Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-04-03
HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER TO ALLIES TO BE USED AS THEY
 MAY SEE FIT.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
Miles of Motor Trucks Loaded With Americans Rushing Up Reserves Offered By General Pershinq-
 All Men Are Working Hard.

With the American Army in France. Ali the American troops have been turned over to the allies to use as they see fit. American troops may soon be fighting side by side with the French and British in the battle Eaging in northern France.
 It Is enough to say that great ac- tiyity of many sorts is in progress in the entire American zone. Miles of motor trucks loaded with Ameri- cans have passed through the towns, some going in one direction, some in another. Through a driving rain the motor trucks ploughed their way :, along muddy roads, the Americans staging. Many of the trucks had American flags fastened to their tail boards.
 On other roads mile after mile of marching Americans splashed through the mud which came over their an kles. The horses were steaming from the work they had to do. All the men are working as hard as possible, with the realization that they are to be of service in the common cause and used in the present conflict.
 Out on the open roads the men in the camions sang everything from ''The Battle Hymn of the Republic" to "Tipperary." They exhibited the greatest enthusiasm for the work they have in hand and seemed to be anx- tous to get it started.
 Frequently during the day heavy motor trucks skidded from the mud dy roads into ditches, but they were quickly and literally picked up by as many Americans as could get a hand on them, and set back on the road and started again toward their desti- nation. A little thing like lifting the end of five-ton motor truck from a ditch means nothing to Americans who are in hurry to get into the fight.
 Washington = The announcement that American soldiers actually are on their way to the fighting lines to take places beside their hard-pressed British and French allies sent thrill throughout the national capital It was the first positive statement that General Pershing's forces actually are on their way to the battle lines to help stem the tide of the German drive.
 The American soldiers previously referred to in the official dispatches as being in the fighting are believed to have been engineers or other aux Hilary troops, which probably were caught at their work, as they were few months ago at Cambrai when the Germans suddenly enveloped par ties of British forces behind their lines in swift turning movement.
 The sending of General Pershing's fighting troops to places in the Brit ish-French line has been expected by military experts to follow the crea- tiOn of unified command under the French chief of staff, General Foch, and General Pershing's formal offer of all the available American re- sources.
 Too much may not be said about the number and position of the Amer ican troops because of military req sons. It is no violation of the cen sorship, however, to say that more than 100000 American fighting men, fully equipped and intensive trained in the school of actual battle condi- tions, are available at once to be thrown into places to strengthen the British and French lines wherever they threaten to buckle under the unheardsof ferocity of the German on- slaught