The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-05-20
COSTLY FAILURE
INEVERY GERMAN
MOVE IN A WEEK
Unable 10 Reach a Single OBJ
jective-Allied Operations
Were All Successful.

OTTAWA, May 2O.-Evory opera
tion initiated by the Germans on the
west front, in the week ending May 16,
resulted IN costly failure, while
every Allied operation was a complete
success, the British Ministry Of In
formation declared, in a dispatch re-
ceived here to-day
'On the west front, the week end
Ing May l6 was the second week to
have passed with only minor opera
tons" the dispatch said,
There are two points especially TO
notice in this: First, that tho local
objective in oedch case is to seize
observation points: second, that in
each Of the enemy limitations the ac-
tlon ended in complete and costly
failure, even where, as on tho Noor-
mczeele La Clytte front, considerable
bodies Of fresh troops were employed
and sacrificed. But each operation
initiated by the Allics. eamely at
has ben a complete success. This is
a sweeping statement. and the Ger
man propaglndist spares no words to
prove the exact opposite. But the
map proves that at no single point
did the enemy gain his objective or
succeed in holding any local gain for
more than few hours.
Enemy protcstItions 81 Allied fail
ures characterize every local gain by
the French in the Locrc sector as an
attempt to retake KENNEL Hnl, an
| objective, which, as the enemy knows
TO his cost, would call for an opera
tion on a very considerable scale and
could not possibly be aimed at by a
local effort.
/ while minor manoouvros for posi-
tons have been taking place along
the front lines. 1t must not be for
gotten that intense activity is con-
tinuous in the rear services OF both
sides. In the air service the allied
/ claim TO supremacy rests on more
than mere protostation.
4 comparative statement for the
month Of April, 1918, Of the number
/ ot bombs dropped by the British air
men in France behind the enemy
lines, and dropped by the enemy in
the area occupied by British troops,
shows that by day the British
dropped 1857 and the enemy GS7
bombs while by night the British
dropped 6,O35 and tho enemy l,34G
Tho British total thus. being 23,9OJ
against the oncmy's 2,O33.
evidence is provided by the de-
moralized complaints Of German pris-
oncrs that even when the enemy has
withdrawn for rest the British airmen
/ allow them no peace. one described
I feelingly how twcnty-four OF his com
rados were killed by a single British
bombing attack on Bapaume on
April 30.
"The fundamental cause gradually
disintcgrating the Central European
Alliance is the lack OF food.
= For two reasons Germany is forced
TO seek a decision in the field as early
as possible, Delay would involve IN,
risk OF breakup in the allianc,
which she cannot afford. Her victory
in the coming summer campaign
must be absolute or worse thar
valuclcss, for Germany will have ex
haustod her reserves, whilst. ever
, should tho Franco British Allies fin,
themselves similarly reduced, III,
, American Army will Just be ap
{, preaching its zenith.
l 1T Is question Of time Every dal
Increases the strength Of the Canadian
army in France, bringing German,
nearer TO the end OF her time limit.