The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-01
Superiority of British Over Their
Enemies Has Been Proven Con-
clusively; Fighting Stamina of
Germans Is Waning.
osTEND NAVAL BASES ARE
MENAcED BY GUNS OF FOE
Haig 5 Advance in the Ypres Sa-
lient Threatens Home Port of
Hun High Seas Submarine Flo
tillas; Weeks Events Reviewed.

BY associated t'resn
Ma4hinrion, oct ~ shaken. hut
s,ill powerful s. the estimate 81 Ger-
many's defensive atrrngth on the vest
crn front given IN this weeks Off
cinJ communiquc. issued Wy the war
department.
fne snr"'iprity % me sri1tst opur
their enemies. the conmunique RaS<
has ncrn proved cBnelusively BY tho
laHt weeks fighting. while Il has dem
onstrited thar the fighting stamina
of the Germans Is deterioratine.
q: the activities OF the American
force in Europe the cominuHlque savs
nothing or the forces az home. IL
reports that mobilization Of the ma
tional guard ana the national army
proceeding satisfactorily.
The anHlysist OF the situation on the
western front which the communiaue
says remains the principal battle OF
the war. follows
The battle uf Mcnin Road (Ypres
salie1D which promises to be one OF
the great battles of the war IN fol-
lowing ~ normal course Last week
We recorded the gains OF the British
in this sector. This week w. must
note the desperate attempts by the
Germans To- retakc the lost positions.
"Hegiuuing sunday last. the con-
stuutly increasing vloleuee Of the
counter attacks reached g culnination
Of the 2,th instant. when SEVEN pow
erful oushughA hy the picked storm
hHtu'hons ui ihe enemy advanced
smnN =" regain the lost uhicctivcs
The village of LunHcbeAc. IA, center
OF the conflict, b firmly held hy the
British
"lt is evident that the efforts of the
enemy in this sector are not actuated
merely hy the desire Co regain lost
terrain uf little more ihan tactical
Na4ur nor must their persistent AZ.
ucks Doe considered merely the normal
reaction ut % mndcn neld engage
mont m which counter attacks In.
yariabN follows attacks. hut rather
q b. to Dee noted that tho oncmy rca.
iacs FUZZY the immense strategic hn
p"rt'nce %. rhe tritlsh thrust along
the Monu road
"Thi- new british advance in th.
Nprr- salient definitely threatens tho
enemy line of communication. tn
the Hclriau coast Tho Ostcnd lille
railway which n large measure
feeds the German naval bases ~ ps-
tend and Ieebrues, the latter the
home port of the German high scas
submarine fiotiln- now comes within
/ tho r-1Eo of On" British guns
The superiority of the Rritlsh over
| their enemies was cunclusively proved
during the ongagemcnt of the past
| wopS
/ The battle Of Mouin road further.
more, shows that the fighting samian
/ % tthe Germans as deteriari.une. not
that the enemy did not display skill
| and dogEeb determination In his ro-
! peatcd counter attacks"
90 the fightinr on The f'rcrch iront
the cummuniquo says;
"iho outstanding ccttare ot the re-
| rcut engagements is the wastii,r Of
the man power of the enemy if ~
compare the CON lat front of Nerdur
| 800 1916. held by tWclVe German a..
visions with the combat front aione
the Aisur n iafi, hcld hy fourteen
divisions. both ~ pwcucaily the sam.
length ID is found that during IN,
stmc period OF time. from May I,
September. 1915. and 1917. rospec
| uyeh. the enemy engaged aloag ths
Nerduu trout twenty live new divi
sions mst year; along the Aisne thirty
five new divisions this year
5 So great has the wastage ~ en-
omy FORCES become. owing 10 the i'm
proved mechanical means OF the allie
and tna perfeNuon Of their method
: ~ combat that the Germans ar
Obliged 60 maintain Ia reserve as
minimum guarantee FOR the safety o