Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

| which had some semblance of vic
| tory-a false semblance, for the French
The allied success SO far is unimpor-
| tant save as it may be the founda-
ton for a real success later.
End Not Yet.
| But there is no suggestion that the
| operation has been ended; neither Ber-
lin nor London reports suggest this.
| The ois-Champagne operation was
over in week; in the third week OF
the Picardy fighting every one recog-
nizes that it Is to go on indefinitely
| And every one recognizes that it re-
! sembles the Verdun. not the Cham
payne. struggle; it is an effort to wear
| through, not to crash through; it Is
wearing. not a driving. attack.
So much for what has been accom-
thing continues; The British have now
advanced around four miles; If they
| can advance Ave more going north
| they will have Bapaume, the Germans
| will have to come back out OF the
| whole Bapaume salient, and this will
mean abandoning their whole line from
| the Somme to Arras, east of the Arras-
| Bapaume-Peronne highway. Not less
than thirty miles of line will be sur
| rendered.
|
| line behind this salient, from Arras to
Bapaume. then the allies will have to
begin all over again. If it is as strong
as the other lines, their work Will be
exceedingly difficult, but If the Ger
mans have not put in a line, If they
had not put it in weeks ago. we may
see the allies get through the whole
| German position and begin fighting in
the open again.
In the same fashion, if the French
mil q @
beyond Belloy-en-Sa nterre. which they
hold, and thus threaten the rear of
the Germans in Chaulnes, the Germans
will have to come out of Chaulnes and
Roye and Lassigny to the south OF 1t;
their position in Noyon will be difficult,
and they may decide to come back be-
hind the Somme and move up the Disc
to Chauny from Noyon.
Are the Germans Prepared
Again we shall have to wait and
see whether the Germans have already
prepared for this emergency. If they
have, the French will get only some
ruined villages and several hundred
miles of war-ravaged country. They
will not take any cities of real impor-
lance, or cut any railroad or highway
lines that will compel the Germans to
to do anything but slightly contract
and CONSIDERABLY reofganlze thelr front
The new line which they can occupy
Will not be materially weaker IMAM Inc
old. nor will it be greatly nearer the
frontier Their position in northern
France will still be secure and the mair
prizes which they took in the western
warfare barely two years ago will remain
to them We have not yet to deal witt
any prospective cnange on large scale
ana even Bapaume ana Pe rome, ia .l
ana Hoye, Chauines ana even Noyon are
| evacuated no Dig Things VIII happen
Let US assume now tnat the brlusn se
Bapaume and the french are able to turn
the Germans out OF Chaulnes, Roye and
miles east OF Bapaume and southeast o.
Arras. az the intersection OF ROADS IRON
these two towns. Is the considerable cit,
OF Cambria. one OF the great railroad
centers OF this region
Camorai is the real objective OF tn
BRUSH. II tney can get IT then the whol'
German position south Of the city. ant
this means the whole German position
Wesi OF tne C1se. Will De IN very grav'
perr. IN an human PROFANITY the fai
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| 49,. 80 e. iioIi, al y. ehee Io,il TN
from Vouz;ers e. i,Ie u'i' u q iihe III avn
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| ohi..A 80 r
| VI n'
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is the city Of St Quentin. one of the bill
industrial cities Of northern France Thi
is the real French objective. il the French
are 10 snare in the main operation. II thu
BRUSH get Cambria the Germans viii
prooaoiy nave 70 qult 81 Quentin. while
me frencn capture OF ST quentin Nigh
no . h Samoral, pu. ~ would mea,
~ Eranc. ta M so wUhia nave 20 ieave al
49, ~ 'ile soutn ana east as 1ar
ma c hs e'a sa,'s. "a Fere' Laor
| ~ ~ p;tish seuIn u Hethei-
| 70 z.t uttIa ,r,Ser a. al,o are aoi
/ do,sn r,;,ns thaa ~, si; ress enan
main lines n, eon,nnmnjc.t;nr - az .n
mans west ~ the ArYonna and III 60
| va. wii1 -, ~ t Se Siia INC Sef
behind the belgian ,ront;er fron, = az -
the Meuse France will he l,h.ratad =. -,
for some lorraine districts Ga W
Here Is the whole sequence Of nroba
view it. =
The British have got half uav m IA.
paume and are still advancing, tbey ri
| soon have the town under ef9acttvs a.
they will take II in three waeLs - III,
can keen on az thly h.ya go . ~.
French need only TO make tue or ,bra.
| miles to get the Cernnans ON, ~ ~,
Chaulnes-Roye sector. When al, this !,
done there will only be a real bepinnina
Twice as Far IN Go
Once Bapaume is taken the Rrit,sr
mus, adv.nc. unon Ca, ,-I,
"p''' Nan'orah. ohiess
! theS are dDle TO 40 II, the Germans viii