The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-22
ENTENTE NOW
STRONGER ON
EVERY FRONT
Situation of Defensive Has Been
Greatly Improved Thru
Huns Delay
1000 TAUBES ARE LOST
British AviatOrs Accounted for
Record Number of Ger
mans During March
1000 TAUBES ARE LOST
(Associated Press.)

ASSOCIATED Press.)
Germanys spring offensive launched
in the hope of forcing the allies to
conclude peace opened its third month
today The allied armies are still in
tact, and await further enemy attack.
In the week since the repulse of
the last strong German attack, that
north of Mont KENNEL, the allies hav
succeeded here and ther in fighting
off important positions. Enemy coun-
ter attacks have. not been vigorous
and all his attempts to regain lost po-
sitions have failed.
British aviators since March 81,
have accounted for ! 900 German aero.
planes, and have dropped more than
one thousand tons of bombs. The ae-
rial campaign against the enemy con-
tinues unabated, both British and
French bombing squadrons being busy.
Between the Piave and Lake Garda,
the Italians have been victorious in
several strong local engagements On
Monte Spinoncia, west of the Piaye,
the Italians wiped out an enemy out
post and captured 50 prisoners, while
their positions at Capo Castle, on the
Piave have been extended further.
North of Bagdad. in Mesopotamia.
the Turkish resistance to the advanc-
Ing British still is weak. Mounted
troops have Occupied Satha, on the IT,
girls, the Turks fleeing after slight
fighting.
Striking viciously at the: enemy at
various points along the efwestern mat
tlefront; meeting each Outburst OF
German artillery with thunder aOt
cannon fire, and maintaining the mas
terry of the air in every sector from
the North sea to the Swiss frontier,
the armies OF the entente allies are
preventing the, teutOnic armies from
yuietly perfecting their preparations
for coming battles. With the k1Owl'4
edge that the ;pa4Aitg .ni each daS
brings new American legions To- help
crush the next German offensive. the
allies are finding satisfaction In the
fact that the Germans have as yet.
been unable to launch q new blow in
the struggle which Berlin had expect-
ed to be the decisive one of the war;
For the most part, the Gefmans
have shown but little Of their habituai
fighting spirit along the line in France.
They have been thrust back In four
sectors and the allies have. succeeded
in winning ground, which will be OF
great Importance in the future. But
the Germans have counter attacked in
only one instance and this movement
was carried out 50 slowly and with
sue ha lack of dash that It, was easily
broken up before the teutons reached
the new allied positions.
The attacks by the French near
Locre, on the northern side OF the
Lys salient, and of the Australians De'
fore Amiens, which have already
been reported, now appear to have
been more successful than was at
first understood. Near Locre the
French has not only. taken strongly
fortified points, dbIt they have made
secure their lines on each side Of Hill
a., which they recaptured from the
Germans recently The. Australians,
too, have won ground which Is OF tao
tical Importance along sthe Amiens
sector They have gained higher
grounds which lends itself we'll to de-
fensive tactics and will be valuable
when the time comes for stern battle
there.
The French still seem to. be the
most active Of the forces. of the en-.
tente nations. They have again en-,
gagged in raiding operations near Las
signy, on the flank of the German
line as it stands since the advance to,
ward Amiens.
On the American front there has
been the usual lively exchange OF ar
tillery fire. but no infantry fighting
has occurred. The same is true of,tne
situation in the Italian theater OF the
war.
A report from Athens states THAI
Turkish troops in Asia Minor have mu,
tineed and that force sent to quei,
the disorder has deserted. 1t is sai0
that there have been many desertions
from the Turkish garrisons in towns
along the Asia Minot coast.
Japan and China have come to an
understanding relative to the carryins
out of joint military operations IN
iberia 1t was announced some time
ago that these operations would be
directed only to insuring the security
of each country's interests in Man
chnria. Mongolia and the far east.