The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-20

Tho Germans delay III starting III"
Offensive which hogan "n Mo'l'!aE-''
. indeed this y another SERIOUS ait'":t@' L.
the offensive and NOS merely - !"!.'
has given r;SH :" u as arl"u1: o: Si"''-
ula,a:i"u ne: u In" ~ wh:"h - worth
writing 'Th. elements - III" $.ii.'t' an
Arc ,,"rf.''')> c."nr ana ought /" h'' IA
Tuilar :" every one.
The enemy has enjoyed :vr SIX
months before his great attack on NarS.'
u a very heal: t;iin.r''Hl Sup..Ti"rl'F
due To tho .liuiratinn OF Til" Russian
army. II was :; sup..riorI'S !ac %c.';er
han In. allies ever ~ ?"ErI on tn" IVES
rrrf front He used his unexpected an"
very SrH;,t advan:aC" Cor withdrawing
from the front I great uun'l"-r al 'H"'
and giving th.ni NJ his i"lsur" i;':"'1.
training f"c ;S"!r coming lob, :"inr
the Western Mites W-r" n"N.'r AL" I"
do because IN: u"T"r hal 4 Sn't:''"''''
margin III men I" S;rir". Fht~ aaFa"-
,aEe cam a; Il '.In" %E"n - !.'h'E AZ
tjllrrv had h.e., u">riy doubled by ~"
Russian S,,rrril-"r 81 .ua,.r:a! and hE;
Tho consequent TcUIun victory ii, ItiH'-
rcsto last autumn.
On account OF all this. whe: he r''>-
my attg"kcd in March a" ,"''''n"u =:
striking success ami aI::t">i :'i!''''''',t /"
restoring Ia" MAR - a!nh -'..'.1t.. ~
<APund attack ia TIA. north produced u.
lesser but still considerable success ms
third attack Il month !1'"T. hr"Nc 'h,
i:n., completely between i;h"::nS a;'H
SuiSSouS and reached t:iH Marn': ~,
fourth attack on !i,. Matz. VAS checked
with very heavy loss. tn" H:"n;h - e.
Law which fuliowc.! after ;ha BATH" -;
TN. Matz. when rather NOR" than twenty
divisions wcr" engaged without results
and with heavy losses. is amply &C
counted for by the necessity for Recruit
time An Ally OF The Entente.
. Meanwhile. every day that passed or
tuat now passes reduces IN" numerical
superiority upon which alnn" tn enemy
had relied. The destruction which his
best shock troops have suffered cannot
he recovered by mere hospital returns or
~-hc drafting in Of tho young claSSes-in
other words. his chance OF success sets
less as time passes.
Therefor. the enemy's attack-wheth-
or this is IL or not.-will. If he Intends
10 maintain tho offensive. como 1T tho
earliest possible opportunity. Whether
this is that opportunity or not we do
not know. because we arc not possessed
Of the figures on his hospital returns or
his casualty lists. w can only guess.
and IN guessing note that after heavy
artina 4 delay of ut lc:tst month H2tS
always hccn imposed upon the enemy
whSG he has been checked.
!. Of IN" sector h" may choose for his
MISUNDERSTANDING again. tho possibility
that the present action is Il frint--th''
Memorial student - tho war can IN III"
nature OF things. know nothing. TIL" on
erny prepares material for such {: move
n,.nt in many sectors. and t is demon
Stratahio that n" oral: chooses Il; the last
moment upon w:::Ci, one H., VIII Cnurcn-
trate. rroo:' o. This is n his attack "f
May -. w:lS :0a,lc GTon divisions which
had only just b""n sent 10 rest III 4
QUIT Scct..- 81 he l;a, so that thH de-
ciSion 70 attaci; that Particular linz can
not have l-s.r taken more than four or
tive days b":or" Ia" attack was made.
Tao same thing ~ L-;." of course. az tn"
lIcal ofserSlv"s undertaken rTcrywhe-s
along thc lin" by IL" allied supreme
command. 'ih. ticrrnan never knows
! where tn" next On" will develop. Dis
t.ssioa % that point therefore i futile
K this stage.
Politics VIII Play Important Part.
There remains = third point in r"gsLr.i
German, plans. which is tha question
neither III" "n"Gly Will choose finally To
enew his "ffcnSlr" with full force ar :"
itand N" defensive. t.S"ry CrHitnry
Argument is IN :lvor ~ his renewing IN.
extensive unless ;r.lh"l"v"s that FOR tho
next fighting season l." can recruit n
barge number "f S!av troops IN Tho Fast.
for the growth OF In" American ront.a-
gents would otherwise r"d:c" hi:l /" a
lroaGitiou OF in"r":;SinE inf"rior:tH T.
he docs not renew III" otf"ns:v" an!
\:.oeS no: stand on ;hc d.fcnS.i" fur ;h'
|rcmainG-r -! iris .;":LSnti y. NIL lp
AZ on q political "alcnl:,ticu. FIRST as :"
!, h. at,ituf" - th. saw: ~ tho ":,ss:.--rt
territory y. has ovc-rIu: it. second
to IN. sttitu,l.' ~ his ",r.. i,n"r'. w;,n
's,2y not hc r'rarGd for n continual ."n,
at tho Trry heavy !"sS"S -Hr"atlr Suc-
fcrcd: and thirdly. from Il ralcvla;:"n
that the continuation Of the war ~
maintaining n strong dcrenS!v" Uuhrnk,.n
will ..ivH him better terms than IN Of
tcnsivc which might fail with disastrous
tc=ults.
Auch ar" the alternatives. ard moro
Than that We cannot say.
| OF the local actions "f which alou" VIZ
have any recent news. by far til" MOST
Importaut was tho Italian advanc" III
klbania. supported on the flank by thn
French troops. This operation has not
tenn sufficiently carefully followed in
ahc west. on account of the unfamiliar