Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-20
Front IN Hands at
Versailles
GRAND STRATEGY PLANNED
Ob~vtNuts InnN incCd German Plan Of
Drive on Paris Has Bccn
Abnudoucd
WILL STAY ON DEFENSE
New Weapon Expected 10 he Used
In Pooling of Entente Army
Reserves.

NNSIllNGTON. March, 10 The
Key Goo the lalN riddle or tho western
battle front ls In tho hands of the
supreme war council at Versailles
Decision aE to- the major uffonsiVes
10y IN" allies rests with the body II
directly controls also. officials here
believe. new weapon forged durlng
the winter with which To make eff
iecliNe its plans Of grand strategy
lhh' weapon iE believed to lie la n
pooling of the army reserves Of all
the allied armies, permitting over.
whclming concentrations at selected
points ~ attack
American observers now are con,
WINGED the German hiEh command
plans u defensive campaign and that
tn" long talked OF drive on Paris OF
the channel ports has been aban-
doncd The initiative. according Ia
this View rests with the allied and
American forces
Demanded by Wilson.
The supreme council was created
under the urgent iuslsteuce Of presl
dent Wilson for aggressive action
TINS year based On Co-ordlnated
plans ana under the direction OF n
single agency. The exact scope OF
the councils AUTHORITY has never
been DISCLOSED II WIS said both by
Premier Lloyd George aud by Lord
'utJun, however. ku explaining the
status Of the hritish imperial general
starr aud the commander In the field
Sir Douglas lInig, that certain British
forces had been assigned 70 the Coun D.
Clls control
Decision bv the war council Off.
GERS here believe. as to the fleld
where these and similar forces from
other armies are to he concentrated
VIII show where allied blows at the
German defeuSes are dcsisnd TO fall
" there Il To he no German drive
as the war department predicted
Yesterday In It's weekly war review.
the council %ll not be forced TO
hold Its reserves for defensive puT.
poses and can devote this new aEen.
CN 20 attempts TO smash weak points
IN the German line
Opinion as to the sectors offeriuR
the best opportunity Tor allied as
eaults varies widely here There 1,
agreement, however. that the Ital-
ian 'front.' may become the center of
war this year. Auhtru- -0srman con.
centrotions and possible offenslves
on that front also noted by the
weekly war summary. may report
the recognition Of this view by the
German high command =
First Moves In France.
In any event. even though the .u,
premc council might have decided
90 make the effort TO break through
In Italy, II IN believed the first moves
In the game would be played in
France aud Flanders Drlvea with
all the appearance OF being the real
offenslVes would undoubtedly ac-
company or precede the m6in thrust.
The pooled allied reserves under
direction uf the supreme council
would make possible n campaign OF
such nature, designed TO keen the
German command perplrNed as 20
which assault would be driven home.
In that position. adequate German
forces or selected troops would
necessarily be held ready To nuppori
either line and they mus be held
somewhere In Germany with ready
transportation available In either d.
rectton. The practical question uf
how such n grand reserve may be
handled appeals 20 army officers as
The most interesting question ~ the
dny Mobilization OF u new Inter.
allied army OF attack does not seem
feasible II ~ said II In pointed out,
however. that the report OF Cir
Douglas llaig, on operations In 1911,
SHOWS that his scheme of operations
was upset when he was cumpelled
to take over an additional section OF
the French front, freeing n large
French army for participate IN the
French oUensives Of that year