| Show i I 1 I 1 i V C I J JH O H N lO LOSE f IN I RAIDS RAID BY BRITISH H HAlly Ally Force Inflicts Casualties Casu Among Foe in Positions Around He He- Haig Reports By International News Service T LONDON ONDON May 1 22 Between 2 Between L' L 1 and the Nieppe forest in Flanders the British Bi inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans and brought back nu mu prisoners oner Tonight's report from Field Marshal Hal Haig- tells of or artillery artil artil- lery Jery activity by br both bOlh sides in various sectors I Since the French war office orfice In its ll day r report had I announced violent gun bun duels southeast of Amiens Paris arid and London were steeled throughout tho the cIa day for for- n news ius ws of or the Ion long lon expected d re revival revival re- re vival of the German offensive No Xo o In infantry In- In fantry materialized however cr Allied military experts are arc nevertheless ne convinced convinced con con- vinced that the lie bi big battle is abou U. U reopen the growing Intensity lly of thu the artillery artiller activity and anel the thc ever er In ing largo large scale raiding attacks attacks- being regarded as a sign n that the enemy that hat tho ho clement of or sui sUJ ruu is Is' eliminated has hag cho chosen en to S go about h 11 r new e t Jn t t 1 n the ma main In Inaction action by b a crescendo cre's cres cres cres- cendo of oC activity all alon along the front ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT Paris tonight reported mutual artillery artillery artil artil- lery bombardments s at various point of the front between the h Somme and Oiso rivers ri u n front of some thirty miles The Thc Berlin report too mentions mentions mentions men men- this front specifically lIy in its day 13 report The Important lant railway Y cit city of or again was hea H heavily shelled w with ith gas oas b by the Germans The Krupps al also o were unusually ac actie active ac- ac tie tive on the Belgian front near the sea a. a the Belgian heavies doing some ef effective c- c ef- ef counter battery work I BRITISH STRENGTH STRENGTH Evidence of astonishment over lh the str strength of ot the British artillery be between between be- be tween Arras and Albert the Albert the front on which most roost experts look for the thc next German blow blow and and in Flanders aro are found Cound in the German n war office state state- m ment en tOur t. t Our rear districts says sas the tho re report report report re- re port again were subjected to heavy fire Ire on both sides of the thc Lys and of ot La Bassee canal Between Arras Arms and Albert the enemy artillery artiller also aiso was most lively I LONDON LO I May MaJ 22 22 The The Germans German made another attempt today to raid th the thc British positions near Mesnil but were repulsed according to r Field Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- hal Haigs Haig's report tonight from rom BritIsh BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish headquarters In Iii France The British carried out a raid on the Germa Gelman German Ger Gel ma man positions around with hea heavy casualties to the Germans On the tho Flanders front the Germans carried out a heavy gas bombardment of or the sector to the northeast of or Beth- Beth une use The announcement follows A number of or successful raids were carried out by us last Jast night on different different differ dUer ent parts of or the front In the sector southeast of oC Arras our troops entered the lie German trenches at nt two points and captured fourteen prisoners and a machine machine machine ma ma- chine gun grin Other raiding parties brought tack back a few prisoners in the tile neighborhood of Locon and in the sector sec ace tor between tho the forest of oC Nieppe and and North of the canal sixteen prisoners were captured brus by br Ins IUS us A hostile raiding party parly approached lour jour our lines JInes last Jast night north of or AlbertI Albert I It t was repulsed The rhe enemy's artillery showed sow some activity during the ni night bt in the tire neighborhood neigh of oC and considerable considerable consider consider- able ablo activity cast of or the forest of Tho The sector northeast of ot Bethune was heavily bombarded with gas shells By Associated Press WITH TUB TIlE FRENCH An ARMIES IN FRANCE May Ia- Ia 2 22 While While awaiting tire the opening of the expected new German German German Ger Ger- man offensive e tho the French and British BritIsh Brit Brit- ish arc are creating great confusion in th lh German plans by local operations which already alread have hao brought about an improvement in their defensive positions The Tho Germans had hoped to have hac positions positions positions po po- at solid pont points on en n the he Flanders Flanders' hills on the pla pIa tean and on the Grivesnes and l Mailly- Mailly I heights and an and Renaud hills lulls from tram which to launch their attack Not only have ha these pa po remained in tho hands bands of thi the entente allied troops but in the vicin ilcia vicinity vicinity ity of them the French rench and British recently re ra recently have gained ground BERLIN via London May 22 Z- Z II tin is in is inthe Heavy eR v artillery artiller fighting reported I the tue official communication from Crom gen genera general en era eral headquarters today The I zones under gunfire were we're the Kemme j Continued ri on tR p S. S HUNS LOSE Continued from page rase 1 district both sides of or tIle the Lys and between between be be- tween Arras and Albert Bat Battles es of Aviators Feature War Activities LONDON May Ia 22 ln hi In the pst years of or the thc war a period o of extraordinary activity b by the aerial squadrons of the contending armies in France has been considered as an indication that events e were rapidly shaping themselves for an offensive by hy one side or the other At I the present moment the most notable feature of or the war ar situation Is the re- re work of or airmen in various been in danger of ot a new German attack looked for This activity ha has not been restricted to the actual battle area but hut far tar back backof of 01 each front there have been daring darinI raids The Rhine cities are being frequently fre Ire bombed while Paris has again I been In danger of a new attack from the air American aviators have ha borne a prominent part In this fighting In tho and Toul sectors they have given a a. a magnificent account of or themselves them them- selves elves while further north and even cven in the tho defense of or London the they have demonstrated their fighting capacity SUDDEN UDDEN BLOWS The Tho German plans for a resumption of nr the offensive In France have been seriously hampered b by the sudden blows o of oC the allies here hele and there along the front The Germans have been forced back at numerous points and new lines JInes which ma may be more easily defended have been established by the allies The Americans on their own sector have ha given the enem enemy no rest The artillery has battered haltered the tho German lines nt lit and day while the infantrymen have raided German outpost positions and have proved themselves capable of or outwitting and outfighting outfighting- the enem enemy General men have won several sev sev- several eral hot with the foe and have havo captured prisoners A night gas attack was loosed on th the Germans b by tho the Americans near near- Toul three wa waves es of or shells lill drenching a wooded position of or the enemy with poisonous fumes tume FRENCH GAIN GROUND The Tho French tort too have been at work in Various sectors particularly In the Somme omme region They have gained ground round here hero and there at points where positions of or tactical value were wrested from the Germans Further north the British front has been fairly quiet with tremendous bursts bunts of or artillery fire coming at In In- In The Tho German official statement sav a ays that British attacks at various PO points were repulsed Reports from the headquarters of ot the French a redistribution army ar are of ot German that nat there has been I the entire front A A. 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