The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-24
PROGRESS OF the WAR


Inst when the Germans expected
crown their campaign with a VIC
nv which would give them perma-
pnt ascendancy over the allies, they
o,e defeated and driven back. AT
nearly four years they thought
ev had restored themselves to that
ate of overwhelming power which
as theirs when they first burst in
Belrium. They believed them
lives ready, as in those days, to sweep
rward in an irresistible tide. carry
10 all before them.
lust month ago General Foch de-
Vered the blow which wrecked all
heir plans. placed them on the defen
We and kept them there. Thus he
epeated what he had done when, as
bmmander of the center on he
arne in 1914. he won the battle in
lie marshes of St. Gond. Foch is
kta name for the Huns. Its bearer
Is become their Nemesis.
As we look back after month of
rhting, we are impressed with the
Act that the outstanding feature of
be campaign is the almost complete
eversal of the relative positions of
he two sides. In the first half Of
'uly the Germans had the initiative.
i or more than three months they had
! Zen victorious, and expected to win
h new offensive the greatest tri-
! tmph of all. Suddenly they met with
check, were thrown off their feet
| nd were unable to regain their bal
|nce. Since then they have been
|ushed back steadily, their own re-
|erve power melting away. while the
eserve power of the Allies has been
Instantly augmenting.
For an entire month General Foch
as continued the offensive. The
|rmies under his command have re-
|overed about so per cent Of the ter
ftory captured by Germans this sea-
pn, and have taken more than 1900
buns and 10000 prisoners. The loss
b other materials was tremendous.
|ut has not yet been officially esti-
bated.
The loss Of the Germans cannot be
|eckoned accurately unless we take
hto consideration the extent to
fhich the Allies are increasing their
|eserve power while diminishing
hat Of the enemy. In June PTS, 900
americans soldiers were transported
+ France; in July 100000. In the
rst two weeks of August $50, 900
|ave been sent, and the months
|ecord probably will equal that of
July. Thus the United States has
punished a soldier for every soldier
|ut out of action on the allied side
4 the last month. During the same
|eriod the Germans have suffered a
Pss at least equal to that of the Al
les. One estimate fixes their loss
4 men at 100000 since they began
heir offensive on July Is.
In the midst of their reverses, the
Germans still boasted that the
p-boats could restore the balance of
|ower by sinking ships in such num-
|ers that the transportation of troops
Fould be stopped or greatly de-
feaSed. An attempt has been made
p interfere with our conveys by
Ending U-boats to this side of the
|cean, For several weekssubmarines
ave been operating in Canadian or
americans waters, and have found
PINE victims. but in all that time
lot single troop transport or supply
pip has been sunk, unless we count
(s supply ship the tanker sunk near
Fire island. A number of small fish
hg vessels, a Norwegian and a few
british steamers have been sent to
he bottom, but there has been no
|lminution in the numbers of troops
|elng sent to France.
In this way the Allies have been
thinning a double victory. They