The sun., 1917-06-07
SCARPE HEIGHT
WON BY BRITISH
Germans Are Driven From En-
tire Western Slope of
Greenland Hill.

LONDON June e-British infantry be-
gan last night and completed to-day an
attack that was successful in attaining
all its objectives on the northern bank
OF the Scarpe. The entire western slope
OF Greenland Hill was occupied. and the
Germans were driven from all their
trenches on this part OF the important
observation point The British advanced
on a mile front
This undoubtedly valuable success
would attract more attention were It not
for a sentence in the offlcial statement
of the German War Office tonight. and
others which back II UP from British.
French and Belgian sources.
"The tense situation IN the Wyt-
schaete sector continues" Berlin an
nounces.
Battle Near In Belg ium.
There is now little doubt that tremen-
dOus nghtins is about to burst forth OH
the front in Belgium. very probably on
| or near the historic battlefield OF Ypres.
There is every indication that the Brit
ish will make another big attack or that
| front The new offensive may extend
over a front OF forty miles
a Central News despatch from Am
| sterdam Gays tnat the German news
papers are concerned AT the great in
crease in artillery activity In Belgium,
especially In the Ypree-Wytschaete
double salient. In Germany. the dee-
patch says this is believed TO be the
! forerunner OF new and fierce action.
The concentration of troops behind the
allied front greatly puzzles the German
press. which speculates as 10 what will
| be the next move.
In the statement issued during the
AaN in e,
heavy artillery fire about Wytschaete
and says the British sent out strong
reconnoitring parties 10 ascertain the
extent OF the damage London mentions
an artillery duel about Ypres.
Belgian Front Active.
The Belgian War Office reports great
activity on the front held by the Bel
gian army, which impinees upon the
northern curve of the Ypres salient The
| artillery was active ON the whole front
especially on the Steenstra ete-H -Het Sas
| sector. nearest Ypres.
| From Paris comes the announcement
that on that small sector OF the Belgian
front directly on the North Sea coast
which the French fusiliers marins have
held sance the fall OF Antwerp. there was
! spirited artillery fighting This regior
Is seldom mentioned in the commu,
niques. Everything tends TO the belize
that within a very short time the issue
will be Joined on the front in Belgium.
On the French front the Germans hav,
repeated their stubborn counter attacks
with the hope OF regaining NOR,
trenches on the Chemin des lanes. or
most OF the front. which was attacked
tiee and again during the day ant
night, the French defence was too strons
10 be penetrated. Near Bovettes, how
ever. the Germans entered some ad
vanced trenches. The official statement,
follow:
Gain ON Mile Front.
British Night statement-The oper-
ations commenced last night north of
the Scarpe were successfully COM
pieted during the day and all our OBJ
jectives gained. We have captured the
enemy's positions on the western
slopes OF Greenland Hill on a front of
about a mile and taken 162 prisoners.
including four officers.
We have also captured a few pris-
oners as a result OF raids carried out
early this morning north OF Ypres.
There has again been considera Bile
artillery activity on both sides At a
number Sf points along our front. par
ticularly on the north bank of the