The sun., 1918-05-11
London War Office Says En-
cmy Is Massing Reserves
Behind Lines.
ALBERT TRENCHREWON
French Win Grivesnes Park
West of the Avrc After
Hard Fight.
CAPTURE 29+ PRISONERS
Germans Assert They Made
675 Captivcs in Dicke-
busch Lake Fight.
CAPTURE 29+ PRISONERS

LONDON, May l0.---Both the British
and the French were successful in the
minor fighting that marked tho opera
tions last night and to-day on the bat.
tie front in Picardy and Flanders. The
French achievement, although not
large in amount. was important In
character. After an intensive bom-
bardment the poilus stor1ned and took
Grivesnes Park. five miles north o!
Montdidicr. and incidentally c5s Ger
man prisoners. This is Immediately 10
the north Of the place where tho Amer
leans are reported to be taking part in
the battle Of Picardy. In other fight
Ing the French took 36 additional pris-
oners. Paris reports tonight vio-
lent bombardment Of the sector be-
tween Lassigny and Noyon. a little to
! the east
The British blow was delivered
northwest of Albert. where they recov.
cred in the evening the trench cap
! luISO ycSteIuuy Dy lUS, r leu
Marshal Haig tonight reports local
! fighting at Aveluy Wood. north OF Al
bert, and mentions artillery activity ir
the Vimy and Robecr sectors and
south Of Dickebusch. back Of Mon.
KENNEL
Germans Report Cnrtives.
Tho Germans report only minor en-
gaSenents. but IN belated statemen.
on Wednesdays operations abou.
Dickebusch Lake they assert tina, they
captured eT5 prisoners from six French
and two British divisions and took h,
storm strongly fortified positions over
a front OF about mile and a quarter
Describing the British recapture Of
the trench they lost yesterday near All
bert, the correspondent OF the Associated
! Press with tho British army in France
says the action was important, as the
positions were on high ground whicn
had been holly contested ever since the
Germans took Albert The temporary
success of the Germans cost them dear.y.
for they suffered heavy casualties from
the rife and machine gun fire which was
poured into them as they advanced ",
the slopes.
The operation was undertaken about
daybrcak, and shortly arterwsrd the en-
Guy dlteUlVteu 10 TedC1 tne BF1ttSi lNPS
east of BouIincourt. bout 1000 Yards
TO the north. Here also the British. wer.
holding defenccs on the high ground.
which the invaders coveted because its
occupation would give them a bette-
, position to work from for another big
attack.
, 4 Uuse That Failed.
= The rraycoats advanced. shouting
r Retire IT was an old trick in the
, hope OF confusing the British The de.
! Tenders responded with such q .yrlliug
fire that tho Germans acted on their cr,
5 and fell hack. leaving many dead and
wounded behind.
The hostile artillery FIRE vas very
e heavy last night south OF Arras The
air service on both sides was very &C.
F.. tive throughout the day. as the condi.
tions were ideal for observation. There
was much bombing and many engage
: ments were fought in the air
! The bulk Of the German reserves -
still in tho rear OF the Somnle front ana
il must be assumed the encmys big
main effort will be in that direction"
raid Representatives o. Gen. Delrna Rad.
clne. chief director os military opera.
tions AZ tho War ONCE. in summing Va
the weeks war Developments to-day. ~
is equally certain tina; he will not ds.
r continue his attacks In Flanders
Rcacr,rs 10 Decide Jssuc.
"In considering the course Of these ba..
ties 1t must always be remembered ths.
the capture oc any particular position is
, not a material factor. Mere geographical
) gains are not the main consideration IL
a is rather n question Of staying power
We must look to the end of the battle.
II, While tie German gain In Flanders
G is important owing to the narrowness o.
our front, We must not Judge by the loss
=. OF ono position or another. The end oe
the battle will come when one s.ds eN-
hausts its reserves or reaches the end Of
| its resources before the other.
THE Germans have put In a consider
:, able number o' fresh divisions. both IN
Flanders and on the Somme front during
the last week. and this is satisfactory 70
us. for q shows that we are getting
y through thei- fresh divisions Yer, fast.
The eucmys proximity to tho heights ~
Flanders makes il likely that he WI
:, continue his attacks there. despite n,
- lack o' success during the last week"
=. In the period between March ~. uhcu
:, the German offensive was hegun. and
!, Apri, "5 the losses OF IN" French were
, only one fourth TO one-fifth those OF the
- British. Since April %, said Gen RAD
- clifro's Representative. there has been 70
20 reason to believe the losses 81 the rrsrch
>, have been any heavier than those OF tive
20 British. tThn British losses sin -
n March ~ werc estimated on Ma" I hy
IL. u. British military mission At wash
a iugton at nearly $50 oon)
=, This information was given out y
rc.u,at!on of German propngandist as
-, scrtions that the Fren"h had been hca''
Ia ing the brunt of the battle
r. The O6icini Reports,
i, Tie Official reports OF the tg"tins ~
80 the western front follow:
ID BRITISH DAY|--Thc small por-
10 ton OF our front trench northwest ~
Albert gained by the enemy as q Se