Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
ALLIES PREPARED
AS BOOBIES GAINED
Attention Never Diverted
From Own Offensive Plans
Amid Enemy Drives.
FocH's TACTICS REVEALED
By GEN. J. n. e. MALLETEHEE,
cshleKram to The SUNDAY Star and
NV York World. CNpxYfxht. 1915.

By GEN. }. n. e. MALLETEREE,
Cselegram to The SUNDAY Star and
New York World Copyright. 1915,
PARIS. August s1-The battle by
the English armies is taking on such
mafnitude that it must greatly pre-
occupy the German high command.
The battle is beng extended north
ward For the time being it Is around
ea pa ume that the principal action rs
taking place
It will be noticed that thu British
have retaksn creisilles. which last
March marked the extreme right limit
Of the German offensive 1t Is on the
the battle IS beng fought TO-DAY. :.
While the armies Of Gems Byns ana
Fswllnsen are operating north and
south of the Somme. the French
ARMIES If Gems. Debeny and Humbert
are II actlen from Rove to the olse.
Gen Mangln's army. which had con-
tinued 70 advance between the olse
and the AIsne as far as the Allette.
suddenly turned Its left toward the
Disc, which il crossed between Chauny
and Nevon.
Conception Directing Battle.
The BATH. clearly reveals the con-
ceptlon which has directed IT. since
July Is. It IS evident that netwlth-
standing the crossing Of the Alene and
the German arnav's advance to the
Marine early IN June. the entire allied
high command wc0ls nor have tts at
ton If the counter offensive which II
NJ edltated ThA high command was
not unaware of the easons for tam
! rcrsry success Of the German often
slve and had been able TO note that
after lmrrAssIve dabuts their of
! fans1v.s had ALWAYS been stopped at
the oprortunA moment by n effective
| reaction by the allied troops. In par
ticular by French dlvlslens-
CONTRARY TO what the German com
n1and wished to persuade itself the
allied general reserves had not been
entitled to consider that after having
gained the few weeks needed he
would be arlA not only to resist the
resumption Of the German offensive
! der conditions Of strength and sU-
PRISE, identical with those of which
has adversary had avalled HIM self
For he counted on the value. proved
| and dsmohstra of the American
dlvlstens interpreted among the
Anglo French armies
| Events have not hehed Marshal
| Fochs iGea ThA resunar tlon Of the
German offensive in Champagne and
| IN rhA Marine failed at the first az
tempt owing to the .leverness of the
, m ea sures taken b. the French com
nand IN its turn It was driven home
for \ fortnight and cleared the pocket
III the Tardenols district. while draw
ing the Germans into 4 trap. Then
August the British army kept silently
| n hand by Marshal fo-h. attacked
supported by the rranch armies. In
Pi-3rdv.
Surprise Again Ccmrlete
The surprise vas again complete
! Mnntdidier in the Nevon pocket was
threat tened and the German, reserves
| flowed IN to defend as they did IN the
Tardenols district \ few davs later
| the British attack spread nerthward
| while Gen MansIn resumed the battle
! in the center between the oise and the
| Alsne. Thus the battle was fought
with remarkable extension IN echel-
| ens, which Is quite Marshal Focln $
method over j front Of increasing size
| an both sides nj the o4se leaving 10
respite for Ludendorn, surprising HIM
| ever time and forcing hun t" exeCui e
| v.lthdrauals more and more painful in
! tie new battle of France
! For the moment It is the Erit'Sh and
remarked that the American com
| nluniaues NJ longer say ANYTHING
There Is. however. an autonomous
American Army which has 1ust been
| constituted Let us wait l really be
! l,eve w. shall have news of IT I have
/ where IN France l had opportunity to
witness the immense ana ma gniicent
! American effort All w. have to do IS
| 10 calculate the date of total victory.