The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-04

french took prisoners and also can
tured two machine guns.
tBy Associated Press)
Germany's peace drive through
ficards enters upon its third wee,
WIN ooth forces preparing for the re-
SUMPTION OF heavy fighting. The
Weather had interfered somewhat hpt
the Germans have not renewed their
nea'y attacks and the fighting front
mas renamed virtually UNCHANGED
since Monday.
NORTH or the Somme the British have
improved their positions in small at.
Jacks, while on the important sector
south or the river there has been no
ln1antry action. In the region north of
Montdldler, which has been the scene
OF much heavy fighting, the artillery
commandment has been violent, but the
enemy mas made no attempt to attack.
Silence is Maintained.
while there is little doubt that the
Germans must attack again and will
nave to sustain still greater losses in
1urther efforts against the allied line.
much interest centers in the plans of
General Foch. The attacks by the
British between Albert and Arras and
by the French between Montdidter and
Noyon apparently were for the pur-
pose of improving local positions.
Silence is being maintained by both
sides as to the next act in the titanic
military contest
German newspapers declare that the
German drive was halted by bad
weather and not by the Franco-Brftish
defense. Admission is made that the
Germans are having great difficulty in
moving up guns and supplies over the
muddy area of the Somme and that
transpOrtion is in poor shape because
of the necessity for constructing new
roads.
Amiens, the primary objective Of
German efforts in the past two weeks.
is free from danger for the moment
A military proclamation posted there.
informs the population that threaten
ing peril has been removed and ex-
horts them to maintain confidence.
AMERICANS BoMeARDED
American troops in the region of
Toul and in an unnamed place, have
been subjected to heavy lombard
ment from enemy guns. Gas shells
were used mainly in the fire against
the Americans in the unnamed place
High explosive shells and gas project
ors were used in the artillery attack
northwest Of Toul, but no great dam
age was done.
Reconnaissance and patrol activities
are increasing on the Italian front, es-
pecially from west of Lake Garda to
the Piave river. The Italians have
captured several enemy outposts and
made number of prisoners
A German force has been landed at
Hango, on the southern coast of Fin
land, to aid in the campaign against
the Finnish rebels The Finnish gov
ernment forces are bombarding Tam
merfors, north of Helsinsfors. while
new Russian reinforcements are re
ported to have arrived to help the
rebels. who control most of southern
Finland.
Germany's offensive on the seas, like
her land drive, fell down last week
Only sixteen British French and Ital-
ian steamships were sunk in the past
week, while in the previous seven day
period thirty-seven were lost through
the activities of German submarines
The British losses last week were thir-
teen ships, including six of more than
1900 tons which compares most fav-
orably with the loss of twenty-eight,
including sixteen of the larger tonnage
the previous week. Fifteen British
merchantmen escaped successfully
from submarine attacks