In Champagne the French still continued their advance on both
flanks, especially on the right, while in Artois on Monday and Tuesday they gained ground towards the crests east of Souchez. Wednesday afternoon's communiqué re- ported the capture of Hill 140, the culminating point of the crests of Vimy, and further surrenders ,of the enemy in Champagne, where the struggle had continued on the entire front. Summarizing the results, the communiqn5 stated that in Artois and Champagne the Germans had lost in killed, wounded, and prisoners at least three army corps—one hundred and twenty thousand men. The prisoners exceeded twenty- three thousand, and seventy-nine guns had been brought in. Wednesday night's communiqué stated that violent second- line fighting continued in Artois and Champagne, but that all the new positions taken oast of Souchez had been main- tained, while further progress had been made on the slopes of the Butte de Tabun) in Champagne as well as to the north of Massive. Further slight progress in Champagne was reported in the French message of Thursday afternoon.
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