Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-04
WAR DEPARTMENTS
 WEEKLY REVIEW OF EVENTS
Indicates That the Teutonie Allies Are Trying to Force an Early Decision, Fearing Exhaustion.

Washington, Dec. 3.-An effort by the Germans to bring on decisive en- gested in the war departments review of military operations for the week ending December 1, issued tonight by Secretary Baker.
 'The outstanding feature of the general military situation today" says the review. 'is to be found in the ever increasing mobility of action of the forces engaged.
 Static warfare is giving way to &C., tivity of movement.
 '1t seems that a decision is being sought by the enemy, who realizes that he cannot endure for a much longer period the strain of trench warfare imposed by the allies in the west.
 'This explains the effort of the central powers in nassing considerable forces in order to invade Italy-a con centration of troops made possible by the internal situation in Russia. This offensive was undertaken to crush the Italians and compel them to sue for peace.
 No Nearer Their Real Object
 Five weeks of desperate fighting has brought them no nearer their real objective in this theatre.
 "The Italian armies suffered serious reverses in the early stages of the bat tie. They were compelled to give way and for a time the military situation along the Italian front was serious. But the enemy had under estimated the resisting power of the Italians and discounted the splendid morale which their forces would display when the full magnitude of the impending crisis was viSualiZed.
 Propasandists Failed in Italy. which had been fomented by German propagandists and which was an i'm portant part of the German plan of in vasion. failed to materialize-
 '"The Italians. by magnificent effort reorganized their broken forces, rapid ly reformed their ranks and backed by the allies. were able, single handed, to check the Austro- German invasion.
 'It would be futile to underestimate the great loses both of men and ma terial. suffered by the Italians. These losses should serve to set forth in bolder relief the heroic efforts of those elements of the Italian armies which were able to thwart the plans of the central empires
 "The closing of the Swiss frontier for two weeks may indicate that the enemy is transporting large forces, both men and guns, to the west. large contingents from the eastern the atre. All good troops which can pos sibly be spared are being despatched to other zones of operations.
 Further Offensives Anticipated.
 50 that. though the, season is not propitious for engaging in military en- terprlSeS on large scale yet, owing to the imperative necessity for a con tinuance of this mobility. further of fensives are to be anticipated.
 "On the other hand, the allies will give the enemy no respite and any of- fensive undertaken by the Germans will be promptly met by a counter stroke of great severity.
 "The battle of Cambrai continues with sanguinary intensity. The enemy after the first onrush of the British by bringing up fresh forces, has been able to bolster up his weakened defens- es, which for a time imperilled the se- curity of the entire Hindenburg line.
 However. when the Germans had recovered from the first blow and were able to stand their ground, no further extensive gains of terrain by the British were to be anticipated.
 Conditions at Cambrai.
 Hostile reaction has been extreme ly heavy and costly counter-attacks made by the enemy have enabled him to retake a certain area as well as occupy terrain southwest of the new salient. The British have the situa- tion well in hand and announce the re- pulse of the enemy. who has been driven from the positions captured.
 "The situation along the Italian front is rapidly becoming normal. En- enay assault in the northern sector are subsiding. Allied cooperation has now been firmly established, in a measure reviving the Italians.
 In Palestine theatre of operations the rapid advance of the British on Jerusa- lem after the fall of Jaffa has been temporarily retarded. The activity of the Turkish forces has considerably in creased and the necessity of bringing up further reinforcen entS and material has caused delay in the offensive oper- ations."
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