Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
MAY as. 1913.
NO BIG OFFENSIVE YET
su, Both Sides Are Preparing for De-
cisivo Struggle.

S,u, another week has passed. ac-
cor,,inp 10 the Associated Press ot Yes
,erday morning. and the Germans
have not begun their expected ne" OIL
f.nsiy. against the Allied forces IN
Flanders and picardy. And. as Ee''
,,.r,, il nowhere any indication that u
- tb, carly intention Of the enemy
,r,,n 10 try 10 break the battle front
and reach the channel ports
II is not improbable. however, that
IN. blow will lie launched at IN! mo-
mont .Ayiators winging their way IN
r..connaissances behind the "'iiiah
lines still report n continuation u! 'he
Germans OF their work Of bringing UP
fresh troops, guns and stores lot WHIT
10 believed everywhere will be th'ir
greatest attempt TO win decisive VIC
tory.
Meanwhile the Allies are not Idle.
Every hour is being utilized 10y th'm
10 strengthen strategic positions ana
every hour finds them the better pre-
n,r,i 10 withstand an enemy on
slaurht. The morale Of the troops u
of the highest and confidence r'is"S
,,,ory IN. men OF the unified COM
-, ,t General f'och that the enemy
,,;u no, be able 10 carry out MS p'o-
,r,mm, TO the full. and that whatever
,,roupJ hc may gain will be dearly
paid for.
In the work OF strength'hihs wv
hattie front the Americans are P''!
ing no secondary role. Th' s'''u'
stream of the khaki clad lads from
overseas TO the lighting line has served
greatly TO reassurc the BRUSH aN"
French continscnts that nave h'r''o'
f,r, so yaliantly held their own
AGAINST Tremendous odds. Those o'
IN, Americans already in the trenches
have given and are still giving soou
account OF themselves, harrasslnS inc
Germans with their artillery anu ""'-
gaming in combats In the OPEN
Even the Germans at nome P'
viously adopting the tactics o' si'r
ms. nj the Americans are now htcoih-
ing aware III lINii '''''S
~. No less IN authority tiGih 'ic
srmi- official North German GaH'ttr ~
r,,narkinE on the maturing Anl,ti-
can rriniorccmrnts behind the .Nllird
line and wondering how the lightning
trained Yankee will hold ms own
against the German lads VINO nav
had military training from Their
yoIth." A..
Nowhere along the battle front mas
there been lighting OF any great mo
mrnt. Several new raids nave "'h
carried out successfully against '"I-
mar rositiuns by the Americans. trli-
ish and French forces and som" SINH
lar attempts by the Germans prompt
IN nut down. Heavy artillery durls
have been in progress on various seq
TORS between the Germans and IN"
British and French. The shrlling 10y
Germans Of Field Marshal liaig's po-
sitions east and northeast Of AmirhS
has been particularly heavy. gas pro-
icctilcs Icing used in great numbers.
Another Silent Raid.
The Americans in the Montdidicr
sector have carried out another OF
their silent" raids. leaving their
trenches without artillery support ana
overwhelming an enemy trench. SIX
Germans were killed and one soldier
was made prisoner by the Americans
who returned TO their own line. IN"
British near Bucquoy In Il similar ad-
venture captured II Germans and TWO
machine guns and in two other raids
took Is prisoners and a machine gun.
I'm the Ailctte river region the French
also brought In captives.
There Is still considerable aerial ac-
tivity over and behind the battle line
and numerous fights in the air occur
daily.
In the Italian theatre the Austrians,
Aeyeral ratheI ateeNg, -.
tacks against the Italians In the NOUN
where have met with rcpulse. Along
the lower Piave river In the Ton
ale region there have been intensive
artillery ducls.