Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-05-18

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ish and French there out of some of
their first-line trenches. But later in
the night the British counter-attacked
and regained all that had been lost.
Two Hun divisions carried out this at
tack and they suffered heavy casual
ties. On Thursday morning the enemy
made a new attack on the Flanders
front north of KENNEL and slightly
bent the British line. At the same time
troops from Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick made great raid on the
German outpost line at Neuville-vitas-
Sc, southeast of Arras, taking prison
ers and guns and inflicting many cas-
ualties.
Most of the American troops that
have been moved into the battle re-
gion appear to be placed along the line
between Montdidier and Noyon, and
they are giving good account OF them
selves there. as are also those hold
ing the Toul sector. There have been
no heavy operations in either sector
recently, but the artillery in both Is
always active and the American gun
ners have proved their excellence. They
are now using their heavy artillery
northwest of Toul after several weeks
of preparation. The American casual
ty lists, still relatively small, are In
creasing daily.
There Is no indication that the Ger
man high command will abandon its
plan Of smashing the British army and
forcing a breach between 1t and the
French. Ludendorff is increasing his
resources in every way possible and
Austria and Bulgaria have been called
on to supply troops for garrison duty
in order that the Germans may be sent
to the front. limitations such as have
appeared in some German papers that
abandoned mean nothing. No doubt
there will be repeated great offensives
throughout the summer. and the allies
are preparing to resist them to the ut
most, their intention being to main.
tain their lines unbroken until Amer
ica's men are there in sufficient num-
bers to enable General Foch to do more
than resist. II Is admitted that with
out our army the allies could not gain
a military decision over the Germans
under existing conditions. How long
the German people will stand for the
slaughter of their men Is another ques-
ton. From captured mail and the more
outspoken of their newspapers ii Is evi-
dent they are becoming sickened by
the awful boodshed, but they prob
ably will continue submissive so long
as they think there is a chance of Q
final victory.
The movement of Americans to
France continues with increasing
swiftness and II Is the ayowed In
tention of the war department TO have
not less than 1,0000 900 men ahere by
the end of May. The administration
and the congressional leaders, except
ing such men as Kitchin, now view thu
situation comprehenslvely and agree
that no limit should be put on the siz,
of our army, as IL is likely as many a,
100000 men will have to be placed
| under arms within three years. A tota
of about four millions will be availabl,
Immediately, and Provost Marsha
Crowder and others believe IL will b,
necessary to increase the draft ag'
| limit to forty years within year. In
| deed, many details have been WORKED
out with this increase In view. Classe
2, 3 and of the draft are being care
| fully combed out to eliminate Stacker
and many names will thus be adde,
to class !.
Austrian reports tell of the prescnc
of American troops on the Italia
front, though this had not been al
nouHced by Washington. The expecte
offensive on that front has not yet ma
terialized. but it is believed 1t will no
be much longer delayed, because O
Carts realm. Hunger and disconten
are increasing so greatly that troop
have been concentrated in the mos
disaffected parts Of the empire. Ais
there have been serious disturbance
In the Austro-Hungarian feet, tn
crews Of which are largely Slavs an
men of Italian origin.
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ROumania has submitted to whs
seemed the inevitable and signed
peace treaty with the central power
OF course she loses much and gain
nothing. The instrument provides thu
most of the Dobrudja be ceded to Blu
garia and other Roumanian territor
! to Austria and Hungary the centr'