The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-03-23
PROGRESS OF THE WAR


From Sundays Salt Lake Tribune
From boasts of a western offensive
the Germans have descended to the
somewhat lower plane of challenging
the Allies to begin the fighting. Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg and Gen.
eral Ludendorff, chief of the general
staff, while declaring that the Ger
mans are now superior in men and
war material on the western front.
do not talk of an offensive, but limit
themselves to the statement that the
enemy cannot now escape a fight and
must be prepared for frightful losses.
Undoubtedly the Germans are
anxious to have the Allies begin the
attack, feeling confident that they
will be able to stop any offensive. On
the other hand the Allies are eager
that the enemy should start the ball
rolling.
The Americans troops northwest
of Toul and east of Luneville in the
Lorraine region have engaged in
their first raids on the enemy's lines.
These raids are probably no larger
and no smaller than many raids con-
stantly being launched in the British
and French sectors, but special i'm
portance attaches to them because
the American troops have shown that
without previous fighting experience
and relying solely on their practice.
they are able to cope with the vete-
rams of Hindenburg. The troops
opposing them are believed to be
from the Russian front under the
of General Won Gallwitz.
After the National guardsmen had
repulsed a German raid on March a
there was a lull for a few days and
then the Americans took the offensive.
Two raids were made east of Lune-
vile, with the French cooperating
on the TANKS. The artillery barrages
of various kinds were successful and
our men found that the Germans.
for the most part. had evacuated the
forward trenches. The Sammies
penetrated to the third line. meeting
with opposition. In the fighting.
was fierce, they we're not able
to take any prisoners. but left be-
hind many dead and wounded Ger
mans when they retired. They spent
45 minutes in the enemy's country.
destroying concrete and steel dugouts
and other works.
In the Luneville region, near Ba-
donvillers. the Americans have taken
over German trenches on about a
mile of frontage. These trenches
are in the area in which the raids oc-
Cured. They had been SO heavily
bombarded by our artillery and so
badly wrecked in the raids that the
Germans evacuated them. Wher
the Americans took over the trenches
they were driven out by artillery
fire, but returned. dug in and con
solidated the trenches with theil
own system of trenches.
The other raid was northwest OF
Toul and was conducted 10y the
Americans alone. Here again thu
Americans took no prisoners. al
though at close grips with the enemy
using their automatic pistols instead
of bayonets. They were in thu
trenches of the foe for about Is min
utes. doing what damage they could
Americans also engaged in sever
patrol fighting in No Mans land las
week.
The casualty lists are beginning t
show the seriousness of the fighting
Former lists showed scores of mel
killed and wounded; now the list
contain hundreds of names.
Dozens of raids have taken plac'
on the British and French fronts
The heaviest German pressure ap
pears to be against the British. whil'
the British. on the other hand. ar
constantly responding with fierc'
raids into the enemy's territory.
The aerial activity may or may no
he a prelude to offensives. Usual,