The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-03
STOCKS AND BONDS.

toni, hroo,, was crossed md by the even
me nf FRIDAY. July a6. French guns were
nr;nr int. The road junction or fefS-en en-
T,rdrrpis at n range of just over o'''"
yIrds which meant that the use OF lha'
:,ni,,r by th" enemy had become IH'pos
>,hlc.
Continuing the line to the south tne
Americans had also kept on 'ahIl' b.
rr,u,nd until tn" allied line on inc S Sh
Eight was ten miles northeast VI
i"Iu Thi"rry.
p,, ~, July oS there suddenly reap
prarrd the policy Of Scneise 60 sue
n,,uI. Now. why have thcs" lou,
,.siy, noli,.i,,S, each one Il contradiction
of I'M. last. followed the otncr IN s-'.n
,,.hin, WlInt successive motive INV
been at WOrk.
Conflict Between Politics and m1htS.
U.rc We are reduced 10 cun1eCtuIr,
.rhr rummunrst answer is inc pm t'ea.
ON. W.. are told that here as nus co..
,,,rp I,r.n the case in the last 'e"
r,'h. ,bor, has been n conflict be-
,u.,.n Inc purely military potnt OF view view
j., ,.,r,nany and The civilian. OF loIttsn
,,Tri,.r roinl nf view. 1t may ne FoInt
an, IN ,aSSing that those VINO h,l"" 80
ruuulry best arc CONVINCE" ,h aui
L.mn,rmr. who il not a mere 1!Eulene ',I
nc ~, in NEST monarchies' put 90
r,,',.r usually hacks up the ciFlIlah o.
n,o''i.,s,.:1hr rurcly military Poinl W.
xi...y Eut this is by the way. ~ ~
.,r,S,.rt rnnfusiorr--according 10 lhe
,,i.,,.,,inn-lhc sequence IL suPposeu ~
j.,v,. h.rn something as Iolo"a' H.
.,r., the refusal TO withdraw. nv
~ = misunderstanding or tne JuIy
~. iii. ,llinS' counter thrust on nnJ
~. ,H.,, :, realization Of the danger ",'..
-. 49, ,,!i,.r ~ retire. followed IN turn 10y
,,nIit,rnI advice that cIviIlan op, U<,,' nv
,:..rmruv would y" gri"HnuSI! Sh I' .'.nuI1
:. retirement III tins StaS ,,;,i,ar,. break
H.; a confession "t a mllitalE -nrt,,im
,i,;wn inasmuch rs it would prco,,srr,
~ Everybody that thu" great " ,,,,,ar
h,,p been broken and when Wou,u Vim
In. restoration NJ Won huhI'.i.'t, ,',,,,ncc-
had fallen an account OIL ms rnnld
mani NAV that no military decision Couru
H. Hnu,d for. at last. when the 3Mnt
t',.',,tn I'm, great. the recognition M
.hr..r military n""rssitE c"lIPc''.ui ~
.,i',rLonmrnl of the southern enn
,' I'' ..,ii,,n, which had been SO trii,t
'i"uslv cIunE to on the Marine arou""
DnrInauS. ,or,, CxuluIl:I-
iinn Of these hStonISn'hE ra th,n a
,.,,,irt.r orders which for NOR" .H.t
T...,'k nrnuuccd M equally aston tS.'."S
military situation. in when .itions
fares, dcsnrr;ItcIy hung on 10 p%,,.,nsI
which could only be held pE INC nIa oo,,cn
Gar ~
If no particular 'Taluc-i"r mere -otn
So, M hone of using them once III 80
Cor rTCrnsiN" action. But II - ner-
understand that there ma! DC liars
f.nllv good explanation OF LIS n,S h.s,s
and counter orders on n. mi4l.hr! nmos.
.inr, Without considering the QurS
,inn nj dnmrsiir policy. the etlcc. W,
,.;'il;.,n Mrinirn or the conflict bc'"cc''
r,IiIiri..nS and soldiers. :, ,.,. r,oy
rhm Urst refusal tn fall pack Iiu:
a. Simply z
,rr,,i,.nsi,Tu Of tho. situation lnStlne
,,,,,rc ihau y day. The subsequent Or
Termination tn.rctIrr may nave ncc!, ns
in delay in bringing up Su'h"iem. a.
t.,cl, When these appeared. ana MnG!,
,I,c allied progress was CORRESPONDENTS
'.hr,krI and in some places coIrP'ef go,
halted. one may believe that anc nd
command advised III" higher ;cea',It',--
,hrt il cnuld---thouEh WIN "'1"
maintain It's POSITIONS
Purely Military view.
r,c higher command. gambling. per-
harS. upon lhr hop" that lh'Sc "i
tionS would PROV" even innr" ~ I:rr-
mans. thought they could not nr con
,inu.I for many days and that inc a.
lied advance. which WAS already riic,hu.
might h, stopped dead. may well ,or r,
Of iii" local command and dct"rini.'S"
from July u. onward to hniu ~! ~
nrsiIiurs puSsiil" around IN" RING "
ihr salient Finally. On me "F"nInI -
Friday. July -. ii must hay' ai ,oaa,or
imunssihl, To tho pn"my I" hold Longer:
IT., ,b,.n reverted 10 his original polio!
or rn;irr,nrn,. abandoning the llhc Oh
RI, N,ru. with thr control over ilS
railway and frankly flatt"nlnE III" -.
Iirni. SO that upon the Su'C"'"'nE ~
tho French and Americans We're aoie aII
occupy quite q. r"nSId"rhnl" hf" 'e>
of country.
Lost the Main Line to Paris.
There is ono subsidiary. Dnt n''t ,n,.
tuul mint Ia u" CunSlderSd In ms
abn"ti.r GERMAN ;tll"mrt 10 Mold on IL,
n rlrnl, week without r"ur"m"nt;
h,v,, touched IN il IN the sentence above
in connection with holding IN" 'Nt'' ~ !
southern must p"c" of territory Oh , ,,
Marn" itself ar%Wnd , n,mT.'a With the
eastern front. that is. with H"rnHn a"',
Nancy. passes right along the p;tlik ~ a..
ihr Marine nj this spot ana =" i"hE a.,
The enemy WAS present in ths nliIS
which dominate the sector Of l,"rInarS |
he completely cut THIS inc. lnc'r
an alternative. line 10 III" south. put
il is less direct. an! IN" pressure upon
it, 81 long rs thr main I'm" WIS "N'' ,
WAS very heavy. .,
Tint was one reason. apart from
all questions nf Internal policy. Tor me
attempt tn hold "u tr the salient WIFI .
has now failed. obviously. II INC cil.l,sI ;
iq compelled Ia r"tir" from MS '' -, !
,Lvanrrd positions. that is. from IN" ,
southern portion Of the" salient on me
Marine itself. as he has now h"cn lhetr
Is nothing loft for him to d" nut L" !
tiu;trn tho salient thoroughly:
.rbnrn has been II gnnd deal Of SH"cu-
lotjnn as to whether til" enemy Intended
to rnlirvn his situation Ivy MunchlnK
some main attack elsewhere. Elkr mos
Of TIN. Ul:"Sluns put +" IN" puhllc Wy
III, nrrss during tn" war this question
is inenluahlc and attempts To solve IL |
nrr vain. No ono knows tho mind OF .rr :
,.ncmv's command hrfnr" events reveal ;
il Ir they did tn" war would Dc Won
by knowledge alone.