Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

The enemies of Germany in France are. for the first time during the war, fighting under the control of single commander. Feneral Foch, the great French strategist. to whom has been accorded much of the credit for the victory of the Marne in September, 1914, Is generalissirno of the entente allied armies in France This report was received on Friday morning in the form of an unofficial despatch from London, but in the evening it was officially confirmed by advices to Washington from Paris.
 Early in the day President Wilson sent a. personal cablegram of con- gratulation to General Foch and Gen eral Pershing placed at the disposal of the French commander the Ameri- { can forces now on French soil. Gen | eral Foch is given supreme command over all the men on the battle lines. and. fin addition, has a strategic re- serve force, the size and location of which is not known but which, judg- ' ing from reports. is very large.
 After eight days, during which it ! has swept forward over the rolling | hills of Picardy, at times like tidal wave, the German offensive has slowed 1 down Instead of a sweeping advance. it's progress has been checked at.~ali but one sector of the front, and there ! it has been merely creeping for the past two days-this fact even admit ted by the German war office, which usually comedies nothing.
 No Gain Made Against the French.
 From ArIeux, north of Arras, to AL bret, on the Somne, the British lines have been holding stubbornly and have thrust back the Germans at a ,,F rr1afes h1hnrf c0TYf h to Montdidier, there has been a slow movement to the west, but the hills west of Montdidier are still being held by the French. No ground has been made against the French along the southern side of the salient driven into the allied lines, while it is asserted that the French counter attack from Iassigny to Noyon Is still going on. The extreme depth of the German wedge Is now about S7 miles.
 Meanwhile, the allied world Is await ing for the entente to strike back at the Germans.
 CoUnter- Attack Must Come Soon.
 When this blow. if it comes, will fall or where, is as yet sealed in the minds of the men directing the progress of matters. but seemingly 1t must come soon. if it Is to be effective. The Ger man advance is now converging on Amiens the railroad center of northern France. which is known to be the Eanglion from which run the mair communications of the British army il northern France. The railroad from Paris to Amiens was cut by the Ger mans at Montdidier, but this would not be vital if Amiens itself is held by the allies.
 Thrust at Arras Has Stopped.
 The German thrust in front of Ar rss. while. according to Berlin, it net ted thousands of prisoners, has appar. emily come to stop before Orange Hfli. Telegraph Hill and the Laby. rinth. strongholds held by the Britisf in this sector. Repeated mass attack. by the Germans cn these points hay, resulted in terrible losses to them without, however, breaking the line and causing moro, than straightenini of the front before Arras.
 Germans Claim 10000 Prisoners.
 A German official statement declare that since the offensive began 1000 prisoners and HOO guns have beel taken. It is interesting to note tha after seven days of fighting at Verdul the Germans claimed they had cap tured 10000. Taking into consideration the comparative magnitude of the tw struggles. the German claims for cap tures may be considered accurate.
 <eooo0 Teutons on Italian Front.
 While 1t has been officially reporte from Rome that Austrian division from Russia and Galicia, nurnberin approximately 4so,0o0 men, have ar rived on the Italian front, there hay been no developments there indicatin where the expected blow from tn Teutons win fall.
 Germans Advance in Russia.
 A new movement by the Germans i Russia Is noted in London despatchei This movement is in the neighborhoo of Kursk, 300 miles south of Moscow An official Austrian statement denie that the Bolshevik forces have recap tured Odessa, the great Russian pol on the Black sea