El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-23

last the allies getting down to businesshlttlng
1the enemy three sides at It's joy inspiring
and hope begettng for our side It spells the doom Of
The allies one vital error is being rected In the four
years preceding 1918 there never time when the
allies all hit the central powers at the time. Bel
gums gallant little army all but annihlated while
France getting ready to fight and then France haa
10 hold the Germans the best way possible While GreaI
Britain getting ready Britains little army Of 100000
OF 50 having been almost destroyed 1hen Russia got INTO
the game strongly and attracted huge German and AUS
troHungaan army eastward by invading East Prussia
BIT while terrific fighting was IN progress on the eastern
'front.' there little action IN the west and when the
bulk the German forces moved back the west for
another offensive Russas armies almost quescent
So It that the central powers-chefy GeTmanyere
able knock down opponent and then turn around
and knock down another while the first trying to
scramble back to his feet Opponents one and two were
unable 10 synchronize their blows to strike the enemy
front and at the same time.
That sort Of thing went from 1914 to 1917. The
allies started offensive IN the west while the east
marked tine Germany was thus able TO Vlthdraw troops
from the east rush them in block the offensive
Russia started offensive the east-remember the
capture Of Przemys no great distance IRON the Carpa
hans which overlook the plains Of Hungary?-but France
and Britain stood still and allowed the enemy to rush
troops east sufficient number to halt Russia and shove
Tie sane lack Of coordination Of effort existed as be
different parts Of the western line Let rs say thar
British troops sormed Ypres Then the French stood
still allowed German forces opposite them to be with
drawn and concentrated the Flanders 'front.' stopping
the drive Germany thought to break through at Verdun
Britain allowed the French 10 bear the brunt OF the assault
Britain started counter action to the north, such as
weuld have prevented Germany assembling such diving
before Verdun. British troops were only sent soul
reinforce Verun when It plainly evident the French
were IN danger Of breaking
Look at the contrast America has come into the
var but remember that an army Of 100000 or maybe
100000 Russians (no writers 10 agree on the
% nj the Russian army even approximately is out Of It.
eastern front has been wiped out Germany and Aus
ira have been able assemble practically all their forces
west making the odds against the allies greater than
the earlier years when than 100000 Germans and
AustroHungarans kept busy nearly all the time on
east front Instead OF having TO keep turning to meet
attacks from east and west the enemy now has al ms Ioes
away from his back he has only TO strike 10 me 'front.'
side and little to the back hardly more than
slightly behind shoulder.
II ever there was time when the Teutons had the en-
tente allies at disadvantage It has been this year And
vet this year has the most disastrous one, the only
disastrous one, that the enemy has known
Look how events are developing The Germans reach
the Marne and are stopped there. They make second
rush It and stopped again and Fochs counter often
sve develops at The Marne salient IS cleared by the
allies That possible because all the time all forces 10
the west and north hamerng the enemy all along
the line preventing him from making an immense troop
concentration IN the Marne salient Then FOch makes
lighting transfer Of forces and strikes the Asne 'front.'
and then again Picardy and almost at the same time IN
Flanders and the heels Of the Flanders push while all
Guns are hserng all along the line while the GeC
being kept jumping from one place to another n
confusion, Italy starts push which keeps the AustIo
Hungaans engaged and activity IS resumed N Macedonia
which keeps the Bugas and Turks busy and Italy starts
4 campaign Albania which threatens to outflank the
Tben he blows are rained faster on Germany The
Americans IN ls hours wipe the whole St. Mhiel
lent the French simultaneously push toward the St Co
balm forest capturing several thousand Germans and much
material The British strike toward ST. Quentin and achieve
brilliant success And while the Germans franti-
cv calling on their allies for help IN this hour Of great
peril the British French and Seryian and Greek troops
start big drive Macedonia which nets dozen towns OF
and thousands Of prisoners and the British break
loose Palestine and capture 5000 men, number Of towns
and a wealth Of material
These are the blows that count All allies on their
toes and all hitting the enemy at once except Italy Only
the Italian front quiesen and unless Italy starts
something very large number Of Austro Hungarian
troops viii be moved away to bolster the western front
for Germany Itays big blow is coming quicklyor else
It the allied policy TO allow the Italian front to be so
depleted Of enemy forces that Italy viii be enabled 90
smashing through all Of sudden Time viii tell about that
What wrought the change IN strategy? Why IS It
that allies suddenly able TO hit the enemy all IN
bunch after nearly four years Of failure to do so?
Unity Of command That Is the No longer any