The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1918, Page 2

i PS Od SE tO een ites. ire s RES FRENCH WILL = 1) BISMARCK EVENWG TR Se TELL MOVES OF SAMINTES fficial Statements From the French War Office Will Be Information Source OFFICIALS WATCH REPORTS Destination of Troops Will Not Be Given Under French Custom be A 6 CRY.SAMMIES | Cheers Greet, Nev Newspaper In- , ‘formation That. Ameri- yeans Are in the Fight. 2 2. With the American Army in France, April 2.—(By Associated Press)—Definite official announce- -ment: that American troops..will ac-. tually fight side by side with ‘the ‘| French and ‘British in’ northern France reached the American troops, tonight in Paris news- papers. It was greeted with cheer- ing. The men who will go are-ert vied by the rest of the American forces. As-they passed by on the roads they were speeded on their way with cries such as: “Bat. ‘em up” and "Gee, you fellows ‘are in luck.” Orders to proceed toward the plains of Picardy were received from the French high command three days ago but until it was officially anncvnced no mention could be made oF it. — Washington, D, u., April 2.—In the absence of reports from General Pe shing, showing the disposition mad of American’ troops by General Foc’ supreme commander of the allied an American army officials here “wer watching the French and British offic fal statements closely tonight for th first word that will show the Amer cans to be at the battle front in Pi’ arty. It is probable that not only tr first news of the activities of Pe ’s'men in their new status w! this way, but that for some tir h communiques will give tt ican people their only inform tioa on them, Once the.American units have bee merged with the French as it is a sumed they will be, French custom as to withholding designations: of u its, engaged for military reasons w’ govern news resarding them ‘un* General Pershing has had time to © up a method of assembling and tran mitting daily reports of his own. Wi’ military telegraph and telephone lin: congested and’ with ‘the entire cor munication system entirely in Frenc hands, it will be a difficult task, off ers believe for American headauarte’ in France to keep in touch = wit events. Messages Days Late Already reports from both Genera! Pershing and Bliss.on the progress ¢ the great battle, are much delaye’ Messages tonight. told of the .situr tion on Saturday and Sunday. At the time, however, General Pershing sa" consideyable iiivrovement in cond’ tions for the allied: armies and th battle’ line in the vital sector fror | ° Montdidiér-to Noyon, as ‘he outline’: it, has not ‘been materially altered b: subsequent engagements. Both side | were digging in, he said. North o Montdidier the’ situation was | les | clear. Officials were particularly interest ed in French official reports that the Germans were digging in at the ape of their offensive wedge. That woulr | indicate ‘an admission that they do no‘! now anticipate being able to burs‘ through betwéen the French and Brit ‘sh armies. No further discussion o! this report had come at a late ‘hour except General Pershing’s report tha’ both sides were entrenching. Hunt Point of New Attack. Some observers here were inclined’ to look still for another phase of the German effort to devélop on some other sector of the. ne’ where im portant strategic results might be ob, tained dy a quick assault. They. stud | ied the*tine from the, Picardy -battle area. north to-the coast in an effort: to. select a possible point for ‘such al supplemental movement’ It’'was: argued that thus far there had..been little to indicate that the British lines to the north had beer thinned out to .any extent to provide reserves for the repulse of the drive From: this ‘it was deducted’ that Gen eral Haig anticipated: a possible blow at a-part of. this front not heretofore assailed’ and. was holding his men tc meet such’ an emergency. OFFENSIVE IN: ITALY ISNEAR Forty New Divisions of Aus- triansGet Essentials for “< New Activity “Washington, D + nent dangér of an attack by: the ‘Aus: triansin great force. upon 'the’ Ital- fan lines was emphasized today at the ‘Pledmont, and“besides eeburing bthése | in position to swing their forces north- | TOUL SAIMIES the Austrians might put themselves | Germans from the south against the »| French right’ wing, , LUMBER WORKERS MOVE ‘National Army abigion Ll al Le Dp a ton, N, Y., was today assigned to take charge of the western department explosive shells fell on eerie por- BELL IS CIVEN tions of the American sector north- wast of Toul, for four hours last night KURTSK: BURN 4 and this morning. A number of towns, ; with headquarters at San Francisco. j GEE FIREWORKS trenches-and Be were targets for NEW COMMAND ialor General Bell recently reared ONE VILLAGE, < a irom a tow rb) tS q the enemy, who began firing before On one ma et A i Gen- 77 ea 4 mldaileRt. First ony place wisratrafed | eral Bell was ordered to Washington| ¢Ptrograd, April 2.--(By Agooia i ..| aad then another, At one location) to undergo the medical examination | Press)—It is reported that a German UNION HEADQUARTERS Deluge of Shrapnel, High Ex- loneyo00 ahelln ay of which were| Takes Charge of f Western De- required of all general office whose) army ie wid tires mile oeulal iv ¢] 5 a8 Project! sade duties indicated active s ce in aterinosla has been cut off from | plosives and Gas Falls‘on Toward th d of the shelling the partment With Headquarters France. The statement was made|railway communication and Poltava Sector Germans let down a barrage in fron, yesterday that he! had passed this ex-| has been bombarded and is burning. See te eRcar cobeataauetrtal iG noo Ae a eratranttal Hane anilnation, at was learned later, bow| rhe city has gen abandoned by ate ‘ worl Inion No. , Sa eee | Gor 5 B is surpris- ever, thal medical board ad | Soviet: forces. is réporte el Workers of the.World from this olty ere eae ing what little damage was done, for recommended a. peri f strict diet|astopol is threatened by the Turks, } ‘o Chicago, was announced here today | path the American Army in France, | te enemy was not only a poor marks: Washington, D. C., April 2—Major| tig ig tallevell teeege Fieeh “the | No are. within dixteen and a half ¥ >y Fred iHegge, general--secretary of; ABril 2,—(By the Associated rPess)—| man, ‘but the information upon which| General J. Franklin Bell, who has| reason for his assignment to the! miles of the city and from the east the union. A deluge of gas, shrapnel, and high he apparently was acting was bad. | been commanding the Severtty-Sevent | western department. j by the advancing geurds. ward into France, reinforcing the Spokane, Wash, April 2.—Removal in San Francisco of general headquarters of Lumber. ; ‘ An official photograph of the club with which the German armies “finish off” wounded soldiers, 32,000 of these “were recently captured by the Italians. The Destruction ‘' - of - Civilization which American boys are’ fighting. This is in grim reality what > we are fighting this war to prevent, The club pictured above—from an actual official photograph—might be the weapon of a savage cave man - of five thousand yéars ago. It is in fact the weapon with which Ger- man soldiers finish off the enemy wounded who have fallen on the eee the battlefield on v= There is only one answer to | make to such methods the defeat of the German Armies. 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