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Show (MOM HELP Salient in Lines Near Rheims Is Overcome; Prisoners ' Taken by Allies. French troops in a new offensivo along the Aisnc have captured the village vil-lage of Graeonnc and the first Gorman line on a front of two and one-half miles northwest of Rheiins. Craeonnc Is at the eastern end of the Vauclcre plateau, tho scene of much desperate fighting recently, and its possession by the Germans placed a salient in tho French lino paralleling tho P.hnmln.nno.nninoQ nnrl tho Alano river. The French not only straightened straight-ened out their lino and gained a strategic stra-tegic position for a further advance on tho Vauclero plateau, but also took more than 150 prisoners. Craeonne Is six miles northwest of Berry-au-Dac, which Berlin gives as the western oxtremity of the French attacking lino northwest of Rheims. Berlin assertB that the French wero repulsed between Berry-au-Bac and Berlmont, about six miles north of Rheims. Attacks by British troops on the Arras front from east of Vimy south to Bullecourt have stopped for the momont whilo Field Marshal Haig's soldiers strengthened tho positions taken on Thursday. Both the British and Germans apparently havo been worn out by continuous attacks and, counter attacks of tho last two days, and tho Associated Press correspondent correspond-ent with the British amnios reports that while the infantrymen rest the artillery ar-tillery continues its bombardment. London reports tho capture of more than 900, prisoners In the attack on the Arras front Thursday and early Friday Fri-day which resulted in tho capture of Fresnoy and other sectors of the German Ger-man line. Berlin admits tho loss of Fresnoy, but says tho British wore repulsed re-pulsed everywhere and that the Gor-mans Gor-mans took 1,000 prisoners. From the other battle fronts come reports only of scouting and recon- noitering raids and artillery duels, except ex-cept for a Russian attack .in the Su-chitza Su-chitza valley, Rumania, which, Berlin says, was repulsed. Airplanes Make Rald3. LONDON, May 4, 10:28 p. m. The war office communication this evening even-ing says: "The number of Germans captured I yesterday exceeds 900, including 28 officers. "During tho day our troops strengthened strength-ened their positions in the sectors of the Hindenburg line captured yesterday yester-day and have progresses eastward along the enemy's trenches, killing many Germans and taking several prisoners. "A number of succossful bombing raids were carried out by our airplanes yesterday. Three hostile machlnos were brought down by our airplanes and five others wero driven out of control. con-trol. Two other German machines were shot down by the fire from the ground, and another wa3 compelled to land behind our lines. Two of our airplanes are missing " oo |