The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-03

ing Of the thirteenth day of the new
battle of the Somme there came in
creasing evidence that the great Ger
man machine with which it was in
tended to crush the allied line has al
most utterly spen: itself
Where previously the Germans had
thrown men into the fray, not count
Ing the prodigous wastage in killed
or wounded, Tuesday saw them de-
cline anywhere to give battle On the
contrary in what little fighting oc-
Cured the British and French troops
took the initiative.
Thus it seems apparent. with the
reserve forces of the entente virtually
intact and with the added weight Cen
eral Pershings troops will give, the
turn in the tide Of the battle is at
hand.
While admittedly both the French
and British armies have suffered
rather severe casualties as they
stood valiantly to their task Of i'm
neding the Germans and making them
pay an unheard of price for every foot
of ground gained, their reserves have
been conserved with the utmost care
behind the lines for the fateful time
when the withering fire of the allied
guns and machine guns should have
so blighted the German hOrdes as to
bring more equality in strength to
the fighting forces
And, all along the British and
French commanders have not left out
side their calculations that staunch
band of Americans. exceeding 100, 600
men, who are fully trained and
equipped and anxious to lend their aid
In the task of defeating the Germans
Daily the German losses in men
killed or wounded continue TO aug
ment as details are obtained from
the Germans made prisoner
Some divisions lost as high as sew
enty per cent of their effectives as
they charged in mass formation
against the British and French ma
chine gunners and riflemen. Com
panies withdrew from the fighting
with their combative strength reduced
to forty men
The latest accounts of the fighting
from the various war chancelleries
show no new important change in the
battle front Only minor operations
took place on that portion of the front
south of Arras held by the British.
~ Htrato
occurred between the French and the
Germans on the lower end of the line.
The fighting between tn big guns was
particularly heavy between Mont Di
der and Noyon, where the battle line
bends eastward and which is a dan
ger spot of great Importance to the
Germans, the breaking through Of
which by the French would necessi-
tate rapid withdrawal Of the Ger
mans eastward from the Amiens sec
tor
Although the Germans have been
bombardlng British positions in Bel
GUM, particularly at Ypres, there is
no indication as vet that an infantry
attack is contemplated
In addition to continuation OF
their bombardment of Paris with a
long range guns. the Germans again
have endeavored to drop bombs on the
French capital from aeroplanes. Two
squadrons Of aircraft early Tuesday
morning attempted to reach Paris,
but the French barrage held them Off
Bad weather again is hindering OPP
erations in the Italian theatre, but
nevertheless. there mas been consid-
rable patrol activity in the mountain
region and artillery duels of some vio-
Ience over the whole front from Lake
Garda to the Adriatic. At several
points in the mountains Austro-Ger-
man troops endeavored to gain ad
yantages over the italians, but were
successfully driven back.
In Palestine the British forces
which penetrated Turkish territory
northeast of Jericho have successfully
carried ont their objective in cutting
the Hediaz railway and have now be-