Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-23
Activity Is Not Restricted to
Actual Battle Area, but Back
Of Each Front Daring Raids
Are Carried Out.
HUNS PLANS TO RENEW
DRIVE BADLY HAMPERED
Allies HaraSS the Germans to
Such an Extent That Latter
Can't Garry Forward Prep
arations for Offensive.
tsr MORNING JOURNAL spae,.. .sAssu WING,


In the past years of the war Pc
riod of extraordinary activity by the
aerial squadrons of the contending
armies in France has been consider "a
as an indication that events were rap
idly shaping themselves for an Of
fensive by one side or the other. At
the present moment the most notable
feature of the war situation is the re-
markable war of airmen in various
sectors where a German attack is
looked for
This activity has not been restricted
to the actual battle area, but far back
of each front there have been daring
raids. The Rhine cities are being fire.
quently bombed, while Paris has
again been in danger of new Ger
man attack from the air..
American aviators have borne a
prominent part in this fighting. In
the Luneville and Toul sectors they
have given magnificent account Of
themselves. while further north, sn6
in the defense OF London, they have
demonstrated their fighting capacity
Allies Establish New Lines
The Geenan p,,ns for . resump
ton of ne offensive IN Ffance h v
been seriously hamptred by The sud-
den blows of the allies here and there
along the front The Germans have
been forced back at numerous points
and new lines which may be more
easily defended have been established
by the allies.
The Americans on their own sector
have given the enemy no rest. The
artillery has battered the German
lines night and day, while the lnfah-
trymen have raided German outpost
positions and have proved themselVeS
capable of outwitting and outfightlng
the enemy. General Pershing's men
have won several hot fights with the
foe and have captured prisoners
night gas attack was loosed on the
Germans by the Americans near Ioui'
three waves of shells drenchlng y
wooden position of the enemy with
poisonous fumes.
The French too, have been at WORK
in various sectors. particularly IN the
Somme region. They have gained
ground here and there at points where
positions of tactical value were wrest-
ed from the Germans.
Further north, the British front has
been fairly quiet with tremendous
bursts of artillery fire coming at iar
tervals. The German official state
ment says that British attacks at va
rious points were repulsed.
Hun Troops Redistributed.
Reports from the headquarters OF
the French army are that there has
been redistribution of German troops
along the entire front. A German at
tack is expected soon, probably in the
somme region near Albert or on the
Avre river, where the German cannon
have been laundering for several days,
but so far the German general staff
has not shown it's hand.
1t is known that, there are great
masses of troops within striking dis
tance of the front and it is believed
that when the enemy is ready to
strike there will be only brief artillery
fire as a prelude to the actual assault
by the infantry. The last report from
the French war office mentions
heavy artillery fire in the Somme
region and at Plemont, near Noyon,
where there was terrific fighting early
in April