The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-26
U. S. Review Says Boches Have
Failed to Achieve Victory.
GERMANS HAVE ADVANTAGE
Huns To Go Back To Tactics OF Seek
ing To Gain Limited Detectives
French Holding
Firm.
Washington.-"The turning point in
the West is heinp reached

the West is being reached.
The War Departments weekly sum
mary of operations voiced this view,
adding that the Boche has failed ito
achieve victory in the field" and will
soon be compelled to go back to old
tactics seeking to gain limited objec-
tives"
The statement warned, however, that
"the Germans have scored a distinct
advantage, which it would be very
unwise to endeavor to belittle.''
The summary revelations were sup
ported by other, official information
which indicated the struggle is likely
to be long and bitter, but showed that
General Foch has his troops so dis
posed that probably the Germans will
make little, if any, more real progress.
And German news reports contained
the warning that another war winteri
may be in prospect-a virtual noticeA
that the Teuton has not achieved his
aims.
Meantime, American feeding of
troops cover there proceeds vigorous
ly, and new call for $4,000 the first
part Of May was made today. At the
same time it developed that more men
will be called in May than in any prev.
ious month.
This was taken as proof of the ef-
flcacy of accelerated transport plans.
Meantime the battle will go on furious
Ivy sc ho1l hut
gradually losing the advantage.
"As time passes it becomes evident
that the enemy is striking with re-
Moved vigor at the weakest point he
can find opposite him." said the War
Department summary.
"In the offensive in Picardy the Ger
mans sought for rift in the line
where the French and. British forces
Joined. Failing to achieve any definite
far-reaching results from this opera
ton, they promptly returned to the
assault elsewhere and plunged forward
hoping that by driving wedge into
the sector along the front held by the
Portuguese and British units they may
be able to roll the British toward the
sea and effect break through"
The statement points out that the
enemy can muster the driving vantage
GUS points northwest of Bethune and
that he is now within 40 miles Of I
Calais, with the main lines of commune
ication radiating vertically from this
battlefront to his advantage.
"a ~
enemy is waging battle of annihila-
ton to achieve victory" continued the
summary. HE is fighting today with
the sole aim of annihilating the Brit
ish armies. Thus, Terrain conquered
counts for little. If the enemy can
muster the diving power he will in all
probability continue his assaults, hop
ing that by an enveloping attack on
an oblique front he may score COM
plete annihilating victory
while it must be admitted that Ger
man operations since the beginning Of
the present offensive have resulted in
more than mere blowing up of part
of the Allied trench system and the
capture of local detectives along wide
front, nevertheless the aim of the Ger
man higher command to obtain a de-
cisive strategic success by these as
saults has not been obtained.
The statement pointed out that the
French hold firm along the important
Montdidier-Noyon sector.
"In the sectors where our forces are
fighting, considerable activity pre-
vailed" said the statement, reviewing
the engagements and pointing out that
American casualties have been rela-
lively slight. Officers here are graft
fed at the snap our men have shown,
and say they will continue to give
Fritz all he wants.
The probability of an enemy often
sive against Italy when weather con-
ditions are more favorable was noted.