Show I GERMANS READY TO RENEW FIGHT ON WEST FRONT French Anglo-French Forces Anxiously Anxiously Await Blows Foch Disposes Armies By International News Service LONDON April 23 Increasing Increasing In Infantry infantry infantry in- in fantry and artillery activity along the Somme and rivers and at numerous numerous nu nu- points north of the Lys river I indicated a twin battle was brewing and that tha it would break out in fcc all fury tury perhaps simultaneously on both the and Flanders fronts The Germans carried out raids on Monday in the sector of Hamel south i of the Somme and immediately south I of ot La Bassee Basseo canal but gained no no advantage Northwest of Festubert a German raid was carried out in such force as to amount to virtually a local at at- at tack The Germans succeeded in penetrating a advanced post but operation was without significance sig sig- sig- sig as the same post has changed hands a number of ot times in the recent fighting The French war office in Its official official of of- tidal report on Monday night told of the growing violence of the artillery artillery artillery ar ar- ar- ar tillery firing in the Montdidier sector but said there had been no infantry actions I Both sides have been massing troops and improving their lines Unes by local operations while the big guns I have been carrying out intense duels WILL TRY AGAIN I The big question is Where will I the Germans deliver their main stroke It may fall faIl in the district of the Kemmel ridge in Belgium a position of the highest strategic importance importance importance im im- im- im or it may come in the sector sector sec see tor of La Bassee canal where the i Germans tried several times before to break through in the direction of the British railhead position at Bethune There has been an In Increase Increase increase In- In crease of activity south of the river opposite Arras but the last German thrust there received a check chock so 80 decisive that their hope of ot breachIng breaching breaching breach breach- I ing the British front in that district probably was shattered I A renewal of the drive on the PI cardy front probably will see I I simultaneous blows struck against bUh bith the British and French The 1 strategy of this be to widen the Somme salient In front of ot I Amiens These attacks doubtless would fall faU against the French between 1 Montdidier and Noyon against the mixed French Anglo-French force south of of the Somme and against the British in the district around Albert Military critics are of the that General Foch has split spIlt up the allied reserve army and that the forces are bein being held st at t strategic points from which they can be quickly rushed to the points most seriously threatened by the tho Germans |