The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-02-21
AMERICAN TROOPS
i, ACTUAL BATTLE
PROVE TO BE FIGHTERS OF
VERY HIGHEST CALIBRE
Attempted Air Raid on London A
Failure. Uncle Sans Boys Are En-
ceedingly Anxious to Fight

American troops in France now are
IN battle on three sectors-on their
own line east of st. Mihiel, with the
French in Champagne and on one OF
the most famous battle fronts in the
world, where ruined villages and the
devastated country generally tell the
tale of hard fought battles when the
Germans pushed forward their line
and ultimately were driven back by
the French
Everywhere the Americans are
proving themselves fighters of the
highest callibre, winning eniomiums
from high French officers for their
business-like methods of warfare and
especially their skill in the use of ar
tillery. Already the men are veterans
for nothing the Germans have in
stock remains to be shown them, ex-
cept great mass attack. Thus far
everything that has been tried by the
enemy against them has been dis
counted and in some instances doubly
discounted.
Stories from the front by the Asso-
ciated Press tell of the intrepidity of
the men in trench raiding operations
OF their GOODNESS under fire and in re-
turning fire, the accuracy of aim of
the gunners and the intense watchful-
ness at observation posts to see that
the enemy obtains no undue advan-
tage in surprise attack
The only criticism thus for heard
regarding the Americans is their de-
sire to be up and at the enemy. Like
their brothers in the North-the Can
adians-they are hard to hold in
restraint. AS one distinguished
French officer expressed it, they are
too anxious to get at grips with the
enemy"
There still Is no indication of the
near approach of the expected big Of
fensive by the Germans along the line
In France and Belgium. The opera
tlons consist almost entirely of NUT
ual bombardments and minor attacks
by ralding parties. The roar of the
big guns is greatest in the Cham
pagne region on several sectors, par
ticularly near Tahure. where one unit
OF the Americans is fighting shoulder
to-shoulder with the French. Like
wise. all along the Italian front from
Lake Grada to the midle Of the Paive
river artillery engagements are in
progress.
Saturday nights attempted air raid
on London proved a failure, only one
German airplane of the six that came
across the water reaching the capitol
through the heavy barrage sent up by
the British anti-aircraft batteries.
One OF the enemy's planes is reported
to have been forced down into the sea
as result OF a fight in the air with
British aviators.
The armistice between the Ger
mans and the Russians has ended, ac-
cording to an afficial communication
issued In berlin. In giving notice of
the termination of the agreement to
cease hostilities, this communication
contains the grave statement that
Germany resumes a free hand in
every direction. Whether the Ger
mans anticipate an. immediate attack
on the Russians has not developed,
but Undoubtedly there is tense feeling
between the German military officials
und the Bolsheviki by reason of the
fact that Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevi-
Xxi foreign minister, has not met the
desires OF Germany to frame a separ-
ate pease treaty with that country.
Dispatches from Petrograd indicate
that German soldiers have declined to
obey their commanders to move to
the French front and even have given
battle to brothers in arms who en-
deavored to force them to do so.
Petrograd. at least accounts, mark
ed disorders were still prevailing,
there being indiscriminate shooting
and looting.
An Amsterdam dispatch says that
Rumania intends under certain condi-
tions to enter into peace negotiations
with the Central powers.