Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-10
TeutoniC Military
 Strength Waning
kGERMANY HAS MADE HER sU-
 PREME EFFORT
ALLIES GROW STRONGER
A Review Based Upon Data of the French General Staff Says Enemys Resources Are Diminishing at Time When Most Needed.

Washington, Oct. 9-Germany's military strength now clearly shows a decrease for the first time since. the war began, according to a review based upon data of the French gen eral staff made public here tonight by the French high commission.
 Worn down and driven back by the never ending pounding of the allies on the western front, the statement says the Germans have made their supreme military effort after drawing heavily upon their inactive armies in the east and calling out their 1918 and part of the 1919 reserves.
 Thus, while the allies have reached and are prepared to maintain their full strength while awaiting the coming of Americas great army, the enemy's resources are diminishing at the very moment when the military situation demands that they increase. ment, the decisive character attend ment, "the decisive hcaracter attend ing the operations in 1918, when three great democracies, England, France and America, will unite their entire strength in attacking the enemy, in ciples of war"
 The commissions statement issued through the committee on public in- formation in part follows:
 The Commissions Statement.
 "All the measures they (the Ger mans) have taken have been defensive in character intended to strengthen their resistance in the face of Anglo French forces. Not content with de- clining to give battle and withdraw a portion of their front on the Hinden- burg position. they have transported and April a certain number of divi- sions drawn from the eastern front. As this did not suffice they have drawn the picked men from each of ,aiy y1fa nr1 eff frOV1f and with the assistance of the class of 1918 have formed 27 new divisions, 26 of which have appeared in France.
 They have exchanged their picked troops of the eastern front for the in- fcrior ones of the western front Oand- wehr), finally, once the battle began. in order to hold out they have suc- cessively replaced. number for mum French front by fresh divisions from the eastern front.
 Has rSade Supreme Military Effort.
 However, in spite of using all these methods of which the latter have. only been possible this year due to the trouble made by the Russian revolu- tion, Germany has made her supreme military effort.
 This is evidenced by the two fol- lowing statements which should be compared tor future enlightment:
 "1-After the formation of the 27 d1V1S1OnS aDOVe mentioned, had intended to create ten more di- visions with the regiments of the series 601-602. Not only has she been obliged to abandon the latter part of her programme in spite of calling out a portion of the class of 1919, but she has been obliged to break ID several newly formed regiments to reinforce her fighting units and for the first time since the beginning of the WAT, a clear decrease in the total strength of tta Ia fY rACnYH
 Obliged to Increase Reserves.
 "2-At the very time that her total strength is diminishing Germany finds herself obliged to increase her reserves on the French front to forty divisions with the sole aim of providing relay and resistance. Therefore just as the been broken in the open fields on the Marne and Yser and in the trench warfare at Verdun, her facilities for manoeuvering, that Is to say the pos sibility of transporting valuable re- serves from one front to another, is prevented at present by the continuity and intensity of the Anglo French of fensive. Germany has still great powers of resistance which will take all the a1lfe1>Aorces to break. She is capable of executing very vigorous To- cal offensfves. But her resources are diminishing at the very moment when the military situation requires that they should increase.
 The Principal Point.
 ssThat fs the principal point.
 "On the other hand, British and French armies have reached their full strength in men and material and are capable Nith help of America, of maintaining the enormous strength which they have gained to the end of the war To this strength will be added the great American army, which will arrive as quickly as pos sfbIe as three years of war have dem onstrated the value of time and the advantage of each day gained.
 This shows the decisive character attending the operations of 1918, when three great democracies, England. France and America, will unite their entire strength in attacking the enc my, in conformity to the only sound nrincfp1es of war"