Show Boches Taken in Minor British Attack By United Press Prell LONDON April Local 24 Local fighting and artillery duels again constituted the extent of action on the west front yesterday it was shown b by the night official reports Field Marshal Haig reported the improvement im- im provement of British positions east of Robecq in a minor operation which I vono enemy prisoners and a number number number num num- ber of machine guns Several prisoners prison prison- ers era and four tour machine guns also were I taken aken In the neighborhood of ot German artillery was was' active ve In the Villers-Bretonneux Villers sector east of Amiens The Tho French described great mutual artillery activity near En langard and west of Noyon but said there ere were no Infantry actions Fighting activity was limited d the German war office said British In Infantry Infantry infantry In- In fantry was especially active between Lens and Albert the report said but claimed no success was attained In these hese local o operations I By As Associated Press Prell WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE FRANCC April 24 A 24 A German bombardment bom- bom of tile tho British positions on both joth sides of the river La Lawe we on the northern battlefront was vas begun at 4 o'clock clock this morning A large sector of f this battlefront is seething although the ho definite dimensions of the infantry try ry action are not yet known mown |