Evening star., 1918-06-21
BRITISH NOW FACE
NEW FOE ATTACKS
German Armies Have Had
Time to Reorganize and
Prepare for Drive.
RAIDS STILL GENERAL
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Hfe9e.
PARIS, June 21 Havas Agency
Grave events are impending on the Brit
ish front. according to military experts.
who see in the intensity Of the German
at various points the pre-
liminary steps Of q new German at
tack. It is pointed out that the fourth
army group under Crown Prince Rup-
precht of Bavaria has had leisure for
reorganization during the three weeks
since 1t was engaged in battle and
now is ready for a new effort along
the front.
1t has been established that units
of Crown Prince Rupprecht's army
were engaged in the abortive attack
on Rheims Tuesday night. This is
considered proof by the L'Homme
Libre that the German crown princes
army is tired and exhausted.
French Improve Positions.
French troops last night carried out
operations on the front southwest of
Scissors which resulted in the i'm
provement of their positions in the
HcIE HDOTuOOu Oh cdNcTOIlcS n
Improvement was effected further
south on this front near Hautvesnes.
The war Office made these announce
ments today.
The statement reads: THE French
have improved their positions north
of Faverolles and in the region south
Of Hautvesnes. A score of prison.
French.
The night was calm on the rest of
the 'front.'
British Continue Raids.
LONDON. June 21.-Fureher extern
sive raiding and patrol operations
were carried out by British troops
last night in the Arras region and
on the front to the south. toward
Albert. Attempts by the Germans to
regain the ground won yesterday by
the British near Merris, on the Elan
ders front, were repulsed, today's war
office announcement states Tho state
ment reads:
During the night we captured
few prisoners and machine guns and
inflicted many casualties upon the
enemy in raids and patrol encounters
In AYeluy wood, in the neighborhood
of Hebuterne and Boyelles, and on
both banks of the Scarpe.
Several hostile attempts to recap
ture the ground gained by us yester-
day morning northwest Of Merris
There is nothing further to re-
port"
Last Nights Report.
LONDON, June 2o.-The British sf-
fetal communication issued this even
ing says:
1.-TWO successful raids were carried
out last night in the neighborhood Of
Locre by French troops. who cap
also took few prisoners northeast of
Meteren.
This morning we advanced our line
slightly northwest Of Merris and cap
tured few prisoners and a trench
mortar and a machine gun. Two
were successfully beaten OF.
THE hostile artillery was active
with gas shells today in the vicinity
Of Ayette (south Of Arras)."
Nine Foe Aeros Downed.
The official statement on aerial op-
erations tonight says:
Low clouds and rain interfered
with flying on June 19, and the enemy
aircraft showed little activity.
Mine German machines were de-
stroyed during the day and two more
driven down out Of control. One of
our machines is missing"
Berlin Official Report.
BERLIN, via London, June 20
The evening communication issued by
the war Office says:
North of Albert, to the southwest
Of Noyon and to the southwest of
Chateau Thierry, small attacks by the
enemy failed with heavy losses"