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word Of German PREPARATION. Tor .
movement Of some nature between
Arras and Amiens. within which the
region under b~ombardment il located.
The enemy 10 known to have
brought up some OF the heaviest guns
to the Somme battlefield, where
Amiens is his objective. but the en-
tente artillery Is matching these and
hampering the Germans severely in
their preparations for attack. Last
raid along h Avre in this region.
Germans Driven Out.
Having withstood a violent German
Infantry attack In force the Ameri-
can troops on the sector northwest Of
Toul have driven the enemy from the
positions he gained Saturday and
have restored the situation complete
~. The American main positions
held out against the enemy but he oc-
cupied advance element from which
he was elected Sunday by the Ameri-
cans in. a counter attack. To the east,
the French lines also have been re-
established.
Indications are that the Germans
intended to make the attack the start
of an effort to separate the American
and French troops and. perhaps, wipe
out the American sector. General
P%ershing's men, however, fought des-
perately and only retired from
Seicheprey before overpowering num-
bers. The enemy, was not able to hold
the village and soon evacuated it.
AFTER the Americans had driven the
Germans from the occupated advanc-
ed posts the enemy did not attack
again and Sunday was comparatively
quiet east of st. Mihiel. The German
offensive, which persisted throughout
the day and into the night. was pre-
ceded by most violent artillery fire,
but the Americans were undismayed
and stuck to their guns and trenches
to meet the enemy storming troops
Two German afrplanes were brought
down by American machine gunners
Claim Capture OF. Sammies.
Berlin, in its official statement. de-
scrlbes Saturdays action lengthy. Ad-
mission is made that the fighting was
severe and it is claimed = that .18a
Americans, including FIVE officers and
rs machine guns were captured,
Heavy losses. it Is said. were inflicted
by the Germans. That the effort fail
ed OF its purpose is. indicated by the
announcement that the attackers re.
turned to their own positions unde,
cover of night. Berlin makes nc
iieillAOu VI CTeNCn troops having
been engaged in this region.
On the Picardy and Flanders bat.
tlefields the Germans have not resum.
ed their attacks and apparently are
waiting for the high command to de.
eide. where to strike next. while. fresh
troops and new supplies are beins
brought forward. :
Huns Raid Not Success, =.
With the British Army in France
April 22.-(By the Associated Press
Taking advantage Of the moonligh,
the Germans at 10 o'clock last nigh,
made a strong but. unsuccessful at.
tack against the British position.
north of Aveluy wood. on the from,
above Albert. Heavy fighting con
tinued until 4 o'clock this morning
The Germans appear to have. taker
one British outpost and to have los,
ground themselves elsewhere in ths
wood. The assault was preceded b,
a. heavy bombardment and the gun.
fire on both sides kept up most Of
the night.
There was active artillery fightins
Throughout Sunday east of Arras and
on both sides Of the scarpe. The
bombardment at Villers-B retlenneau,
and the surrounding territory alse
was continued. The British simprov.
ed their lines somewhat in .theeneigll.
borhood of Observation-Disclosures "a