Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-10
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at some point at some time in the fu-
lure. IN fact he must renew the Of
fcnsive begun on March q with so
mGch bluster and promise of victory
or admit he can not win by force or
arms 1t Is reported from Amsterdam
that the biggest offensive of the year
has been planned by Won. Hindenburg
for September. Next month is consid-
cred as the absolute limit of time to
which Germany could delay the final
attempt to force decision on tho
western front because Of the rapid in
crease In the American fighting forces
In France. Report has IL that the Ger
man commander will strike simultan.
cously at three different points, one in
the north in an effort TO force a way
to the channel one in the Champagne.
and the third near vcrdun IN the
hope of opening the way to Paris by
the southern route. However, Foch Is
playing havoc with all of Germany's
immediate plans and 1t Is possible the
enemy viii be unable to assemble his
divisions for u triple bow.
Marshal Foch is reported To have
several detectives In his present cam
palgn inangiTated Thursday in pic
ardS BESIDES removing the menace to
Amiens and The channel ports his
FORCES are at he same time encroach-
ins upon the railway line which feeds
reserves into Won Hindenburg's south
ern front. The German lines between
Montdidier and Amiens, where the
Franco British have struck SUCCESS
fully. were weakened by the removal
OF divisions 10 aid the crown prince in
rescuing his army from the Marine
pocket.
Tho area selected for the new of |.
fensivc offers the most promising
probabilities of any along the west
front. The great railway line run
ming eastward behind the German front.
from Amiens. 81 the dividing line be-
tween the army Of the crown prince
in the south and Crown Prince Rup-
precht's forces in the north.
II the British and French troops
succeed in controlling it for any con-
siderable distance. Rupprecht and the
Hohenzollern heir will have their
areas OF contact very dangerously
shortened, necessitating a considerable
detour Of troops to move from one sec
tor to another At same time a sharp
pocket will be made of the German
crown princes front between Amhens
and Montdidier. which will threaten
Won Hindenburg with the possibility
OF a duplication OF the Marine disaster.
so Tar as known no American diy;-
sions are involved in the Franco
british thrust southeast of Amiens.
ihose Americans who played a con-
splcuous part in the capture of Cap
tisney long ago were withdrawn from
that sector and have been engaged in
the second battle OF the Marne. Some
American units under Intensive tra.n.
Ing may. however. be scattered among
the British forces
Secretary OF War Baker ha. let IL .e
known that the new program calling
for an army Of more than 1000. 900
Americans by next spring was recon-
merded by the military section of the
supreme war council of the allies. From
this was drawn the deduction that the
strategists Of all the allied nations
have reached the conclusion that with
such an American force coming, on the
resources on the western front were
sufficient to permit General Foch to
begin his effort to Gust the enemy and
destroy his military power