British aviators, while Is others
were driven down out of control.
Anti-aircraft guns disposed of
other German airplanes and seven
kite balloons.
Berlin reports that German air
men forced down II entente ma
chimes and destroyed four captive
balloons. The British war office
admits that seven British air
planes failed to return to their
base.
Heavy artillery fights are taking
place in the region Of Lake Doiran
and in the Cerna river Bend sector
of the Macedonian front. Paris
reports the rerulse of Teutonic
allied "Reminiscences between
Tsrveno Stena and Sokol In this
/ theater.
Drive on Petrograd.
The Germans evidently are pre-
/ pairing for the drive on PetrograG
that has been expected in the Rus.
sian capital. Warships convoy
ing transports are reported unof
ficially to have left Libau on tn,
Baltic sea for an unknown desti
nation and meanwhile the Ger
mans have renewed their activit,
on the northern part of the Rus
sian front on the A-a river region
The British now are fightini
against the Turks six miles fror
Samara. on the right bank of tn
Tigris river in Mesopotamia, hav
ing previously forced the Otto
mans to evacuate Iztabilat. Ther
has been a renewal of activity q
. the part Of the Kurds against tt
Russians in Persia.