The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-19
Hindenburg Pins Hope
On Tanks and New Gas
To Shatter West Front
British Headquarters Learns Details OF
Advertised Assault, Which Will Come
as Surprise; Allied Armies Primed to
Defeat Hun Death Struggle.
By the Auoeiated Preu


BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS ~ FRANCE. Feb 10.
The grea: German offensive the western from, may De
expected 70 begin g: any moment and as Ear as the British
front is concerned ire main :hr-s: all be made on the sector
between Arras and S: Quentin.
Tanks and rev "nyeri5-s gas w.. be employed by
the enemy in the s,smP: break through the allies lines
Other attacks will be delivered farther south These facts
have become known through captured German prisoners and
from information CLEANED in other Ways
Ready for Supreme Effort.
The plans q the German high command are complete
and after many weeks Of intensive training Of assautng troops
they are ready make the supreme and final effort which has
been advertised widely in the past week.
Field Marshal Won H.adenbaFg ard General Won Luden
dor appear 70 have realized that the old methods Of attack
in which long bombardmen employed are too we'll known
10 produce the results desired Accordingly the German
troops are being told that surprise attacks such used
in Gsca last al Riga and again on the sonzo are
IN he tried against the allies on the western front
Infantry Only to Follow Through.
Much stress has been laid the fact that tanks and new
gas are to be used leaving the infantry little 70 do but to walk
through the gaps and consolidate the positions captured Ger
man troops have been trained to make long approach marches
and then storm positions after short gas shell oomoard-
ment Those obstacles which the German artillery fire has not
obrated will be rushed by the troops ignored The Ger
man infantry will rely weight Of numbers masses OF machine
guns and mobile batteries to finish the work begun by the tanks
and the gas.
Allie. Can't Survive,
Word has been passed b. the German high command
that few Of the allied troops will survive the effects Of the tanks
the gas and the bombardmen and that fresh German infantry
will overcome speedily any resistance offered in captured
positions
Despite these assurances and intensive training to
which they have been put, the German troops are
frankly skeptcal and undertaking their task with
no enthu.ia,m according to prsoners They feel they
are going be thrown into battle to be used cannon
n fodder and do not relish the prospect
II is said General Won Ludendorft recently addressed
body Of infantry at Laon and asked how many will
ing TO fight to finish Only five noneommsoned officer
and private, stepped forward The others declared their de
sire for an early peace by Arrangement
Officers Still Have Faith
German officers on the other hand appear to have th
conviction they will be able break through by Of the
: secret attacks" ~
General Won Hue who reported to have laid the plan
for the capture Riga has to the western front to asss
lin the preparation The lessons OF the capture Of Riga hav
been preached regousy the German troops has bee
pointed out that there preliminary bombardment Of four
five hours to cut the enemy wire and demoh deenses wa
sufficient to give the Germans firm footing the Russia
Of positions.
ut Won't Be Surprise Attack
The enemy troops have not been told however that tn
d g,or, lou a not tho @