The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

There is no disposition to quarrel with
the enemy on account of Fridays and
Saturdays lull. Time has worked to the
advantage of the allies, and their po-
sition has continually grown better.
In the northern field, as well as in the
southwest, French troops have taken
their place beside the British and the al
lied forces are not unwilling for renewal
of the crucial conflict of the war AS q
matter Of fact, French reinforcements
have been in the Bailleulsa and KENNEL
regions for some days, and their coming
brought new life to the valiant but
dog tired men who had been struggling
against such great odds since April 3
CLEMENCEAU AT FRONT
Premier Clemenceau visited the allied
soldiers this morning and passed cheer
man was greatly pleased with conditions
in the north. He said so, and he looked
| it. He also was high in his praise for
| the magnificent defense the British made
| before the arrival of French assistance.
He reviewed one battle-worn division of
British troops, which finally had been en-
abled to leave the line for rest after
| the French arrived.
| M. Clemenceau appreciated them and
they liked him, as they told him when
they gave three ringing cheers for France
and Clemcnceau.
PERFECT HARMONY
| The troops and officers of the two
flags already are working together as
| if they always had been doing the same.
| One might have expected difficulties of
! language, but not So Some INGRAM
NAUTICAL Fench is being spoken on one
side and there are certain peculiarites
| in the English talk by the other, but be-
| tween the men they are getting along
/ famously, and there ism hitch in the
proceedings. The best part of it is that
they are thoroughly enjoying the asso-
citation.
| The Poilus and Tommies meet one an
other like long lost brothers, and are
| carrying on like comrades of 100 bat
ties. They are fine fellows, these French
soldiers, and no more magnificent troops
have been seen on the front than these
| elean-cut chaps, who make love to the
village lassies like courtiers and fight like
devils 1t is not amiss to say that they
were welcome when they arrived, for
| the enemy was pressing the tired British
with tremendous forces.
CAME IN GOOD TIME
| They came in good time. They went
into action in the region of KENNEL on
the 18th, which was the day of their
arrival and within a couple of hours of
their advent they performed a gallant
feat which won for them the undying
gratitude of the British division that was
holding the hill.
The British had a severe time at KEN
mel, April II. Some of them were in the
defenses on the hill and others had been
drawn up about the southern base on
an elevation and told that they must
hold this line at all costs. The German
hordes swept forward against them in
waves, but they chung to their posts
throughout bitter hours. The positions
about KENNEL were retained. but a little
south of the hill the Germans pushed
in and surrounded Donegal farm, which
was being held by a subaltern and IL
Tommies.
When the French came up on the 18th,
word had been received concerning it's
little garrison. The British were not at
the moment in sufficient force to bring