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Show j GENERAL HAIG IS DIRECTING ATTACK AND MAKING GAINS SOUTH OF ARRAS FRDNT ! Allies Eating Into German Lines Bit by Bit j British Take Over Three Thousand Prisoners French Gain Ground and Germans Leave Many Dead on Field. I In pushing the British offensive today, to-day, General Sir Douglas Haig direct-ed'nn direct-ed'nn attack along the three-mile front between the Cojeul and Scarpo rivers, iy whoro further gains have been scored. U South of the Arras battle front, General Gen-eral Haig is eating bit by bit Into the German lines between Cambrai and ; SL Quntin. More than 3000 prisoners have been taken. With the French armies along the 1 Aisne front and in the Champagne, the J : battle is confined mainly to the artil- i ' lery, although the French continue to make progress in local fighting. British Take Prisoners. . )7 ' LONDON. April 25, 12" 41 p. m. The I IJritish have taken 3029 prisoners since jj Monday morning, Including fifty-six of- i fleers, according to an official state- lj . ment, and have captured the hamlet j? of Bllhom. east of Havrlncourt wood. ! The statement follows: "In the area east of Havrincourt t wood during the night Ave captured the i Hamlet of Bilhem, northeast of Tres- cault village. Fighting took place ear- i ' iy this morning .along our front be- io twecn the Cojeul and Scarpo rivers. 5 Further progress has been made by J us and the ground gained has been se- cured. & J "The number of prisoners captured by us since Monday morning is 3029, e ( including fifty-six officers." i i ? French Gain Ground. PARIS, April 25, noon. The French ? gained ground last night in the Cham- pagne, the war office announced. A i German attack near Hurtebise was i repulsed. . The Germans made several futile ef- 1 forts to raid French trenches near Ta- f hure and Maisons de Champagne, leav- - ing many dead in the wire entangle- 5 ments. Official War Statement. The statement follows: I "Tho enemy began a bombardment of our trenches near La Fere, which I was checked quickly by the counter I fire of our artillery. I "Wo made some progress southeast ; of Cerny-en-Lnonnois and took prison- i ; era. A German attack this morning i near Hurlebise and on the Vauclerc ,' plateau was checked by our fire. I "In tho Champagne, near tho Moun- I tain Without a Name, wo made prog- i ress, taking prisoners and one cannon. Near Lahure and Maisons de Charn- : pagne the enemy made several fruit- I less attacks," |