The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-31
GERMAN PEOPLE
TO SEE VICTORY
NOW IS HOPELESS
"Kueh Imam Was Right
About Ending War by Arms,
Copyright. 1918, by the New York Times
the Chicago Tribune and the OklShoma
City Times)

Copyright. 1918, by the New York Times
the Chicago Tribune and the Oklahoma
City Times)
PARIS, July 8-(Delayed)-P
regards the abandonment OF the whole
north bank of the Marine by the enemy
az evidence that Germany has been At
last reluctantly compelled TO admit to
the world that she has suffered an in
dsputable defeat
As long as she continued TO be able
to hdjd on to even the smallest irag
ment OF the bank OF the river that will
henceIorth forever shine with douby
sacred glory in the history of France
Germany with her inverted logic might
hypnotic her deluded people with some
sort OF claim that although checked
she is not defeated and that the de
spised French had not won the victory
the rest of the world awards them.
There's No More Quibbling.
The retreat to the Ourcq which has
enabled the French to recover score
OF villages and Sryeral important for
ests, and carried our line forward an
average distance OF between seven and
eight miles on a front of nearly twenty
miles, has put all quibbling out OF the
question The Germans have been
soundly beaten by the superior skill OF
Foch and the superior fighting qua titles
of the French poilus and their Ameri-
can, British and Italian allies.
The measure OF the German defeat
is all the greater from the fact that
tley started the present battle on more
than level terms in men and munitions
Foch Better General Than All.
Exactly a fortnight ago the enemy
in the full flush of four consecutive
months of practically uninterrupted
victories began what was believed TO
be the battle that would eliminate the
French army as a factor in the war.
That battle has enabled the allies 10
show the world that in FoCh they pos
sess greater Stratcgist than the great
general staff of the foremost military
nation in the world has produced and
better fighting armies than, PrusSlan
mllitarism has been able to create Its
concrete result has been the cause Of
Germany suffering the sharpcst and
most definite defeat since the war be
gan, with the possible exception of
the first battle OF the Marnc Its NOR
al effect on the German people will be
ircalculable in view OF all the cjrcum-
stances and especially at this late stage
OF the great struggle
The German people cannot but see
in their defeat the complete iustiica-
tion OF kuehlmaun'S rronuuciamento
that the central powers cannot now
hope to win by force OF arms alone
and consequently the entire falsity OF
the gorgeous promises held out by the
militarist party, to whose anger he fell
victim
With the allied victory has been dis
slpatcd the last illusions with which
Prusslan minarism has for four years
misled the German people and hence
forward however much their rulers may
try 10 camouflage the bitter facts. the
German people will begin to realize the
absolute hopelessness Of continuing the
struggle with the whole world against
them.
Communication Best Gain.
Strategically the most valuable re-
suit of the German retreat is the res
toration TO the allies Of the great main
line Of communications along the Par
is-Chateau Therry- Chalons railway by
which the Champagne front can be best
revictualed and reinforced. The use OF
this important artery is now once more
assured to the allies and will be an in
valuable factor in the future develop
,neut nf the struggle