The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
Wearied Men on Far-Flung Battle Line in France
 Are Revived
CANADIANS FEEL LIKE SHOUTING FOR JOY
TOasts Are Drunk in Many Fight Scared Dugouts-Much Specula- tiOn as to How New Allies
 Will Aid in Contest

From Staff Correspondent of the Associated Press, With the British Armies in France, April 6,-(Via Lon- don, April 7)--The news of the ac- ton of the United States Senate in the far-flung western battle line to- day and was hailed with cheers. No- where was the qualification greater than along the section of the front held by the Canadians with >whom many thousands of Americans are serv- ing. Many Canadian and British com- panies were busy today preparing signs to hold over the trenches, tell ing the Germans the tidings from Washington. This Is the favorite plan of the TOmmies to convey all sorts of bad news to their enemies across No Mans Land.
 German prisoners taken today had not heard of President Wilson's ad- dress, and knew only in a vague way of the breaking of diplomatic relations e which were prepared included brief translation into German of the Presi- dents statement that America was en- tering the lists against the German government and not agalnst the Ger man people. Others included ,ne latest slogan NO peace with the Hohen- zollerns," while still others read: Get rid of your Kaiser.''
 TOASTS TO AMERICA
 Toasts were drunk to America at many front line dugout tonight The British look forward eagerly to tho par ticipation of America, thus helping to completely outlaw German military ism. It can be truthfully said that the khak-clad army faces the foe tonight with renewed determination to bring about a quick and decisive result There was a new note of joyous con 4fidence as the British and Canadian cannon hurled tons of shells against the German position
 The British army as a whole has re- sgarded America as practically in the War ever since the- severance of -sre-s tlations, the news of which was greeted as the best news which had reached the trenches for many months It was said then that active participation was only matter of time. The Presidents address was just reaching the front trenches today in it's entirety. The gist of the speech had been sent out by wireless and also by telegraph and telephone, but the soldiers generally preferred to wait for congressional ac- tion before spreading the news to Fritz"
 PAPERS IN DEMAND
 On their way back from the front trenches today the troops who had been relieved eagerly bought two days old London papers from the French news boys in order to read the American news and the text of the Presidents speech. In the little French estaminets cafes and villages behind the lines there was great excitement among the old civilians and the poilus on leave One old gray haired Frenchman, way ing bit of writing paper, said he was sending the good news to his son in the trenches so as to be sure that he would not miss it.
 The weight of America thrown into the scales just at this juncture, in what is regarded as the critical year of the strug- gle, has sent a renewed thrill of conf- dence all along the front. One could sense it everywhere today. Visiting Canadian headquarters and the Canadian trenches the correspondent was greeted every where with outbursts of congratulations One young captain whose mother is American said: T feel like hugging Everybody in sight. Everywhere I have been today I wanted to call out the sol diers and ask them if they had heard the good news. We Canadians now feel that our American family has been reunited This will mean wonders for the future relationship of Canada and the United States. We feel more like brothers than ever before.'
 MUCH SPECULATION
 There was much speculation along the front as to manner Of American partici- patton and an almost universal opinion