Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-18
Troops of United States Now
on Three Sectors of
Battle Line
GERMANS 0UT.GENERALE ED
Boys Under Pcrshing Fail to
Fall for Hun Tricks
But Turn Tables
BD associated Press.

American troops In France un,y
"ro in battle on three sectors ON
u cir line rast ~ st MihicI and Wlfh
The French In Champagne and ON
one " the most famous battle 'front.'.
IT, the world. where ruined villages
ANA the devastated country generally
''I the tate Of hard fought bnttlos
Nhen the Germans pushed forward
,h'lr llne ana ultimately were driven
hnck hy tho French
I'ci}Nhctc The Americans arp
proving themselves fighters OF NJ
ht nest cAlibcr, Winning cronuu,T
ron hlTh French Officers Tor their
'usin"ss Ike methods of warfnts
ana especially their skin In the uso
Of artillery
Already the men are veterans. for
nothing the Hermans have in stock
l''Alns to be shown them except a
great mass attack Thus far every
'hlhs mat has been tried by the
'n'InN against them has been dis
,""nteh ana In some Instances
doubly discounted.
Cool Under Fire.
htorics from tho front by the A.
tociaiod rreaA tell OF the intrcplditv
OF IN" men IN trench ralding opern-
llong OF their cooincsa under fire
ana In returning fire, tho accuracy
't the g1nnsrs and the intru,r
Nhtchfiunehh at obEeryat tiOn posts TO
zoe that the enemy obtains no nd.
vantage In surprise attach.
Tho only criticism thus far heard
regarding the Americans ie thar
desire To lie up and al tho enemy
LAKE their brothers of the north
The Comedians thry arc hard to
hold Ia restraint As one dlstin.
sulfhcd French officer expreDed IL.
ineN are too anxious to get at grips
with the enemy"
ASIDE from their daily task of
knook klng down the German trenches
ana duEouts Win their guns. the
lhtcst experience Of tho Americana
ana thrilling unf, war n right pa
trul raid during Which the Germans.
after the Americans had passed
tfelr tirs' line of wire entang,e.
ments, hea'lly charged the wire be-
hnd thr patrol with ELECTRICITY.
CoolIy the Americans lay down utnil
thu danger yns past ana returned
TO their trehch"s. nobody being In
jurcd.
BIg Drive Held orr.
Thefy still is no indication OF the
near Ypproach of the expected big
ofenfive b. IN. Germans along the
line ~ france nnd Belgium The
opgrdtions consist almost entirely Of
Mutual nom mbnrdments and minor
attacks hy raldlng parties The roar
of the big gums In greatest In the
4 fltass. NO. L..
tors. particularly near Tahure,
whore ouc unit Of the Americans "
fighting shoulder to shoulder with
the frtnch Likewise. all along the
Italian front from Lake Gardn to
the middle Of the pihve river. mr.
ti'lcry engagements are In progress,
saturday nights attempted air
raid on London proved failure.
Only one German alrplane OF the six
that came across the water reached
the capital thru the heavy bArrage
from British nnii-aircraft batteries.
one OF the enemy planes IA reported
10 have been forced down into the
sea AZ result Of a fight In the air
with British aVlators.
Arrristlcc Has Ended.
The armistisJ between tho Ger
mans ana tne huSHlhnN mas tnutut
according to IN oifcia lcOmmunlca-
tlon issued I'm Berlln. In giving no
ticc of the termination of the agree
m,nt to cease houtl!lties this COM
municntion contains the grave state
ment that Germany reserves free
hand I'm every direction Whether the
GsInnnR anticipate mn immediate
attack ON the Russians has not de.
yeioped but undoubtedly there is
tense feeling between the German
military officials aud the Boishevik1
hv reason OF the fact that Loon
Tiotzky. the nWshe,ika foreign min
lst,r has pot mot the desires Of Ger
MANY to frame a separate peace
treaty with that country.
Dispatches rom reirOgrad iudi-
cate that German soldiers have de
rliueu to obey their commanders to.
uoSc to the French front and even
have glvcn battle to brothers In arms
IS 10 endeayored to force them in DO
~ In Petrogrdi, at last accounts,
marked disorders were sun prevail
lng. there NtinF indiscrimlnute
shooting. aud lootlug
An Amsterdam dispatch says that
Eumauln Intends under certain con
iltlonA to enter into peace nCgotia-