Evening journal., 1918-03-25
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SHOWN BY IAR[IEO
Very Mediocre Result
Achieved by Germars, Says
French Commissioner
FALLS ON U. S.
TO HURRY TROOPS

NEW YORK. March 25.-There is
noshins in the current news from over
seas to warrant any disquietude on the
mart Of the American public or any OF
the nations allied against Germany IN
the opinion Of Captain Andre Tardieu'
French hlgb commissioner In the
United states. In statement issued
here Yesterday he counseled the hasten
ING Of preparations in this country TO
deal the enemy blow for blow ana
the maintenance "calm confidence IN
the ultimate issue Of the war as has
heen manifested by the nations troops
Germany's long-dlstance lombard
nonf of paris can have no significance
from military viewpoint, Captain Tar
d,eu asserted. The damage resulting
from this gunnre. he said, evidently hao
been even less than that incidental 10
en- aerial bomb attack.
The British retirement near ~. Vuen-
tin on the western front the hish
commissioner believed. was move
paralleling that OF the French durlhe
the FIRST two days of the battle oi YER
dun.
Parallel 10 Verdun.
ranfain Tardieu advised that Amcri-
cane he critics Of the war news and
warned against the forming Of con
cluslons until the net result Of the new
German move was determined. he
sThe German attack seems TO have
exceeded In violence, by the number q
c1ins as well as by the number OF men
an nrevious attacks, but ! insist ina
This attack Is exactly similar to al
those which have already been re
nulsed. The two first days seem TO M
IL he absolutely similar to the lEs
Two DAYS Of battle at Nerdun IN fep
l-uarv. 1916 The British retiremeh
near s.. Ou6ntin Is not more importsn
relatively than the French retiremen
at the beginning Of the Nerduh ehsset
ment - 49,. 80.
coosed to retire and the result was o
negligible value TO Germany. We baV
every right 10 think that the outcom
win be the same this time. The Gel
mans NAV benefit by the increase
no,ver resulting from the hussiS
treason In abandoning the cause
democracy. think the numerical 81
nerioritv OF Germany is six to i've b.
he british and French are muI
stronger and much better armed nc
than at Verdun. Therefore, there Is
cause for anXiety.
"Notwithstanding the tremenuo
WEIGHT OF troops and fighting macnm'
employed, the results OF the last I
dars are not superior TO tnose
achieved ourselves IN the nrsI tWo ~, y,
of orr offensive on the Somme IN il
vou must also keep in mind that
few miles which the Germans M
taken with the sacrifice Of thousal
unon thousands Of men constitute o
q small part of the territory u
evacuated in 1917.
Mediocre Result.
am their official communique Of
morning tho Germans say that the I
STAGE OF the great battle has enc
This is a very mediocre result. w
will follow we shall see, ard do
choose 10 be a prophet, but nav
conviction that the heginning OF
battle holds nothing that should be
ouieting 10 the Allies. our gallant
brave comrades Of the British army
be able TO do now what we haNe
In Verdun. and side by side with
british the French army is read'
randnr the enemy blow for blow.
AS regards the bomhardment Of
bv fong-range guns. the bombordl
does not seem to have hurt Pari
much as Is usual in bombing ny
planes I have only one word rel
ms this firing on Paris If
really exists such a gun, the !
speed OF the shell must be such tina
gun viii not be able to work ar
very limited number Of shots.
must. therefore, maintain the SAN
tliude thet tine parisians have
there must be complete calm.
oFinally, ask cur American Il
10 draw from the first two days o
tie only two conclusions. Firs
necessity Of keeping cool and m
themselves the critics Of the new
second, the necessity 90 act rapid
Increase with all haste the prepa
Of the American help In such a
battle as this we must see the
thing and not only a part Of it,
''In the last two days ] have I
tendency now and then on the
the American press and the An
public to be a little nervous. A
Is in the war. American boys
the front The American public
rear must keep as calm as the An
boys on the lighting line"