The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-07
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German front. since The failur" OF inc
Iasr German offensive, .Iuly IL To Is. ms
clustering" has kept uN III" r"hG"Sl'""
already begun by German '"hcrhtFh'i"''
fur that offensive. 1t has h""n P"SSipi'
,n keep IN his "hliSlrrIrE h""hlIS" 'h'
nlIicd forces thanks To tn rohtinud'iH
thriving American divisions, mr." r""-
tnunIly increasing. Tho enemy has no"
for nearly six weeks tried Ia reuiStr'p-
utr his forces. II" has mover b"rn 'L'-
lowed 10 do So. Although rs yet ne
has no prcra rcd line. or al least n" IAN"
fully prepared he has determined 10 ~
treat. He carried that determination
into effect. LS We HAY" seem on '"'
NIGHTS of August &c and -. In theory.
:, force rcircatiuE on u long determined
plan should II" abb" /" get away. IL
c,n stnr, unnbScrvcd. especially uno"r
trench conditions. il il escapes by
night. II leaves but thin rear guar"
i, has already sent back it's heavy
stuff: II breaks bridges ana rulNcrt$ ana
blows up crossroads behind IL.
INT IN attempt 10 retreat on Il certain
sector when rs flank is Stll h"id IS III
nrartirr Il difficult thing. CONSIDER thh'
IN relrcating the great snhSS or your
trNupS are ont Of action lh"F al"
marching IN Il column. our hrt'i''l!
is out Of action. too. II is limhcred up
md on thr road. You have no annu-
milton dumps Ia draw on. lou utP'"a
for protection upon Il rear EuaTd. WIN"
screens YOU. Il IS supposed that these
roar yards arc strong enough |" non"
IN ,hc pursuit that is common under
such conditions Tho retreat Of til" Cor
INNS all thu way frun LaSslEny 10 the
few rr,sunrrS and no guns 10 speak "l'
Narrower. tho two s0ul hrrnmnSt ech'l-
ms wcr,. retired fourteen miles IN rlEh-
,.rn hours and The n"rthcrnni"St
urhrlonS w.rr rrllrHl six miles IN inc
last half Of these eighteen hours. Htl
wen; we'll No hunElcr. however pau'
could fan IN Il Simpl" covered retreat IN
II front of twenty miles. But " hat about
rIankS" The retreat "f Isolated armies
is ON" Thing: Tn" retreat 81 Il I'm" Jo''''o
m ctth"r flank /" further lines nun
drrds ii miles long Is quit" another. Ne
frs, is Ink" withdrawing your hand from
, closing J,or. The second IS like trying
tn withdraw part 81 Il rope tn" ends III
which arr. fast The moment IN" TER
man retreat began E"Ch opened ir"m"h-
duuS attacks Rhnv" aud below II. !" inc
north BynE's Thru British army struck
beyond the Sunim" and Albert. -Nit"F
him Itornc'S FIRST British army siru'R
ON the Scarp" In III" south ManSln'
rrinrurrc,i by Americans moved forward
again with viG"r. What WAS Tho rrSul, ::
Tho retreat could not have proved II was
halted on the second day. TIL" steady.
nrdrrIy' retirement conceived by l>udcn-
dnrrr changed into tn" dcsp"rat" n"''"S-
sity "r saving LIS left anu right TANKS.
. For note that if either the French anu
I the Americans IN III" right ana me
south Of the rcir"Ht. or tn" HrltlSh on
! the Irf; and north. had I"t few miles
! forward tho r"trca,InI Germans III inc
rrn,"r would have been cut Oft.
Tn prevent eurh disaster the enemy
allied command had Ia call back The men
sent onward in front of The retirement
, He had 10 halt the retirement and hlhl
: against his will. II matters nth" "ha'
his will. K matters it'll" what pro-
! progress was mndr in thes" wings. IN"
, british are ut EIrrpiEny. which means
, ,hni IN IN" north tho enemy cnuld not
put men in fast enough tn" french
hay" advanced very little In the south.
! only To I-nry anrl just beyond H"Nhi'
hut that is not III" point. Tho point is
! hat tho Germans w"r" Compelled L" turn
!! and use their men. and 80 far not n
single division has been abb" L" get
south and raxi of lshrImS. That iS the
essential point.
! rh" great bend. or knee. of IN" south
rru half line. with the corner NJ Nerh''Ii'
either Sid. uf winch thu allied command
can sirik" ~ pleasure. ~ Stiil UNI ur-
I nish,rl ON the rnclny'S sid" ana Is M
& ,rrnstug w.Il furnished ny tn" rising
American Ind" un this side. I" keep me
: enemy north a. I;h"ims ~ the "h"|"
meaning If tn" great hntfl"S now pro-
d t.rrdlng between that town ana HrrAS'
So long ~ hc is kept thor" II mat'"FS
litiI,. what other ground is gained SUI
pns,. tho enemy makes Il sharp retire
linen, an a line nnyv over Il hundref miles
.lonr Then h" loses innrdlnatcly at least
/ in mon and material because nf tn" SUI
ocrior forrr whirh iS intact and orcTlanS
| his retreat suppose he holds on: sup