Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-18
Are AnxiouSIy Awaiting Time
When They Will Be Thrown
Into Battle on an Entirely
New Part Of French Field,
GERMANS ARE MASSING
FOR ANOTHER ATTACK
How Many Samn1ieS Are Be-
hind British Front Not Di-I
vuIged Probabilities Are.
They Won't Be Used as Unit.
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InV MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEAsEp WIRE
American troops are awaiting the
time when they will be thrown into
battle on an entirely new part of the
battle field in France. The announce
ment that the Stars and Stripes are
waving with the British Union Jack
and the French Tri-co.or on this bat
tie field said that the Americans were
completing their training in the area
occupied by the troops which are
blocking the path of the Germans to
the channel ports
Which may indicate somewhere
along the line from Merville to Ypres
is the point where General Pershing's
men will once more strike the Ger
mans.
This is the fifth section of the front
where Americans have been located,
The others are east of Luneville.
northwest of Toul, north Of st. Mihel
and on the heights of the Meuse and
in the Montdidier sector of the Pi-
| cardy battle area.
Are to BE Bri2aded.
| How many Americans are behind
| the British front, when they arrived
! and the part of the United States from
which they came are as yet unknown.
| 1t Is probable that they are not to be
used as q separate unit but will he
! brigaded with the British in meeting
the next stroke of the Germans in the
northern battle field.
! During the last day the activity of
| the enemy has been most pronounced
at the tips of the salients driven into
the aiiitsa lines IN the Ypres afiet
! Somme fronts. There was a notable
| increase in the German artillery fire
| on the Lys front in front of Haze
brouck, while Hailles, east of Amiens
| has again been deluged with shells
from the German cannon. At this
point the French have made notable
! advances of late and at no time since
the German wedge ceased to move,
early in April, has this region been
quiet.
Perfect Weather Permits.
The perfect weather that has pre-
vailed for several days over the entire
western front has led to an unusual
number of battles between aerial
squadrons. In these combats the en-
emy seems to have suffered heavily
and while the allies have not escaped
unscathed, they appear to have main
tanned their mastery of the air. Eddie
/ h1CkenDHCneT, Iflt lOtIltl
race driver, now with the American
| flying forces on the Toul front, has
added another German machine to his
| record.
T. All along the front in. France the
! Etension under which the men are
working has been reflected by the
large number of trench raiding for
ays. Nowhere, however, has there been
a conflict which might be considered
more than a skirmish.
Quiet on Italian Front.
/ There have been no further reports
from Rome or Vienna relative to OPP
erations on the Italian front, where,
on Thursday the Italians made de-
termined attacks on Austrian posi-
tions east of the Brenta river.
A summary of the military situation
on the western front given out by
the British general staff, states that
Ianother terrific attack by the Germans
| Is imminent. 1t Is indicated that the
British expect the new attack to be
on as great a scale as that of March
q. when the fighting was begun over
a front of fifty miles. The halt in the
lGerman assault has given the Teutons
4 q chance to reform their shattered
divisions. it is admitted but it also
has allowed the allies to strengthen
their lines.