Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-24
ACTIVITY OF AlRMEN
Western Front Shows Indications Of
Bio Operations.

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| In the PAST years OF the war, ac-
yuriing to the Associated lrcsS sum
mary uf the situation on the western
front, Il period OF extraordinary activl-
1ty hy the aerial SilliadronS Of the Goa
1trndin" armies i'm France has been
lcunSidrr d as an indication that events
| were RAPIDLY shaping themselves Tor
Ian offensive by one side or the othrr.
| .N the present moment the most nota-
| bic feature of the war situation Is the
remarkable work OF airmcn i'll various
sectors where Il German attack IL look
led Tor.
This activity has not been restricted
| To the actual battle area. hut far back
of each front there have been daring
raids. The Rhine cities are b"ing ire
uucntly humhcd. while Paris has again
been IN danger OF a new German at
tack from the air.
| American aviators have borne Il
prominent part in this lighting. In
| the Iun,villr and Toul sectors they
have given u magnificent account OF
themselves. while further north. and
even in the dcicnS" OF London they
have demonstrated their fighting ca
HICIty.
| German Plans Hindered.
| The German plans for n resumption
| ut the offensive in France have been
seriously hampcrrd hy tn" sudden
blows of Allies here and there along
the front. The Germans have been
| forced back nj numerous points and
new lines which may hc more easily
defended have been established u!
the Allied nations.
| The Americans on their own sectors
have given the enemy no rest. The
Iartill,ry has battered the German
lines night and day while the infantry
men have raidcd German outpost po-
| Sitiuns and have proved themselves
CanIblr of outwitting and outhshtlnS
| the enemy. General pcrShinSs men
have won several hot fights with the
foe and have captured prisoners. y
night gas attack was loosed on the
| Germans 10y the Americans near Toul.
three waves of shells drenching a
wooded position of the enemy with
poisonous flames.
The French. too. have been at work
| in various sectors. particularly III the
Sommc region. They have gained
"rrrnd here and there nj points where
positions Of tactical value were wrcst-
cd from the Germans.
British Line Fairly Quiet.
Further north. the British front has
been fairly quiet. with tremendous
bursts of artillery fire coming at in
irryals. Th, German official statement
says that British attacks at various
points were repulscd.
Reports from headquarters Of the
| French army are that there has been
a redistribution of German troops
along the entire front. y German at
tack is expected soon, probably in
the Somme region near Albert OF on
the .Avrc river. where the German
cannon have been laundering for sew
/ rral DAYS. but so far the German tsrn-
cral staff has not shown its hand.
IL il known that there are great
masses OF troops within striking dis
tancc OF the front. and IL is believed
that when the enemy is ready to
strike there will he only brief artillery
fire as a prelude to the actual assault
by the infantry. The last report from
| the French war Office mentions heavy
artillery fire in the Somme region and
N plemont. near Noyon. where there
was terrific fighting early in April.