The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-12
FOCH SATISFIED
WITH SITUATION
DECLARES GERMANS ATTAINED
NONE OF REAL OBJECTS
DURING PAST WEEK.
Kaiser's Forces Find Themselves in
Maze of Bad Roads Uttered With
Wreekage, While Allies Have Ad-
vantage of Roads and Railways.

London.--The spring drive of the
Hun forces continues, but the inn
mense army of the kaiser is not max
ing the progress expected by the Ger
man leaders.
General Foch, generalissimo of all
the allied forces, processes to be sat
isfied with the situation. From a
defensive viewpoint the allies have
some reason for content. The Ger
mans attained none of their real OBJ
jects during the past week. They
simply succeeded in weakening the
allies in men and materials, but they
were similarly weakened. In fact,
their losses must now be above the
100000 mark.
Each side has many obstacles to
overcome. The Germans find them
selves in maze of bad roads Uttered
with wreckage. All about them are
the buildings burned by the allies and
unfit for use. Through this region
they must bring forward their supplies
and big guns.
Allies Have Advantage.
The allies have the advantage of
good roads and railroads, but they
have lost many guns, much ammuni-
ton and innumerable things that would
serve them in their operations. They
have saved all the railway equipment
except the rails, and these they have
made unavailable to the foe. They
have all their motor trucks, ammuni-
ton wagons, ambulances, etc.
On the other hand, the allies are not
as well supplied as they should be.
They have been fighting all along with
fewer men and guns. At times there
have been indications that they We're
not as well supplied with shells as was
necessary This may be due to the
loss of ammunition depots in the ter
ritory wrested from them.
At present the Germans are con-
tinuing their heavy mass attacks east,
northeast and outheast of Amiens.
Their strongest pressure is at Corbie,
directly east of Amiens.
In Italy there are signs that the Aus
TRANS may soon begin an offensive to
coordinate with the Germans offensive
in France. The Austrians have brought
most of their forces from the Russian
and Rumanian borders and should be
able to strike a powerful blow.
The situation in Russia is obscure.
The Teutonic forces which captured
Odessa are said to have been driven
out by the Bolshevik troops. A large
contingent of Germans has landed in
Finland TO assist the Finnish white
guards against the Bolshevik red
guards. Two large and a number of
small Russian warships We're sunk to
keep them from falling into tie hands
of the Teutons.
The warfare between the white and
red guards has developed an intensity
of hatred not equalled in other the
aires of war. General Hannerheim.
the Finnish commander, has ordered
all the red guards executed as as
sissins and the red guards have re.
taliated by killing all the white guards
that they capture.
Although arrangements We're made
ten days ago to incorporate American
brigades in the British and French
armies, no American infantry soldiers
have yet taken part in the big battle.
Americans are now holding a new Sec
tor, having occupied trenches formerly
held by the French on the heights of
the Meuse We may be sure, however,
that before long American troops will
be fighting side by side with the Brit
ish and French.