Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 35 | Armored Cars Aid offensive

a T c a ti si q ti B c b u st h si e T F co h i d a F ARMORED CARS AID OFFENSIVE E F French rench Light Machines Machine Operate Successfully in Large Formation On the tho French front In France Au Aug 3 The 3 The French armored car has taken an n Important part in recent operations Tacticians havo have worked out a L method W which seems to have ha solved tho the problem problem lem m of oC tho the rapid advance of artillery w with ith Infantry They are In constant touch with the commander of operations and cooperate oper co ate te with tho aviation service the artillery ar nr- ar- ar tillery and the tho Infantry b by Ingenious signals Carrier pigeons keep keel headquarters headquarters head head- quarters Informed as to their progress The machines fight tight In largo argo arge formation formation forma forma- tion on forming batteries and groups Batteries of ot light cars care are easily con con- in shell shall holes and clumps of ol bushes They have been particularly useful In tho present operations in do do- do machine gun pun nests and blockhouses blockhouses block block- houses and paralyzing s1 es vas The They ThaI also have havo operated against enemy nemy artillery No one Is required to servo serve in cars The They hey aro are manned by volunteers The French rench mobile tanks present a striking contrast to the tho Gormen Gormon machines which havo ave been captured Some of these have aVe boon boen examined b by the dent ent The They weigh welsh thirty five ton toni and nd are aro bad copies of ot English and French rench models vo d 17 V OW s 5