The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-27
Americans Score Considerable
II Advance On Mile and a Han
Front and Overcome Grenade
and Flame ThroWerS
GENERAL MARCH TELLS
SENATE OF PROGRESS
Million and a Hall Men Are Over
seas and Are Worthy Of Ev-
cry Confidence People Al Home
Place In Them

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Diminished activity on the part
OF the German forces on the north
OF the Nesle opposite to the Am
eriCan held sectors has caused
suspicion that the enemy is pre-
pairing to evacuate all ground to
the south of the Aisne. This sus-
picion is materially strengthened
by the reports OF aerial observers
who said that all night they could
see fires blazing at various points
between the Nesle and the Aisne.
Around Fsmes the Americans ad-
vanced a considerable distnace to the
SOissons Rheims road ON a front extend
ing for mile and a half, Beyond this
in these sectors there were only minor
actions throughout yesterday. The re-
port of this advance came from Ameri-
can headquarters and was confirmed in
the official dispatches from Paris last
night
In the Lorraine sector three enemy
planes were recently downed in a sin
gle day by Lieut. Donald Hudson Of
Washington, who thus became the fifth
American "Aee'.
In a conference with the senate mf-
itary committee yesterday Chief Of
staff General March told the members
of the committee that the stories Of
great lists Of American casualties with
held from publication by the war de-
Partment were wholly false and that
all casualties in the American exped
tionary forces were being given to the
public as fast as they were transmit
ted to the war department by cable
from France
Million and Half Americans
General MarcI noted a further i'm
provement in the shipping situation
and said the program for the transport
alton of troops was going ahead with.
out change. The total of American ex.
peditiOnary forces that have passed
overseas is now more than a million
and half
Commenting on the military situa.
tiOn he said that since last Wednesday
the French advance had continued from
the plateau overlooking Noyon down
to the Disc River, making a maximum
advance of nine miles since August 1S.
This had forced the enemy back across
the Disc
The British had duplicated the French
successes, inuugurating an attack on
Wednesday south of Arras. Rapidly
advancing the British forces had reach
cd a depth of three miles.
On Thursday the British trust in the
Albert region resulted in an important
advance between the ADcre and the
Somme aud there developed a new sal
lent
The rest of the line had been reason
ably quiet. Allied activities continue
largely as "nibbling tactics" and ar,
tlllery fire.
Sanmies Deserve Confidence
Regarding the achievement Of the
American troops, General March said
"The American soldier deserves the
confdence Of the American people
Every time they have been tested they
have absolutely delivered the goods.
Hc added that every man who has serv
ed with the American troops has ab
5olutc confidence in them.
He cited the reports Of American
army officers who have returned from
France. One described an action il
which an American division captured
sixtyeight German guns and brought
them to the rear on army trucks, at the
same time this division captured 350(
prisoners.
Another American division in a sin
gle action took complete ten German
batteries and presented them TO Gen
eral PersbiRg.
Pershing Reports
Ia his communique Of August %
General Pershing told of another sue
ccssful bombing Of the railroad yard
at Conflans, carried out by American
aViatOrs without losses.
An American outpost on the Aisn
between Fismes and Bazooxhes hat
becp driven back in a small local en-
gaGemrnt but later cOuntered and re
covered the position.
In an engagement west of Fsme
yesterday the enemy resorted TO th
use of flame thrOwers and hand greI
ades but were unable to check Amer
cans, who proved to he deadly marks
men, killed many Germans, put th
rest to flight and Strengthened out th
American line to the north of tb
Vcsle in accordance with previous PLAN