Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-05
GERMANS PREPARE ! FOR DRIVE, SAYS WAR DEPARTMENT
Weekly Review of Situation
 Says Momentum of Bat tie" Increasing.

as an example of what is taking place The statement says reports continu, to indicate the massing of "ahoch troops" by the Germans. who are handicapped because of congesteG traffic conditions.
 Third Month of Quiet.
 The review follows:
 "1he third month of relative uui S. ence on the western front has come to q close. During the period, both belligerent groups have pean mas sing their forces.
 There is evidence that the enemy continues to bring up fresh units Owing to transportation difficulties this has been a slow and laborious process.
 "The allied war council is now in continuous session, assuring com. plete unity and flexibility of control
 "The British have extended theil front.
 "Our own forces have taken ovel a section northwest of Foul! In ad dition, a number of cur detached un it's are in action in Champasne, and the momentum of battle IS ancreas, !, ing.
 American Sector. "We have but to note the occur rences of the past week in our OWL sector in Lorraine in order to gain an idea of what is taking place. Pa trols have been very active. Early ill the week the enemy made two at- tempts to reach our lines, but were driven off by machine gun fire. On March 1 the enemy developed a-sharp ly driven attack. After short repulsed.
 "The Germans are now using gas along our front. Our men are be. coming accustomed to this weapon I Our gas masks are efficiently pro tective. Our artillery was very busy shelling enemy positions and inflict ed considerable damage on gun and mortar emplacements. "Important troop movements, host ! file aircraft continued active and ! made frequent incursions over oul lines.
 ''In the region of the Chemin de:
 
 1 A French raid against the German outposts. in which number o1 American volunteers participated was very successfully carriedt ] trough.
 On February "A the French exc cuted coup de main. destroying hostile defensive works and shelters near Aspach, in upper Alsaoe. Smal raids in Champaoue and Lorraine were also recorded. The enemy also was driven back while attempting te react in the vicinity of tn, Butte du Mesnil and the Chemin aes Danes
 "The boldest enterprise undertaker | bv the enemy during the week took place north of Dixmude Here. af- l ter prolonged artillery preparations l tho enemy endeavcred to throw c 1 hridge across the Yser. Tic Belo!iane | successfully prevented six consecn tive attemrts to rueh this opnvator to successful corclreion. "The now trend Of events in Pue- sia has no donht modirie1 Garr,ar nlane to certoin derrcn For tho ti,no Eeiro tho eonn,v noo+inuo~ +~ ot1vanne eaet7vard To'lowirso- +ho hiohwavs and railroad s'v oo,r,,r- , cf inva,-ior oIono' Q 7nO-r,i'o fron+ ovo ooeroti,,~ in carnful oo-ordioct tio~ T., Tethonio tho ,cronv hoe "oHo"oa r ,rOir+ arr~ori,,otn'v 100 ,,,ilo- f~o,>' pnt~oo,,oH Tn ivonio Tr~iov 1en ,>>;lns oact oe pira hoe hoo~ o,>+o~oa Thn co1r~,r r~ov''N" V;+ohe'- 'c odvarnir~ at aNrnrh~a ~ot> of I" ,,,i1ns do;lv n~1 "os ">nceoS '>ov'>~' ! D~,-ov r'Nf~ eo,.oo hoe -->ot ~'4N ~c,,,o onr~c;+:o5> Afto, +ho n~,,t,,~~ of Nio~i- +ho ho~+',o "~.>~ coo'-o+i-> ~ ;o 4hic ,,roo co,,+;>uod ;t. ~1,-~~o~ 'are'- and itc n,ti""+n ohino+ivn ir,neGe1 would ha to cut off ard nos- cih,v ooornv. N'oeoow.
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