Evening star., 1918-06-23

NUffh fhnSA IN ktSnder4 ann nm
fo a rneas sire of ontimiSm based
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49,
Friday. Juna Fl. closes tho third
,.
Woheh OF tne 1erhah onensivo. An
that time the Germans have struck
fiye blows: That toward Amiens,
,h,,h ,.. ~ h..,,;... "a no..
VIII" VOC INC A""
weeks later, which was the least sue
cess1ui ana amounted 10 oioooy oe-
iea.. ehat 'o"afa the ehAhhei' ""
April y "nlch gained q sooo oeai ol
srooho ana opeheo ehe way ior o'hei
attacks. put zen snort Oh larger sue
CESS .hae Oh the Aishe' OH may H. IN
some ways the most re"ar Aaoie Aho
discouraging OF all. and. finally. that
of June 9, between Noyon and Mont
a;a;ar ,,h,.h r..,,,.d 4, ,oc., .,,,s
won at great cost ana ehoeo IN an
approximate failure to achieve the
obiectives sought.
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Ny" ~ lnS Su " oe M
n 80 10 5r. ", e';v Ill.
ar nearar 70 Psri. nsds ,.ree c.rtnre.
nea.s ~ si.a.. ~ sa ans ia in haatn s.oapuisd
aronnd noo square nile. of EIance
more than half Of n a desert a. a re-
suIt Of German devastations He has
Wnn sionsl hattie successes h,1. he
has defeated only one army' the stb
british army. in such fashion as to
imnair it's orpanization and in the
case of the french he has nut no
more than four divisions. those which
held the Aisne POSITIONS ont of the
u. s T.roops Arriving.
lost three months. and these three
months mean the arrival Of not less than
4OO, 900 American troops in France, the
ins,,rance NJ tho arrival, of .no,be,
ooo ono
@oo.ooo oy july l. anu ehe consequent
presence in France by August l of some
1900 fighting troops representing the
United States.
More than this. three months have
been allowed the British to repair past
errors and do two things: Draft more
men from civil life into the army and
draw out of 'side shows" and from
home and foreign garrisons more regi-
ments and divisions for service in
France
Thus, by August 1 at the latest, DOS
sibly earlier. the allied situation In
respect of numbers will be actually
stronger than it was in March; despite
have y ITa more men in line and in Reserve
than in the critical days Of the battle
of Picardy. and thenceforward the i'm
nrovement will he rapid. The Ger
mans on the other hand. made their
maximum concentration at the outset;
thew had either engaged or assem-
hleii ali thew had. and their situation,
since thew have no new reservoir of
reserves must henceforth worsen
steadily.
What GERMANY Failed to Do.
Germany, as I have frequently point
ed out In these columns. undertook to
win the campaign Of 1918 as Napoleon
paign-by ofrsetting an eventual in
.nnerioy su,,oy 81 swiftness in M concentration
~ ...aos Shs canoh+ her anem;es
nnnnins anu hA 90 tb. Franch emneror
nanght his She has won her opening
round as Napoleon won Ligny. but
tane t.me au. anu hemnd 70 turn arainst her
nniess uase We" she Won a military triumph
u'ies1v unies ana after three months she
Suaoniy' S NY. a,nu a fhe triumnh nor is she
mas, mas h9o " ~v,n sUnreme @ snccess She has
ho1R bor tip,e a least third
81 - ra.arvas and the eiement OF
:. y, l1i Soi,onSine sunerior concen-
s.nt;on i. nassinr
rasloa ~ ,,sa 10 e. +h... a.ss,t,on. Z.
-.,ns ~ ~. etrc,,n, stances Of the hat
~. ~ Gomnieane. the latest German
stt.ot .te 81 IN tbia instance the German
a..acn. ttaha ~ q Sront hut little shorter
aS aesaen1u NJ .t;ya On front at tha Aisne
tnai tIs nS naS ops optieast twsntv divisions at
!il to ,.t ;n rhamnaena H. er,s
.he o1lssa' s,s hs,af 90 and intansa hor,h ID
pioyeo me ne an,d odwancs ~ hue.
ment, 'he s,,l .apu ,, Uoh;ie eoia Us
masses. ais shS a,t tnohe. nsnu ILL.,
OF one anu oh ,,.,,aI and r., .s,ae.
neo upon, as usuaa, atu Ius .rooRs
were assemnleo py sscIe. tI.. .nshes. .1 IN
q wofd, ne empioyu @ go INC "a =
uce whlch hao won hiia his carrier
successes
r...h p..dv rhfs rar.
rh,. tim. bovev.r thera was no
surprise. me reSn .hi e~r. were t.so .eaoy;
tney surrenoetou 'n ss posHes
aIter prleI ouI suc'shs tn o%e.onss. %
thsir lSseVSs es0 u7
oeioro tne 9eIan "1see nao SUI
merged the troops ~ unes "nose mls.
sion II was 70 ueiay .ne asTaant Ta