Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-04-11
.FOCH SATISFIED
WITH SITUATION
DECLARES GERMANS ATTAINED
NONE OF REAL OBJtCio
DURING PAST WEEK.
kaiser's Forces Find Themselves IN
Maze of Bad Roads Uttered win
Wreckaee. While Allies Have a.
VANTAGE Of Roads and Railways.

London.-The spring drive OF the
fun forces continues, but the iih-
mense army OF the kaiser Is not MIX
ing the progress expected by the Ger
man leaders.
General Foch, generalissimo OF all
the allied forces, processes to be sat
isfied with the situation. From
defensive viewpoint the allies nave
some reason for content The Ger
mans attained none OF their real OBJ
jects during the past week. lhey
simply succeeded In weakening the
allies in men and materials, but they
were similarly weakened. In fact,
their losses must now be above the
100000 mark.
Each side has many obstacles 10
overcome The Germans find them
selves in maze OF bad roads Uttered
with wreckage. All about them are
the buildings burned by the allies and
unfit for use. Through this region
they must bring forward their supplies
and big guns.
Allies Have Advantage.
The allies have the advantage OF
good roads and railroads. but they
have lost many guns, much ammuni-
ton and innumerable things that would
serve them in their operations. They
have saved all the railway equipment
except the rails. and these they have
made unavailable TO the foe. They
have all their motor trucks. ammuni-
ton wagons. ambulances. etc.
On the other hand. the allies are not
as well supplied as they should be.
They have been fighting all along with
fewer men and guns At times there
have been indications that they were
not as well supplied with shells as was
necessary. This may be due TO the
loss Of ammunition depots In the ter
ritory wrested from them.
At present the Germans are con-
tinuing their heavy mass attacks east.
northeast and outheast Of Amlens.
Their strongest pressure Is at Corbic.
directly east OF Aniens.
In Italy there are signs that the Aus
TRANS may soon begin an offensive 10
coordinate with the Germans offensive
In France. The Austrians have brought
most Of their forces from the Russinn
and Rumanian borders and should be
able to strike a powerful blow.
The situation In RUSSIA Is obscure.
The Teutonic forces which captured
Odessa are said to have been driven
out by the Bolshevik troops. A large
contingent Of Germans has landed In
Finland to assist the Finnish white
guards against the Bolshevlk red
guards. Two large and a number NJ
small Russian warshlps were sunk IN
Keep them from falling into lne hands
Of the Teutons.
Inc warfare between the white and
red guards has developed an intensity
OIL hatred not equalled in other the.
aires OF war. General HannerheIm
the Finnish commander. has ordered
all the red guards executed M a..
sisslns' and the red guards have re-.
'aliated by killing ali the white guards
that they capture.
Although arrangements were m,do
zen days ago to incorporate Amer,...,,
origades in the British and Frenea
armies no American infantry soldier,
nave yet taken part in the big battle
Americans are now holding now sac
.or' having occupied trenches formerly
neld by the French on the heights or
.ie Meuse. We may be sure. however
.i'at before long American troops will,
' pe lighting side by side with the Brit.
Ish and French. ' '''''