Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
HUN ARTILLERY
SEEKS TOLEVEL
LINES OF ALLIES
Fresh Troops and New Sup
plies Brought Up by En-
tente For Coming Battle
ENEMY HALTED BY RAIN
Germans Disappointed at
Meager Military BeSultS
Gained at Awful Cost
BY Associated Press

Along the battle lines in Northern
France the allied troops still await
the shock of renewed heavy fighting
by the Germans. Apparently the
rainy weather has interfered a great
deal with the enemy's transport and
he has not been able to perfect his
arrangements because of the Difficult
ties of bringing his supplies over the
battle-torn ground of Flanders and
Picardy.
Having gained some advantageous
positions in local fighting, the allies
are waiting for the next effort of
the Germans which already has been
delayed much longer than in pre-
vious lulls since the beginning of
the offensive on March 81. Mean
while fresh troops and new supplies
are pouring in to strengthen the
allied positions and this fact must
also add to the disappointment of
the enemy who has nothing re-
markable in military achievement to
show for his heavy losses of the past
seven weeks.
Heavy Artillery Fire
The artillery fire continues Vio-
lent on important sectors. The Ger
mans are shelling heavily the Anglo
French front southwest of Ypres
and the sector south of the Somme.
between Nillers- BretonneuX and
Hailles. These sectors saw the
heavy fighting previous to the Ger
man repulse north of Mont KEN
mel nine days ago. Enemy fire
against the southern side of the
Arras sector, which lies north of
Albert. also has been intense.
There has been great aerial activ-
ity on the American sector north
west of Toul and Captain James
Norman Hall. we'll known as a flyer
in the French and American armies,
is reported missing after a battle
in which he and two other Ameri-
cans engaged four Germans. Two
of the enemy airplanes are believed
to have been brought down. Other
Americans also have been meeting
the enemy in the air along the line
east of st. Mihiel. and it is be-
lieved the Germans have concen-
trated large forces in an attempt
to wipe out the American flyers.
There has been no infantry fighting
on any of the American sectors.
Faces Political Crisis
Except for fruitless patrol raids
by the Austrians and limited artil-
lery hre there has been no activity
on the Italian front. The Austrians
still withhold their attack and neith-
er Vienna nor Berlin has said any
thing of it for the past several days.
4 political crisis involving the Sc
curity of the Lloyd George govern
ment has arisen in Great Britain
over the letter written by General
Maurice, formerly chief director of
military operations, in which he
questioned the veracity of the Pre-
mier and the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. In the House of Commons
a parliamentary tilt between An
drew Bonar Law for the govern
ment, and former Premier Asquith
resulted in the governments accept
ance of a motion by Mr.. Asquith
that the House discuss the form of
inquiry to be made into the state
ments of General Maurice.
The motion will be debated in the
House Thursday and the govern
ment has decided to stand or fall on
the vote taken after the discussion,
The government looks upon the mo-
ton as a vote of censure and has
called its supporters to be in the
House for vote tomorrow.