The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-21
GERMANS PLAN AN IMMEDIATE
GREAT OFFENSIVE IN The WEST

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WASHINGTON ~. cn.--.t:;er 'Et"n-
S;yc prr;Etrai IONS silently :t:Id SES; '':,at-
.lcally carrie; on. ! - :tp2-tr;tt ih;.i "''i'i
;hr t;ecuan~ and ~" allies ~. r"i'IN t"T
the long c>I""i'': "ti"n>'E' IL az 81
Secretary i::ii"r SAYS today IN ms re-
v.,w OF military "p":ttt"uS i"r the H''N
ending February ~.
while i3c". h;sE" ~ n "Hl"a'"'H ~
new 1eE'!"p:H'AtS III H. i''''''! -
alton III thr Mt iU:,u-; ;h' p"Tl"" uh-
d. r.rirw." says n, ""n,mnniTH". ",
II ~ ;tiiaTc"s t"a' "''h 90 % 49, 1850.
thu hiii'S. ~ ;S' '\'' 'N''' =, l,,',.,,.,,
WH!"h have been >it';!tE 'th'
lC;.iiv carried cut. ere ready '"V "'''''
I'll. t;--EanS' hiE' recently WHAT '"" =
Number ot their E't' -" "'S '''
from III" t:TSt I'M" 'r'"r"eS t'..
Iu~ItH ;rattt:HS ;a'i" :'I ''I"''.
Germans Plan Crushing BLOW.
".ACcordnl :" a!'l''S '''''tt' N
German general Atat: hopes NoAl ~
n,ass;r.- \ I.r.c uG;nber OF these p:CHcd
-sho,.k hattal:uus which have been IN
tc;,s!vcly trained. they may usiNeE
crushing blow.
The bulk OF tire German t"rS''$ ar
row assembled IL the wcSs. hut - ''' -
number OF these units arc N"";
trained IN The methods 81 "tSS ,i.. ,,,,,,
warfare. which dttS'S F"Ns,
that conducted along "'n'' h;,,, co,,-
Furthermore. the German n's"t ON,
man6 tuItF Ic''''N, Iitic,,,, -,,.,i,1! OBJ
meet with i2t :ho!. n,,,orntcr.,r b..
,s;aclcs than any a'th'e'o 90, ,,,r,,,,,.,
az attacking army y o'e'N 49,.
vas possible only a''S' ,.';si IN,
the Russians h''" % a., ,yitr,.ss,d
same WAS true IN ~! 49, 'i, ,r.x ~, nd
how speedily the l(aNet" '''''
ed. ,-o,+
1He ~ $40,
During The week li' .h.,r,,,.r.
much activity OF IT'LL.
along the entire "eS,'''. .n,,ccJ IN
AS has a're''s 49,, i'm. IS entirely
Lorraine scSn:ne ~ t. ,lon- our
under control OF ""s '"' ,,,r,,.,,uS
trent patrol enc"uat'' aid AGAINST
The Germans N l'' N iutljcttne
our positions ana SN~ s,,,lI American
few casualties W Mans Land
t..' S,,sr>d h. the enemy.
Inc "e'N +bo week. and our
thH rTse PSI .rl,1rinr the pImpS.
troops - 1:,,n ths;r trenches dry
IN an e,I ,,..,,hor prevailed and nos
,-af+ roads frequent flights 10
.Ii'e ar nnsitions. \ marked
-;u,,-ove-nen+ In our auit-aTcr'e '"
>improEet''e" N-,,,erv GuelS took
rage IS iepN' 80 S-.ro1s showers1 cur
,placH ana wv eheIIs which. however.
lines Win NoI,;,s owing to efficient
caused no .;o,
gas MASK o-+ant Raid.
An ny. - American ar
BE-, IN | 'nsl il an enlargement:
:tlllerE pa E>-,ncb forces This
under ~. ,nost iynportant OF
the week IN 'He a.ion during which
fut a'i''sry ,o,n-,ted usefullv.
our %. ,d,.,nrcd 70 the assaul,
FrehcH -, IN N,snil alouC
Soueh"tSI 40 Yards The
AFo'e os;,o in nene,rntinc the
fVeoc''' s:.,. h-or, through tho
German paS'.t "orhed rho third German
60 Dnrinr this brisk attack the
line. During az" n,. eTo,,v shelters
t,''t-' e,i..ad much damage to enemy
anu la'iIc1eu ,-,nrinr hack $50
PEsi.Io"s
prisoners -s., -,;ds ue-e under
Other SucceSS.ul 80 =, 49,, ,.;ci-
taken oF rrenSa dns Dancs east Of
MY OIL I'e ,I.,a., md elsewhere. In
Eeins' oppeH a-;,., rorrard twelve
all the FE'H>'' o;ronc. un,1.r-
very uuAo, I,ss,-o,t nar-s OF the
taktnSs a1""s
line , .-,+5eb Front
20 active. Their
:. .. -n,cb t,e French lines were
p"'temptS 20 1871 !, rho vicinity OF
;"nnpoEf'n' 80 IN ,Isacr. However.
hHSoH'| So. aids a, various other
800 hroE" down French artillery
; ;'.. 80 enemy constantly engaged
e. SEP o' ,,..sni,. scattered ARA
..Ths British front WAS also the scene