Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-08
French Strengthening to
Move Against Germans
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plan OF the German general staff has
completely failed. This plan has
been suberabundantly set forth by
German military writers as also in
the rciChstag by the ministers of war
II aimed at crushing France by an
overwhelming attack and at reducing
her TO condition of helplessness in
less than a month.
Germany has not succeeded in
this our army is as we have seen
not only intact but strengthened, full
Of trust in its leaders and profoundly
certain of final success. Germany has
not attained then the essential object
which it publicly set before it,
Seven Times Rcpulscd.
"To sum up, the German general
staff has placed upon It's record since
the beginning of the campaign, apart
from the failures Of its general plan
which aimed at the crushing Of
France i'm a few wecks-seVcu defeats
of high significance, namely defeat Of
the sudden attack on Nancy; defeat
of the rapid march on Paris; defeat
of the development OF our left in Au-
gust, defeat of the same development
in November defeat of the attempt
TO break through our center in Sep
tcmber; defeat Of the coast attack on
Dunkirk and Calais and the defeat
Of the attack on lpres.
The German army, powerful and
courageous as it may be, has there
fore succeeded in gaining the advan-
tage upon no single point, and 1t is
forced TO halt after six months OF war,
condemn IL to a retreat the pace OF
which may he accelerated by the Rus
Sian successes. but the necessity Of
which is now a foregone conclusion
independently Of those successes.
The Bearing of the French Success.
Against the extent Of the German
defeat has to be placed that of the
French success. All that our enemies
have failed To gain. we have gained
and first and foremost confidence In
ourselves, IL Is certain and il could
not be otherwise that at the outset
our troops and the country itself still
remained under the impression Of the
defeats Of 1870. Tho victory Of the
Marne confirmed by the victory of
Flanders, the impossible barrier set
up against the most formidable effort
which has ever been attempted IN the
military history of the world. have
created "a feeling Of security which
grows stronger every day.
Every one Is aware that in order TO
gain the day against the coalition
which enrloses her, Germany needed
q rapid success. This rapid success
lacking. her defeat is certain. II for
the last three months the French
command has not engaged in gen
eral offensive II has had three decisive
reasons for this The first is that
having time on its side. II intends TO
make It's efforts only after II has as
semblcd all the means upon which II
can rely with absolute certainty. The
second is that the example Of the Ger
mans at Npres has shown us what may
be the price OF an offensive. vigorous
indeed but insufficiently prepared.
The third reason is that the weather
has been almost necessarily bad.
French Strengthening.
We have seen that the French army
is strengthening itself every day in
heavy artillery. in explosive weapons
for the trenches and In projectiles.
II Is known that the British army
IN France which at first consisted of
four divisions. Is today beginning OF
February composed Of ten British d.
visions, two Indian divisions and two
cavalry corps with 900 guns OF which
100 pieces are OF heavy artillery. 1t Is
known also that the number of troops
now with the colors and being trained
in England is very large.