The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-07-12
WILL Be NO LET UP
OVER 25o,O0o YANKEES NOW IN
THE FRONT LINES OF
BATTLE.
EXPECT A NEW HUN SMASH
Allies Are Making Preparations to
Meet Another Great German Drive,
Says Gen. March, Chief Of staff, In
Weekly Conference.

Washington, d. c. Germany is pre-
barring for a renewal Of the offensive
on the west front which may come at
any moment and with terrific force
This il the conclusion reached by Gen.
March. chief OF staff as indicated in
his weekly conference with newspaper
correspondents
We have embarked 100000 men
and we are now going after the sec
ond million"
To members Of the senate military
committee during the weekly confer
ence IL was revealed that more than
a quarter OF a million American troops
were at various points on the battle
lines on July l.
Gen. March pointed out that Gen.
Foch was carrying out a campaign OF
milling at the enemy front the cap
ture OF Vaux by troops OF the Ameri-
can Second division. composed of reg
ular regiments having been a striking
eample OF thXe raid in force Other
officers have seen in these operations
evidence OF the greater feXibility Of
tho allied armies. due TO Increased
man power The fact that 25l 900
Americans we're engaged on July ]
Indicated the extent TO which Ameri-
can aid is responsible for having eased
the situation IN that respect
Can Hold the Germans.
Complete confidence In the ability
OF the allied and American forces to
hold characterizcs military opinion
here The delay OF the Germans in
dicates the great preparations they
are making
Some officers are inclined to believe
that the Italian situation is still tend
ing to hold up German operations in
the west
Gen. March made II clear that the
Italians succeeded IN regsining all but
one small salient and improved their
old positions. There has been moth
ing to indicate the nature of steps
Germany may have taken TO Offset
Austrian reverses. There are some
officers who anticipate the appearance
OF considerable German reserves in
the Austrian lines, which would indi-
cate the situation in the west :
Another indication OF the pressure :
under which the American program !
is being rushed to meet the German
menace came when the provost marsh !
al general ordered local boards to ,
speed up physical examination OF the G
snw class l men and have them ready L
for call in August.
Statements of the draft program in a
indicated the purpose of cali
ing out At least 800. 900 men during :
August. The orders sent out, coupled
with the statement by the chief of d,
staun. indicate that hopes are enter.
tanned at the war department that
the present rate OF moving troops to
Europe can be substantially maintain.
ed for several months. :
$4,000 Yanks In Front Line. 4
American troops actually on tks >
lighting hnes in Europe about July Il
numbered $4,000 men, according ts :
information given out by Cen. March.
'aief OF star and other members OF y
NE war council. at their weekly con. :
erence with members OF the senate "
military committee. -
me situation along the western :.
ront, said Gen. March. has developed -
nto continued "nibbling" by allied -
orces with complete success being -
'otained, The most important OF these -
MINOR raids from the American stand. =,
,oint was the attack on vaux July /. n
Ehe attack on Vaux was carried ont :.
" the Ninth and Twenty-third infan. -
Ty' supported by the Twelfth. Fif. i,
eenlh and Seventeenth field artillery. rt
IL OF the Second division, under com. NJ
land OF Mai Gen Omar Bundv. The :,
ucces sattained there has been com. dy
letely consolidated, subsequent conn. IN
er attacks by the Germans failing 70
ause the slightest withdrawal from n,
ne territory Occupied III