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Show fiilRG' PHILS 1(1 TITAHIC sip Fire Sprayi Death on a 40-mile Front a the British Seize Key Position Po-sition North of Arra By Ed Keen, Viwtad Praaa tf Cuiiaapandnt. LfiNDON. April 3.-In f1Rhl-inp; f1Rhl-inp; 1hnt for inlrnnity and JrKTtion iiialpl any of the ronflirU of two ami a half yrarn of llm prrat ar. IJntmh for-wa l.mUlit laid nppaxmlt' turtind 1hn.flnrt .f l.-rmitir'i rt d-rmin Unrm of lha fm-ua -lllnflanhtint JronL" lrt "t Op-iy, plTixal point of lira Ufiia f-tiir. waa In Hrltiah hasda. Tha tcrwn 'm all mlla fMrh of Arraa. All of Arirut. a mil further Bonn of opvjr. h 4 rnx-n taknn. ' , lUith ritia wrra auppna-d in onjitl' tnfa lha northrmaMiat pninta lha I-Aolan Una," ninrlna pmithwaod dowa Uimuh llmbhln, .lrvlny. yKapT-ar--i to J"rm-llla, )Mh po1tn-a r-iltht waaa oanfrra fir wimiaii aiugiar atlarka thai for aarr M'l -rKa aurpaaaad any rwrnt fighflp-f on tha trm frrmt --n In -c uiTrur tha bloody n-raaarrirnta of Vim rli'un. . Tha Hrlliah I brunt la toward Dnaal, Mnhrrn pivot point of ihn flndrn-I flndrn-I r Una. To atp tt. Plnld alarahal . )lli'iitihiirc Ip rni-bl-waly thmwtna ihnitaiula nf hip arm 7 clad troopnra In rnnj.vd aila'-a. i:vni-y wtrd from Ihn front tonlitht amphnalaml lha ntiiir-mt't- Ininl of tha tlnrman laaa and In lha f.u of thla lha conlinuxl noun nr ailarka. Huiir'a rnaiixnptlnn of a muid nffnn-plw nffnn-plw mirrrnDl today waa almoat nnri -p-ind hy fnllllarr rtnrrij hrrn. It had hnnn nntlmatad ha would rtrlvn ainaillly asainat thn firm-ni at van-fua van-fua polnta, knrplna thnm hilar all alone th- llnr, ao that thn French forma whlrh achieved mu'ti rirtlllant anlna lnt week would hn freed from any violent (erman founter atlarka and have lelaura In whlrh to conaolMate Ihe i.rwly won rrolind. Itut tixlay'a Itrlliah offenalva waa on a Iremeniloua araln. The Wow waa atr.jrk over a front of aeveral mllra In wi.lth. loreover. II waa delivered to u arrnniimnlmnnt of ronrnntraled kiilllerv drum flrn thai dl-ialrhea In. illrieii hd aprnved death alone; almonl entire Hrltiah front nf forty-mid mii-a . I' a a (Itanlc drive at lha verv nol where no liner than Krldav front ip.i.hea had Indlrale.l a aeenilne diadioi-k between vaal fonea on Imih I aiitoa Britiuh Airmen Sweep Sky Clear; American Machine $ Are Wanted . . By WilliamPhillip Simmi, Unitad Praat 8tff Correspond a-M. WITH Till: IMtlTISH AKMIKM, M'IKI.I. April .' Tha mtitht of nr-tillfrv nr-tillfrv MuHit thi. Itnticth forward I hi thtir pif.it ti rnniv. Hit liuma nf t 'i fin-1 1 v hiiM Hwi'pr t h rnntiy hnrlt nii, inti.iv n-r Hit ivntat .nnt ff "i" w hfilM hn hiit nmr' iriiprt,int "mil lt. th' I'.ntiNh rtiv.il flyinn rttrpj- I lot WVM t faklt-N Hl Mr U Hh Iln- iU itih iiitilh iv nmiin ' t iL-ht miT h .if,r finnt. it tutiiic J Iiltt f I II V Hl( pIPI'IN.'lv. lllll tt;lt'tl fruin ! '"n nf n't i-i a v hi-i hT Amerlr.i run Id I 'i-l in U if nir I AniPilrrtii tlM-iK. thr Wt- unit in, '"I'inc. will h,. w.-h -iiti. .1 iininr.itjtt,.. K UficMf-) Hti.t in . -n if iHnkn is-! I" i dNft plt iiatitr in n ntt 1 1 Kit utri nf I BRITISH AIR VICTORY j fontlnuad from paaa 1 ) , aaalna; Amarl.-an fighting anil nbaarv. Ing with tham. Hut tha warning lhay all Tolrad la thai Amrrlra muat brain at um-a lo : prrpara. fria ahnuld atari training for I a graat air armada for lll It will lia noted lhat offkrara h ro i.tlll litik In i tarma nf a long war. Irnia lihalanding aucraaaaa now bring a lilavad againat tha (rarmana. Itut while Amarlra la prrparlng fnr nail yaar In hrr aarial branch, II waa auggeatad on nvarv hand hera al tha front that alia aand a large number of nfa.-era tn Jt.ln lha Hrltlah and Krenrb aiuadrna and with them obtain actual bailie rxperlcm-a. Without tula r- 1 parlcnca, a flyer, no matter how expert In peai-a timaa, ia utterly until lo cum-1 cum-1 mand rvlng unlia i 'una of Kngland a clevaraat aquadrnn commandera arlved at Ihe fninl t.Mlay ;and waa put with a flying unit There he muat eerve for noma weaka aa an . or.llnarv offwer'a pilot before ha will I be given a command In a fifhtihg B4Utfdmti. He would fit In an obaor-vatlon obaor-vatlon unit hut not a fiicttlliig aqua. I-roll. I-roll. The beat aviator in lha world muat lanrn fighting tricka and the ni.lv way to learn them, la In act nil bull In. ( 1 Aflrr Ainortruna had undergone aurh i i trnlmiig In u.-iual warfure. tliay would I I muke luvaliiuhle comiiiau.lTa of ii. J I mr fleet which might arrive from the I I lilted Hlatea j Itut not only flyera but Amailrnnt mechanlua. riaicrra and fittara will lie welcomed here. Moreover, ttr-y will le ! worth Iheir weight In gold to Am r lean flying crvwi wlio coma ovar lalor. Aa lo Ihe beat u pe of flying ma-1 ma-1 chine, nplniona diff.r. Kaat aecipluura I ara ulwaya needed the tvpa lanMila I of wlthelnndlng the trrniaridoua alraina j of looping the I.M.p. plliting on the noaa, j driving upaida down un.i other .rvera . air atialna. I : . Hindenburg Rutho I to Lead Legions i By International Naa Kervica. I 1 MINIKIN. April Along tha ten-I ' mile frunt between ilia river unri called j Kcliarpe, now 'batiar known aa the "Itiver of HIiM-.d.' and lavna, the queen city of Krauce'a nwl dlatrlct. Krllona and Teutona claahed anew at dawn tn. day. Aa duak tonight enveloped tha battlefield and tha big guna !eKan lo roar with wild Jealounv, trying tn w raat the acilnn from their human rival, Ihe Infantry, Hrltoiia and Teutona were till locked In a clutch from which nn prying looae aeemed poealhle. The I number of man battling nn thla Irn-nule Irn-nule front la conaerviitivrly pul at one j million. . i.rcHt Britain tonlKltt wiih confident 'that Ihe net reaull will be the cavrin nf the Wntitn line, lllndrnburg'a great bulwark of alaal and flrah barring thr rr i.d Io.IKjuhI. The progreaa raela-I. raela-I. .red by Ihe Krlrlah In the huga ar.au buttle held promiaa of aurh a cavrin. Tonight Ihey worn reported tn hue penetrated Ilia village of Oppy, north am pivot of the auxiliary poxili.ni right In front of the Wolun line. Arlcux vil-1nrr, vil-1nrr, Imerndlntely adjoitilng. alao wna a 1.1 to hava fallen tn them. I'eraiatent rumor tonight had II that TT'.ndenbunx himaelf waa directing Ihe Teuton defi-naa. Krnm Ihe maproom of Ihe generul at off a returned to baud-qilHrtara, baud-qilHrtara, whara for thrra Anxloua Iwerka ha hua been lending- hla l.'KioriH on paper, he la auld to hava liaatenr.i lo the front. |