The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-10
lUDENDORFF NOW
IS UNABLE TO HIDE
CHECK AND DEFEAT
By Gen. J. M. G.. Mnnetere.

PARIS. SEPT: Eth" Germans Appear
to ,,y,l decided 10 effect r',tirCn"n;S :"
., cr-nn, which We cannot VT ;cS''"rta'n'
.. h;,t which WILL hrInS them nor la"' t:s';
Son,m, and nr.t!, ~ ihe AiSnc. .t"'"u-
tuat;ou Of this retreat DEFENDS an N"
pressure which the Allies VIII be- am !"
bring 10 bear "n IL" German AT'n'rS'
Iudendo-ff cannot hid" has d":'Ttt ''f ''''
.>heck OF his,"I"ri$ivN oftcusiT" '"nc'p-
lion.
newspaper comment NOW. * tr''S| ~
amy means r-oSS;hlH ~ bluff German
-eoIor. Nevertheless the 'n"ny jour
-..,s cannot help a-owiaE Si!1 German
deception.
4 con,rar;sou of tho two battles when
have continued since May - reveals Tn"
difference which "NiSts between the TWO
CONCEPTIONS nf h;itlN-th" German con-
,.cption and the French C"nc"rt"n. Let
us leave aside Tho numerical ana mater
jal factors. which have not been :" pr'-
pondcrouS as one might pflS''N'' even
during the German offensive. thcy Will
no doubt. h"rrm" SO i;,:"r IN when the
Formidable" weight =" AmcrcnS effort
will have made itself f"it.
Last Spring E"rnrlG!'S advantage Try
rather in the corcrr.: ration and dlSpoS.-
ton of her forces and IN the resolution
OF tho German high command 10 ttniSn
with tho Anglo French allies before Am
ercan help reached here. They attacked
and they therrcore took tho initiative "t
attack frorn their adverSaries. who pro-
ferred to wait
9urprIse Aided German Attack
IN this way the Germans had super
torfty Of a military order Eut how ola
the German ofrsnsives proceed' by sur
prise and secrecy and by violence OF
attacl-
Cenrot one sen what there is brutal
ami nazardous in these manifestations
81 tho German offensive conception? It
seeks weak spots. il dashcs forward with
1,n,d down but waycrS after p check has
been brought about by heavy blows de-
fvered against tt.
J<t MS now look at the French conce2-
ton. Foch and PetIin judged their ao-
yersarles correctly. They suffered blows
but waited their time until they felt the
enemy was out Of breath and his ideas
distorted. The ordination Of their con-
certion then affirmed itself ut once IN
their rranouvres in echcl"u and in the
surprise and power Of tho" effort.
Tho frs, counter attack took place on
IuSv IS after the defeat ot tho fourth
German oGrnsivc. The haiti" coucen-
trated around tn" Marne pocket and TOOK
IN the German reserves. American d.
visions partici patnd and lSritish dlF1s7onS
Joined in at the end Of July.
Two Battles Conjotned-
Then. when the Germans had retired
to the Tesle. i: was the English Army.
held in readiness by Foch. which attack
ed supported by the French Armies west
of the Disc General Margin formed the
liasor between the Aisue and the Disc.
The two battles in the TIrdenois district
and ON the Somnn were conjoinnd. while
IN Champagne Gen. Gouraad held tne
Crown Prince on the qui rivH.
The English attack logically spread
northward. while the German reserves
were hurried to ths NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pocket as they wore 20 the Marine pocket
The British attacks have once again on
tered the Nindenhurc lin between Arras.
Douai and Cambria. and il is considered
likely that the Flanders front will again
awaken.
The BelgianS in their turn. have at
tucked west Of Ypr~s. Ludendorfr.
therefore. is caught in 4 progressive
grip. Tho battle stretches harmoniousl%
CT front OF almost $50 miles without
anr liason defect. It is being carried
"a, logically. iInplacably. And Luden-
.iorff must ALREADY be mapping out and
organizing a great protective line in the
neishboring frontier which should en-
able him to reorGanize his armies 10 hold
over the winter. Rut will Foch give him
such possibilities?