Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-06-04 | Page 2 | Haig Believed to be Ready to Resume Offensive

HAIG BELIEVED TO BE READY TO RESUME OFFENSIVE By United Press. LONDON. June 4. Heavy fighting In the sector south of Lens, following two weeks' lull, gave Indication today that Field Marshal Halg was about to resume his offensive. The British struck a powerful blow along the Sou-chex Sou-chex river, but the Germans concentrated concen-trated big reserves as soon as Haig's artillery began to roar a preparatory fire and launched these In strong counter attacks, which recaptured nearly all of the positions which the British had taken. In the Ypres sector the heavy bombardment bom-bardment of German positions continued, contin-ued, but there was no Infantry fighting. fight-ing. Military experts here believed ilnlg waa testing out various spots In the German line, making ready for a resumption re-sumption of his drive. On the French front the Germans delivered a, aeries of furious counter sttarks against ground newly won by the French around Vauclerc and California Cali-fornia plateaus. They were unsuccessful. unsuccess-ful. ,