The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-02
FRENCH WILL -.
TELL MOVES
OF SA \! 4. ;''s|
Official Statements From the
French War Office Will Be
Information Source
oFFlc1l|A l 5. ! L: REPORTS r
Destination of Troops Will Not
Be Given Under French
Custom
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EAT 'EM UP!"
CRY .SAMMIES
Cheers Greet, Newspaper In.
formation That Ameri-
cans Are in the Fight.

With the American Army in
France, April 2-(By Associated
Press)-Definite official announce
.ment that American troops will &C.
tually fight side by side with the
French and British In northern
France reached the American
troops. tonight in Paris news.
papers. 1t was greeted with cheer.
ing. The men who will 60 are en-
We'd by the rest Of the American
forces. ,..'.@
AS they passed by on the roads
they were speeded on their way
with cries such as: >'
V 'fEat 'em up and Gee, you
fellows are in luck" ~' p. e. -
Orders to proceed toward the
plains of Picardy were received
from the French high command
three days ago but until It was
officially announced no mention
could be made ~ 1t. T., -s,..s, -.
Washington, D. u, April I'm tn
absence of reports from General Pc.
shing, showing the disposition mad
of American: troops by General Foe
supreme commander Of the allied an
American army officials here wer
watching the French and British of!i'
ial statements closely tonight for tn
first word that will show the Amer
cans to be at the battle front in Pr
ar1y. 1t is probabl that not only tt
first news of the activities Of Pc
shing's men in their new status WI
come this way but that for some tin
French communicates will give II
American people their only inform
tiCo on them. -. ..
Once the American units have bee
merged with the French as 1t Is a.
suned they will be, French custom
as to withholding designations Of u
its engaged for military reasons w
gc~ern news regarding them un"
General Pershing has had time to s.
up method Of assembling and tran
hitting daily reports Of his own. WI
military telegraph and telephone linz
congested and with the entire cor
munication system entirely in Frenr
hands, 1T will be difficult task, off
ers believe for American headouarte'
in France to keep In touch wit
events. ~ :. ",
Messages Days Late % T..
Already reports from both Genera!
Pershing and Bliss on the progress {
the great battle. are much delaye'
Messages tonight told of the .situf
ton on Saturday and Sunday. At thu
time, however, General Pershing sa'
considerable IMPROVEMENT In cond
lions for the allied, armies and tn
battle line in the vital sector fror
Montdidier to Noyon, as he outline
1t, has not been materially altered b,
subsequent engagements. Both side
we're digging In, he said. North 0
Montdidier the situation was les
clear. ....ar : i'r.+,.. '':.% g., .-
Officials were particularly interest
ed in French official reports that tho
Germans were digging in at the ape
Of their offensive wedge That woult
indicate an admission that they do no.
now anticipate being able to burs'
through between the French and Brit
fish armies No further discussion o!
this report had come at late hour
except General Pershing's report tina
both sides were entrenching.
Hunt Point OF New Attack.
Some observers here were inclined
to look still for another phase OF the
German effort to develop on some
other sector OF the line where I'm
portant strategic results might be oh
tanned by quick assault. They. stud
led the hne from the, Picardy battle
area north to the coast In an effort
to, select a possible point for such 8
supplemental movement? -" ~'"*%'
TWAS argued that thus far there
had been little to indicate that the
British lines to the north had beer
thinned out to any extent to provide
reserves for the repulse of the drive
From this it was deducted that Gen
eral Haig anticipated possible blow
at a part Of this front not heretofore
assailed' and was holding his men tt
meet such an emergency