The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31
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BY Frank II. Simonds.

Copyright. 1915, by the New York rribune.)
NEW YORK, Aug. D-Unless Lu-
dendorff can, in the next few days, check
the forward thrust of Horne and Byng,
between the old Somme battlefield and
Lens, there is a plain possibility that
the present German defeat will increase
IN magnitude to the full measure of a
supreme military disaster and develop
into the decisive battle action of the
war. The parallel in modern history is
| Ltipsic. This defeat did not destroy
Napolcon's army, but it did compel a re-
| tirement Of the emperor to the limits of
France and was the prelude to that in
vasion OF French soil which ended in
the capture of Paris and the abduction
Of Napoleon.
Long Retreat Necessary.
r. the Germans are not able 10 pin
down the present allied advance in the
Uindeuburg line, at least, then three
| thoroughly beaten German armies will
| have to undertake a long retreat, a re-
treat to the Belgian frontier under cir
| rumstanccS which, even IT complete dis
a,tcr is avoided. will mean the demon-
,~tration to all the world and to the
German people, first OF all, that the
German military power is broken and
! that there IS nothing LETT for the future
hut the prospect OF a wasting defensive
Without hopes Of success as a result OF
the presence in Europe of millions of
American troops it would be a mistake
to expect the consequences OF the pres
cnt victory 10 equal those OF Leipsic.
We have had as yet only the possibility,
but 1t is a plain possibility. Moreover,
il the. Germans are driven from the
Hindenburg line, the next campaign will
begin at the German frontier, will be
gin by an invasion of Germany through
AlsaCc and Lorraine, just as thc cam
paign OF 1914 began with Bluecher's
passage OF the Rhine, saw its military
crisis in the fighting in the Marine val
lev and came to a conclusion with the
capture Of Paris in early spring.
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