El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-04
The Va Glance


n z r II A n I S peace drive"
u through Picardy enters upon
its third week with both forces
preparing for the resumption Of
heavy fighting. The weather has
~interfered somewhat but the Ger
mans have. not renewed their
heavy attacks and the fighting
front has remained virtually IN
changed since Monday.
North Of the Somme the British
have improved their positions
in small attacks. while on the i'm
porraut sector south Of the river
there has been no Infantry action.
In the region north OF Mont Dr.
der, which has been the scene Of
much heavy fighting the artillery
DOmDarument has been violent
but the enemy has made no at
tempt TO attack.
Await Next Act
While there is little doubt that
the Germans must attack again
and viii have to sustain still
greater losses in further efforts
against the allied line, much in
teres- centers in the plans OF Gen.
tcch. The attacks by the British
between Albert and Arras and BY
the French beWeen Mont Didier
and Noyon apparently were fer
the purpose Of improving local
positions. Silence is being main
tanned by both sides as 70 the
next act in the titanic military
contest
bad Weather. German AIibi.
German newspapers declared
that the German drive was halted
by bad weather and not BY the
Franco-Briush defence. Admis-
sion is MADE that the Germans
are having great difficulty N
moving up guns and supplies over
the muddy area OF the SOmme and
that transport is in poor shape
because Of the necessity for con-
structing new roads.
AnlienE Not In Danger
Amiens, the primary objective
OF German efforts in the past two
weeks Is free from danger for the
moment A military proclamation
posted there informs the popula-
ton that threatening. peril has
been removed and eXhOrts them
to maintain confidence.
Americans Are Bomharded-
American troops in the region
OF Ioul and in an unnamed place
have been subjected 10 a heavy
bombardment from enemy guns
Gas shells were used mainly in
the fire against the Americans in
the unnamed place. High eZplo-
sive shells and gas projectors
were used in the artillery attack
northwest Of TOul but no great
damage was done.
Reconnaissance and patrol ac-
tiviues are increasing on the
Italian front. especially from
Wesr Of Lake Garda 20 the Piave
river. The Italians have captured
several enemy OutpOsts and made
number OF prisoners
More Germans Land IN Finland
a German force has been
landed at HangO, on the southern
coast Of Finland, to aid in the
campaign against the Finnish
rebels. The Finnish government
oIrees are bombardinE TANNER
tOrs, north Of HelsingfOrs. while
new Russian reinforcemenfs are
reported to have arrived 70 help
the rebels who control most Of
southern Finland
U-BOaf Drive Falls Down
Germany's offensive on the
seas, like her land drive, fell down
last week Only is British.
French and italian steamships
were sunk IN the past week.
while in the previous seven day
period 50 were lost through the
activities Of German submarines.
The British losses last week
were 13 ships, including six OF
more than 1870 tons, which COM
pares most favorably with the
loss Of 2S, incIuding 16 OF the
larger tonnage the previous
FULLY from submarine attack