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THE DAY BOOK
An Adless Newspaper, Daily Except Sunday
VOL. 6, NO. 170 Chicago, Tuesday, April 17, 1917
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BEGUN BIG OFFENSIVE
FORCE GERMANS BACK
French and English Squander Men and Munitions to
Drive Kaiser's Troops Toward Rhine Gains
for Allies All Along Line.
London, April 17. Greatest offen
sive of greatest war on. Over front
of 170 miles Franco-British forces
driving with all strength of -energy
carefully conserved through winter
of preparation. French movement
"brilliant victory.
Laon, important German center
supply station, apparently object of
Gen. Nivelle's first smash, which
forced Germans to back of third-line
trenches. German losses heavy.
London thrilled today with actual
start of greatest offensive forward
thrust for which every man, woman
and child in the British empire has
been working and sacrificing fo'r six
months. At least 3,000,000 of best
troops of France and England prob
ably fighting along this gigantic
front More guns than world has
ever known before in one operation
are belching forth death.
Point of Nivelle's widge pushed
into German line midway between
Soissons and Rheims, with blow
struck coincidentally around Berry
au Bac, where German line turns
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