Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-05
TEUTON THRUST
 TOWARDAMIENS INDICATES NEW HUN OFFENSIVE
London Reports German Plan Is to Divide French and English Armies and Thus Reach the Sea.
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LONDON, April 4.-Today. exactly e fortnight after the opening of the great German offensive. and after d lull several days in heavy fighting. the enemy has opened a renewed Of- fensive and as expected his thrust is again toward Amiels. in an attempt 10 divide the British and French arm ies and thus reach the sea
 No news of the latest thrust is available except the brief reports in the official comminuques The fact that the attacks were preceded by heavy artillery preparation indicates that the enemy again has his big guns in position
 All the German attacks today were repulsed. except at two points. namely. on the Somme. where the enemy gained a little ground in the Gir,c- ton east and west of Hammel and in the angle of the Avre and Luce. where he penetrated slightly into the French front
 Considering the weather and con ditions known to abtain in the terri tory evacuated by the British. the new German effort has cone earlier than had been expected. but on fnis Oc. casion the British public will watch the operations with quiet confidence born of the feeling that no sfforts that Germans can now make can have anything like the power and weight of the previous onset. which was met so successfully by the allied armies
 Expect New Attack
 WASHINGTON. April 4.-Renewal of the German assaults against the British and French lines in Picardv today indicated to military observers here that tho Germans. having gath cred during the lull of the last few days. might now be ready to launch their greatest effort Some officers think the allied commanders realize that only the first phase of the gi- gentle battle has passed, and that this probably accounts for the fact that no extensive counter movement has been undertaken as yet
 It is pointed out that the previous record O. the German high command argues against any possibility that it would be content with the minor strategic advantages already gaine by their costly enterprise. or with the dDOUOOuulNll OA ilS pidAS WAAiiOAl AuA- ther attempts to force apart the French and British armies
 The battle of Verdun continued for months. before the Germans admitted that their object was unattainable.
 Under the new policy, the war de- partment had nothing to add torepOrts from abroad as 10 the situation at the front Casualty lists from France again were withheld Major General March. acting chief fstaff. said he rad cabled Secretary Baker for spe- cisic instructions in this regard. Pub lication of the ne wcensorship rules by General Pershing has caused considerable comment. On the face of these regulations it was plain that the public Is tO hear very little of what American troop sare doing until long after the fact The official will be the only source of information from the actual front.
 A new interpretation was placed today on the appointment of General Foch as supreme commander of an allied and American forces in France. The plan for Q generalissimo. 1t was stated. had been approved long ago by the supreme war council but it VI not regarded as urgent that the ap- pointment should at once be made. until the big offensive started.