The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
WAS IT A FEINT?

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 and Paris It is marked with tone of ultra con servasm Those authority determined not to overest mate the amount of victory gained by the Allies In the latest drive, until the facts are entirely beyond dispute,
 Hence have suggestions that the drive may be merely fent real drive porends upon some other part of the Allied lines
 This suggestion truly reflects the amazing nature of the Allied accomplishment They have done well they cannot themselves realize the full measure of their success
 Heretofore the great German drives have been measured in miles of terrain taken sometimes from eight to fifteen miles the first day.
 This time drive that uses 70 divisions and nearly mil lion men, is halted substantially without gain, and practically halted within the first 24 hours.
 eint pretense of attack, assault which is not attended with real effort The purpose to distract the attention of the opponent from other parts of his ne and de ney to compel him to centraze his reserves at the point of pretended attack.
 But battle which employs million men, which has longer line by 15 miles than the longest battle line previously attempted which adds to it's former preparation that element of long range arerey fire ntensvey applied points twenty five miles back of the fighting frontha battle is not feint though the purpose might be to follow with yet greater drive
 As matters turned out the Germans have suffered disaster They have not compelled the cenraizaon of Fochs along the 65 miles front They have been thrown destructive shock and terrible losses in the very sant of their attack.
 it's for the four year period and the depression of the German civil population its conviction that defeat is mmeasurable
 With this defeat disappears the last hope that stayed the hear and the last support of the German high mand.
 The Kaiser thought America could not land in France America landed twice many America thought she could when beginning made
 The Kaiser rested upon the hope that American army would be l-traned and isupplied and little better than mob
 But the fighting in front of Castle Thierry and in the nghborhood of Vaux has twice proved him that American troops better than his best.
 The Americans having attacked and cleaned up the Kaise best troops met yesterday and the day before his best shock soldiers killed two for drove them far behind their start and took thousand prisoners
 There is spirit in the troops behind the troops that completely and miserably failed Those who go know they go to certain defeat.
 If another drive intended the facts of this drive will destroy the German morale that support that intended drive.
 The Allies have been fighting desperate and a losing game There have been times when depression for them cou go further The Germans starting from the deusion that they could whip the world in three months have failed whip it in four years, and find themselves being whipped
 The "bale for peace, the German elected to call this drive fills the Allies with the calm of those who they will be victorious From the Marne to the Rhine the Rhine to the utmost outposts of their Germans and Austrans there sinking hearts, and who feel the gloom of impending defeat They will ponder with terrible energy the problem of how to escape the pains the penalties that civilization must lay those who to impose upon mankind empire of the sword.