The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-05-16
Meeting of Two Emperors Leads
TO Further Prussianization of
the Dual Monarchy, Is General
Belief.
ARTILLERY FIRE ACTIVE
ON THE WESTERN FRONT
German Efforts 10 Get Important
Flemish Hill Frustrated, and
Huns Lose Own Positions Dur
ing Engagement
~ Aa.ocIaIIn rnIs,

Germany ambition. e. regards
Austria pue, r the Nit
''l"ur'pa plan. Gormun newspapers
indicate. were realized IN the couvon-
ton agreed upon hy the wo omporors
uf their meeting The agreement.
which les NOT }ct sirurd. calls for an
ALLIANCE for twenty five Years with
CLOSER economic relations and NOR"
o.ycrc military obligations Vienna i-
reported Co look with apprehension
uu the probability thar the Austru-
Hungarian army viii be- Prussianizrd
HId hoiieves such Aep more Inn
IDrtaul than any other feature ~ the
uoN alliance
Local fighting mas dled down again
Ir Flanders and picardy aud only the
ms are busy The artillery fire con-
irucs strong all along these fronts
n- We'll as on the Arrns front and is
mos violent north ot KENNEL and
rurth ANA south OF the Sommc from
Albert tu the Ayre
The sectors have been the scruos %
600 the recent fighting and they prob
ahy will see the strongest enemy ot-
forts whenever the Germans believe
the timv is upportuuv tu strike aucN.
ir Flanders the Germans have been
Dlsappui Itcd 900 their attempts To- gain
Nill a.. as the French rut only drove
them from tine high ground but also
penetrated thNoucmy position,
I'm ricurdy Jhr Germans have not
renewed their Cuurtcr-1tttcks tu drive
.ur French from the wooded terrain
captured near lalHcS Tine enemy
|Dmblrdmnt Of the French lines here
Nu. been most intense for the past tWu
weeks nut ~, Germans huy" az
temp 90 uu attacks except Co r"u
against successful Frrr. b lural GuinS
General pcr-hu 3 has issu"d his frsl
official statement ON American up.r-
liipus since ms troups took over scc-
tors permanently -imultsueuus.y with
.u announcement from Washington
that where American Rrtish and
French troops are fighting togc'h'r
and the Americans are lu the majority
IA, cuutrp. Will Dee iu American hand
The Germans put down "a hoety bar
/ iarc ON the American line northwest
ui Tout "Wednesday hut ro infarir
attack resulted Zoo aerial fighting Dol
this sector tuo American aNia'urs
. IIthf Nf'l AlttI poo. llIl'f ~ n Ilihll lI''t
.hIuos decreased artillery activity Oh
rat,d ON the Lorraine sector
As ON the western Ton, th" luU boz
uHrthcr. ltaIy remains uul"ukou, hu'
HIh ,Npc.tg .uu hat. 1s boa France
N,llf ughDul VIII break out soon
. Observers bon london nclicNc the h,r
added Austrian blow viii Doe agniu~
tH, italian lines rnm the 'tclNic Pas
F la Monte Guupt just east of th'
3 Gryutu 100 the nope ut breakiul
through She Italian defense and
reaching Brc.uu lud Milan. Rome
reports lively artillery and patrol EN-
pup,mcuts nlunr fhr mountain from
nrJ th. dispersal lt enemy troops al
tWu points thereby Italian batteries.
/ An attempt us enemy aircraft 90
raid Paris "Wednesday night was frus
trltod by the aerial ana ARTILLERY DE
fcu-,s of the DItE The Germans. how
ever dropped u number OF bombs 81
'la more distant suburbs ut IN
trourh capital Aerial activity uu th'
bi lIc lime continues pi high pltci
with French and British oirmeu drop
ping man, bombs un railway staii"W
ana puucouiratluu center. behind ih'
German lines