The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-05-24
FIFTH POSITION IN FRONT EAT.
TIE LINE WILL Be TAKEN
OVER BY sAMmiEs.
HUNS GETTING UP STEAM
Men and Guns Being Brought up fer
Anather Big Push.--Nest Attack
Expected 70 Be Fully as vio-
lent a. One Just stopped.
~ ReyIew ~ Ia Isl

American troops nre awaiting the
time when they will be- thrown into bat
tie on an entirely new part Of the bat
tlefieId 10 France. The announcement
that the Stars and Stripes are waving
with the british Talon lack and The
French TTi-color 0n this battlefield
said that the Americans were "eom.
pletlng their training Ia the area occu-
pied BY the troops which are blocking
the path 81 the Germans 10 the channel
ports, which may Indicate that some
where along the line from Mervlile
20 fpres Is the point where General
Pershing'S men Will once more strike
the Germans.
This II the nth section OF the front
where Americans have been located.
The others are; East Of Lunevlle,
northwest ~ TOul. south 81 st. MJhleI
and on the heights ~ the Meuse. and
IN the Montdidier sector OF the
Ifcardy 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 as vet I'm.
known. II Is probable that they are
moi 20 he used as a separate unit but
win be brigaded with the British IN
meeting the next stroke Of The Ger
mans 10 the northern battlefield. Dur.
tng the last day. the activity OF the
enemy has been most pronounced nj
the tips of the saIientS driven into
the allied lines In the Ypres and
NonHne fronts. There was notable |
Increase In the German artillery fire
on the i.ys trent In front OF Haze. |
brouck, while Haliles, east OF Amlens.
has again been deluged 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 10 move,
early Ia April, has this region been
quiet.
Hun AvlatOrs Killed.
The perfect weather that hns nre.
vailed for several days over the en-.
tire western front has led to an un.
usual number OF battles between
aerial squndrons In these conbatS
the enemy seems to have suffered
heayiiy and while the allies have not
escaped unscathed. they appear 10
have maintained their mastery OF the
air. Eddie Rlckenbacker, the former
automobile race driver. now with the
American flying forces on the Toul
front, has added another German mn.
chine to his record.
Al along the front In France The
tension uadeF which the men are work
ing has been reflected by the large
number OF trench raidtnE rorays. No.
where, however has there been a con
fllet which might be considered more
than skirmish.
There have been no further reports
from Rome or Vienna relative 10 OBJ.
eFAuons on the Italian front, where
the Italians had made determined M.
tAchs on Austrian positions east OF the
Rrenta.
New Attack Imminent.
4 summary Of the military situation
on the western front given out by the
british general staff. states that an.
other terrific attack by the Germans
u imminent II IL Indicated that the
British expect the new attack 10 be ON
hA great scale a. that OF March II
when the fighting was begun over a
front Of 30 miles The halt In the
HERMAN assault has given the Teutons
chance 20 reform their shattered
divisions. II II admitted, hut n also
has allowed the allies to strengthen
their lines.
The arrival Of American ,roopS
which Sre coming TO the battlefield in
large numbers l. another factor in IN
sor OF the entente allies, Il Is pointed
OUT