The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-04-06
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
From Sundays Salt Lake Tribune

proved futile. When the German
journalists called upon Won linden
burg a few months ago they said:
by May / there will be no food in
Germany" And Hindenburg re-
piled: by April l we shall be in
Paris"
This mar of blood and iron. fit in
strument of pitiless Prussian power,
has gone far toward achieving his
object. and yet if he fails to take
Paris by April l or May l or to reach
the coast by forcing his way between
the British and French armies he has
risked and lost all. Germany. in that
case, never again will be as mighty
in a military sense as she is to-day.
One of the most encouraging signs
is the appointment of ageneralissimo
for all the allied armies in France.
We may be sure at this crisis in the
battle a supreme commander would
not be named-or at least the fact
would not be announced-if the AL
lies we're not certain that they could
hold the line.
Although the German gains in ten
days have been such as to dismay the
average observers. they should take
heart of hope from the testimony of
General Bell before the military af-
fairs committee of the Senate. The
general stated that while he was in
France he had been confidentially ac-
quainted with the allied plans and
that these included a retreat in cas-
of a full-fedged German offensive.
The plan was to retire. exacting the
heaviest possible toll from the enemy,
and at length to rest on some strong
line.
Even though we assume that the
| Allies have fallen back a greater dis
lance than they intended. this need
not discourage US. The Huns have
concentrated all their fury in this
one stroke. If it does not attain its
objective we shall have positive proof
that even with Russia out of the war
the Allies are able to withstand the
heaviest assaults of the foe. 1t will
then become merely a question of
time when the Allies will be able to
build up a sufficiently superior man
and material power to strike the de-
Gliding blows.
A brief survey of what the Ger
mans have accomplished will help to
clarity our views of the situation.
A week ago Thursday the enemy be-
gan an advance along a line stretch
ing from Monchy, a few miles south
of Arras, to the fortress of La Fere.
a distance of about 80 miles. Since
then the break-through at It's base
has been somewhat widened. On
the whole the enemy has not been as
successful as he anticipated in widen
ing the front of attack. but he has
been able to penetrate at the apex
of the drive to a point about 40 miles
west of San Quentin. At some points,
however, his advance has been less
than 30 miles and in the Arras region
an attempt to break through on a
new front has been stopped almost
at the point of departure.
The British fell back only two or
three miles on the first day of at
tack. On the second and third days
they retired to there third line of de.
tense. about even or eight miles
back. The line then ran approx.
mately through Henin, Croisilles,
Roisel, Vermand and a little east OF
Ham. Saturday night and Sunday
the Huns made a quick advance. pene.
trating seven or eight more miles
east of San Quentin, but advancing
very little at the north end of their
line. On Monday morning the line
ran from Henin through Mory
Bouchavesnes. Pargny and west OF
Ham. Another great gain was made
on Monday and the line ran at even.
ing from a little west of Henin south
beyond Bapaume. which had beer
taken after the staunchest fighting Of
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