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Show NOT ON THE PICARDY BAJTLl GROUND ! Somewhat, misleading are the head-lines head-lines In the moTnin;; papera which rep- H resent the American troops fighting H with the French. Id repelling a German HI .irtark in Picardy. Ht The fighting VU in Aprcmonl for HI oat. at the bcml of the St. Mihiel HI salient. Hj St. Mihiel is jast south of Verdun, Hi near the extreme eastern point of the H line of' defense In France, Picardy is H where the Germans broke through the HI British lines to the north of Paris, The American soLJierB at Aprenmnf Hi forest are part of the army under H Pershing which uiovod out of Toul and took over a -t rior of the front which H the French had been holding. First H the boys went into the trenches to Hj the north and east of Toul. and lately HI extended their lines to embrace Apre- H mont forest. I So far no direct word of the army Hi of Americans, who two weeks ago were marching into the battle zone, HI has been made public During the Hj early part of the week. American bat- H talions were reported coming up on Hj the Eritlsh front to the north of the H Somme. What part these fiorees have Hi played is not given out. HI The question is still unanswered, HI Where are the 100.000 or mare Amerl- cans who are supposed to be some- Hj where on the Picardy lines? |