Sir Douglas Haig has struck - three heavy blows at the
s6-called Hindenburg Line east of Arras during the week. The first blow, on Saturday last, gave ns the village of Arleux and two miles of trenches north and south of it. The second blow, on Sunday, knocked the enemy out .of a mile of their works south of Oppy, which is a strong point between Arleux and Cavrelle. Day after day the, enemy delivered violent and costly counter-attacks which failed to dislodge our men and only impeded their progress. The new German line, it is said, is incomplete, and Hindenburg is wasting his reserves in the attempt to hold our men back till his defences are finished. On Thursday General Haig began a third great movement on a wide front east of Arras, advancing despite the most violent resistance. Last Month we captured, chiefly in the battle of Arras and from Easter Monday onwards, 19,343 Germans, including 393 officers, with 98 heavy guns, 159 field guns, and hundreds of trench mortars and machine guns. The enemy's total loss in men was probably five times as great.
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