Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17

Get a Taste OF ing auring the
Offensive Fighting. past ten days
| That they relished it goes wlt nt.a Tin
| ing The French. who co-opelas;ai cnity
| them, declared that their ons ~ nene-
! trate farther than the assignee ;oan
| ;actiyes The desire of the A meriSa
| Sold;er on the firing lines IN orlaiii ~.
| woeyre and Champagne mas
| fight and not hola paI me- liking. He
| trench duty is not to ms IIhi6 that
onts to he I'D, over and at EN- tha
| This business of war may the sooiAei W
ended. +ha week
The most striking success OF e'iG =; the
was scored by the Americans III ~ i
I.orraine sector, where they engaged ~
two or three offensive raids aeal,S.
enemy positions, penetratlhs 80
lines to depth of 500 yards anu Thav
ing large casualties on the enemy. lhey
returned without the loss OF sinSie
man. They fought sharp and hard. me
Germans were completely outclasseu
Much valuable Information was o"-
tanned. also
In the Toul sector the Americans aiso
engaged in an offensive action Wnlch
brought plaudits from the FRENCH, ~
penetrating enemy positions 10 a oepth
of 300 yards and realizing all the pur-
noses of the action. Briefly stated. the
American activities centered in the loul
sector, east of Relion in Lorraine east
of Neuvillers, south of RichecouF' III
the Woevre. east of LuneVllle.
The work of the American artlllery
has been wonderful up to date. Many
German batteries have been put out OF
com misSion, while the accuracy Oh par
rage fire at all junctures has amazed the
seasoned artillerymen OF France VINO
little expected the Americans to perfect
themselves for at least several months
The American gunners go about thelr
business with vim The Germans huri
over their shells, and no sooner are
their positions learned than the Ameri-
cans reply with Zest and vengeance
The Germans soon decide they have had
enough.
The morale of the American units is
high and the men show absolutely no
fear of the Germans. They declare that
raiding work is easy, far easier than
they thought when they used to sit
about their firesides in Oshkosh, Ell Paso
or Jacksonville and read about the
fighting on the western front. The Ger
mans fail to worry the American
fighter He simply refuses to be wor
ried-that's all. He goes about his
tasks with enthusiasm and courage
born only of extreme confidence in
ability to do things and do them right.
The French are prone to call the
Americans reckless because they refuse
to take back talk from the enemy"
AS a result they have brought on several
German commandments which possibly
otherwise would not have been started
But they are getting results. The
kaiser each day is feeling the firm grip
of Uncle Sam a little more. and when
the main spring offenSives are ushered
in on the western front the Yankees
will give such an account of them
selves that even the stubborn war lords
of Germany will have to admit that
there really was some reason for allied
rejoicing over American participation.
I, 10 hi 81 he
italians undoubtedly will come during
the next few
Quieter Along we s. e
the Italian Front. durinr the
past week made little effort to ad-
vance. Barring a small attack in Val
Riofrcdo. on the Asiago plateau. and on
the lower Piave. near Zenson, the Aus
trans and Germans have devoted their
chief attention to the artillery side Of
the fighting. Italian, British and French
positions have been under heavy fire a
, great portion of the time. but the allies
have reciprocated with good effect in
| every case. The heaviest artillery
actions have been between ASago and
attacks are expected to fall
Aerial activity in this arena, as in all
others, has been pronounced The
Italian and British aviation squadrons
have dropped many tons of bombs on
enemy concentration points with tell
ing effect. In addition, the British
! have brought down nearly dozen
enemy niers in the past ten days. The
| Italians likewise have been successful
| in this branch of endeavor.
| That no mercy from the enemy may
, be expected by undefended towns is in
Dictated by continued Austrian raids
over Naples and other points. Works
of art are no longer considered i'm
mune The lives of many civilians