Arizona republican., 1918-05-29
SALIENT IN ALLIED LINES IS
 EIGHT MILES

THE GREAT German military machine is in full
 motion along the twenty front i'll the Asne river
 sector between. Naiy and Berryau-B Bac and, greatly outnumbered the British and French everywhere giving ground.
 According to the German official communications numerous towns and villages in the fighting have been taken by the enemy and 150OC allied troops already have been made prisoners.
 Germans Move with Great Rapidity
 At last accounts the Germans endeavoring to press back the defenders upon the Vesle river which runs parallel with the Aisne and at several points had reached positions dominating the Nese valley. The offensive is being carried out with the greatest rapdy for the Ger high command evidently is well aware of the fact that General Fochs have been reported be coming up rapidly to reinforce the hard pressed British and French who fighting valanty against the terrible odds and making wave upon wave of the enemy pay dearly in casualties for every foot of ground they obtain
 Line Is Pierced at No Place by Huns
 Notwithstanding the 1apidty of the drive and the large number of the enemy pressing itsome unofficial estimates place the number of shock troops alone ? divisions about 3OO0OO picked men-the allied front nowhere has been pierced but under the onsaughts has bent back ill perfect aison and all the time giving battle With such precision has the retirement been conducted that both the British and French troops have been able to carry back with them all of their supplies and guns destroy those they were not able to handle.
 Biggest Gain Seems to Be Eight Miles
 At present it is impossible geographically to depict the extent of the German gains but 1t would seem evident that the deepest salient they have driven is in the region due east of aily-about eight miles.
 Although the Germans for the moment at least seemngy are having their way the southern part of the line France the sectors around Montddier and southwest of Ypres they being harassed by the Americans and British and French.
 Americans Capture Their First Village
 Tuesdays fighting i'll the vicinity of Mondidier will mark epoch ill the far the American troops are concerned. Here in attack they captured their first vlllage-C antgny-whch lies northwest of Mont dider They also took several other obccves and held all of them the face of counter attacks The Germans suffered losses in killed or wounded and in addition left behind them POO made prisoners among them two officers The American casualties were rea- lively small. The German official report announces the taking of American prisoners The report from American ing in Picardy and the other in the Lnevle sector
 South of Ypres Enemy Is Used Hard
 Likewise, southwest of Ypres, the enemy received hard at the hands of the British and French east of Dickebusch lake where Monday the Germans in attack had taken ground The British and French succeeded ill competey nulfying the enemy maneuver.
 In the Italian theaer the Italians are keeping lp their offensive against the Austrans At Capo Se the Adriac coast the Italians penetrated the enemy lines more than 750 yards.
 I Paris Attacked by Two Methods
 Again the Germans have endeavored to carry out an air raid Paris Ten of their machines succeeded ill reaching the suburbs and dropped several bombs but the air defenses kept them from invading the city itself The long range German guns continue hur projecties into ,I Paris.
 ''Frightfuness has been carried out against Ameri can hospitals behind the lines by German airmen Several bombs dropped near the hospital but damage was done Similar raids against British hospitals resulted 300 casualties among sick and wounded inmates. The British casualties reported ill the regular weekly bulletin given B 894 against 3667 the previous week.