Show RUs HUN STA-RT STA T A T TT T R I f IC D IV o D DAMIN AMIN Germans Resume Effort Efort to Break Allied Armies Asunder er a at Vital Vital Point Point in Defenses R Reported ported By United Press I L LONDON ONDON April 24 Strong Strong German attacks were progressing progressing progressing pro pro- gressing early today on a ninemile ninemile ninemile nine- nine mile front directly cast east of Amiens f Field Marshal Haig re re- re- re I ported S 'S At th the same time another another- enemy asI as- as II dir t Jn I th ber berBe Be t f rl 0 e eG G artillery was Heavily bombarding th the i whole British front from north at oL Abert A bert bett tp to tile Junction of the British and nd Fren French h lines south of the Somme on I a front of ot about fifteen miles Field Marshal Haig reports I There was hostile shelling early this morning between and Robecq On the whole British front front from north of Albert to the Junction with the French south of ot the Somme the I enemy's artillery was active out the night At an early hour this I morning there was a heavy enemy I bombardment I Hostile Infantry left their trenches I northwest of Albert at dusk Their I attack was met with heavy heavy- rifle and machine gun fire and they were driven I back In the neighborhood of Dra- Dra j Dra-j j strong hostile attacks developed devel devel- J devel-J med late In the evening The Fren French h r repulsed pulsed them after sharp harp fighting British and French artillery inflicted I severe losses on the enemy In the neighborhood of Merville l our artillery dispersed concentrations lons of hostile Infantry On the majority of the British front particularly in the Somme and sections the valley of the and the sectors north of Bethune Bethune Be- Be thune and north and northeast of there was hostile artillery firIng firing fir- fir Ing ng yesterday afternoon and evening By United Press PARIS April 24 A A terrific German Bombardment between the Somme and the A Avre vre rivers was rep reported today b by bythe the French war office |