Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-12
Another Week Passes Without
Renewal Of Their Offensive
Begun in March, Which Re-
suited in Big Failure,
FRENCH AND BRITISH
IMPROVE POSITIONS
AirpIane Raids Are Without
Number, Superiority Entente
Forces Clearly Proveni
Americans Parade London.
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Another week has passed without a
renewal by the Germans of the Of
fensive they began March 81, which
was halted before Amiens early in
April and came to definite pause on
its right flank before the barrier of
the Flanders hills just as the month
of May was opening.
Ever since the costly defeat of Gen
eral Won Arnim's army in a desperate
assault on the front southwest of
Ypres nearly two weeks ago, the be-
ginning of new effort by the enemy
either here or on some other front has
been looked for from day to day. Pos
sibly the Germans have been waiting
for some allied counter-blo which
they felt able to withstand, and there
fore hoped would be dealt.
Play Watchful Waiting Game.
If this was the case, they must have
been disappointed by the waiting at
titude of General FoCh which il is felt
now, will compel the enemy to reveal
his further purpose with little delay,
as time is one of the things he can
not afford to squander, with the
American forces now rapidly summing
to- formidable numbers.
If, as considered certain, the Ger
mans have employed such time as
they have felt impelled to spend in
building up the machinery for new
attack on probably an even greater
scale than before, it is equally sure
that the allied armies under their uni
fled command have not neglected to
employ the interval in making every
preparation possible to meet the Ger
man blow.
Every day gives evidence of the
alertness of the allied forces. Numer-
Gus minor operations have been un-
dertaken to improve their positions
on the various fronts and their ar
tillery fire has been directed to equal
ly good purpose in breaking up the
organizing efforts of the enemy.
Airplanc Raids Numerous.
Airplane raids without number, in
which the superiority of the entente
air forces has been clearly shown,
have served the same end, besides
heing notably productive of valuable
information, while innumerable in
fantry have been almost uniformly
fruitful in an informative sense
Betterments of the allied position
reported yesterday included an adj
vance by the French on the Flanders
front in the neighborhood of Locre,
where the approaches to Mont Rouge,
one of the bulwarks. of the allied
lines, have thereby been made more
secure.
Far to the south of the Somme,
on the southerly side of the great
Montdidier salient, French troops
likewise carved slice out of Ger
man-held territory near Orvillers-
Sorel. seven miles southeast of Mont
dldier.
Many Successful Raids.
a complement to both these op-
erations there were numerous success
full raids, notably one by the French
in the region north of Grivesnes,
southeast of Amiens, near the point
where General Petains troops made
q notable advance as the result of a
local attack Thursday, and another
along the line southeast of Montdid-
ier. The British carried out profitable
rading operations near the westerly
end of the Lys salient in Flanders.
Indications are multiplying that
Germany's position in the east is caus-
ing her uneasiness. She is reported
to have made additional demands on
Russia which are said to have affected
sensibly the sentiment of the Bolshe-
wiki, whose attempts to weld an army
into shape the Germans are attempt
ing to thwart.
In the Ukraine the situation is even
more disturbing to the Germans. ac-
cording to current dispatches, which
announce a growing anti-German sent
iment because of the rerressive meas
ures of the Teutors
Americans Parade London.
To meet this additional German
troops are being sent to the disturbed
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