THROUGH AMERICAN EYES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14596, 4 May 1918, Page 8

THROUGH AMERICAN EYES.

SUMMARY OF WAR OPERATIONS

MELBOURNE, April 21. - The American Consul to-day made available the following wireless message received from .Honolulu: —

Military chiefs note; indications of an Allied counter-offensive m France, and believe that it will, cer-^ tainly bo effective, but when and "where it will bo directed is not disclosed. Extensive American participation; is held to bo assured.

The American raiders found that the 1 Qefman trenches were abandoned outright on the bank of tho Mouse river, j General Pershing cables that the following commendation has been given "to v' United States engineer regiment 'by a British general : I desire to' convey my admiration for your splendid aer-1 vices, rendered m connection with the" railroad corps. Thanks to untiring energy and gallant conduct, inucn was saved of what otherwise might have" fallen into the enemy's hands." General Pershing states these engineersbet ween March 21 and April *3,' while; under shell fire, destroyed material' dumps lat Chaulnes. Th^ey were later' assigned to a sectoc near Demum, whi6h' they manned, arid " were tlienmoyed to; a line where for a week th : e^'wei % e c urider' more or less contmu6us action. The optimism of the United States is hot interfering with the multiplied activities of 1 •sending troops overseas arid : speeding np shipbuilding, etc. Subscriptions to the Third* Liberty Loan, which now total half the amount of the desired three billion dollars, areso widely distributed, aliiong working peoples that 20,000,000 subscribers are. now regarded, us possible,' being an average of . onp for ,. every faAiily ; .m.. tjie: United States. '.'. . . ' i SAN FTIANQISCb.-^The., ,Japanesej Consul ,has presented, thp decorations' given "by ' the Mikado to Mr. Qayiu Mo-, Nab, who represented President Wilson m extending courtesies to aiid rccgiving the Japanese Mission. WASHlNGTON— Presideiit Wilson, m. a proclamation fixing At>ril 26 ' for the' National Liberty Loan rallies, Said : "An enemy who has grossly 'abused the ; -power of organised government who "seeks to dominate the world by the might of tho sword challenges t'tio fights ,of America and the liberty and life of all free nations. Our brave sons are facing the firo battle m '-defence, of honie and the Tights of America and the liberty of nations. To l sustiin thenij and assist ' 6'ur associates . ; a 'rieiy. Svar ldan has been launched, "and flic ' p'edple have been called lippn to subscribe. " Mr. Charles M. Schwab, lias .arrived to'assiiine tho duties of Dh'ectdr-G.eiieral of the United States Ship Construction. He said that' tho w'6rk of. 'Messrs. Hurley and ''Pels' lias been ■vyoii'def^ul. Mr. Schwab's taking hold of '"tlie ' shipping task is acclaimed, .'as proof ;bi Ainorica's supreme effort 'and wifl'.'tp defeat, tho submarine ca'mp'dijjn, which is losinc its linftdrdespite life Geilhaii official Txiasts, Which arc intended to deceive their people. _ v The effective ' participation of A'lneiicau troops m the' fighting m Fraji^o'lH iihown m the cable mcHsages of t^i'tespondents, noting the, praise jjivijt 'by 1 Ufitish and French officers. Anierjcdns m the Toul-Loriaine sfcettirs dominate Iso Man's Landto the Gei'mini" wire "defences. Nightly raids to. ' the ' foe's third lino have not been opposed. 'Tho'enemy tr<;iu:hes have been mapped. ' \ . NEWHAVEN. (Conii:)— The. ,Scci«tary: for the Navy (Mi» Daniels), 'speaking! here, said that navy nie'n clAily? that the German fleet wolird \:6'mo out; and fight. He .added that States navy men were ulahtorittg ""'forj places on destroyer)? ' ' *Ilicyj were .being Serit'as fast'rts tHe'idesli'oyeVs could be built. , 1 "';*-; : ' • I .SAN FRANCTSCOv— Mr 'MeNafc^Wnoi investigated the progress of aviatiori A f6r! tho President,. SAid that immense ob-j i^ta-cles had been overcome.' The. "United .Stales, on entering the wur, had qijly four firnis that ever built aeroplanes^ißis said the liberty motors had been »»?grwtt

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