Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-25
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EoS1N7x1oo ro' 2,,-rhc bulletins
coming the western front
arc OF Sion of IA dure and in snhcicn,
detail 1900. and II clearly that the
German ,90i Rii actually in prog
ress is a made offensive and to COM
pictcly disdebt all notion that this
movement is so rely fcin, in force.
1t is, ;he"cf~.c c, II condition and not
theory that now concronis us. This
condition is, that after months OF care
! fui preparations OF men. OF material and
OF plan. tho German general staff has
Judged the moment opportunc to
| strike the heaviest blow on tho western
from; since tho battle OF the Marine
| and has directed that blow primarily
against the British army.
In March and April Of last wear the
Germans on that portion Of the west :
ern battle line which is The scene OF
their present offensive abandoned a
line running south from Ar-as through
Bapaume and Pcronnc 10 Noyon. nno
fc'l back to the east to Il new line of
defense. which issued from their orig
maj defenscs near Arrus and ran =
niue over twelve miles to The south
east TO Qucant. whence turning 10
the south. this line ran in q generally
southcrly direction, passin: 20 Tho
west OF Cambrai and 81. Quentin 10 :,
point little south OF La rerc. where
II turned abruptly 10 the east. and
soon fused in that direction. with the
original battle line.
IL is TO DC remarked that ut its
southern end th:S new line. almos, cx
aci!F reproduced. though a little fur
th"r 10 the east. the decided anglia
formed between Rove Noyon ana Sois
sons by the old line.
SHARP ANGLE on NEST
FRONT rs RErRGDltTioN
rms sharp angle in the western line
Is Il reproduction OF that from, nf :,
ih,iiar angie. both on ;he Russian and
ita'lan fronts Ia tialicia the Dona ice
River forms one side OF tho onnlo and
thc Garpathian Mountains the other II,
va" on inc Donajcc. Just to the north
OF the apex of this angle that the rcu
tons made the initial attack which 70
suited in their breaking through the
husSian lines at this point aud NOV
ing north. rolling NJ the Russian posi-
tioh along the Donajec, while :, l,,rr
movement 20 the east rolled up The
me along ne Carpa ihians sinful
'aheousiy tho third Tcutonic army
struck northeast through the breach
IN the direction OF the sea The iirs,
result Of all Of which movements was
'he driving of the Russians out OF Ga
!icia ana ultimately overrunninc 20
land. etc.
On n" lta liam front the similar .u.la
was formed by the meeting OF tn.
iso""o pattlc line with the battle line
running along the southern Austrian
frontier from such II point 10 tho wesr
herc zoo. the Tcntonic blow was de-
HcNered but short distance from IN.
apeN oil the angie in the region of
i"Imino and breach made. Then
me italian north line was rolled M, hv
the east to west movement. a second
movement pushed southwest through,
the breach and the Italian north ana
south line was partly rolled up by :.
movement from the north and partly
ncaten back 10y a frontal attack on
inc cast, and. as FINAL result. the
'taiian army was driven back to The
p'ecario"S position il to-day holds
along tho line Of the piavc.
II is admitted tina, the German Of
tensirc on tho southern wing OF tn.
british army has broken through tn.
british Zinc youth or 81. Quentin and
forced its way forward nine miles
either TO. or very near. the town OF
Ham.
CAPTURE OF nav HAS
CUT NORTH AND SoUTu LINE
Now tho capture %: Ham has ca,
the north and south line of tho great
anGic OF the western front about
eighteen TO twenty miles north Of It's
apex. ana thus the first sicp Of The
n'anciver Of Tho offcnsiv" on the other
TWO fronts has been almost cyartly
reproduced II the Germans continu,
To durlicate this mancuver. we SHAH
Tar short OF these detectives The
dispatch states.