The sun., 1918-05-12
GERMANS TRY BUT TWO
They Get Into Mailly-Rain'
eval Wood, but POilus
Throw Them Out.
STILL MASsING TROOPS
Observers Report Many Fresh
Divisions Behind Lines
Fronting Amiens.

LONDON. May 11.-Another day has
passed, the fifty-second of the great
German drive" without any definite
move by the invaders to resume hostil-
tiles on a large scale. although there
were many minor raids over the whole
line extending from north OF Mont
KENNEL to east Of Montdidier. Field
Marshal Haig in his report tonight
mentions only a German raid near
Neuville- Vitassc, which was repulsed.
1t Is noteworthy. however. that
nearly all Of the raids are made by the
French and British, and the German
reports tell only Of repulsing attacks.
not OF making them. as they did a
/ short time ago. Berlin says tonight
there was fighting OH the south bank
of tho Lys and on the west bank Of
he Avre. An earlier statement refers
to local attacks by the French north OF
Mont KENNEL and near Locre, and
says there were many violent infantry
engagements on the Sommc battlefield.
Night Attacks BY French.
| 1t is asserted by the Germans that
the English attacked in vain in Aveluy
Wood, where the British regained yes
terday the small section OF trench cap
tured by the Germans the previous
day, and that night attacks against
Hangard. in the French sector. also
! failed.
The more important gains OF the day
! were made by the French. who in a
raid northeast Of Grivesnes took fifteen
prisoners and also captured some ground
near Montdidier. One Of the attacks.
however. In which the Germans took the
initiative was delivered southwest Of
Mailly- -Raineval. In this the Germans
took little territory. but were unable to
hold 1t against a prompt counter attack
hy the French. and after suffering heavy
losses they were driven out.
The Associated Press correspondent
| with the French army In France
says Grivesnee. on the front below
| Amiens. was under most severe bonn
bardmert again yesterday. but no in.
fantry action developed and the French
organized themselves IN their newly cap
! tured position. Along the greater part
of the front military operations were
confined to small enterprises. The wait.
ing attitude of the Allies is expected to
compel the enemy to show his hand
very shortly.
|
Fresh Divisions Brought Up.
The Germans have brought large
number of Trash divisions into the i,ns
facing Amicns indicating nrenaratIou
for action in tba, loc.,itv hrt thay h.vs
shown few signs ibus far ~ hc9inn,np
an offensive.
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New Attack Ncor Scheru.uh..r
l'eS'r'nhg the hghNhs III the hemmei
region yesterday inc Associated ffess
, Correspondent win the British army III
, france SAYS tha' ias' evening poiius
stofmed ana occupied n pile ot brick
"hlSh once WAS tne hhnllet OF fouiooze.
just south OF Scherpenberg iiiil. and
they also smashed the Germans out OF
s bouioo2e cabaret near by. Rut an en-
: ernN counter attack during tho night
n seems to have forced the French to re-
= tire to their previous line. Boulooze Is
g on comparatively hlGh ground which has
e been hotlN contested IN recent days
The French TINS morning initiated a
n loca! operation on little stream known
d as Nyverbeek. which empi'es INTO tho
southern end OF Iickebusche Lake, but
e according to the Latest reports II" de-
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= ment