The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-24
STOCKS AND BONDS.
SAPS GERMAN POWER
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! with n few miles more advance TO hrinE
Paris itself under fire. The first bulge
rendered unusable tho great artGriIl
was the main lateral communication OF
the Allies In the north. The second rem
dcrcd unusable the pfain arterlal hhe
from Paris 70 Chalons, Ncrdtin. Nancy
and the east. which has for nearly -FOUR
years beer the trunk Of lateral COM
munlcation Of the Allied line in its cen
ire Therefore the reduction or thcse
bulPcs or salients by tho two victories
of July is and August was or real anu
obvious strategical value.
But even this was not the chler ann
or ;he chief lesult of the double success;
The chief aims and the CHER results OF
tho double success were two:
First, TO recover the initiative. .
Second. 70 reverse what may be called
Inc T Tnd.rStsudinT Tho initiative
AS 10 tho first this word "lniiintiye
has been dealt with so often here that
I am almost ashamed TO return 70 ~
but one cannot understand II too clearly.
gives form 10 the battle is said to pos
sass the initiative That means that
when Of Two opponents one is so STU
ated that ke can always make the tlIst
move. and can make the actions Oh the
othe" consequent upon his actions. tien
ms !!rst ON, m'n! w 80 ,ta,e ~ affairs
nn,tjrr.a II dnes not involve neccssar-
iIv suncriorlty in numbers or in mater
ial, although that superiority Is great
injti,tiTe II docs not even necessarily
i,,,.ni,.a o,t,ct th0urh nf course the en-
unni.e NJ IN" initiative being held by
the defense are rare (Plevna In tho RUS
so-Turklsh war was an example,
The essential Of the initiative lies
wholly in This faculty Of always being
nhin -, -, ,Iotn The first move, NEo know
whs, II means in chess or wrestling. or
in an othcr form of competition. and IL
~ i al, s u,nr ~ IN in war. II
u 20 ~ w. cnnrrv or the generals
Iete5Se o,,on bssI, woo m foiIow out
t,t,o'" La ,rs,ood az ,.rnetuallv changing
% On 10, pt,t' ,hn changes Of his opponents.
:, n;,.os - ,hn sidr- which possesses it
- Ei CIV ~ Wv" woInn If rreatjvc power: it
az a. u" HUI ~, ibat has last II all
~, ~ '' ,I,6-s si ,, .MG or anxiety.
Whnn Tho Germans attacked on July
~, ,bs ." .r,n frnnsjyc Of their on eli
nido o" ~ 1,hci,,s which vas 10 decide Z.
var tbrv fiIily posscssrd tho in!tiat
Thrce DAYS lnter. on July is. tho i
aIiyn nas'.nd 10 the allies. Why?
herauec nf my sudden change in :.-
he~S~it Ia nr6bahlc that the numerical
s,rorIo-itv nrns sill SLIGHTLY on the en-
cnv's Ida II was still less because the
niIi,s wnrn counter attacking. The init
iativo nas.d from the Germans TO US.
bcrnusr orr surpris. between Scissors
and chateau Thierry nut them into such
a nosture that they had to meet il or
suffer disaster. IN other words, they
had TO conform their plans suodehly 10
III" rlans Of Marshal Foch.
Hitting Harder Than The FOO.
AS he went on striking at his Will ana
where he chose. every successive move
Vac nnc in which the enemy still STAYED
or disaster by noting what his opponent
was doing and conforming himself TO 1t
Ms raoillv as possible when tho enemy
Ind nreparrd his line and was establish
ed on the heights of the Ncsle. thus
gradually reducing F'och's power of ex-
ercisinE the initiative. n new stroke IN
front Of AmicnS ciricd on the success
sion Of movements designed on our SIDE
and not on the cncmy'S-and so IL mas
gone for over month with all the ad-
vantage which the INITIATIVE conveys.
go "ML'-opl uol ''oIolEoh l" 30
Now let me turn to the other object
for which. indeed. the initiative Is 10"
ing used. and which IS TO reverse LII
balance or "nective p"Msr. fr nr, |
means in other words. to change from
being hit harder than you could MI
hack to q condition in which you are
hitting harder than the other man can
return Your blows. The tHcctlre Strlk-
ing power Is composed OF two things
always surprising that tactical ability
IL equal on both sides. II Is composer
Of superiority In the NUMBERS or men
and in material; but IL is ais" composed
OF another clcmcnt-hlore Suptl" III"
more difficult In nd"rstnnd.-whicH we
may call "lh" superiority " Tree or
ion. !
The unit Of organization Of n great
cell, 50 tn speak-IS IN" dlHl.
sion. Surprising that n krd f"rcc OF
ton divisions is opposed To n RIGc fnr"e |
rf ten divisions. There il here no nu- |
mrrical superiority. Tho Rcd Force -
organized with five divisions in the |
front line and i've in reserve: so is the !
Blue. Now Suppus" that the Rcd Force !
possesses tho initiative and by proper
usn IF that advantage compnlS the !
Blue 10 bring. one after another. nj nvr
IF his reserve divisions into the bnttle |
without winning 1t. while tn" Red tnrcr !
Itself has been comn"ll" Ia bring IN only |
two out Of the i've and still has three .
fresh divisions 10 use us occasion re- ,
1uircS.
winning With Equal Losses.
Even If The LOSSES during these man |
,ruyrrs nrr rnual. on both sides the Red !
I'nrr. has u great and Increasing adj ,
vantage because. every On" Of the Blue
oils 81 ;o sneak has been wounded .
while lhrcc healthy cells remain for tn"
Rcd general In us" as he chooses and :
n. throwing If lh"Sr into tho battle at +
hn end would probably decide il.
This is an exceedingly important