The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-04-12
AMERICAN BOYS REACH
FRONT BATTLE Lines
UNITED STATES TROOPS NOW FACING KAISER's
ARMIES AND WILL SOON BE HEARD FROM.
POWERFUL GERMAN ATTACKS ON
=. BRITISH FRONT.

Washington, April 12-With the
news that American troops are in the
battle zone and the blunt statement of
David Lloyd George, the British pre-
mier to parliament the situation at
Picardy came home to Americans with
added force.
Army officers expressed satisfac-
ton that reinforcements ordered into
gun to arrive for the British premier
had left no room for doubt that the
need for them was urgent.
Behind that advanced guard other
forces are moving rapidly to the front.
Figures may not be disclosed but
it is known definitely that at the rate
Of departure of American troops for
France there are now three times the
number that were there a short time
ago.
Americans Arrive at Front.
The first of the American fighting
troops have arrived on the British
front and have been greeted with in
tense enthusiasm.
The overseas pioneers were bat
talions of infantry, and when they
came swinging along the road after
an all night march that began on the
anniversary of Americas declaration
of war, the dusty uniforms and un-
shaven faces Of the Americans showed
they had been long on the road.
American reinforcements have ap-
peared in the British battle zone, saws
a dispatch from the British headquar-
ters in France to Reuters limited.
Their presence in the fighting line,
the correspondent adds, should soon
be felt.
Maintaining their powerful attacks
in the northern parts Of the British
line the Germans continued to gain
ground today.
The official report of Field Marshal
forced back to the line of Wytschaete
and Messinesridge.
In their new attack on the front
north of the Somme battle field the
Germans yesterday forced their way
into Givenchy, but the British recap
tured the town, the war office an
nOunceS.
Fierce fighting continued during the
: night north of Labasse canal. The
British standing on line of two rivers
engaged in heavy fighting with the
Germans at the river crossing at Es-
taires.
Early this morning bombardment
begun on the British positions from
Armentiers to the region north to
Ypres-Comines canal. Infantry fight
ing it is reported begun on the south
ern part of this front.
"On the Messines front the enemy's
attack today was repulsed" Major
General Maurice, chief director of mill
itary operations at the war office an
nounced." "The enemy has obtained
no footing on high ground anywhere"
Fighting on French Front.
The war office announcements says:
"On the front north of Montdidier in
the region of the Disc canal, army
fighting was maintained with consid-
cradle violence. There was no infan-
try action. We took about thirty pri-
soners in the course of the engage
ment: Last night and today it was
relatively calm on the rest of the
'front.'"
German troops last night delivered
heavy attack on the French lines
near Hangard on Santerre, which was
met by French counter attack, pre-
venting the Germans from gaining
any advantage. West of Castle and
west of Noyon the Germans efforts to
advance failed.
German Reports.
The Germans have crossed the Lys
river and several points between
Armentierres and Estaires, according
to an evening statement from general
headquarters. "North of Armentieres
we penetrated the English line on both
sides of Warneton," the statement
added.
American Engineers in Thick of Fight
The American railway engineers
who helped stem the tide of the on
rushing Germans during the opening
days of the battle now in progress
fought shoulder to shoulder with Can
adams engineers in carrying out their
task.
They held their ground stubbornly
and only retired to previously pre-
pared positions when forced to do so,
and inflicted casualties by the thous-
ands upon the Germans, who advanced
in close formation, in one place in as
many as seven waves, each wave ten
men deep and 100 yards apart. The
Americans with the Canadians had all
the ammunition they needed, and al
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and with few machine guns, they
poured scythe-like streams of bullets
into the enemy at several different
times until the weapons were so hot
as to be useless.
This handful of American soldiers,
who were not hardened to such terrific
slaughter, were sickened by the sham
bles it created, but fought ferociously
for several days, helping to hold the
enemy all the way from St. Quentin
to the vicinity of Noyon.
ARMY NEEDS TRAINED MEN.
Washington, April 12.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder telegraphed
the state governors asking them to
make it known throughout their states
that the army needs 10000 men from
seventy-five different trades and occu- ;
pations.
It was learned today that the call
for these men would soon be issued in
addition to that of last Saturday for
the mobilization of 10000 fighting