Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-22
Pa | Six MohthS O! Warfare
Has Been Period Of Great
Success fof Allied Arms and
Failure for Huns,
NEW METHODS CHANGE
PLANS OF CAMPAIGN
Foch Has Learned that Trench
Is Only Strong as Army
Manning It and Tanks Have
Proved Great Machines,
undated War Review by the Asso-
ciated Press.)

GEtSS.D
Six months ago today the great Ger
man offensive began. For weeks vic
tory seemed about to perch on the
German banners. Today the allied
star is in the ascendancy.
Anxiety and encouragement, de-
preston and joy. have succeeded each
other since at dawn on March II, j,
the greatest battle of hisory began.
1t has been period Of almost ince5-
SAINT fighting and of bewildering
changes in the situations that devel-
oped from day to day, and from week
to week.
The allies knew they faced Ger
manys mightiest effort last March
but they stood Unafraid. Released
by the absolute collapse of Russia,
vast numbers of German veterans
have been rushed to the western front
and given intensive training for the
offensive.
Moving with swiftness the German
forces swept over the british lines
in Picardy and rolled west like todal
wave during the closing days of March
until at last the British reached pos
itions where they could stand at bay
and the French had come to form
living wall before the gray clad hosts
British Driven Back.
Hardly had its rush been completed
than the line between Lens and Ypres
was attacked by the Germans and
again the British lines. swoved bcek-
ward. This advance of the enemy
went on until it reached the high
Giounds southwest of Ipres and then
it too was stopped.
A pause followed for nearly a month
and then on May 9th the Germans
suddenly broke through the French
lines north OF the Aisne river and
smashed their way southward until
they had reached the Marne.
No sooner had the momentum Of
this drive been taken up by the yield
ing defense of the French troops
than new assault was made by the
Germans who this time tried to break
the French lines between Montdidier
and Noyon 1t was here that the |
world had the first intimation that !
the allied armies had been pursuing a |
definite policy The German attack |
east of Montdidier came to a pause |
after six days of terrible fighting |
in which the Gemans suffered fright !
full losses and the French for the first
time since the German offensive be-
gan, struck back at the invaders.
Peace offensive Fails.
On July Is the Germans made a
new drive, called by them the often |
sive of peace from Chateau Thierrv
eastward far into the Champagne
sector. No sooner had the news of the
attack reached the world than the It'd I
ngs came that the French, Ialian and
American lines subjected to assault
were standing firmly in every vital
part of the front.
On July Is Marshal Foch launched
IN attack which changed the whole
complexion of the situation. From
fontenoy on the Aisne west of Sois-
sons to Chateau Thierry to the Marne.
ne German lines were torn to pieces
and the Marine salient threatened to
collapse.
On August the French and Brit
sh stormed the German lines in Pi.
'ardy from the Ancre river to Nor
sull, north of Montdidier. The next
lay the French crushed in the German
-ront south of Montdidier. Less than
wo weeks later the German lines
southwest of Arras gave way and the
.orces holding them joined their COM
'ades further south in retreat which
las now virtually reached the Ger
nan lines as they were on March 2I.
rom Arras to the Chemin des Danes.
Before the allies there now stands
ne great lines constructed by the Ger
mans during four years of warfare.
lhese are vast field Notifications
Vhlch stretch from the North sea to
ne Swiss frontier,
lhey present a formidable barrier
further allied attacks.
SIX months of warfare of motion
loWever, has taught the allies that
rench is no stronger than the troops
nat man 1t. In this fact lies the
lope OF the entente nations. New
hethods or attack, the employment of
anks and higher morale than ever
'etore will be relied upon to force
ew retreats.
Germany has lost her chance 70
orce peace upon the allies before
american armies enter the fight with
IL their strength. This was her hone
4 March. ope
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