The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-30
The Week In the War

time, have the aspects Of the Western front beer
More and more is it indicated that the tide ha
turned. II the balance IN man power has not al
ready swung to the Allies II will have so swung il
few short weeks at most
For two weeks past the main interest OF the wal
has attached to- the Asne Marine or the Scissors
Rheims sector Of the western front where two
weeks ago today the Germans launched assaults
on a Sixtv-fe mile front. The first impetus o.
this assault carried the enemy forward somewhat
but not to the extent OF the advances made in the
opening stages OF the earlier phases Of the often
sve. The check came quickly and then was
launched the Allied counter offensive and the SD
perior strategy OF General Foch has been clearly
demonstrated by the subsequent results
Up to yesterday morning the Allies had rccov-
cred all of the terrain which the Germans took on
July Is and ~ and in addition to this had rccov-
cred about third OF the ground lost to the Ger
mans in the course OF their Aisne drive in Nav.
One week ago it announced that Foch had
thrown his reserves into the combat and the mag
nitude OF the victory was growing hourly vt that
time all that remained to the enemy OF their earlier
gains was d strip four miles in width and thirteen
in length and in other parts OF the salient more
than that had been won for the NlicS The
foe slowly withdrawing northward
During the week the Allies have generally en-
ployed pinccr tactics. Along the Ourcq the
Franco Americans have pressed steadily eastward
. until they were. Saturday night, only about
three and half. miles from the important German
station Of Percent ardenois On the other side
Of the pocket the Allies, and especially the British
pressed westward, tightening the mouth Of the
pocket. between scissors and Rheims and putting
practically all OF that territory under the shell FIRE
OF the Allies.
b.. Last Monday the Allies crossed the Marine at
several new points and began pressing northwarI
from its banks. Recognizing the threatening stu
alton which confronted Won Boehm's forces the
crown prince sent a call to Ruprecht for assistance
and reserves were sent south but this was met bv
the sending OF equal number Of reserves from
the British front
On Tuesday the Allies continued to press in
from all directions and to advance against the
stifening resistance made possible by the arrival
of German reserve forces Especially along the
Ourcq were important gains made.
On Wednesday the British and Italians scored
their important gains on the easterly side of the
pocket mouth and the gun fire of the Allies dom
mated practically all OF the pocket mouth On the
west tere en-I ardenOIS being sheled.
On Thursday the pincer avs only little
more than twenty and less than twenty-five miles
apart and on Friday still other gains were made
along the Ourcq Saturday found the enemy with
drawing northward more rapidly at a number OF
points, the whole pocket, practically, being then
under the shell fire Of the Allied batteries Re
tlrement difficult and costly. to hold their po-
sltionS fully as difficult and nearly as costly at
first, probably far more costly later On Friday
and Saturday especially, the enemy countered
heavily and achieved some gains but none of ma
II ;al,,
were merc'y designed to cover a retiring move
ment.
There were indications on Saturday that the
Germans would launch assaults against the British
further north in an effort to draw troops from the
SOlsn0nS Rheims salient and thus relieve the pre-,
sure there. Such tactics are considered quite
probable. hut the enemy finds it's reserve force
materially reduced. 1t is said that sixty five army
divisions were identified in the Aisne- Marine sector
and that all reserves except thirty divisions were
exhausted. This the Germans will have to care
fully consider i'll their future operations for they
now face an ever growing man power.
In April, May and June more than 100000
Americans went overseas. These men will soon
have had enough training to enter the fray brigad
cd with the French, the British and with our own
seasoned troops. Thus the Germans face an in
creased army, larger by half million men, within
the next three months at longest
Along the south side Of the Ourcq American
forces have progressed throughout the week and
have won further hOn"rs for themselves and their
country, the, French meantime advancing on the
northerly bank Further south, to the North OF
Chateau lhcrry the Americans have pushed for
ward ten miles, rendering superb service In
other sectors americans have been brigadcd with
and fought shoulder to shoulder with the French
The metal of the American soldier, the morale Of
the American army, has been proved. 30 longer
is there the possibility of question as to either