The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-02
B0HEMIANS ARE
AIDING ITALY'S
TROOPS, REPORT
49,;
Soldiers of Hun Ally Now Fight
ing Austria on Southern
Battle front
CAUSE DELAY OF DRIVE
Rioters in Prague Cheer Wilson
and Entente, DenOunce
Czernin
CAUSE DELAY OF DRIVE
(By Associated Press.)

Wy ASSUCldIcu CSo./
The Bohemian troops are join
ing the Italians against Austria
according tothe London Mails
correspondent at Italian head
quarters. Even now some of the
Bohemians are on the Italian
line, clad in Italian uniforms.
This information has passed
through the hands Of both Ital-
ian and British officers and
would therefore appear to be authent
ic.
The detection of Bohemians would
in a measure explain the delay in the
proposed great offensive, long herald
ed of the Austrians against the ltal-
ians.
Prague Capitol of the Crownland of
Bohemia, has recently been the center
of riotous demonstrations against Ger
many and the Germans. The Austro
Hungarian foreign minister, Count
Czenin, has been strongly denounced
and President Wilson and the entente
dIllcS uUtC UCCn SACClCu. nv NAS>iA
members of parliament, together with
SlOvene and SerbO-CrOat delegates,
have been leads in the opposition to
the German rule.
d. American RepuIse Foe.
American troops around Villers-Bret-
Onneaux, engaged for the first time in
the great battle on the French front,
have repulsed a stern German attack
preceded by heavy bombardment
and carried out by three battalions of
infantry.
The Garmans left many dead and
wounded before the American lines.
The American losses are reported as
Rather severe
Having been defeated with enorm-
GUS losses in every phase OF the fight
ing around Ypres, the Germans have
attempted no further onslaughts, in
action prevailing Wednesday before
the positions held bv the British and
French troops, especially those in the
hands of the British, which it had been
the ambition of the Germans to cap
ture.
Since Monday what activity there
has been in this region was carried
out by the British and French, both of
whom have materially bettered their
positions The French near Locre
and the British and Meterin, on both
sectors, ground was captured and pris-
oners taken.
The pause of the offensive, however,
apparently is not to be taken as
meaning the end of German attack,
the allied line. All along the front
the big guns are roaring and shells OF
all calibres are ploughing the terrain
and the areas far behind them, and
fresh German reserves to take the
places of the thousands of men killed.
wounded or made prisoners are being
hurried to the front.
Indeed, advices from the British
front in Flanders are to the effect that
another furious drive by Won Arnlm
is an immediate prospect. Emperor
William has been at the front deliver
ing flamboyant speeches to the troops
in endeavor to spur them on to VIC
tory.
Meanwhile British and French ar
tilleries are sending rain OF shells on
Mount KENNEL, the chief point Of van
tage gained by the Germans in the
Ypres sector Thus far the allied
guns have held back all attempts by
the enemy to reinforce his men on
the hill, and if the good work is kept
up the hilltop is likely soon to prove
death trap for it's captors.
Nothing as yet has been vouchsafed
regarding the inter.allied war coun-
Gil holding. sessions at Versailles
which are expected to bring forth de-
cisions of great moment. Represent
atives of all the allies are in attend.
ance.
Great faith in the ability of General
Foch and the allied commanders on
the western front again has been ex-
pressed by NJ. Clemenceau, the French
Premier. Returning from a visit to
the front, the premier said he cOnsid-
cred the line stable, and that as a re-
suit of the steps taken by the various