Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-02
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Infantry operations on q large scale
on the Picardy front have died down,
while both sides prepare for the next
move in the great conflict. Vicious local
fighting has occurred between Albert
and Montdidier, but the Germans have
been checked in all attempts to advance
toward Amiens, while the Franco-BrItish
have made small gains between the
s>omme and DomuIn.
In the days Of desperate and sangIInary
fighting since they launched their attack
on the Line before Cambria, st. Quentin
and La Fere, the German command ap-
parently has learned that massed infantry
attacks without great artillery prepare
tI0ns are fryutless and most costly. The
German artillery fire IL reported 10 be
weak, indicating that the enemy has not
yet been able 70 move his big guns across
the barren region between St Quentin
and Albert.
Seventy-seven German divisions are
on the battle line waiting for the guns
@oefore attempting another gigantic ef-
fort 10 reach Amiens. North of the
Somme there are 40 divisions and 81
are on the line between the Somme and
S1auny And 1t Is known that the Ger
man guns have not all been moved for
ward.
AMERICANS on BATTLE FRONT.
Meanwhile the Allied armies under
Gen Foch are making ready not only
10 counter smother German blow, which
the enemy must make or concede defeat,
but also for a counter offensive Ameri-
can troops not unlikely viii participates
IN the approaching renewal OF heavy
lighting along most OF the line as more
than 100, 600 are moving toward the
battle lines. Some unseaSoned American
units viii be placed side by side with
hardened British and French veterans,
according to a decision announced in
London
The Germans are reported to be
maSsing troops before Albert, where theiS
attacks We're beaten back by the British
Monday The British command looks
for heavy German efforts north of the
Somne where it is believed the enemy
has most of his fighting force but where
there has been no marked activity since
the repulSc at Arras Thursday.
+ Except for the activity at Albert the
+ fighting has been confined to the line
between the Somme and NIontdidier.
The Allied troops have reclaimed some
/ ground between the Somme and Demun
while between Hangard and Moreuil
heavy German attacks were beaten off
with loss German attempts against
i Grvesnes, northwest Of Montdidier, were
repulsed sanguinarlly by the French.
ARTILLERY IS STILL ACTIVE.
Artillery exchanges continue on the
/ rest Of the front in France including the
/ American sector near Toul, and on the
Italian front The Austro-Cerman ar
f.. tlllerv fire against the Italian lines is
moderate and there are yet no indications
that the enemy is ready to launch his
attack with the many thousands Of troops
reported to have been brought from the
eastern theatre,
| Mai Gen Edward f. Glenn, com
mander Of the S3rd national army divi-
sion &c Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, O.,
reported at the War Department today
after having undergone the physical ex-
animation, required Of general officers.
whose duties will include active service
abroad with troops. Ii Is understood
Gen. Glenn was ordered TO return to his
division, indicating the report Of the
medical board was favorable