Arizona republican., 1918-05-18
WAR SUMMARY
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 American troops are awaiting the time when they will be thrown into battle on an entirely new part of the battlefield in France. The announce ment that the Stars and Stripes are waving with the British Union Jack and the French Fri color on this bat tlefield 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 that somewhere along the line from Merville to Ypres is the point where General Pershing's men will once more strike the Germans.
 This is the fifth section of the front where Americans have been located. The others arc east of Luneville, north west of Foul, north of St. Mihiel and on the heights of the Mouse, and in the Montdidier sector of the Pieardy battle area.
 No Details Announced
 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 It is probable that they are not to be used as a separate unit but will be brigaded with the British in meeting the next stroke of the Germans in the northern battlefield.
 During the last day, the activity ot the enemy has been most pronounced at the tips of the salients driven into 1 the.allied lines in the 1pres and Son. me fronts. There was a notable in- crease in the German artillery fire OF the LyS front in front of HaZebrouck while Hailles, east of Amiens, has again been deluged with shells from the German cannon. At this point the French have made notable advances oi late and at no time since the German wedge ceased to move, early in April has this region been quiet.
 Aerial Battles Numerous The perfect weather that has pre- vailed for several days over the entire western front has led to an unusual number of battles between aeria squadrons. In these -combats the en- emy seems 10 have suffered heavily i and while the allies have not escaped | unscathed, they appear to have main tained their mastery of the air. Eddie | Rickenbacher, the former automobile race driver, now with the American | flying forces on the Toul front, ha; | added another German machine to hi. | record.
 All along the front in France the ! number of trench raiding forays. No, ing has been reflected by the large | tension under which the men gre worK. ! where. however, has there been con ! flict which might be considered nor, i than a skirmish.
 | There have been no further report. 1 from Rome or Vienna relative to oper ations on the Italian front, where, or l Thursday the Italians made determined l attacks on Austrian positions east o 1 the Brenta river.
 Expect German Attack
 A summary of the military situation on the western front, given out by tn British general staff, states that an other terrific attack by the Germans i imminent. It is indicated that tn, British expect the new attack to be ol as great a scale as that of March q when the fighting was begun over front of fifty miles. The halt in tn l German assault has given the Teuton a chance to reform their shattered di
 visions. it is admitted, but it also h1 allowed the allies to strengthen thei lines.
 The arrival of American troops wi1ic
 are coming to the battlefield in larg numbers, is another factor in favor c
 the entente allies. it is pointed out.