Evening star., 1918-05-17
AMERICANS JOIN
BRITISH TO BLOCK
GERMAN DRIVES
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there Is confidence that they will
once more for w
enemy cannot break through this time
he will have played his last high
trump. II he Is held again It win be
tie beginning Of the end for the Gen.
trail powers military experts say. In
this connection the assistance of
America fast coming to the rescue is
emphasized.
II is felt that with steadily growing
manpower the allies will be able to
resume the offensive and reclaim the
land overrun by the invaders. De-
pendence is being placed out here on
the help of the United States In de-
livering the finishing blow. She holds
the balance OF power. and the pros
poets are being discussed eagerly
throughout the length OF the line.
Everywhere there is the greatest con-
fdence in America on the part OF al
lied officers and men.
Anxiety, But Not Impatience.
AS the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press travels up and down the
front he Is besieged constantly by
friendly inquiries as to how American
preparations are coming along. Some
times there Is certain anxiety ex-
pressed. to be sure, but there is no
fmpatience.
S"SSAo aIC iOuu IneIT pEAtSe OF
the work they understand already
has been accomplished by America.
Such troops as have been seen from
the United States have pleased the
veterans immensely. for the overseas
recruits shape up well. It Is felt that
with an army OF such material victory
Is certain. for the allies will hold the
Germans until that army gets into ac-
tion.
While the infantry was compara-
lively inactive today. the airmen on
both sides have been extremely busy
AT daybreak this morning Archie"
shells began screaming skyward to-
ward hostile planes. and ever since
German aviators have been making
good use Of the brilliant sun to recon-
| noiter and take photographs the
allied airmen have been pursuing
their steady and relentless work over
the German lines.
A Medal Never Bestowed.
A German non-commissionedo officer
captured lately throws light on the
disappointment the Germans sustain
ed In their unsuccessful attack on
the Belgian front April II. He says
the operations were designed to de-
velop into a great fank-turning
movement.
So certain was the high command
| OF success that the German emperor
came 10 the User to witness the bat
tie. having in his pocket the "Eicheu-
Iaus. the next highest German deco
ration to the Order Jour le Merite.
which he designed to bestow upon
the general directing the attack But
when the emperor jeff the User the
Eicheulaus still ttnkled in his pocket.
German Artillery Active.
| LONDON. May 1.-THE German ar
tillery fre is increasingly active from
LOGON to Hinges. along the western
sioe OF the Flanders salient and be-
tween the forest OF Nieppa and to
Meteren, on the northern side of the
salient, the war ofice announces.
The statement follows:
hostile rafding party was re-
pulsed last night in the neighborhood
OF Moyennville. south OF Arras.
There was great artillery activity
on both sides during the night in the
| Facaut wood sector. north Of Hinges
| The hostile artillery also has shown
increased activity between LOGON and
Hinges and from the forest Of Nieppe
to Meteren."
British Aerial Successes,
In spite Of determined opposition
by German airplanes British ayiators
on Thursday dropped bombs on fac
tories and the railway station at
starting q fire on the railway. After
bombing the town the Britishers
turned on the enemy, and in aerial
nghting, says an onhcial statement on
aerial activities. issued last midnight,
destroyed five Of the enemy machines.
One of the British airplanes was lost.
In intense aerial fighting on the
| western front Wednesday thirty
seven German airplanes were ac-
counted for by British aviators. while
missing. The official statement says:
Enemy aircraft were active in the
early morning and again in the even
ing "Wednesday. hostile scouts at
lacking our bombing machines with
particular insistence. Twenty-Five
ana twelve driven down out Of con-
troll One was shot down by machine
gun nre from the ground. Eleven Of
our atrplanes are missing.
Operations at Night.
After dark our night flying air
planes dropped over fourteen tons of
bombs on the railway stations At
Chaulnes. Lille and Douai, on the
enemy's billets at Peronne, Bray and
Bapaume and on the docks at Bruges,
One Of our machines did not return.
EARLY Thursday our airplanes set
out to bomb the factories and rail-
way station at Saarbrucken, in Ger
many. On crossing the lines they
were encountered by ten hostile
scouts and running fight took place
along the entire way to our objective.
By the time Saarbrucken was reached
twenty-five hostile machines had COL
lected and were attacking our air
planes with the utmost vigor In
spite OF these attacks twenty-four
heavy bombs were dropped on our
objectives- Several bursts were seen
on railway and fire was started.
Having attained their detectives,
our airplanes concentrated their ef-
forts on fighting the enemy's ma
chimes, five of which were brought
down. One of our machines was seen
to be shot down. All OF the others
returned"