The sun., 1918-05-23
British Penetrate German
Lines at Several Points
North of Arras.
TAKE MANY PRISONERS
French Under Heavy Fire,
but Keep Up Their Pa
troll Activity.
ENEMY TROOPS SHIFTED
Realignment Of Forces Taken
as Indication That Renewal
Of Battle Nears.
TAKE MANY PRISONERS
ENEMY TROOPS SHIFTED

the resumption Of the great German
irive. which IL universally believed At.
the front to be imminent, the British
and French, and latterly the Ameri-
cans. are becoming more and moro az
gressive In their minor attacks .Ana
raids. and on the whole have mate
rally improved their positions in the
last two or three weeks and are in q
much better shape to withstand the
onslaught Of the Kaiser's legions when
it comes through the capture Of many
points throughout the long
line.
The operations to-day. while not in
themselves Of particular importance,
were Of this character. The British
made several successful raids last
night, particularly north Of Arras.
where they entered the German
trenches at two points and took four
teen prisoners and a machine gun. and
at LOGON. on the south side OF the Lys
salient. and between Nieppe Forest
and Meteren. on the western side a
the same area. In fighting north Of
the Yprcs -Com!nes Canal they took
fourteen prisoners.
German Raid Repulsed.
Early this morning the Germans made
A second attempt to drive In southeast Of
Mesnil. which Is a little north Of Albert.
but we're repuised. The British made a
successful raid near HsbWtsrne and in.
f,icted heavy casualties on the Germans
Paris reports an exceptionally violent
bombardment by the Germans about
Hail'es, Senecat wood and Rouvray. IN
tn" area east and southeast Of Amiens,
and also a. Plemont, which Is in the Oise
a's'tor further to the east There was
pronounced patrol activity in the whole
Anette region. to the south OF Soyon.
Rerlin comments on the artillery activity
in the KENNEL region, where. 1t asserts,
\ llied attacks were repulsed north Of
that point and south OF Locre. There
was also heavy artillery fire between
Ar,as and Albert.
The Germans have carried out Q r.
distribution Of their forces along the
whole front The movement Of troops
III 'ne rear, especially, mas Oeen neAvy
Comm nica tiou~ Reesta tabIished.
In this connection attention Is called
to the fact that the enemy has excel
lent communications which. as before
| his attack in March. will enable him 10
move great masses of troops in the
forty eight hours preceding a new at.
| tack. The method employed is not ex
pected to he essentially different from
/ that 81 March on the other hand. the
events Of the last two months have re-
suited in a great Improvement In the
allied offences and in utilization Of
! troops.
The activity Of German alrplanes and
| the exceptional violence Of the artillery
| homba rdment on the Avre and in the
region Of Albert are the only indications
| Of coming blow.
The Associated Press correspondent
with the French armies IN France says
the French and British are creating
great confusion in the German plans by
| their local operations
The Germans had hoped to have posi-
tons AZ solid points on the Flanders
hills, on the Villers- Bretonneux plateau
aud on the Grivespes and Mailly -Raine-
val heights and lie Piemont and Re
maud hills from which to launch their
attack Not only have these positions
remained in the hands OF the Entente
allied troops but in the vicinity OF them
the French and British recently have
gained ground.
Aivmen Work Havoc.
Germans captured by the French tss-
tiry TO the brilliant work. OF the Entente
allied aviators, who. the prisoners say,
leave the Germans no peace. Fears are
expressed regarding future operations
by allied airmen on the Rhine cities.
| which they believe will be laid in ruins
The Germans say their anti-aircraft de-
fences are insufficient to prevent the
Allies visiting either day or night the
Teuton camps. cantonments. depots and
airdromes where. they say, enormous
6amage already has been done.
other prisoners assert that Emperor
William hesitated lon. time before
starting the offensive this year, but
4. that Gen. y.udendorr obtained the upper
hano by promising to force a peace by
beating the Allies ny Easter. 1re CROW
Prince. with the military caste in uer.
many. they say. succeeded in ejecting
Rudolph Won Nalentini from pow ..
ter he had predicted a catastrophe FOR
the German arms. Valentini was clIi.f
Of Emperor Williams civil cabine: r.,d
was replaced last September 10 SoI
Berg.
OmciHl Nr7-rss.
Oflcial reports Of the days c.ve'oy.
ments follow:
: BRITISH Nl0RT-Che ensssv
made a second attempt eN-ly dS
morning TO raid our p0sitiors aouti.