Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-04
SOMETHING NEW EXPECTED
WASHINGTON SPEEDING UP


WAsUNGTON NpU Wn
he battle or li.pruE urulH, 'o a
snudsWl ror the tmr h,ur ut IuH
0ni the initial momentum ul rrr
German drive overcome military
observer here W,rp plainly puzzled
tonight hv tho fact that u great
counter assault had not developed
F The psychological moment of the
counter stroke under the rules of
strategy, they thnk is passing. it
lt has not already passed without
IA recorded movement or the allied
forces toward throwing back the
exhausted foo before hc has had
time go dig himself in
officers here admit tnnkly how
+ over. that they do not know what
/ the situation at the front Ia II any
report has come from Generals Bliss
or rershing that would servo to cx.
plain tho defensive RCugs OF the
allies. It II curcfully~-Fu guarded
secret
Naturally nothing would be- made
public regarding such udyicos even
without Secretary Bakers order Of
yesterday shutting down absolutely
on war department announcements
regarding operations in France
That order has served, however, Ia
make officers even moro cautions
about discussing tho situation In.
formally,
scheme May lie Greater.
II is possible. II was suggested
what tho plan of campaign mapped
out hy General Foch is OF far greater
scope than would be involved In AZ
effort 20 hurl the enemy back I,
his old lines The German defcnsei
there, which successfully stemmcC
the British assault In 1915 are stil
intact and even n the allies wer,
successful In rushing the German
lines back over the twenty or thirtl
mile zone he has wrested from them
They would face those defense
when their own organization wa
badly demoralized BY their advance
and their men showing tho woat
and teSr Of prolonged offensive.
For this reason some officers wcr,
inclined 10 look elsewhere for N,
aggressive campaign 10 which the'
are pinning their faith They have
counted upon the creation OF a uni
fled army under General Foch Il
produce offensive operations ant
they see nothing In the situation a
present 10 warrant the conclusion
that the allies have not thu necCs
sary reserve forces or supplies
II WIS suggested that the new pur,
pose of employing American troop,
10 nli out allied fighting division
might have some bearing upon III,
situation N General Foch is lay
lng his foundations for cnntinuou,
separations Of Rn aggressive charac
ter. he would uced to ~ certain nj
his reserves and the detailed plan,
for employment OF American troop
would have 70 be worked out
America Speeding Up.
Speeding Hp OF American ironr
movements 20 France II engroasInq
tho attention here now President
Wilson held hi4 weekly confr-nhre
with the heads of tho warsnn kinr
ian1 production branches OF TO- gov
eminent toiay and II Is understood
that wpys and means for throwing
the fun resources of the United
states into tho conflict this year
we're talked over.
one Immediate step to that end
is known to hc I'm contemplation n
has 60 do with the calling to the
,olors Of tho 500 900 men which II
already has hecn announced viii be
mobilizod through the selective ,sr.
vice machinery during the your Al
aIran,as have been given tbaS no
grent Withdrawals ~ men from az
.