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Show T HTA N 1 WA R D U E L OUR SOLDIER BOYS RUSH INTO FRAY AND WILL STOP THE - ADVANCING HUNS. The First Contingent of U. S. Soldiers to Reach Front Consists of Infantrymen, Infantry-men, Aviators and Engineers, All Eager for Battle. London. The soul-stirring news that American troops have reached the British battle front was received from France Wednesday afternoon. With this news came reports of terrific ter-rific fighting all along the front and an extension of the battle zone until it is now about 125 miles long, extending as far as the Ypres-Comines canal in Belgium. Bel-gium. The Americans here were thrilled by the information that American soldiers are on the front and every one is confident con-fident that they will give a good account ac-count of themselves when they come to grips with the Teutons. The first contingent of the Americans Ameri-cans consisted of infantrymen, aviators and engineers. The men were in high spirits and eager to get into the fray. Sanguinary repulses of German attacks at-tacks on the front just east and southeast south-east of Amiens by the French were officially reported from Paris Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon. The Germans' latest blows against the French fell west of Castel, near Suzcoy and in the sector of Hangard-cn-Santerre, but all failed with severe losses. llangard is about nine miles southeast south-east of Amiens and Castel about three miles south of llangard. Suzcoy is in the same district. 4 |