The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
Haig's Troops Advance on
600 Yard Front and Take =
Prisoners.
ENEMY STRIKES BACK
His Heavy Counter At
tacks on Larger Front
End in Failure.
ALLIES GAIN IN RAIDS
French Break Down Foes On.
slaught Above Bailleul-
Artillery Battles.
ALLIES GAIN IN RAIDS


day the allied forces in France kept -
their policy Of wearing down the Ger.
man lines. making more slight gaih0
and repulsing vicious German countse
attacks. Their offensive operations ven
on a comparatively small scale. but The
enemy assaults were made In consider.
able force and were checked only altar
severe fighting.
Last night the British made q local at.
tack Just northeast Of Merville. carrying
out successful operation which ad-
vanced their positions along q front Of
900 yards and reducing q salient which
bulsed into their lines Thirty prison.
ers and six machine guns were taken.
Against the new positions the Ger
mans this morning. after a severe BON.
bardment. launched their heavy counter
attack, the German operation embrace
ing section about 1900 yards long
and extending on either side the recently
established British front. The enemy
was met by a terrific fire from artillery
and machine guns and was forced taGk
without gaining his objectives.
Attack ON French Fails.
Another German attack was made on
the French above Bailleul. This failed
under similar circumstances.
Severe artillery battles continue at
many points. the Allies often forcing
the fighting. French batteries at Hailles
and south Of the River Avre. on the
Amiens front, were especially active
last night.
Both French and British patrols have
taken prisoners in raids At several
places. Tho French raid near Lassigny
Is said to have been especially produc.
tive OF results in prisoners and valuable
information.
The opposing forces northeast Of
Aveluy wood. above Albert. have con-
tinued to exchange blows in contention
for desirable positions, Yesterday
morning the Germans rushed some posts
there and obtained 4 footing at q few
places. They have been driven out again
entirely.
The latest reports concerning the nght-
ing in the Locre sector show that 500
unwounded prisoners were taken and
that the casualties Of the attackers were
slight In this drive the French rstook
Druloose and the now famous crossroads
near by. as we'll as several fortified
farms which have been the scene Of des-
perate fighting recently. They Also
pushed forward their line east Of Hill ~.
which the poilus retook q few days ago
after a bitter encounter.
Official Statements.
Offcial Statements on the ope erations
follow
BRITISH NIGHD A hostile
counter attack launched this morning
against our new position northwest Of
Merville was made in considerable
strength upon front OF 1900 yards
i very heavy bombardment preceded
the enemy's advance. but despite the
| intensity of his artillery prep6r tons
his infantry only succeeded In reach.
ing our positions at two points. where
they were dealt with effectively BY
| our troops In each case. Our whole
| line Is intact.
Two raids which the enemy at
| tempted last night In the sector north
! Of Bailleul were repulsed by the
| French troops.
We secured a few prisoners and .
machine gun this morning in a patrol
| encounter in the ne!ghborhood Of
| Boyelles.
| BRITISH tDAYD-A successful
! local operation was carried out By
| troops of Surrey Battalion yester-
| day evening northwest OF Merville A
recntrant In our line in this sector WAS
closed up and thirty prisoners and six
machine guns were captured by US.
Early this morning n hostile counter
attack against the new positions de-
livered after heavy bombard dment,
was broken up by our artillery and
machine gun fire.
last night southeast Of Arras and
brought back a few prisoners and a
machine gun from the enemy's
| trenches.
During the night the hostile artil-
lery was active In the Albert sector
about Hebuterne between the Forest
OF Nieppe and Meteren. and more ac-
tive than usual between the Scarpe
River and Hin 20. north Of Lens. The
gas shelling reported to have taken
J place yesterday north Of Bethune was
heavy.
! French Bulletins.
FRENCH (NIGHT-Thsre we're no
infantry actions, The artillery was in
| termittently active south OF the
Somme. along the Meuse and in the
| Vosges.
| On May is our hshtins pilots do
stroyed six German airplanes. and nine
other enemy machines fell within
their lines severely damaged. That
day and also on the night OF May
| 1920 $4,000 Kilograms OF projectiles
were dropped by our bombing ma
| chimes.
FRENCH lDAY)-Both artilleries
were active last night In the region
OF Themes and Hailles and at other
points south OF the Avre.
French patrols operating southwest
| OF Lassigny. on the right bank of the