Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-24
new j. s. ARMY
NOW GUARDING
CHANNEL LINE
Americans Join British Force in
Flanders.
CHEERED BY HAlG'S MEN
Yankees Arrive on Battle Front in
/. Less Than Two Months After
Leaving Home-Pershing Is
sues First Report Cover
ing Activities of U.
S. Troops.
CHEERED BY HAIG'S MEN

army nave arrived Wltnln tue Zolle VI
the British forces in northern France
and are now completing their training
in the area occupied by the troops
which are blocking the path OF the
Germans to the channel ports.
Their commander already has COM
manded American forces in trenches
on the French front.
The British officers and men who
are training the new force say the
Americans are of the finest material
and are certain to give most excel
lent account of themselves when they
meet the Germans.
British Cheer Yankees.
British troops greeted the Amerl-
cans not only as comrades in arms but
as warm friends and the work OF in
struction is being continued in that
spirit.
The American forces on arriving
within the British zone were cheered
to the skies by the sons of Britain,
many of whom bore unmistakable
signs of battle. They had not seen
the Americans before, but they knew
they were coming.
u. S. Troops Sent in Record Time.
Washington, May 1S.-Evidence OF
the success Of emergency measures
to move American man power TO ala
the French and British in repelling
the German drive came with the an
nOuncement that American troops had
goLe into training behind the British
lines in Flanders.
General Pershings men have been
In line with the French and British In
front of Amiens for some time, but
the decision to send additional forces
from this country direct to the Brit
ish army was made after the great
German drive was we'll under way.
Less than two months has been re-
CURED to get the first of these troops
across the sea and into position.
The men are described as being lin
training" in the British zones. That
is taken here to mean that they are
being brigaded with British divisions
in reserve and will get their final
seasoning quickly through close asso-
citation with the veterans Of Sir Doug
las Haig's army.
Violent Artillery Fighting.
Paris, May 1S.-ViOlent artillery
fighting in the region of Hailles, south
east of Amiens, is reported in the of
fetal statement.
Guns Busy in Flanders.
London, May 18.-The German artii-
lery fire is increasingly active from
LOGON to Hinges, along the western
side of the Flanders salient and be-
tween the forest of Nieppe and Me-
teren, on the northern side of the sa-
lient. the war office announces.
All Set for Big Smash.
With the American Army in France,
MAY 1S.-The allies are still waiting
for Field Marshal Won Hindenburg TO
show his hand. No more magnificent
weather could be imagined than has
favored the western front in the last
AZ hours. But even this has brought
no change in the military situation.
U. S. Lines Bombarded.
With the American Army in France,
| Nav 1S.-The whole American sector
on the Picardy front was subjected to
a heavy bombardment early in the
morning. The cannonade continued
for 45 minutes. Troop movements be-
hind the German lines are normal.
French Win Hill a..
With the British Army in France,
May 16.-Hard fighting continued In
the neighborhood of Hill "A, north OF
KENNEL, which was stormed and re-
taken by French troops. This much
disputed elevation has changed hands
many times recently, but the French
are still holding the Germans off.
Pershinq Sends First Report.
With the American Army in France,
| Nav 1.-THE first American official
communicate since the American troops
entered the fighting line on a perma-
nent basis has been issued. 1t reports
increased artillery activity northwest
of Toul and in Lorraine, as we'll as
the destruction of three German ma
chimes by two American aviators.. The
statement reads:
six p. NJ, Headquarters American
Expeditionary Forces-Northwest of
Toul and in Lorraine there was
marked increase in artillery activity
on both sides.
'sIn Lorraine, May i, three snipers
scouts of the intelligence service went
out in camoufiage sniping suits to find
German snipers and encountered IS of
the enemy at a strong point near
dugout. They shot four, of whom one
appeared to be an officer, secured val
liable papers and retired under heavy
fire.
North of Toul our aviators brought
down three German two-seated ma
chimes, one of our aviators bringing
down two and another bringing down
one"