Show AMRI AMERICANS AN ANi i READY RAD f FO R Rj j D I v. v OF f. f GERMAN GRMA S SAre I Are Shoulder to Shoulder Shoulder Shoulder I der With French and British in v Where Blow BIo Is Near By Associated Press May flay IS WASHINGTON vv l With every indication pointing to the thc early carly resumption of the German drive in France here feel that all an that could be done clone to bring American aid to the allied armies leas has been done The They await the tho outcome with the same ame supreme confidence ence that German Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- man many's s 's offensive will willIt h ba It repulsed n i as ilo do the French and British Ush leaders American troops are shoulder m to shoulder with the tho French and British in PIca PIca-dy Pica cl while in Flanders American Ameri Ameri- can units arc are training close behind the battle lines ready to go so In n Im- Im If Jf necessary In both bothI 1 I places tI tie the e number of Americans I II is being being- increased inc ed at a rato rate not hoped for only a z few fw months a ago o and inthe in inthe inthe I the two American sectors farther south the lines are ire being strengthened str strengthened strength strength- ened an and extended ed dally all With more than men overseas the United States forc forces are occupyIng occupy occupy- I ing their full ull share of ot the fighting I line It was wn learned officially today that the actual frontage held heM is third in extent at this time having ba ex exceeded exceeded ex- ex cee ed the length of the Belgian sector when American troops came into line with the French in Picard Officials here believe e that the German German German Ger Ger- man high command is so heavily the and I I committed to aJl Flanders sectors sector in its offensive e I plans that no serious effort elsewhere elsewhere else else- where alon along the front is IN to be ex expected expected ex- ex it therefore appears c certain that when the new blow Is struck Amt Americans ricans will twill share in Increasing numbers from month to month inthe in inthe th the German defeat Meanwhile events are moving mo swiftly on thi this side to back up the army now abroad w with Ith a steady an and increasing flow low of or men and equip equip- ment There Ther appears a to be he little doubt now that tho the American forces abro abroad w I will pass laSs the million mark by ml midsummer midsummer mid mid- I summer although official statements were lacking The rhe rate at which I troops are being sent overseas O is isI rl rising in front from rom week to week Figures I ma may not be published under the rules of voluntary censorship but Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- I tary Bakers Baker's recent statement that had been b en dispatched is re regarded regarded re- re as already out of date ate WITH THE AMERICAN A ARMY n I IX IN FRANCE May 18 The IS-The The Germans at attempted attempted at- at tempted a vigorous silent ral raid on one of the American combat groups within a strong point In the Lune- Lune ille ville sector this morning but hut were wele badly hadly beaten |