Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-10
Fighting Never Ceases.

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J mated by the allied staff during the
month of June, etc)
Fighting Never Ceases.
This is because the fighting on the
western front as a matter of fact
practically never ceases. Whether in
the French sectors OF Verdun or the
Aisne, or in the English sectors OF
Arras or Ypres, the fighting is only
discontinued at one point to be taken
up at another. In addition to the big
attacks a quantity of carefully pre-
pared small actions, which have been
crowned with success and OF which
the bulletins are not able TO give n
clear idea, Increases the attrition of
the Germans.
This constant activity coincidlng
with the weakness and inaction of the
Russians also explains why the Ger
mans are obliged to maintain and
succeed in effectually maintaining
three times larger forces on the
French front than on the Russian
front. Un the beginning of the sum
mer there were 1876 German divisions
TO seven hundred kilometers on the
French front as against 1870 Austro-
German and Bulgarian divisions. II OF
which were German. on the eastern
front IL is known that the Russian
active operations and that the reac-
ton of the internal events in Russia
on the eastern front has allowed Ger
many to consider II during four
months as a veritable reserve for the
western front)
1T clearly appears at present that
the German staff. remembering the
critical situation in which they found
themselves following the Anglo
a pnb hn in,
fears to see their western front broken
by the allied offensives in 1917.
All Measures Defensive.
"All the measures they have taken
have been defensive in character, in
tended to strengthen their resistance
in the face Of Anglo-French forces.
Not content with declining to give
battle and withdrawing a portion of
their front on the Hindenburg posi-
ton. they have transported to the
western front between January and
April a certain number OF divisions
, drawn from the eastern front. AS
, this did not suffice they have drawn
the picked men from each of their
companies on the eastern front, and
with the assistance of the class of
1913 have formed "a new divisions. 26
OF which have appeared in France.
"They have exchanged their picked
troops of the eastern fronf Cor tn" ~
fer'or ones Of the western front
(landwehr). Finally once .e b :
begun. in order to hold out they have
successively replaced number for
number, 16 exhausted divisions i'roia
the French front by fresh divisions
from the eastern front
Has Made Supreme Effort.
However, in spite of using all
have only been possible this year due
to the trouble made by the Russian
revolution. Germany has made her
supreme military effort
"This is evidenced by the two fol-
lowing statements, which should be
compared for future enlightenment:
~. After the formation OF the %
divisions above mentioned Germany
had intended to create ten more A.
visions with the regiments OF the Sc
ries 601-602. 'ot only has she been
obliged to abandon the latter part of
her program in spite OF calling out
portion of the class of 1916, but she
has been Obliged TO break up several
newly formed regiments TO reinforce
her fighting units and for the first
time since the beginning of the war
clear decrease in the total strength Of
the German forces is on record.
"2. At the very time that her total
strength is diminishing Germany finds
herself obliged to increase her re-
serves on the French front to forty
divisions with the sole aim Of provid-
ing delay and resistance. Therefore,
Just as the offensive strength OF the
Germans has been broken in the open
folds on the Marne and the User and
In the trench warfare at Verdun her
facilities for maneuvering, that is to
say, the possibility Of transporting
valuable reserves from one front to
enother Is prevented at present by the
lcontinuity and intensity OF the Anglo
French offensive. Germany has still
great powers OF resistance which will
take all the allied forces to break.
She is capable of executing very Wig
orous local offensives. But her re-
sources are diminishing at the very
moment when the military situation
requires that they should increase.
"That Is the principal point.
"On the other hand British and
French armies have reached their full
strength in men and material and are
capable. with the help OF America. OF
maintaining the enormous strength
which they have gained to tho end
Of the war. To this strength will be
added the great American army,
which will .arrive as quickly as pos
sible. as three years of war have dem
onstrated the value OF time and the
advantage OF each day, Is gained.
This shows the decisive charac cter
attending the operations OF 1918 when
great mocracies--England. France
and America--will unite their entire
strength In attacking the enemy IN