Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-03
100, 900 AMERICANS READY
To Enter Battle by Side Of French
and British Comrades.

Washington. March 81. = The
American army in France is to fight
shoulder to shoulder with the Brit
ish and French troops engaged in the
titanic struggle with ,he Germans in
Picardy. Gen. Pershing's entire
force has been given into the hands
Of Gen. Foch, the new generalissimo,
sires.
More than 100000 Americans, in
tensively trained and fully accouter-
ed. are available for use in aiding to
stem the tide Of the German hordes,
and loads of them, on railroad trains
and in motor trucks, and even afoot,
are on their way to the battle front,
eager to do their part in defeating
the invaders.
The miserable weather which has
broken over the country is proving
no deterrent to the Americans as they
push forward from all directions to-
ward the battle zone.
Tide Seems Turned.
In the region of the Somme, south
ward to wheye the battle lines turn
eastward, furious fighting has con-
! tinued on various sectors, but every
where the enemy has been held and
where has he been able, although he
continued to throw great masses of
men into the fray, to gain ground,
except an infinitely small tract from
the French north of Moreuil Brit
ish and French machine guns and RI
flemen, as in days past, again tore
great holes in the ranks of the field
Of gray as they endeavored to press
on. So great have been the losses
of the Germans in front of the Brit
ish north of the Somme that Sunday
saw them unwilling again to Take. up
the gage of battle. Along the Scare
| the British themselves went on the
offensive, and to the east of Arras
captured the village Of Feuchy. On
| the southern end of the line, where
Won Hindenburg Is endeavoring to
pierce through to the old German
positions as they stood before his re-
treat in 1916, the British and French
troops, fighting together, have met
the enemy in furious combats, but
everywhere defeated him with SAN
culinary losses.
Allies Hold Morenil.
| The town Of Moreuil changed hands
| h,,f an
hands Of the British and French,
while the woods to the north of the
village were captured by the French.
In the bend of the line between
Moreuil and Lassigny the Germans
made frantic efforts to break
through, but the French held them
in their tracks and in addition re-
captured several villages.
Not alone has Won Hindenburg lost
large numbers Of men killed or
wounded. but both the British and
French armies have taken a consid-
cradle number Of new prisoners and
also captured machine guns. At last
account the Germans had launched a
fresh attack in the region between
the rivers Luce and Avre and fierce
| fighting was in progress.
| Reports from both the British and
French war Offices seemingly indicate
that the allied troops have reached
the limits of their retrograde move
ment.
| On the other battle fronts the fight
| ing continues of minor character,
although the Vancouver In tho Ital-
ian theater still seem to indicate the
near approach OF hostilities Of a ma
jor character.
Engineers Took Up Guns.
| With the British Army in France,
March 3l.--One OF the most spectac-
ular features Of the British defense
last week was when a little army,
composed largely Of an odd assort-
ment Of troops who had been hastily
assembled, including American engi-
| neers who, as in the battle at Cam
arms successfully, had a vital stretch
OF front to hold and maintained it
| against furious German onslaughts
until reinforcements arrived.
The enemy advanced in force and
hurled themselves time after time
against the British line in this re-
gion, but found no weak spot.
Luli Before Great Battle.