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Washington Watches for U. S. Part in Battle to End War
Dash by German Fleet Expected
When Armies Make Condi
tions Right. /
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tent. That moment seems today to be
approaching fast, and there will be no
surprise felt here over receipt of the
word at any moment that the fleet is
ot
It may be used in an effort to
cover a landing of a furce i Britain,
[t may be used in an attempted gen
eral sea raid. But wherever it is
used, it will have to cope with the
British grand fieet, which now is re
inforced, Secretary of the Navy
Daniels has let it be known, by many
first-line American fightimg craft, in
clnding battleships. This means that
the lor g looked for naval battle must
materialize unless at the last mo
ment the German plans are changed,
Watch Americans’ Aid.
As the battle in France and Flan
ders develops, Washington watches
closely for the first word of America’s
part in it. *very section of the na
ticm is represented in the men who
now are supporting the British in the
novth. The flower of the regular army,
certain National Guard and national
army units, are on the ground, and
while the losses might be very great,
it i believed the moral effect of these
men engaged will have a wonderfully
stiffening effect everywhere, but espc
clafty here at home.
It is pointed out that our real entrv
into the fighting finds a situation so
‘ar-unprecedenied since the war be
gan existing. Not since the battle
of the Marne has the German war
machine possessed the force it now
is showing. Consequently, the ¥mn
tente must sacrjfice men as prodigally
as the enemy to maintain the posi
rioms beyond which a retreat would
mean a most serious disaster.
There is positive information in
possession of the United States and
the Entente that the German plans
are to force a complete issue with the
present battle. The Kaiser, Hinden
burg and Von Laudendorff have de
areed that the “German peace made
by the sword” shall come by Angust
Their plans—which, ncidentally,
have not taken into consideration
those of the supreme war council—
call for the complet ecrushing of the
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Entente is taking the necessary steps
to meet them. That is the reason for
the Halg order of the day, which win
g 0 down into history with the ring
ing words of the French at the battle
of the Marne, The Haig line will
hold long enough for Foch to act, in
the opinion of every army expert in |
Washington. America is pledged teo
replace the gaps in the British lines i
Already this country has taken the
necessary steps to do so. ‘
Munitions for Haig. l
The result has been the releasing
to Haig of men and guns that up to
the present have had to he held in re
serve in England to meet any possi
ble emergency. But up to the pres
ent they have been insufficient to
meet the German reserves.
The gains made by the Kaiser's
forces have been due to sheer weight
of men and metal. The weather has
favored them so that they have been
able to keep their artillery clase to
their advancing infantry. And, ac
cording to the bLest reports reaching
here, there has been mist enough to‘
blind the eyes of the British aviators
who hold command of the air, ‘
The French reserves can be expect- |
ed to equalize numbers in the imme- |
diate future and officials here believe
that then a far different story will be
told. S Admitting that the situation is
extremely grave, the American, Brit
ish, French and Italian officers here in
Washington remain supremely confi
dent of the ultimate result.
The tide will change soon, they say,
and their calm confidence is having
its effect here, where the war spirit
and the will ultimately to conquer is
‘better than at any time since the
‘Unned States entered the war.
- It was pointed out that the Britiag
have been unusually frank in the
admissions regarding conditions, so
that the public knows exactly what is
going on. White House officials in
sisted there was no doubt that the
lines wculd hold.
~ The Amecrican forces now engaged
~have the same instructions as the
British, it is assumed, and will hoid
‘on throuhout. These men are well
trained in all lines of fighting, esjpo
cially in open fighting tactics,
Meanwhile, American troops are
being rushed overseas. All available
siipping, includin vessels that have
‘been taken out of the South Ameri
;can trade, are being utilized for this
purpose.
‘ The troops are being moved with
precision and in accordance with new
plars which afforded a maximum of
protection.
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Haig Says That Heavier Attacks
Are To Be Expected From
l Germans.
l Continned From Page 1.
miles north of Bethune and between
five and six moles northwest of La
Bassee,)
~ The British captured some prisoners
in their successful counter assaults
in the Festubert sector,
Hard Fighting Develops.
“Hard fighting developed last night
in the sectors of Neuve Eglise and
Wulverghem and at a Mte hour it
still was continuing, the offieial state
ment said. In the neighberhood of
Festubert the British advanced their
lines and captured some prisoners. -
“Fellowing a severe bombardment
a strong hostile attack was dellvem(i
against the British positions east of
Locon, The Germans succeeded in
entering our lines at certaln points,
but were quickly driven out by coun
ter attacks. Another attack was de
livered in the same locality later m
the night, but was beaten off.
“West of Merville the enemy asa
saulted our lines during the night,
Lut was beaten off there also. On the
rest of the northern battle front the
situation is unchanged. South of the
Somme River (Pocardy battle line)
there was sharp local fighting. Allied
positions into which the enemy had
entered in the sector of Hangard en
Sanerre were retaken by 3ritish and
French troops. North of the Somme
the German artillery was very active,”
| Holding Out Bravely.
‘ Strengthened by Field Marshal
- Haig's stern order that “there must
be no retirement,” and by the knowl
edge that French troops are coming
to their aid, the British soldiers .en
gaging the Germans along the
France-Belgian frontier are holding
out bravely against overwhelming
odds in one of the bloodiest battles
the world has ever seen.
That the struggle, which began
with the German drive against
Amiens no March 21, has reached a
crucial phase was shown by Field
Marshal Haig's pregnant phrase, “We
are fighting with our backs to the
wall.”
While the Germans have been able
'to extend their lines in some places
between Leßasse Canal and the
Ypres-Comines Canal, in Belgium, the
British have maintailned ground of the
greategt strategic value .
The Germans in the last 24 hours
have been making a determined effort
to break into Bailleul.
Germans Used in Masses |
(Ballleal is bgtween six and seven
miles northwest of Armentieres, on
the road which parallels the Hazen
brouck railway.) |
KKnormous masses of men have been
employed by the Germans, and in his
official dispatches to the British War
Office last night, I'ield Marshal Haig
said that 110 German divisions have
been identified along the 125-mile bat
tle front since the mighty combat be
gan on March 21. i
(At the beginning of the war it was
reckoned that a German division con
sisted of 20,000 men. Since that time,
on account of their heavy losses, the
Geermans have reduced the size of
their divigions, and it is now estimat
cd that a division includes about 12,-
000 bayonets.) ‘
“Strong pressure has been main
tained by the Germans all day Fri
day south and southwest of Bailleul,”
said the Friday night report of the
British War Office. “Constant at
tacks have been made in this area and
they are still continuing. Britisn
troops have heen pressed back slowly
in continuous tighting to positions in
the neighborhood of the Bailleul rail
way, where they are now heavily en
gaged with the enemy
“Bitter fighting occurred also on
other parts of the front, mnorth of
L.aßassce ("anal, waere the enemy was
able to make slight progress between
the Lawe and Clarence rivers. ATt
other points our positions have been
ma,intnlnpd.
Many Divisions Employed.
“Over 110 German divisions so far
have been engaged since the begin
ning of the battle on March 21. Over
forty of these divisions have been
thrown into the fighting two or three
times."
1t was not until Friday that the
Germans claimed the capture of Ar
mentieres, although the British evac
uated it on Wednesday evening.
The night report of the German
War Office said:
“QOur victorious troons are progress
ing through the wide (Lys River)
plain lying between Armentieres and
Merville.”
The British soldiers defending
Armentieres fought so bravely that
they won even the praise of the Ger
man War Office. The official report
said the garrison of 3,000 men and 50
officers only laid down their arms
after the most desperate resistance
As had been expected, the Germans
followed up their bombardment of the
French lines along the Amiens salient
with infantry assaults, directed prin
~ipally in the sector of Hangard-en-
Santerre, The violent fighting which
broke out there lasted throughout
Friday.
“In {ront of Hourges the enemy was
not able to advance in spite of his ef
forts,” said the Friday-night report of
the French War Office. “After several
fruitless attacks carried out by fresh
German troops the enemy was able to
penetrate the French position at Han
gard
Counter attacks were launched im
mediately and the French recaptured
the western part of the village, Fight
ing of great violence has continued
‘there. In the Noyon secior (near the
‘sr—uthwostcrn end ol the Amiens sa
lient) the artillery activity was very
severe.”
The German pressure in the battle
zone north of the Picardy field haa
steadily increased, but whether or not
it has yvet reached its zenith is still to
be seen. The general order isssued
by . Field Marshal Haig to all ranks
of the British army said still strong
er attacks are to be cxpected.
Drawing a line directly southward
from Ypres toward La Bassee, it can
be seen that the British line has been
dented for a distance of nearly ten
miles in the sector of the Lys River.
(It was in this district that the
Germans captured Morville.)
The German lunges immediately
north of the Lys River evidentiy have
heen aimed at the enveloprment of the
British positions defending the fa
‘mous Messines ridge on the Westi
Flanders front. All frontal attacks
against the ridge failed with heavy
losses. It is true the Germans gained
some ground, but before they could
consolidate their positions they were
thrown back by strong counter
thrusts,
(The town of Messines is reported
to be in German hands, but it does
not lie upon the ridge proper, It is at
the southern end of this strip of high
ground.)
Coal Fields Threatened.
A feature of the fighting in North
ern France, outside of strictly mili
tary consideration, is the fact that
the German advances since Wednes
day morning menace the small strip
ot coal mine fields still held by the
’French. The greater part of the
French coal producing land is con
trolled by the Germans north and
south of Lens, but there were some
mines to the northwest of this zone.
That ig the district in which the Ger
mans are now delivering their most
desperate assaults.
That the Germamns are ltaki'g all
OVER 2,000,000 MEN
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Approximately 2,500,000 To Bel
~ Under Training by July—Ad-i
i ditional Cantonments Being
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r Immediately.
~ Washington, D. C.—Many thou
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called to the colors early in June.
‘The additional need of troops in
France hag led the authorities to
greatly increase the number of men
to be drafted, and it is planned to
have some 2,600,000 under training by
July 1. Additional cantonments are
being hurriedly constructed, and the
War Department is a veritable bee
hive of actlvity,
Statistics show that at least 80 per’|
cent of the rejections in both the
army and navy are caused by lack of
a proper amount of iron in the sys
tem, and a high medical authority has I
stated that many such rejections may
be prevented by the timely use of ani
assimilable, purely organic iron, to
thus build up the entire system of the
future soldier. 4
By so doing, he will greatly enrich
his blood, create new tissue, increase
his appetite, gain weight, stamina and |
strength and thug improve his condi- !
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Modern food and the sedentary hab
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owing to a lack of the proper con
sumption of iron.
Great care must be used, however,
in the use of iron, as the ordinary‘
crude forms of this remedy will dark- |
en the teeth, are unassimilable and
indigestable, and, therefore, do more
harm than good.
A purely organic iron iz easily ab
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on ‘th#s “gambler's chance” in the
west is made virtually certain by the
developments so far. Nearly 1,500,000
German troops have been thrown into
the fray, not counting the reserves
and the forces massed on other parts
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