Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-11
DISC0URAGES PEACE TALK
War Is Not Over, Purpose |.
to Keep on Hitting Ger
mans Hard.
HUNS ARE TIGHTLY PRESSED
Allied Pressure Threatens
Entire Line; Battle Front
Is Being Strengthened.

ri wAsuuNGTON, AUG 40 This
D. the time for the greatest efforts.
Keep the enemy running
General March. chief OF staff
summarized thus today Co ncwspa-
per men the situation lu France.
On military maps hc pointed out
that tho great battle 'front.' Wns rap
idly being Etraighttu,d out from
Rheims to the sea
They have NOT yeti he said,
gotten back 90 the original Uinden-
burg lInc where the German began
his advances this year. We sull have
some territory 90 gain, 40 when
statements appear that indicate the
war is over al this point discourage
g.
This is the time Tor the greatest
effort. Keep the enemy running.
THAT is the reason the United states
De- being called upon tor increased
man power, that is the reason We
wuut the axe limits for the drnf'
loWfred and raised toHgct more men.
8'tt~is no time 10 Yak about the
war being over. u Is the tlme To- hit
hard
Allies ON Offensive.
'-rhe greatest advantage OF the
whole thing has been the change OF
the allies from the defensive 20 the
offensive which II great military
asset We have the enemy guessing
now instead Of guessing ourselves
From a confidential report Cen
eral March read tho following ac-
count OF the situation on the British
French fsont south NJ Albert;
Allied troops found little opposi-
tion and have captured more prison
10 t. Fl Ihapa ID
handle. including n German general
and his staff showing elements OF q
surprls- attack British report their
prison camps back " Amicus 50 full
thar Il IL Impossible 70 hold more.
Allies have captured all the artillery
In this sector
Turning TO the situation on the
Nsssrr General March said French
eHo Amsrtkan troops had boAu ''fftb-
bling along that line but had made
no attempt AZ yet 60 advance up the
slopes north OF the river where the
German lines Of chief resistance are
supposed TO stand.
The temporary stabiiizntion OF the
fighting on the Nesle front had been
promptly met by General Foch. he
hdded. by the blow In Picardy. whore
events OF the Marne battle seem like
J. TO be duplicated.
Huns ln Tight situation.
The importance OF the allied ad
vance on Chaulnes. n junction on the
only railway line the enemy has
over which TO withdraw from the
depths ot his Picardy positions. was
pointed out Pressure against this
point Is placing the Gstmans in al
difficult situation
laying emphasis on the necessity,
Uf pressing on vigorously and giving
the enemy a. chance TO rest or ~
adjust himselG@ General March said
this was the object Of tho war de-
partment In seeking 10 raise the
age limits OF the draft and to hurry
60 France ever increasing American
forces
The 29th division IL still in Aisace.
southeast OF EpinRl, the 18th is still
jn the American training areas and
the S5th Is now arriving in France
SIS infantry having landed and its
artillery being about 10 land The
slth division, under Major General
q Ryan. and composed Of New York
national guard was last reported
with tho British I'm Flanders
In nuqwcr to questions General
March said tho 4cd rainbow al
vision. after receiving It's combat
training m Lorraine. had Joined the
French east OF Rheims on July lbI
md helped To break the enemy drive
~ that place. Reading from a rec
ord OF the divisions movements, he
said that In eight days of battle, II
had forced passage OF the Ourcq.
mot six different enemy divisions
md had advanced sixteen kilomcterS
md taken prisoners from each OF
The opposing enemy divisions