Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-04
IN GREAT BATTLES
ALL|ESARE WINNING
THEY HOLD THE ADVANTAGE
FROM ARLEUx-TN-GOBE
TO GAVRElCE.
FRENCH VICTORY AT COURCY
China Prepares to Enter War on Side
of Democracies-BerIin Ayers a
Teuton Victory.-Huneary Is
Getting Democratic.

The three-mile stretch of territory
from ArleuX-En-Gohe to Gavrelle
is still the scene of great battles of
supremacy between the British and
the Germans, and in them the British
continue to hold the advantage
Another trench system-a barrier
to the forward march of Field Mar
shall Haig's forces toward Douai-has
been taken over front of a mile in
most sanguinary fighting. The new
position lies south of Oppy and runs
almost to the outskirts of Gavrelle.
The Britishers went into the fray
with their usual intrepidity The Ger
mans resisted strongly, but King
Georges men would not be denied
and soon drove out the defenders of
the position and entered it, Counter
attacks launched by the Germans were
unavailing and at the close of the day
the British were in full possession of
their new gain and in an appreciably
better position than previously for a
continuation of the offensive east
ward toward Douai.
RepuIse of Germans by Canadians
When dawn broke over the battle
field Sunday it found the Canadians
holding tenaciously to Arleux-En-Go-
helle, which they had captured Sat
urday in a thrilling battle Their night
had not been a restful one for the
Germans threw heavy counter at
tack against them that required hard
work to put down with rifle and ma
chine gun fire-a task which, howev-
er, the Canadians successfully accom-
plished, and inflicted heavy casualties
upon the Germans.
Berlin has admitted the loss to the
Canadians of ArleuxEn-G ohelle and
to other parts of Field Marshal Haig IS
army of Oppy and positions near Ga,
vrelle and Roeux which are character
lied as advanced positions"
The German war office adds, how.
ever, that expect for Arleux all po-
sitions were regained and that the
British suffered extraordinarily heavy
losses.
many Sermdn PRISONERS.
Since the commencement of the
offensive Saturday nearly 1000 Ger.
mans have been captured.
Although unofficial advices are to
the effect that Roeux is the scene OF
titanic struggles the official reports
make no mention of the fact.
From the bend in the line northeast
of scissors well into the Champagne
the air resounds with the roar of the
big guns of the French and Germans
There is little infantry activity in
these regions, although northwest OF
Rheims the French have gained con
siderable ground in an isolated at
tack and taken prisoners.
China May Enter War.
The expectation in Picking is that
China within two weeks will declare
war on Germany Already a special
commission for international affairs
has advised the government that Chi
ma should take her place beside the
United States and the entente allies
as an antagonist of Germany and par
lament is soon to decide finally the
question of Chinas participation.
The political trend in Hungary is
declared in unofficial dispatches tc
be toward characterization. The ex
pansion of domestic electoral reforms
and the facilitation of the acquisition
of land by all classes of the populact
are in contemplation by the govern
ment.