The state herald., 1918-04-05
HUNDRED THOUSAND AMERl.
CANS TO HELP ALLIES STEM
RUSH ON PIcARDY.
BRITISH GAIN IN ARRAS
FRENCH HURL BACK ENEMY IN
DESPERATE HANp.To.HANp
FIGHTING.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Paris, April 1.-The battle is slack
ening, according to news reaching
Paris late last night. The attacks OF
the Germans have been less violent
and less numerous, and 1t has been
observed that the enemy is feverishly
digging himself in, particularly in the
neighDorhood of Lassigny.
With the American Army In France,
April 1.-Sunday the British were
holding the whole OF their long line
with strength. They had smashed nu
merous heavy German attacks at va.
rious points and successfully taken the
initiative on several occasions.
Paris-Official announcement was
made Sunday that the presence on the
Franco-British front OF Bulgarian and
Austrian troops had been established.
The American army in France is to
fight shoulder to shoulder with the
British and French troops who are
now engaged In the titanic struggle
with the Germans in Picardy. Gen.
Pershing's entire force has been given
into the hands OF Gen. Foch, the new
generalissimo, who is to. use them
where he desires.
More than 100000 Americans, inten-
sively trained and fully accoutred. are
/, tl,l 70 To-. ;,, ,ta
ming the tide of the German hordes.
and large numbers of them, on rail.
road trains and In motor trucks, and
even afoot, already are on their way
to the battle front.
From the region Of the Somme
southwark to where the battle line
turns eastward. furious fighting con-
unued on various sectors, but every
where the enemy has been held. and
even pushed back at some points. No
where has he been able with his great
masses OF men to gain ground, except
an infinitesimal tract from the French
north Of Moreuil. Tho British and
French machine guns and riflemen
again tore great holes In the ranks of
the field gray as they endeavored to
pass forward. So great have been the
losses of the Germans In front of the
British north OF the Somme that Sun
day saw them unwilling again TO take
up the gage Of battle. Along the
Scarpe the British themselves went on
the offensive and to the east OF Arras
captured the village of Feuchy. On the
southern end of the line the British
and French troops. fighting together.
have met the enemy in furious com
bats. but everywhere defeated him
with sanginary losses.
In the bend Of the line between Mo-
reuil and Lassigny the Germans made
frantic efforts to break through. but
the French held them In their tracks.
and. in addition. recaptured several
villages.
Not alone has Won Hindcnburg lost
Of men killed or wounded, but
both the British and French armies
have taken a considerable number Of
new prisoners ana also captured ma
chine guns. At last accounts the Ger.
mans had launched fresh attack to
the region between the rivers Luce
and Avre and fierce fighting was in
progress.
The reports from both tho British
and French war offices seemingly indi-
cato that the allied troops have reach.
ed the limits of their retrogradc move
ment. In any event they have can.
celed the engagement Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg made with himself to
take dinner In Paris on All Fools day.
Maneuvers In the Italian thcatsr
still seem to indicate the near ap-
proach OF hostilities Of major char.
scter. The British troops are now
holding = portion Of the Asisgo plateau
sector.