Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-02-22 | Page 3 | British Crack the Lines of the Enemy

BRITISH CRICK THE LIS OF THE EM Attack German Positions at Several Points and Make Gains of 1150 Yards. Ayahi the British forces fightinp in Franco have attacked German positions at several pointy and been rewarded for their efforts by an agKroKate'puIn of more t ban 1 l.'iO yards, according to the latest British official corn nui illation. South of Armentieres the German line was penetrated deeply on a front of about fir.O yards and southeast of Ypres on a front of about ;"0e. yards. Numerous casualties cas-ualties were inflicted on the Germans at boiii places and prisoners and suns also wore tak-ii. The British casualties are said to have been slight. Near Guede-i-uurt, in the Mom me sector, tiie British also xeized a section of German ttenches and took prisoners. There Is still considerable artillery activity by botli the Germans and French in the region or 'Verdun, but elsewhere alonir tho line held bv the French there have been no new developments. Berlin reports that an attempt by the French to rapture hill No. south of Kiponi, fai(ed with heavy casualties. in the Autsrn-Hallan theater bombardments bombard-ments and small enterprises by raiding and reeonnoiterinc; parties continue. A like situation prevails on the eastern front from the Haltie down Into Rumania. An attack b- Brit is! 1 detachments between be-tween the Vardar river and Lake Doiran on the north Macedonian front lias served to atv the recent operations there. Berlin reports that the attack was repulsed.