American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-14
WAY HOLD GERMANS
WITHOUT AMERICANS
Allies Plan said to Be to Hold Ameri-
cans in Reserve Until Great Army
Is Ready.

Is Ready.
So confident is the entente Of its
ability to withstand any drive the Ger
mans can launch that it has been de-
cided not to use the American army
until it becomes a complete and pow
erful force. according to a cable sum-
mary of operations on the western
front received at Ottawa. Canada, Sun
day night from the war committee of
the British cabinet
The position now is" said the
summary. that the Germans, deter
mined to concentrate every available
unit on one enormous offensive, are
draining their country dry to force
decision before it is too late, while the
entente are so confident that, having
been given the choice of a small i'm
mediate American army for defense or
waiting until they are reinforced by
complete. powerful, self-supporting
/ American army. they have chosen the
latter.
ITO the sledgehammer uses of
masses Of men by the enemy, the al
lies are opposing the strategy of meet
/ ins the blow with the smallest or e
capable of standing up to the shock.
while keeping the strongest reserve
possible. Troops on the wings are
permitted TO give ground within limits
wherever the enemy has been made 10
pay a greater price than the grOunl is
worth, the whole aim being to reduce
/ the enemy to such a state of exhaus-
/ tion that our reserve, at the right mo-
maa'. can restore rhe situation
II the present operations lie
/ sim mary adds. the British army has
withstood many times its own weight
OF enemy masses. II has retired slow
Ily. exacting the fullest price. Iean-
whilc. Foch holds he bulk of the
/ Fro nch in reserve. sending units only
TO points hard pressed This stra' egy
has justified itself in that, in three
weeks. it has seen the enemy brought
TO a standstill without a single strate-
gic objective being fulfilled and with
! losses so immense that his reserve Is
i'm danger of proving inadequate to his
policy
The German commander. seeing
how nearly he is delivering himself
to the allied reserve. has been COM
PEELED to accept temporary failure and
call a halt His position is tactically
exposed in two dangerous salients on
waterlogged ground. His country is
dangerously dissatisfied at the i'm
mense price paid for his failure to
terminate their sufferngs His al
lies are on the verge of quarreling,
and daily exhibit their growing dislike
and distrust of the taskmaster who
robs them of their lives and food.
/. American officers are inclined TO
. characterize the reports sent via OF
tawa that American troops would not
be used until a complete and power
full American army had been develop
ed in France. as an echo of the poll
tical controversy precipitated in Eng
land by the incident of General Mau-
rice.
They could see no other eXplana-
ton. since the statement attributed
TO the war committee" of the British
war cabinet was promptly repudiated
by Lord Reading. British ambassador
here. and later declared by Secretary
Baker in a formal statement to be at
absolute variance with the facts as
known here.
Lord Readings statement said he
was confident no such announcement
had been issued with the knowledge
of Premier Lloyd-George. adding that
the views Of the British government
which he was transmitting were ex-
actly opposite. Secretary Baker said
American troops were now being used
in battle and would continue to be used
as the supreme commander. General
Foch. deemed best.