Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-05-31
MEN FROM AMERICA
WORRYING THE HUN
kHAki-cLAD LADS ARE PLAYING
THEIR PART IN STRENGTH
ENING BATTLE FRONT.
myriads OF Yankees Encouraging Al
lies, While Germans Who Had
Adopted Tactics of Sneering at
Americans Change Their Tune.

and the Germans have not begun their
expected new offensive against the al
lied forces In Flanders and Plcardy
And, as yet. there is nowhere any In
dlcation that IL Is their early intention.
1t Is not improbable, however, that
the blow will be launched at any mo-
ment. Aviators In reconnoissances be-
hird the German lines still report n
continuation of bringing up fresh
troops, guns and stores for what is be-
lieved everywhere will be their great
est attempt to win decisive victory.
Americans Encourage Allies.
Meanwhile the allies are not idle.
Every hour is being utilized to
strengthen strategic positions and
every hour finds them the better pre-
pared to withstand an enemy on
slaught.
IN the work Of strengthening the
battle front the Americans are playing
no secondary role, The steady stream
of the khakl-clad lads from overseas to
the hghting line has served greatly to
reassure the British and French con-
tingents that have heretofore so vail
antly held their own against tremen-
dous odds. Those of The Americans
already In the trenches have given and
are still giving good account of them
selves, harassing the Germans with
their artillery and outgaming them In
combats In the open. u
Even the Germans at home, previ-
ously adopting the tactics of sneering
at the Americans, now are becoming
aware OF their strength and virility.
No less an authority than the semi
official North German Gazette |
is remarSing ON the maturing" Ameri- |
can relnforcements behind the allied
line and wondering "how the lightn-
ing-trained Yankee will hold his own
against the German lads who have had
military training from their youth
Nowhere along the battle front has
there been fighting Of any great mo-
ment Several new raids have been
carried out successfully against Ger
man positions by the Americans. Brit
ish and French forces and some SINH
lar attempts, by the Germans prompt
ly put down. Heavy artillery duels
have been in progress on various sec
tors between Germans and the Brit
ish and French. The Smelling by the
Germans of Field Marshal Haig's posi-
tons east and northeast of Amiens has
been particularly heavy, gas projectiles
being used In great numbers.
The Americans in the Montdidier
sector have carried out another of their
raids, leaving their trenches
without artillery support and over
an enemy trench. Six Ger
mans We're killed and one soldier was
made prisoner by the Americans. who
TO their own line The Brit
Ish near Bucquoy In a similar adven-
ture captured fourteen Germans and
two machine guns and In two other
raids took fifteen prisoners and ma
chine gun. In the Athletic river region
the French also brought IN captlves.
There still is considerable aerial
activity over and behind the battle
inc and numerous fights in the air
occur daily.
In the Italian theater the Austrians
have essayed several rather strong at
iacks against the Italians In the noun
lain region OF the north, but every
where have met with repulse. Along
he lower Piave river and in the Tomato
region there have been intensive ar
iillery duels.