The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-06-19
Hasn't Won First Days OBJ
jcctivcs Yet. He Tells
the Commons.
PERIL NOT YET OVER
Believes Berlin Initiated At
tack-S2.OOO,OOO,OOO War
Credit Is Voted.

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600 In tire House OF Common, TODAY.
eayc som. deurcs REGARDING tho to,ai
war credits. which. with the present ap-
preparation. would amount to S3S,7o0,-
900. 900. and announced that he would
postpone until Tomorrow his statement
Gil national expenditure. lie then pro-
ceeded to give a review OF the general
situation.
The latest phase Of this great str,Ig-
gle" he said, is the Austrian Offensive
in Italy. II Is part of an intense often
sive which has been carried on along the
whole battlefront. Our enemies are
right in thinking taat great success
gained on that front would have FAR
reaching. perhaps decisive. results on
the general battlefront in france For
'hat reason 'he general suspicion 'na'
tine initiative came from Berlin. ratheT
thah from vienna. l oeleve TO oe )usti-
NED.
More Than Hair Total Engaged.
.rhs of.ens,v. was launched nv a
very ,a-se oumher n. Aus.rian divisions
A GOOD deal moro than half .heir to,a,
force on tha. front /, ENGAGED in the At
tack. All can .ay today 4. ,ha, afte-
three days of fighting IN. attack ba.
failed
"Our adv,c.. >,or, ,,,,,., ,..a,,,--
Ter, ara ,ha, ,ha e,.mv h,. mt .scured
In three day. tho oh,eetive. which thsv
had hoped to Obtain the hrst day. And
IL In also true to say TINT no ofYen.iyc
y" 'h.s Sc.e 'n.oushout 'ne "ho!e war
"rher. ia M douh. ,h,, ,,r ow, and
the Ererch ,roon. -. .,,,,a .,oa ,c-
co,n, q, ,h.,s.,,.s .,d ,ho I,,I,,s
have hoo, egh,,rg ,,,ro,o,o,, r,,,, ,ha
r,e,os, o,,,.
eoa,'s a"u '.'e '''os' ''"' "-t !.
'e""c''s. Inc Italian h'she: command
mas no rear OF the result
THE danger is no; ye. over. but the
Government can express admiration nd
gratitude to the Italians for the .bare
they bay. ,.,,., In ~. ao,.,., go.
80.
"Fe~N'hs OF inc western 'front.' MI
sonar Law said that British and French
headquarters knew the positions to
which the German divisions were being
sent before the commencement. OF the
offensive q, March 81 u. .am,.,.d
,h,, ,ho ,..,o,. ,., .,,,,.o.,
w go INV a'"'u ~ "''o-".
VI s"oNess ~h'o" had eauseu 'ne utmost
Anxiety
But" he added. three months have
passed, and although the battle is i con-
tinuous one. We can look hack uron what
b,s h,nn.,.a u,,h .o,,. oo,6d.rco
None Of Objectives Obtained.
III this ~hoie campaign the Germans
nave had petore them three great "Dl"r-
tives. One was Paris. another was the
Chs mel ports. the third was not only
the defeat. II they could achieve it, of
the allied army, but the breaking of the
I.ra,,"h roro. .,,nnu., ~. A,,,., a,...
had to give much ground, not one OF the
enemys strategic objects has been at
tanned.
Il think il any one in the early days
Of the struggle had suggested to Hin
denburK that after three months the
position would be what It In to-day he
would have treated the suggestion with
scorn. There In clear and increasing
evidence in tho German press that they
are becoming disappointed with the
success-great rs il has been--which
has attended the German arms so far.
"On the other hand. II we could have
foresecn three months ago what the
position Is now. our anxiety would have
been less
The Chancellor classed the battle OF
st. Quentin and the first pattle OF the
l.ys as great German successes. while
the battle Of Arras was one in which the
British were entirely victorious The
same was true Of the second phase OF
the battle OF the Lys.
Regarding that part OF the line held
by the French. he said the first attack
h,t .haf later an irnmensp attack waa