| Show Huns Tired of War Wat Wish Britons Were Driven Into Sea Firm Finn Stand of British Causes Disappointment to German Gennan Soldiers Who v Say Peace Is Not in Sight TH BRITISH ARMY An IY W WITH l IX IN FrA FRANCE FrACE CE May lay 6 The The allied artillery h has been maintaining an incessant bombardment of enemy territory and Friday nl night ht before th the tho projected projected pro pro- German attack the French I and British gunners played havoc oc with the German preparations The rhe allied troops troops' also have ha been carrying out local operations operation and I which Improved d their lines hues upset enemy schemes Yesterday the allies occupied a positions post post- positions large number of oC important Import at various points along th the tho front of 1000 yards ards west of or Kem- Kem mel met The Thc British also RISO made an nn advance nd of or yards alon along the front of 1000 yards northwest of Locon thereby gaining a n number I of or positions which had been contested contested contested con con- conI I tested man many da lays days s 's This mornIn morning morning morn morn- In ing tho the Germans tried to regain some of these positions but were repulsed An enemy attack yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- morning in tho the Locon area arN under tinder cover er of a heavy henvy barrage likewise was sma smashed hed i iOn On the southern battle front the British last Jast night near Sailly le Ie Sec See advanced ad their line Une in a minor operation without casualties casual casual- ties The Tho German Gorman prisoners taken taken taken tak tak- en In all these theM local engagements made malic a considerable total DELAY MEANS VICTORY The spirit of or th the allied troops remains at the highest pitch The They know that every fr days day's delay is in itself a victory for them Each gach I twenty-four twenty hours hour that slips b by makes make America loom larger larg-er on the horizon and brings s the thc much- much I the needed overseas o troops nearer battle lines I The Tommies s 's and arc fighting gallantly and dying d willingly will will- ingI In because e they he know their sacrifice sacrifice sac sac- will not be in vain nin since the United States will In Insure ure ureIc victory vie vic Ictor tor tory a little tittle later Interesting comments comment b by German German Ger Ger- man civilians have hn been furnished furnished fur Im I nl hed from an m enemy mall mail ha bag i I captured by the British on a section see sec tion lion of or the Flanders front Al Almost Almost Almost Al- Al most without exception references are arc made in tho the letters to tho the tho stoppage of leave lea and the p parcel rc f post from the tho front The rhe tone is resigned rather than recalcitrant One letter from rom Berlin dated April 23 3 says ays Peace doe does does' not seem to be becoming becoming coming coming along as we fondly hoped This in the west is too wicked I Ifor for anything Four years of it now and no sign of the thc end We Wc hope every day it will come to toa a decision and the British willbe will be riven into the thc North sea but they stand firm We e lave have such a n scarcity of or shoes In Ettlingen and anti It is Impossible impossible im Im- lm- lm possible to get et them If there arc any in Belgium please send sen me a pair says rays a letter dated in Et- Et on Oil April 26 I HOW MUCH LONGER Are you ou not coming home on I leave Ica soon How much longer IsIt is isit I it coing c to last 1 reads a a. third letter I A note from rom dated April 23 says The mustering of or the thc 19 1920 0 class took place here last Fri Fri- da day Most lost of ot them were accepted accept accept- ed Further are arc now available available available avail avail- able from various sources regardIng regardIng regard regard- I Ing InS the ne new German tanks several set sev eral Ial of which made such a poor I showing at on April 24 The machine weighs welshs I forty five tons and arid is so Unwieldy unI un- un wieldy it is unable to negotiate I broad trenches and cannot move I over ground torn heavily hea by I shells sheils The tank I is lot pointed at both loth ends It i is apparently apparent 23 feet long Ions 9 feet eel wide and 11 feet eel high The armor armol is of ot a I poor quality of 01 steel and varies arle in thickness up to 30 I VULNERABLE TO FIRE A A. direct artillery hit will vilI put one out of action and they are nl also o vulnerable to machine gun Jun and rifle fire at various r I 1 vi- vi nt on isis of a 22 Inch gun forward which fires hl high h explosives cs and case shot six hea heavy machine guns n two on each side Ride and ail two in the thc r roar rear al' al It Is IR equipped Ith two hol elo cr or four four-cj under valve en engines en- en glues gines with an electric starter and one man can control and drive It easily Its top speed on good gOOl ground round in is ton ten miles an n hour A crew of or nineteen is carrie carried car car- rie vied ried consisting of or one officer three gunners for the tho forward gun sun two drivers two mechanics mechanic ten tn machine machino gunners and one sl signal signal sig sig- nal man The Tho drivers ers and mechanics are volunteers i from Crom motor transport units unit and tho the gunners are arc drawn from tho the artillery end infantry Three volunteers am arc od ll double pay and rations SLIGHT COHESION There is slight n r. arnon among the thc crews which have havo had training The tanks appear to have ha been beon hurried out of th Ilia tha works and used as aJ soon slon as po possible pos pos- sible Their operators operator have ha no training with infantry as was quite apparent at Breton Prior to the appearance of or these theM tanks south of tho the Sam Somme me Field Marshal von on Inspected Inspect inspect- ed some of them at One was taken out for tor a trial and got bot ditched in a n trench The field ma marshal hal said lie ho did not think the thc tanks would be of much use but since the they had been heen made thc they had better bettel bo be borien given ri a trial This naturally did not improve o the morale of or the tank corps and later when two of the machines got bot into trouble at their crews abandoned thorn them and fled though later the thc tanks were Cle rescued The manufacture of oC the thc tanks was t as begun at near Berlin Berun Ber Ber- lin un in the spring of or 1917 but difficulties difficulties dif dif- were wert encountered in their construction |
