Oxford eagle., 1918-04-04
ey RpWARp ". PIckAso.

Another week Of the oloodIesi kind
u fighting failed 70 bring 10 the Ger
mans the real victory on which they
had 20 confidently counted. for though
the British and French armies had
been forced 20 yield further territory.
their lines were unbroken and their
spirits undaunted. As the German mil
itary authorities. General Ardenne
says. II Is not the capture OF territory
that can bring decision. but only .
victory over and through the shstfer-
ing OF the eneny's armies n far from
being shattered. the allied forces
weary and battered as thu are. are
fun Of confidence. and ne a. 10 writ
zen are but awaiting ths epporsuns
moment 20 strike hack with the big
army AZ msneuvsr which was placed
a. the dispossl of the supreme war
council.
Amiens. q most inporssn; liRk n
the British line Of eonusaicst tions.
appeared 70 be the real digestive o,
the Germans. and they we're able dur
Ing the week 20 push forward toward
that city. along the line Of ne Sorms.
~ far &c Hsnsl. and q little farther
north they took Albert and were hold
ting II against fierce countsr-sttseks by
the British To the south thew had
pushed q salient forward q little b.
yond Monttidisr. but there the French
came back sf them with such slan that
they were checked and lest ssvsrsl
commanding positions East Of this
sector the French troops held stub
borniy 10 their lines along the o,ss and
on Thursday attacked dsshinsly south
Of Noyon and drove the enemy back
two miles af the point Of the bayonst.
II was along this east and west base
Of the German salient that the allied
world expected the great counter
thrust Of the army 81 nsnssvsr 20 be
made Any considerable advaass 10
the north there II was pointed cot.
would force the Germans 10 draw baeh
% save their lines q eennunieasisu.
which already are % badly ssrescAs1
out that they have great diAeulty in
bringing up artillery and fcec
what looked Ike q dfvsrvses rssA-
sr than serious threat vss re a.
tack Of the Huax In the niSlls q ne
week st the northers sxtrsnig ef ne
line Of battle toward Arrss ns,s
the British. after giving sc0s sssund.
rspulsed the ensiny viii tssTsbls
slaughter. Presumably tAis Ay~sf q
Arras was made 10 Keep rAs Dsstish
from sending men and szns - tAs sse-
tor where their lines ion tAsas q
the French. but n vas . su3cnnv
eiccket that II failed es IL purpoes.
Extraordinarily bold ana suseuuufua
vas the work Of the DriusA ana
Preach svfstors- In Their isw-aysa9
bsttie planes they asw - swarns &C.,
tinuousiy over the baftie0si1s an1 baek
u the German lines. piayiAg havoc
with the enemy's transports ana ~
nicfing heavy casualties N ~ ~
serves Battles in the aif were ipss-
nsrshie. but the allied airnss ksin-
tained the spper hand siwaya ne
arfiiisrymen siso distinguished sAsn-
asives. sticking 20 thsfr nwing - ne
last moment and usually saviag sAslr
guns when forced 20 fall baek.
On the whole. the devs,opnsah of
ths week were snch as 10 restore esn-
fdenss among the allies, fer thOugA
ne situation was stiii critical. u sssm-
Cd that Premier Clemencssu was rigAt
when he said that whatever might hap
pen in the NEXT few days, rhs sneuy
could not win the path - ths sen NJ
the path 20 Paris
Just what part the Americas troops
have been playing In the seuDs sstsss