Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

ficult to gain control of owing to the
tenacity Of the German defense. The
French have registered gains In the
Chaulnes region and repulsed several
| have pressed their lines a little fur
Their in the immediate vicinity Of
Sailly-Saillisel and to the northeast of
Morval The Germans. on the other
| hand. have advanced in Ambroi wood.
north Of Chaulnes, and also repulsed
several enemy attacks between Les
Sars and Les Boeufs, while on one or
two instances French attacks in the
region of Rancourt have been broken
up.
There has been a wide disparity in
the official reports of Berlin, Paris and
London. Berlin reports many checks
of tremendous allied attacks. The Of
flcial advices from entente quarters
German reports are attributed by the
British to the nervous affiiction.
Jumps" which is said to cause the
sufferers to attribute greater impor-
lance to small actions than is justi-
fable. Whatever the case may be.
there are sure to be continued contra
dictions in the official reports. They
must be weighed carefully by the
reader. for the allies possibly may be
inclined to overweight their gains and
cesses. That is human nature, par
ticularly during a struggle of such
vital Importance as has been raging
in the western regions in recent weeks.
X X
There has been much speculation as to
possible allied plans for future opera
lions in this
Possible Allied arena Dispatch
Plans in the West.been uncensored
and have reached this country by a round
about course declare that the allies have
no intention of trying to break through
the German lines 1t is said that through
the medium of their wonderful aerial
scouting system they have determined
that the Germans still have many lines Of
Notifications lying far to the rear Of
their present positions, which possibly
preclude success in driving the Ger
mans to the Rhine. The allied scheme
of things under the circumstances
would appear to be the frightening Of
the German line through the medium of
salients pushed eastward at as many
points as possible along the western
front. In other words, the Germans viii
be forced to use a greater number Of
soldiers with a larger number OF
salients than without. 1t Is declared
the Germans could save more than $780,
900 troops by retiring, SO that they might
straighten their western front. but as 1t
is deemed certain the Teutons cannot
do this without arousing antagonism
and bitter criticism OF war methods at
home, the allies will press forward
at every logical point to iron out the
straight lines in the German defenses.
1t may be safely stated that today. had
the forces of the Germans and entente
- pf Ia
ming of the Somme drive. the Teutons
now would be forced to employ $4,000 |
to $4,000 more troops than otherwise
would be necessary. owing to the sa-
man lines. The allies also are forced |
to use more men, but they have them to |
spare. Germany has not That's the
value Of the salient plan toward
Peronne. Bapaume and Chaulnes.
One reason for this alleged salient sys- |
tenn of warfare Is the huge losses suf-
fered by both the French and British. 1t 1
is now believed by them that the war
numbers Of lives in a farsweeping effort 1
to break through the German lines at
the present time.
y
Gallant as was their fight to arrest en-
envy progress on their own soil week be-
fore last, the
Are R u m n a n 8
o slowly are being
the heel Of Germanic aggression. and
unless the allies Of this little Balkan ma
lion render yeoman assistance within
The course Of the next few weeks, or the
reutons voluntarily temporarily arrest
their present rate Of progress. Ruma-
mas fate undoubtedly will be much tina