Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-18
IN FIVE SECTIONS.

in FIVE SECTIONS.
This is the fifth section Of the front
where Americans have been located.
The others are: East of Luneville,
northwest Of Toul. north Of ST.
Mihiel and on the heights Of the
Meuse, and in the Montdidisr Sec
tor of the Pieardy battle area.
How many Americans are behind
the British front, when they arrived
and the part of the United States
from which they came are yet un-
known. II is probable that they are
not to be used as G separate unit but
will be brigaded with the British in
meeting the next stroke OF the Ger.
mans in the northern battlefield.
Huns Increase Artillery Fire.
During the last day, the activity
OF the enemy has been most pro-
nounced at the tips Of the sailents
driven into the allied lines in The
Ypres and Somme fronts. There was
a notable increase in the German
artillery fire on the Lys front, in
front of Hazebrouck, while Hailles.
east Of Amiens, has again been de-
luged with shells from the German
cannon. At this point the French
have made notable advances of late
and at no time since the German
wedge ceased to move early in April
has this region been quiet.
The perfect weather that has pre-
vailed for several days over the en-
tire western front has led to an un.
usual number Of battles between
aerial squadrons. In these combats
the enemy seems to have suffered
heavily and while the allies have not
escaped unscathcd, they appear ITO
have maintained their Inastry Of
the air.
Rickenbacher Wins Fresh Laurels.
Eddie Rickenbacher of Omaha, the
former automobile race driver, now
with the American flying force on the
Toul front, has added another Ger
man machine to his record.
All along the front in France the
tension under which the men are
working has been reflected by the
large number of trench raiding
forays. Nowhere, however, has
there been a conflict which might
be considered more than skirmish.
There have been no further re-
ports from Rome or Vienna relative
to operations on the Italian front
where on Thursday the Italians mads
determined attacks on Austrian po.
sitions east Of the Branta river.
Terrific Onslaught Foreseen.
A summary Of the military situa..
tioff on the western front given out
by the British general staff. states
that another terrific attack by the
Germans is imminent. It is indi-
Gated that the British expect the new
attack to be on as great scale as
that OF March II, when the fighting
was begun over front of SO miles.
The halt in the German assault has
given the Teutons a chance to re-
form their shattered divisions, it is
admitted. but it also has allowed the
allies to strengthen their lines.
The arrival of American troops.
which are coming to the battlefield
in large numbers, is another factor in
1avor OF the entente allies, it is
pointed out.
The Germans still pretend 10
treat the Americans as negligible" !"
says the statement. but the German
staff does not underrate them. II
the German staff had not taken the
American army seriously it is doubt-
ful whether they would hazard their
whole future on the dangerous ex-
pedient of spring offensive this
year
The Americans will have to buy
their experience, but Americans are
good business men and can be de-
pended on to buy in the cheapest
market and sell at the dearest price.
The British staff is confident that the
American army will make good and
that the American nation will never
let 60 until the end" 4.