The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-18
ENTENTE TO
COOPERATE
AGAINST HUN
IN FAR EAST
Safeguarding Of Manchuria Is
Primary Purpose Believe
Hour for Resumption of
Drive Is Near.
ALLIES ARE PREPARED
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
While the renewal Of the German
offensive in the west awaits compile
tion Of the enemy's preparation and
presumably weather conditions that
At in with German plans, events are
in progress elsewhere with potential
ly important bearing upon the war as
q whole.
In a much more distant field-the
far east-the allied nations have de-
cided to cooperate in a military way
to meet the dangers threatening the
peace Of that part Of the world from
German penetration.
Paris announces that China and ia
pan have been notified to this effect,
but Washington understands that par
ticipation in the operation will be con-
fined for the present to Japan and
China themselves. The safe guarding
of Manchuria is the primary purpose
of the movement, but the possibility
exists, 1t Is said. that the measures
which are considered as Of defen-
sive nature, will be extended to Sibe-
ria.
Renewal 10 Near, Belief.
Meanwhile the indication from both
German and entente quarters are that
the hour of the resumption Of the Ger
man drive in the west is not far
distant
Significant in this connection may
be the announcement that Count Won
Hertling. the German imperial chan
cellor, that he was so confident tnat
further events in the west" would
bring nearer "a speedy end of the
war;" 1t was just such pronouncement
that Immediately preceded the opening
of the German offensive in March.
and there have been recently other
warnings to the German people that
the resumption of the drive was I'm
minent.
On the entente side there is a feel
ing that the Germans have completed
their preparations and that the begin
ming of their new attack only depends
upon weather conditions.
The allies likewise have utilized the
long period of the lull to round out
their defensive and General Foch, the
commander in chief, and all the allied
forces are declared to be awaiting the
shock with the greatest confidence
tHdl tucy CdIl ouCSCooiuhy ASoAoS ~
Minor Operations.
The active operations, however, con-
tinue to be of a minor nature. ard
there is no sign that even the heavy
gun fire reported from some of the
front is above the normal Of the last
two weeks AS has been the case re-
Gently the chief field of bombardmentl
on the French front, has been along |
thethe Avre river, southeast Of Amians
and with the British the line around
the Lys saliant in Flanders southwest |
OF Ypres.
II Is in the Avre sector apparently |
that French commentators expect the
chief force OF the blow to fall. The
German plan is still felt to be one con-
templating a division OF the British
and French armies If possible by cut
ting the railroad between Amiens and
Clermont to the south and driving for
ward toward the coast.
Armen Are Active.
&. Enemy artillery and man power
concentrations probably become
stronger as Field Marshal Won Hind
cnburg delays new advance, but the
allied defenses gain strength in the |
same ratio and new source of fight
ing power, the American army, grows
IN power.
General Pershing's men are now on
both the important battle fronts
Flanders and Picardy-but in what
number is not disclosed. Their COM
ing. however, is having great NOR
ale effect on the British and French
and the longer the Germans delay,
the greater will the American aid be-
come.
Aerial activity is the most promin-
ent feature Of the news from the
fighting zones. French and British
airmen have dropped many more tons
Of explosives on enemy military tar
gets while the Germans are becoming
more active in attempts to get be- .
hind the allied lines. In aerial fight
ing, the British have brought down 35
German machines while British guns
accounted for ten more. Berlin
claims the destruction of eighteen al
lied airplanes. Another attempt to
raid Paris Friday night failed.
On the American sectors. west of
northwest of Toul and in
i Lorraine. the aerial fighting also has I
The American positions
Picardy and in Lorraine are being
heavily by the Germans. :
The artillery fire has fallen off in the
Toul sector but American patrols are
active there.