12 MAY 1917, Page 1
We have to congratulate the French on splendid successes in
the Laon and Champagne district. They must pitch their hopes high indeed if they are not satisfied with what has been accomplished. Last Saturday they " went for " the Laon salient with their usual clan, broke through the German line on a front of four miles, and in two days took more than six thousand prisoners. The Germans brought up four fresh divisions, but the French have held all the ground they won. By Monday the prisoners taken by them amounted to over eight thousand. Altogether they have taken twenty-nine thousand prisoners since April 16th.
