Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-04
Expected Efforts of Ger
mans to Stem Advance
Do Not Materialize.
BRITISH SPEED AND
ENERGY BALk PLANS
German Prisoners Tell Of Great Ger
man Reserve Army Under Won
Maekenssn Which 10 Counted On to
Turn TahIes-Experts Watch For
German Stand, Possibly Behind Pre-.
pared Defenses.

London, Sept. 4.-The progress Of tre-
mendous events on the battle front in
France is being followed with almost
breathless eagerness by the whole Brit
ish nation.
The most significant feature Of Tues
days developments was that the ex-
pected German attempt to restore the
position of the broken Wotan line did
not materiaiize.
The failure of the enemy to make
such an attempt apparently is at
tributable to the speed and energy with
which the British armies pressed the
advance on the retiring enemy,
Informed observers, however, con-
tinue to speculate on when and where
the enemy will pull himself together.
Disastrous as the blow has been to
the German prestage, experts here are
not expressing anticipation of an early
debacle and admit the probability of
some defenses being organized behind
the enemy lines in an effort to check
the allied advance,
Huns Claim Big Reserves.
2 , J. = n. -
Some German prisoners taken in the
battle talk corld dpntiy of, the impending
arrival of O great reserve army under
General Won Mackensen. who will turn
the tables on the allied forces, but OBJ
viously it is impossible here to throw
any light on such reports. se
Whatever the future may hold the
actual situation is regarded as one Of
extraordinary promise for the allies
and containing the possibility Of the
compulsory abandonment Of the entire
northern German right, including the
Flanders coast.
Importance Of American Army.
While featuring the" dramatic devel-
opments on the British front. COM
mentators do not neglect to emphasize
the great importance Of operations on
the southern end of the battle line.
where the French and Americans are
making progress.
French official communicates deal al
most laconically with these operations
but their value as contribution to
Germany's defeat are not overlooked
here. Recognition equally is given to
the incalculable bearing on the entire
situation Of the presence of the rapidly
growing American army.
Yanks Deciding Factor.
The military critic Of the Telegraph.
in discussing the possibility Of the. Ger
mans organizing reserves for a counter
blow remarks: THE counter menace
Of the American reserves will bind the
German reserves like a spell"
Commenting on the same subject the
MATHS critic saws:
''The lack Of strong reserves In prev!-
Nous campaigns prevented successes be-
ne. exploited to the utmost. Now Mar
shall Foch has in American forces ample
strength to press the blow should he
choose.
We have the whip hand as we never
had it before in this war and we hold
it with constantly increasing power
" reserves.
'The weight Of the America n. army
has not vet been ihro~h into tsv.Fit's,t,
but It is there waiting to he releaae5 i,
positions which fill us with the highest
expecta tions and the enemy with the
deerest concern"
The Express saws:
"The heart. ~ the allies are prOnerlv
clnted and tho Germans are heavy with
forehodine. Retirements. rennlses and
losses. and with all these the fear Of
the American army. yorng. fresh and
eaEer for battle. and ready and waiting
for the word from Foch to strike, FUR
nish cause for anxiety"