Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-20
REAL OFFENSIVE
TO COME LATER
March Tells Military Com
mittec That Big Blow VIII
BE Given This Year.
PRESENT DRIVE IS MINOR
Success Though Startling Is
Small az to What Is Yet
Expected.
S0ISSONS LOOKED TO FALL
It's Recapturc by Allies Is
Expected : Huns May BE
Forced to Retreat.
PRESENT DRIVE IS MINOR
SOlSSONS LOOKED TO FALL

WASuINGTON, July l9.--Nar de-
rartmcnt officials expect tho real
counter Offensive against tho Ger
mans 90 be- launched later iu the
present year. This wac disclosed to-
day 30 members of the house mill-
Nfy committee by General March,
Ch.ef ~ STAFF. who indicated that the
employment OF possibly eight Amcri-
can divisions iu tho present double
battle IN the Asnc- Marine Rheims
front would not affect materially
plans 60 hurl overwhelming man
power into the great struggle TO come
when tho effort to beat tho enemy
back of French and Belgian soil
begins.
10 was made plain that tho smash
i1g attack Of Franco American
forces on tho Aisnc- Marine line ~
ss yet regarded As only minor op-
erauon in comparison 10 what is 90
come The success OF tho drive
launched yesterday boy General Foch.
however, has already been startling.
Nficisl reports from Paris tonight
said 1000 prisoners and $50 guns
had been captured Tho Berlin
statement admitted French advances
but ignored American participation
and claimed 10000 prisoners had
Ncon taken by the Germans IN their
drivo launched last Monday Ap-
parenuy Nthc enemy commanders
dare not admit to tho German peo-
pie that American armies arc ~.
ready fighting over a long iront auu
scoring repeated SUCCESSES over Ne''
Gran German divisions.
Sols~ons May Bc Taken soon.
Rcports late IN tho day from Lon
don and parts Indicated mat further
advances had been made hy the
l-.anco- o-Amoricap forces during the
MI official adviccs from General
led to tho hope that Soils
|SnH nearly ten miles inside the GER
<nan lines night before last, would
" in allied hands within short
Humors that II had already fallen
'u SV'Veo additional German priH-t 1
on'rs hed been taken. were in circu-
'@uoh' olt additional advinea from
GENERAL fershinE had arrived at a
late hour.
Mr Baker In a statement said.
we have no report OF the can
turc ~ scissors. hut the battle has
been raging at that part OF the front
and the fall OF Soissons seemed to
be indicated by the progress made
at the time Of latest official dis
patches
linus May Bc FUrucd Rack.
Tho belief began TO take shape
300 Shc minds of many sR0 officers
here that another IS hours might
tuc tho Germans beating = hasty
retreat from tho salient they now /
hold south OF tho MUrne and pos |
sibIy from tho whole great bend they /
forced in tho allied line when thel /
struck on tho Chemin dcs Danes |
front Last May, and forced their way /
90 tho Htarne. Unless tho Franco, |
American troops are brought TO a |
halt definitely before Sunday night, /
it Ia freely predicted that the enemy |
will be forced 90 fan back Even
~ ne s successful in cyadinE the |
uUs Of the trap that Is closing on /
him, no will bo compelled to Hhan-
don vast quantities OF war material
ana viii lose many prisoners In max
ing good hts escape, ~ Is believed"