The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-03-16
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
From sundays Salt Lake Tribune

During the past week the Germans
an the western front have continued
70 feel out" the strength and eff
c;encv of the American troops. some
Iosses occurring on both sides. First
Lieutenant Stewart w. Hoover of
Blackfoot, Idaho. a West Point gradu-
ate of the class of 1917, was among
the killed in one of the Hun raids.
all of which were repulsed. Among
other developments of interest to the
people of this country is the fact
that Americans are now fighting in
three sectors. In two of these Sec
tors they are aiding the French. The
other they hold alone. 1t was in one
of the French sectors that an Ameri-
can colonel accompanied patrol
across No Mans Land. entered a
trench and captured German lieu
tenant whom he brought back to the
French lines. According to General
Pershing's reports. his men more
than held their own. killing and
wounding many Germans and bring
ing in several patches of prisoners.
An incident rejecting glory upon our
troops occurred when lone Ameri-
can sentry boldly attacked a party of
Alderman raiders. killed their leader,
a sergeant. and put the rest to flight.
In common with the British and
French troops. the Americans expect
a big offensive movement by the Ger
mans. and have been busy preparing
for the fray. Major-General Hunter
Liggett is thought to be in command
of our troops In the field, but as yet
General Pershing has not made
known his wishes regarding corps
commanders and the matter is there
fore held in allegiance by the War
Department. The number of our
troops in France is being constantly
augmented, and it is presumed that
General Pershing will name his chief
subordinates in the near future.
The British and French troops
made a number of trench raids DUR
ing the past seven days and were
also called upon to defend themselves
against several Hun attacks, the
most violent of which occurred
against the British in the Ypres Sec
tor Friday morning after a terrific
bombardment lasting throughout
the night. The attack was made on
mile front. At one point it was
pressed with great determination,
some of the Huns carrying flame
throwers. AT this point the British
we're compelled to fall back short
distance on a front of about 500
yards. The Yorkshire light infantry,
however. delivered a counterattack
and the invaders were driven back a
distance of 300 yards beyond their
normal front line with heavy losses.
the British casualties were light.
On Thursday night seven or eight
German airplanes made a raid over
England, one of which reached Lon
don, and dropped several bombs in
the northwestern part of the city.
The casualties were eleven persons
killed and forty-six wounded. On
Friday night the German airmen
raided Paris. killing and wounding
number of persons. The British and
French airmen made a number of
raids over the German lines in the
preceding days of the week, and the
Germans bombed the cities in retail
alton. not caring to risk combats in
the air at the front. This has been
their practice ever since the war be-
gan. to slaughter civilians rather
than engage in battle.
The Central powers entered into a
peace pact with the Bolsheviki early
In the week. but continued their in
vasion of Russian territory. They
also extorted treaty from the Ru-
manians under the terms of which
the latter are bound to aid in the
transportation of German and Aus
trian troops through Moldavia and
Bessarabia to Odessa. The Germans
also made a treaty of neace with