Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-27
ENGLISH HOLD. FIRM AND PLAN
 DRIVE.
Offensive Slowing Down Fol lowing Six Days of Terrific Fighting as Wedge Narrows Down to Point

AIter SlX days or IeTTlllc llSnlAnS the German offensive in France is be- ginning to show signs of losing it's momentum. The progress of the en- emy has materially slackened and the form Of the dent made in the allied line west Of Cambrai has begun to resemble the familiar wedge-likt sal tent instead of the braoad straight forward movement of an offensive which carries all before it.
 At its apex this wedge has gone be- yond Albert, to the souht of that place, and is to the westward of the old allied line as it stood a year ago when Von Hindenburg began his strategic retreat" From this point the line runs off to the nor heest at a gentle angle, with the line te the south running back until il reaches the Disc river.
 Germans Defeated.
 In spite of tremendous eXartions and terrible losses, the German ef- forts to widen the tip Of this salient were defeated on Tuesday. The Brit ish lines have stood firm to the north and have forced the Germans to turn southward toward the point of least resistance.
 Official statements issued at LcndOn confirm the report from Berlin tha- American forces are engaged in the struggle. They are reported as fight ing shoulder to shoulder" with the French and British in the region of Rove, on the south side of the salient driven into the allied front. There has been no official report sent to Washington as to the identity of these troops who are taking part in this greatest battle in history.
 With the slackening of the German pace there are indications that the allies are ready to strike back some where along the front Just wnere this blow will be launched will not be known until it is struck. but it may be expected that it's impact will be terrific.
 Counter DEiVe Soon.
 It is known that the allied war coun- cil at Versailles created great reserve of men to be used in just the contingency which con- fronts the armies which have borne the brunt of the fighting since last Thursday morning. This force prob 1 a6ly will be launched when and where it is believed it will break the force of the German onslaught and send the enemy reeling back over the des- ert from which the British have slow ly withdrawn.
 Each succeeding day reveals the plan of the Germans ability to crush the allied lines west Of Cambrai, a | terrain which could not be defended by Bon Hindenburg a year ago. Each official report shows that this sector 1 is valueless from 9 military stand | point and that the Germans have paid | a terrible price for their advance to the lines established by the allies dur ing the first two years of warfare.
 Hun Losses Severe
 It is officially reported that 70 ! German divisions, or S40,000 men. i have taken part in the fighting, and 1 that troops have been moved from every part of the western battle front to reinforce the armies which have been forcing the British to fall back. ! Observers at the front say the Ger man losses have been frightful and that the enemy has lost from ten to twenty per cent of his men, by the most conservative estimates.
 While the German line of com has been growing longer the British constantly have moved nearer their base of supplies.
 There has been continued activity on the Italian iron tbut no attacks of have been made by either side in this theatre of the war.
 Americans Bombarded.
 The American lines in the Lune- vile and Foul sectors have been bonn barded once more but no infantry is reported there. North of the Somme battlefield, there have been no engagements of significance.
 The British troops in Palestine have captured the village Of Es-Salt in the hills to the east of the Jordan and far in advance of the rest of the line run ming west to the Mediterranean. The Russian Bolsheviki are reported tol have captured the city of Emerson from the Germans.