The sun., 1918-05-14
Indications That New
Enemy Blow Will Be Be-
tween Arras and Albert.
FOCH'S RESERVES WAIT
Germans Must Pay Heavily
for Any Ground They
May Gain.
LYS SECTOR IS SHELLED
Guns Also Pour a Steady Fire
on Lines in the Region
Of KENNEL.
LYS SECTOR IS SHELLED

LONDON. May 13.-Artillery activity on
various portions OF the fighting fronts In
P.cardy and Flanders continues without
any definite move by the Germans to
resume their grand offensive or any sign
Of counter drive BY the Allies. For
practically two weeks now the Germans
have been held at bay or have been
pushed back in certain small sectors
where the French and British made
strategical gains. There is no dispos-
tion on the part Of the Allies to believe
that the enemy has abandoned his pur-
pose. but each day finds the forces under
Gen Foch apparently in better positions,
last twenty-four hours seem to have no
bearing vpon the situation as a whole
Apparently the Germans continue to
bring up men and materials, although
their movements are suffering severely
from the activities Of allied airmen.
Activity south Of Arras.
North Of serre the foes guns have
been especially active. The town. which
is IN the German lines. about thirteen
miles north Of Albert. marks the apeA
Of the triangle OF which the base is
formed by the line from Hebuterne to
Bucquoy. IT Is here the military ex-
perts have predicted the enemy would
launch a great iankins movement in.
tended to turn the allied lines in the
!Arras region.
South and southwest Of Hebuterne
there are wooded hi,fe upon which tn.
Germans centred their nerce4t efforts
IA ,A~AN
point was realized fully and every FOOT
OF ground was contested. some OF tie
positions originally lost later having
been recaptured In a series Of spirited
local Encounters Further to the west
there are steep hills in which the Allies
are believed TO have formidable defen
siNc positions. while 10 the north and
northwest the country is more open and
should lend itself more readily to the
farorite methods OF attack used by the
Germans recently
Heavy Firing in Npres sector.
North OF KENNEL The British lines
continue to withstand heavy pounding,
apparently rcpayirG shot for shot with
out any relative change in conditions
In the Lys sector. between the forest OF
Nieppe and LOGON, there has been an
intermittent bomDardment Of great Sc
verify.
Hoth French and British continue Oh
the active and inactive parts Of the
front TO harass the enemy with raids
usually conducted by small parties and
valuable chiefly FOR the information
gained from prisoners. North OF No
meny. In Lorraine, a French detachnent
penetrated the enemy lines and bro,igh.
back twenty Germans Near st. Die "A
German raid was broken up
The German delay in renewing the
attack Is believed to he due largely To
the great drain made upon the reserves
calling for tho making over Of marv
army commands. The allied reserve Is
believed to he practically intact, and
there seems to be a feeling Of confidence
in zen. Fochs polio! Of letting the foe
wear himself out In a series Of alnos,
fru!tless attacks. occasionally Welding
him small bits of terrain in return for a
tremendous outlay OF human lives.
OmrtnI Reports of Operations.
Following are the official reports on
the fighting:
BRITISH 'NIGHT,--The hostile ar
ti'lery developed considerable activitv
early this morning north of Serre anA
has been active during tho dav on the
southern portion Of the British front
and in the sector north Of KENNEL
There is nothing further of special in
tcrcst
BRIfISH 'DAYb-. The hostile a-ttl-
lery "as active during the night In
the Somme Valley and Albert sectors,
also between LOGON and the forest Of
Nieppe tFlanders 'front.'.
FRENCH ,NIGHU There were no
events OF Importance along the from.
to-day with the exception OF the bom-
hardments. which b,came quite lively
on both banks ~ the Avrc River.
FRENCH iDAYD-- Our artillery and
the enemy's were active at certain
points along the front north and south
Of the Avre
In Lorraine French detachment
penetrated the German lines north Of
Nomeny and hrouSh, back twenty
prisoners, In tho region Of 81. Die a
Ger nan raid was broken up by our
fire.
Elsewhere the night passed in auict
GERMAN iDAb--In tho kemne,
region lively artillery activity contin.
ued in connection With local infantry
engagements. On other fighting Sec
tors It also revived several times during
the evening.
In the Ancre Valley, southwest @.
Albert. "A British partial attack was
repulsed. Al various points on the
front the enemy continued his recon
noitrirg thrusts. In repulsing them
We made prisoners on several occa-
slons.