The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
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VITAL SECTORS
Lines Near M0rlanc0urt are Ad-
vanced by Two Assaults
on German Positions {
AMERICANS ARE SHELLED
High Explosives and Poisonous
Gas Hurled on Pershing's (
y Men; Quiet Other Fronts
(sY AssocITEp PREss)

q Australian and Canadian troops are
in action on the British lines along
the vital sectors Of the battlefront In
France.
g The Australians have struck the
Germans near Morlancourt between
the Ancre and Somme rivers east of
Amiens, and have advanced their lines
upward of three quarters of mile as
result Of two assaults on the Teu.
tonic. positions 49,.
The Canadians have appeared in the
Arras sector, further south than they
have been since the battles in this
region began March 81. This part Of
the line is most important as it de-
tends Arras to the southwest and in.
cludes localities such as Neuville.Vit.
asse, Mercatel and Boisleaux-St. Mare,
where there have been bitter struggles
since the Germans launched their
great offensive.
Americans in Battle.
American troops on the French
front not far from Montdidier have
been under q storm of shells for the
last couple of days, projectiles con.
tanning high explosives being mingled
with those charged with poisonous gas
fired into the lines held by General
Pershing's men.
Along the rest of the front in France
there have been no engagements OF
unusual character, nor has the Italian
front been attacked as yet by the
Austrians, who have assembled there
The British forces which have been
holding the town Of Es-Salt, east of
Jordan and northeast of Jericho, for
about a week, have been compelled
again to abandon the place before su.
perior forces of Turkish and German
troops. The British, however, are still
maintaining their control of the cross.
ings of the Jordan further south.
Battle Lull May Break
From the official reports and spec.
ial dispatches filed by correspondents
at the front there come intimations
that heavy fighting may be resumed at
any time. The fact that heavy rains
are falling may have great deal to
do with the delay in the German drive,
but the allies hold high ground from
which they can observe the German
positions which are generally in the
lowlands, and have kept up heavy ar.
tillery fire in sectors where the Ger.
mans have been assembling or have
been at work in bringing up guns for
the battle which is virtually certain to
come.
There is a feeling along the French
e~o~& <hok thu Corvo,arc mo- attach IL,
the Ypres, Arras and Amiens sectors
at the same time. These blows, whi:s
carried on independently, would really
be phases of q new attempt to cut
through the lines in the somme sector,
eliminate the Arras sector and carry
the high ground to the southwest of
Ypres. -
Forces Assembled at Arras
It has been pointed out by observ-
ers that an attack on the Arras sector
either on the apex between Arras and
Lens, or on the sides of the allied
lines as they stretch back from those
cities must come before the Germans
can hope to carry their advance in
either Flanders or Picardy much fur
Their. It is reported that heavy forces
are being assembled before Arras for
the expected attack.
Little relative to the internal stu
alton in Austria has come over the
cables, but from Serbian sources it is
learned that on at least two occasions
there have been clashes between the
Slovenian population Of that country
and the Germans.
The methods by which the German
military authorities have dealt with
the Ukrainians have been denounced
in both Berlin and iennaV by socialist
leaders.