The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17
Arrival of Yankees
 Announced TOdayln
 Report From France
OF GERMAN THRUST EXPECTED IN FLANDERS SOON-AIR FORCES ON BOTH SIDES REPORTED AS
 BEING VERY ACTIVE.

contributing to the sffening of the Allied line not only in Picardy but in Flanders
 American troops, odays dispatches report have arrived the British finishing their training among troops holding the line which bars the of the Germans to the English channel, their objective in the north.
 known these Americans the first troops to get into the fighting units brigaded with the British They part of force which has been dispatched from the United States in the movement of troops forecast a ter the German offensive started in March
 not improbable that there will be renewal of the German thrust in the Flanders oon either separate operation in conjunction with reopenng of the offensive a great scale all along the battle line
 The German guns have been consistently active all around the y salient where the wedge protrudes toward Haze brouck the railroad junction which is the key to the ranspor system this whole and increase in the inen
 y of the bombardmen there reported by the London war office today.
 One the Somme the chief activity continues to mani fest itself in the vicinity Hales where the German salient Pcady has it's tip The French have been cutting into the German advanced line here recently and the guns o the op posing artillery forces again hammerng hard at each others positions if in preparation for movement by side for the other
 Except for rading operations there have been infantry actions either of the battle fronts The air forces have been extremey busy however and incidentally the Americans showing effective work in this branch of the fighting lvice.
 Thus closely following the bringing down of three day, the American aviation force has added machine it's list of victims The latest enemy machine to fall before American attack brought down this morning northwest of Toul.
 Germany still hesitates to heavy fighting the battle fields the western front but the increase in aerial and artillery activity indicates that infantry fighting larger scale than the last two weeks again be progress
 Allied and German gunners haPassing the opposing lines with she'll fire and this fighting continues most marked the front north the | Flanders and south of the Somme in Pcard. It has been the German policy precede strong in fantry operation with of the most intense artillery fire enemy bobardments have not yet reached the highest pitch though is believed that the German preparation for offensive about completed
 Recently British and French armen have been meeting with little opposition dropping bombs railroad stations troop encampments and other military targets behind the German lines Now the has become most active and has attempt ed bombing raids behind the Allied lines we'll trying pre- vent the Allied bombers from carrying their work Fsx
 German machines reported accounted for by London and Paris Of these 43 machines destroyed by Allied avators rln the other hand claims the destruction of Allied laeroplanes.
 After battle with aeropIanes airmen Thursday dropped bombs Saabrucken Lorraine causing at least fire The British then attacked the aeropanes and destroyed five of them while losing one of their
 There has been infantry activity except for patrol all the long front from the North Switzerland ling the American sectors American arerymen Pcardy again have caused fires in Montdidier
 Between Lake Garda and the Piave the Italian troops giving the Ausans little rest The gaining the init of Monte Corno south Asiago followed by places the Austrian trenches entered the part of the gar ties spread to Monte Perca, east of Asolone Both these heights ouposs of the formidable Monte Grappa.
 Along the front from the Sevio pass Lake arda enemy patrols have been repusd by the Italians Between Lake arda and the Brenta and the Asago plateau the artillery fire has increased