The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-04-02
EVERY PROSPECT PLEASES
ON TWELFTH DAY OF TER
RIFIC STRUGGLE
Basic Order of Battle
Maintained
Belief Expressed That Germans
Are Playing Last Card and Will
Try Out All Positions Before
Giving Up Attempt.

LONDON, April AT no time
since the beginning of the great Ger
man offensive has the situation look
ed so satisfactory for the allies as it
did today-the twelfth of the mighty
battle.
Not only were the Germans check
ed, but the Anglo-French armies, by
brilliant dashes, recaptured a num-
ber of villages and many prisoners.
At no point were the Germans able to
continue their advance, and it was
noticeable that, in the Sunday night
report of the German war office, no
claims were made of further gains.
American troops are on their way
TO the battle zone and probably will
be in the thick of the fray within the
next few days.
Advices from the continent told of
the enthusiasm with which the Amer
leans greeted the news that they
would be given chance to show
their mettle in the battle now raging
on the plains of Picardy The stars
and stripes will go forward into the
greatest battle of all time and the
most momentous of this war
Two causes combine to account for
the halting of the German drive.
First-The extremely heavy losses
of the Teuton troops.
Second - The ever increasing
strength of the allied counter offens-
i've, in which great numbers of re-
serves are being used
Sunday passed quietly on that part
of the battle front north of the Somme
river. Still further north, in the sec
tor east of Arras, the British made
powerful counter assaults capturing
Feuchy, and establishing their lines
east of that village.
The review points out that in spite
of successes gained, the large ter
rain overrun and the great number
of prisoners and war material cap
tured, Field Marshal Haig has beer
able to maintain his basic order O
battle and has withdrawn his troops
in such a manner as to prevent thu
enemy from forcing a decision. This
\ has been done in spite of the fac
that the German high command hal
staked its fortune on the success o
the spring campaign.
The weekly review also confirms
the report sent recently to the Inter
national News Service by is Toki,
correspondent that Irkutshk, in Siber
ia, has fallen into German hands an,
now is held by 10000 of the enemy
The review follows:
'"The period under review has nat
urally been one of anxiety for tn
allies. Under the pressure exerted b.
the enemy, who has put into actiol
picked shock units, long and CAREFUL
trained in mobile warfare for the par
ticular tasks they were to undertake
the British have been compelled I
give ground.
Field Marshal Haig, in the face G
grave difficulties, has been able t
maintain his basic order of battle
at the same time Withdrawing hi
troops to more secure positions.
"In spite of the successes gained
the large area of terrain overrun an
the great number of prisoners an
war material captured, the enemy ha
ben unable to force a decision.
Though the allies have been con
PEELED to retire and the enemy ha
occupied some points of primary strs
tegic Importance, as long as the q
lied armies are able to maneuver wit
the consistent unity and flexibilit
which they have shown during til
engagements of the past week, so Ion
Will flOtOly Cluuc luc tHtuly.
However. as the German high con
nand has staked it's fortunes on til
success of the spring campaign {
1918, and is apparently determined I
force decision or prove to it's ow
satisfaction that it is unable to. do s.
we must be prepared in case of h
failure to obtain major results in I'll
present theater of operations, that
will offo,,,pt f,,rfbar offap ciuo q.
saults in adjacent areas.
From a tactical standpoint tn
most important event of the week hs
been French participation in the ba
tie French reserves have been hu
ried to the scene of action and al
arrayed along the southern flank
the new salient, which the eDem
has pushed out, stretching from Bri
Is to Mont Didier.
Fierce fighting continues in Il