The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-15
TISH-AMERICAN DRAFT TREATY ANNOUNCED
H|NDENBURC IS
0UTWITTED BY
GENERAL F0CH
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chain OF high. forestoovered hills.
including the woods OF f1aigue. Com
piegnc and viilera Cottereua These
constitute n natural fortress which
will prove OF invaluable aid 10 the
French In stopping the advance. In
the drive 10 the Marine the DermanA
/ had no such obstacles before them.
The success OF an nttempt.to catch
the allied armies In a trap In the
| triangle OF Montdidier Compiegne-
| Noyon. and destroy or flank the
army holding the Aisne front. be
tween Noyon and Boissons. rests on
the assumption that tho French line
was 80 thinly held that a break thru
would be easy.
General Foch. however. appreci.
ated the menace and was ready with
tremendously reinforced army 10
meet the advance. For several days
I " had been generally expected that
/ the new drive would come just where
II did II could not have come on
any part OF the front TO suit the al
/ lies any better.
The line at present IN held by
French troops. but on each flank In
huge American army which can be
thrown into the nFht at "a hours
notice. Tho extreme mobility Of
PernhinF'H men was shown when
they stopped the German advance at
Chateau Thierry. Besides the Amer
| leans. great masses % French and
| British reserves arc In readiness be.
hind the line Of the present battle.
The front line Itself was lmmeas
ursbiy stronger than at any other
point This ls proven by the success
Of the French in checking the ad.
vance on It's very first day.
French Arc Confident
There Is new and reansuring ring
10 the French official reports which
was not there during tho Marine
drive. Such phrases as our troops
everywhere sustained the shock
along tho entire line" our units ~
the first lines continued 10 offer de.
Tense foo, by foot" and The enemy
were strongly held BY our troops"
convey the promise that the allies
this time win no, be long In parrying
the German thrust
The Germans arc supposed n have
had about 100 divisions Of first line
troops between Mon,didier and
/ Rheims on June /. or these 50 were
used up IN the advance 20 The Narne
10 that 80 divisions. or 600 900 men
arc left
iIindsnburg'H reserve strength has
/ been 30 sadly depleted that II ia un.
| likely h. will call upon tho reserves
In this stage Of the battle. II in
more probable that he win contcn,
himself with going ms far as the
French will permit him. until he dis
covers that his opponents are too
strong for him. Then tho drive will
stop and We may expect another luil
which viii be longer than tho short
on. which interviewed between the
Marno drive and the present phase.
fifth Phase Certain
That there viii be fifth and
probably sixth and seventh phase
OF the battle. each being srrfea Of
vioien, attacks at different points on
tho front. In aimcs, certain. The
German strategy now seems % h
devoted 20 this method OF interrnit
tent HiedEc hafnrn~rinr. and II viii be
carried out all thru the summer.
Its purpose IL not 30 much the
capture % Paris as IL Is 10 push ths
allied ilne back ms far as possible
40 that the German newspapers car
report great victories" and the kai
ser can boast Of triumphant sue
ccsseu.- and thus bolster up the fast
weakening morale OF tho German
people for another winter OF war
fare.
In tho meantime the renewal oi
the German peace offensive which
always follows German victories. nc
matter how slight. IL 20 be expected
within a few days. II viii probably
come thru Chancellor Hertling in the
way Of another inAolent sc, OF an
ncxationist terms"