Evening star., 1918-07-21
REASONS FOR REJOICING
kAt1ies Able to Resist Foe Without
Gfansferring Troops, While Strik-
Il Ing Ability Cannot Be
tE Questioned.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

f~~>SsSS s>eS e& I'D
which for a week have been rag
ing on the western battle front,
roughly, from Scissors to Mas
: siges. in the Champagne, east of
Rheims, all along the borders of
the salient which the Germans
drove to the Marne.
When the pick of German
armies, approximating a million
men, cannot gain against allied
armies. it cannot safely be stated
the German armies are growing
weaker. The logical conclusion
is that the allies are growing
stronger, and now are able to
resist any of the Hun tricks of
warfare. With the knowledge
that the Germans have tried five
times to smash through allied
lines on the western front, and
each time the force of the blow
has been parried with greater
ease, is reason enough for
the jubilation which prevails
throughout the world. The
cause of democracy is safe. The
ultimate crushing defeat of Teu-
tonic arms is made more GER
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Allied power was indicated chiefly
by two developments in the past week.
The greatest
Allied Power Indication of
Shown by Events. tbsr. ma mad 'Ia. be-
no serious alarm as regards the
future safety of the allied cause Is
tho offensive initiated by the French
and Americans on the western side of
the Soissons-Ch Chateau Thierry-Rheims
salient, where, with vicious blows.
they have been able to accomplish
wonderful results and threaten
to null all the gains made by
the enemy in at least two Of his
major offensive endeavors during the
$ year. The second is the fact that
Notwithstanding the power of the
been forced to remove troops from
, other sections Of the western battle
| line In order to successfully turn
back the foe.
Coupled with the absolutely proven
military fitness Of tho allied armies
Foch. the commander-in-chief. who
Z has proven beyond all doubt that he
10 expert in taking the measure OF the
Germans.
The battles Of the week were ush-
cred in on Monday, when the Ger
mans after tremendous artillery fire
struck the French along the eastern
side of thu u salient to near Rheims
and then took up the battle again
from Rheims through the Champagne
simultaneously the Germans moved
forward from the region Of Vaux on
the western side of the salient and all
along the Marne banks at the tip OF
the salient.
There was no Misunderstanding
Germanic Intentions. The Germans
hoped by gains to the east of
Rheims to further envelope the city
and press on to Chalons sur Marine
with the hope Of previously disrupt
I ing allied communications stretching
to all points on the eastern section OK
tho western front.
Their drives in the region Of Pur-
nay, Marfaux and Courton wood, to
the southwest Of Rheims. were in
tended to bring further menace to
LA ~ OF ha1HfnO RhAfrnq and
force complete evacuation Of the city.
Epernay being one of the desired
cities in the scheme of envelopinS
Rheims and ironing out the whole
Germans moved eastward on either
bank Of the Marine after effecting q
crossing at Dormans and in the re-
gion Of Jaulgonne. In the region of
ON pontoon bridges in face Of decided
~ destructive American hre and.
though succeeded in advancing more
O. than two miles, they eventually were
thrown back over the river by heroic
American counter. attacks: Gernanio
tacarS In the region OF vhux failed
absolutely and the Americans in o
counter attack made q sharp advance.
It was plain that after the first
!, fan, though their offensive continued
until Thursday, 1t being of fierce
character. French and Americans and
Italians constantly counter attacked
the enemy during the first three days
of the fighting and materially impeded
German advances, though up until
Thursday the Germans managed to
creep forward on either bank Of the
Marne toward Epernay. Their earlier
gains on the southern bank Of the
Marine in tho region Of st. Agnan
slowed down under fmpetus French
and American attacks. Now the
French and Americans are driving
the foe back. Practically all German
offensive endeavor came to q halt
when the French and Americans
ushered in their glorious drive on q
thirty-mile front between the Aime
and the Marine on Thursday.
Following closely the lead Of
Chancellor Won Hertling. Baron Won
Burian. Austro-
Nev peaoA Motez Hungarian for
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Z, Won ssydisr Attempted to sound new
peace notes In Vienna during the past
weak. The Getnan snd Augfrten
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