The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
{ |GHO|NG DAILY
ON WEST FRONT
GERMANS ANGRY OVER FRlDAYa
AMERICAN VICTORY.
SHELLS RAIN ON OUR LINES
iun Prisoners Do Not Believe They
Can Win War.-Preparations for
Struggle On West Front Pro-
ceeding Rapidly.

4 fLcnGon, Mar. The British forces
}nducted several successful raids on
lwide front iast night, continuation
n their increased activities in that
beatre, Field Marshal Haig, an
panccd in his official war office state
tent from the front today.
/ Yin several instances the attacking
krties found the German trenches de-.
4 rted.
Australians Abe Victorious.
Austrian troops entered the Ger
Ian trenches in Wareton yesterday
tier killing at least fifty of the enemy
he report continued.
They destroyed dugouts and took
ieyen prisoners and some machine
ms
.><Other raids in the neighborhood of
.3apard resulted in prisoners and sew
|eral machine guns.
North of Passchendaele, Middle sex
Troops captured several prisoners.
|souih of ST. Quentin the British forces
fepulsed enemy attacks and took
|many prisoners.
The British casualties everywhere
Egere light.
"Straffins" Americans.
With the American Army in France
March 4.--There has been eXtraordin-
larry artillery activity along the Amer
Iican sector on the Toul front since
Yesterdays attack was repulsed.
The enemy. apparently angered by
(his failure, is trying to punish the
American troops with a deluge OF
shells, but not much damage has been
Hone. Two thousand shells of all cali
pers We're counted along the front from
boon yesterday until noon today
shilc many more fell uncounted. Some
en inch projectiles battered towns be-
ind the American line.
Huns Had To Fight.
N American infantry and engineers,
mo had been cleaning up the scene
N the fight on Friday, found some
4 gdies buried.
N Among the German dead who have
been buried were the lieutenant and
si..ppttssiin Il. pt ssiin leading the attack. The latter
Mas taken from the American wire
Sntanglements. On his body was found
complete plan of the American posi-
pn.
IAll the prisoners taken by the Amer
1ans say they do not believe that
Germany can win the war. They did
ot want to fight but had to.
Some Of the Americans missing have
#een found.
9 Struggle Is Coming.
N Washington, Mar. 4.--Vast prepara-
ions by both the allies and the Ger
Hans are being made for the coming
n the struggle on the west front.
" "The momentum of the struggle is
growing" said the war departments
F&eekly review today.
I"The enemy is continuing to bring
[ub fresh troops The allied war
councils are now in continuous ses-
lsion assuring the complete unity and
eexibility for the comin0 struggle.
rhe three months of the fierce grow
ing belief of a fierce struggle on the
Gwest front has now come to close, p
|the statement warned. During this
thine both of the belligerents have
lbeen massing their forces"
n Action Along All Fronts.
Id "The British have advanced their
Front. Our own forces have tak"n
k,yer sector northwest of Toul. In
fddition a number of our detached
Units are at this time acting in the
champagne region.
"The fighting which has been going
On between the American and the
lSermans during the last week may
give some idea the statement said
of what is taking place, on even a
arger scale along the entire west
ront.'