The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08
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advantageous position and the general
feeling here is that the defeat or Ger,
many may come sooner than expected
elsewhere than at the front:
BY retiring unhindercd me Ter, Gertn ans
save men thereby. Thus they couio
thicken their ranks md probably be able
10 hold out until All the new l?20 CLASS
OF about 100000 young men could be IN
corporated in The units in the buttie
zone w
In addition. u vigorous "combtnE OUT
is in progress in Germany. which Will
undoubtedly yield reinforcemcnts. Also
mcchine guns could be shipped into inc
ISid to T ,Sn s some have captured
\ few days suspension or hostiIitics
would permit munitions of all sorts in
GLIDING shells. OF which there is now Il
great scarcity behind the German lines
10 reach the front.
Right now, army officers declare. army
officers are in l position TO continue
smashing the enemy. and an arlnlStlcc
might enable the enemy to escape TOT
time the defeat which now. sturcs MIN
in the face
As for Belgium. the German military
leaders themselves apparently realized
some time ago that they could not nope
10 hold on there. for German general
we'll inside Gcrmany's own borders. The
Germans have not troops enough 10
hold it. -.
4 glance at the German battle map Is
cnli ght eninE in this respect. Stretcheu
along the front from the sea 10 Swilztr-
land, as represented by this may. are
little numbers designating the Respective
enemy units in the waving battle INES.
Except at two places along inc lron.,
Including Flanders. the numbers are
comparatively far apart. But in the 81
Ocuntin and Cambrai districts the mum.
bcrs arc So thickly placed AS 10 make 1t
difficult to get them oil In.
Opposite the French and Americans Oh
the Champagne front L similar situation
exists. The Germans dare not take n
single man away from these places, and.
as matter OF fuct, they are putting
! in every man they can lay hands on.
In the ST, Qucntn-Cambrai sector the
HindcnDurG line exists no more. 1t is
no secret that the British will continue
their powerful thrusts along where the
cn0my's strong line of defence has Deem
broken Tho Germans know TINS. uul
what they do not know is when and how
and with what force thu attack will hr
launched And Indications arc plenti1ui
that the British are in position 10
launch il when they see ilt
An armsticc would save. the Sltu'llloh
for Germany.
On the British front il is believed that
the German armies so lar have not the
slightest knowledge Of events. and IL Is
with considerable interest that inc Dilt-
!Sh armies are WAlcnlllS loF lhe tiASSt
among the Germans when they find OUT
what has been done
In the me intimr the Germans continue
their destruction on %IucSpreiln scaie:
Tho. damage they have done To the Goa
mines in northern France, in the Lens
district is OF 4 most serious nature.
From Information 1t hand il would APP
pcar that the Germans have done their
work 90 thorouE hly that it MAY be I'M
possible TO get the mines in operation Tor
i long time.
Mure towns are burning. Even the
farmhouacS Of the peasants In the area
northeast Of Lille have been set ablaze.
and the enemy seems determined TO de-
vaStat completely the country and Z"
destroy everything his hand can reach.
AG;lin long clouds OF smoke and sparks
ar being blown across the HORIZON.