The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-10-18
ALLIES PREPARE
FOR THE WINTER
Warm Clothing Being Rushed
From Factory and Home
to Men in Trenches.
BIG MOVES NOT LOOKED FOR
short, sharp Blows ~ Selected Points
During Fine speIIA Vita oeea-
sionsl Airpiane Raids To Be
Order Of Day fer Winter.

Paris.-Preparations for the fourth
winter campaign on the western front
are already In full swing The sum
gner campaign " over. and while both
hhe English and French may be ex-
Dected TO make a few big drives, u isi
mot anticipated that the beginning OF
winter. for military purposes. will see
any radical alteration In the war map
of France and Flanders.
Millions of sweaters. socks. paper
suits. rubber Wellington boots, head
wraps, muffiers. gloves and mittens
are beginning 70 fiow out from fac
aory and home 20 the French p0ilus
and British Tommics. hundreds Of
Thousands Of whom are facing their
fourth winter period In the trenches.
The comfort Of the fighting man is
~ carefully studied nov. after three
years experience. that nothing will be
overlooked 20 make the coming harsh
trial bearable.
Practically all the way from Nieu-
psrt 20 verdun the armies are In quar-
tere totally different from those they
occupied last winter; with the ercep-
fion Of one or two stretches - as
around Ia Baseee and the Argonne--
the French and British are stationed In
captured German lines. Throughout
she spring and summer the men have
shown little inclination 10 dig. feeling
nhat In view % the possibility Of n
further move forward. just enough
shelter Was good enough for the time
being. Turning over earth has never
appealed 60 any Infantry In this war.
nut necessity IL likely 10 force them 10
DO 10, of II In order 10 provide them
selves with snug and well-drnined
trenches for the winter.
Little Change In Line.
Until neIt spring the western line
O. not likely TO vary To any great ex.
tent. unless the totally unexpected
happens. High winds. morning and
evening mlstS. snow fiurrieS and rain
will limit the usefulness ~ the air
plane and diminish the enormous help
o. gives nowadays In every hig offen-
sivs. The machines are capable of per
forming wonders In any weather short
W n UuITi'NNNH NNN tNfNf VIII -" lft'N
~ Of aerial activity. especially bomb
Ing raids. right through the worst
months: hut poor visibility Will make
eoopcrntion with the gun batteries dlf'
nsult, the more NJ ~ the Germans
latest typ. of Archibald" or Hnti-alr-
craft gun. enforces respect and COIN
pels pilots 20 fiy high.
u. IL. N.Is
ing moves are not looked for bat raih-
sr repetition on more Intensive
srnle of last winters tactics. short,
sharp blows ~ selected points during
fne spells. a continual battering on
Wide fronts by concentrated gun hrt
l@ngihenlng out ~ closeup rest sta
fi0ns, hundreds ~ airplanes swurming
out 10 attack encampments. aviation
sheds. munliion dumps Hnd lines ~
eomfnnnleationi--ihes will he the r-g-
ulnr order of the day throughout the
winter. Ths enemy will be- kept on
the jump all the time. great KHps will
be- torn In his d~indling reserves aud
every possible step taken. hrst 20 pre-
vent his ever again assuming the int
tlatly- upon the western front. and,
secondly. 90 weaken him irreparably
for the hnal kn"csoui blow In 1918
The part the American c"ntingenis
Niii play in the winters activity l.
the closest ~ ail military secrets nj
this time. There Il nothing that Hin
denhurg II burning Ia know ~ fnurh
as Just what Pershing's plans are. and
there Il nothing that Pershiug l. more
bent upon doing than Keeping the
slightest hint from Hindenburg.
Prudence the Motto.
Hut while no light can be shed A
this stage upon the plans OF the Amer
icnn commander In chief. I am able 10
give this assurance, that prudence Il