Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25

tatcs. This enormous advantage,
gnined for him by tho collapse m
Russia, Will In all human probability
De lost this winter, N not before
10 IL the astounding transport Of
American troops 10 France. no less
than the brave defense against odds
made by the Franco British forCcs
Ia their fight 10 gain time for MS 10
oome to their help. that makes the
prediction safe that II tho Germans
do not Eet decisive sncceHsra In the
rest uf this summer the balance ~
power Will 10 shlft during the
months Of rest and preparation that
the enemy command Will have 10 do
what We arc doing this year. rr.
main on tho defensive and meet our
attacks when We choose 10 make
them
But the German army chiefs see
all this and they are not going 10
stop quietly wherever they are when
their offensive runs down and wait
patiently Tor us 10 smash them. The
extraordinary foresight Or tho. Ger.
man starr In solving before ith oppo-
nentH problems both OF the attack
and the defense has gained most of
the kuiscr's Victories, and We could
guehs II We ala not know that the
scheme Of defense against tho FOR
midRble American attacks 10 be ~.
pected In the next campaign Is al
ready being formulated
bulge Tayur,, Huns.
There IL one supreme difficulty
that Will confront Ludeudorff that
viii need all his ability 10 solve
This year he has sought victory by
tremendous drives that have made
great hluEca In our lines these
hulEas have lengthencd by moro than
$50 miles the front that must be
held II attacks that may have been
delivered when this iH printed make
further dents. moro mileage must be
added Since all The line must be
EarfiHoned, each additional mile de-
mandH more men In tho front
trenches, and. consequently leaves
less in the reserves. This IN all toi
the advantage Or the Germans. lnow,
because they have more fighting men
thm our side but, when We have
succeeded In preventing "A final run.
ture or our front, and In overcoming
by the nid OF American reinforce
ments the numerical superiority OF
the enemy. the very succcsses that
Germany has won viii turn against
her
In. tho latter part OF this year the
additional length of limo Imposed by
tho German pushes of 1915 will be
In our favor. because we will have
tho most men iiy the beginning " !
next year. N tho lines remained as
they are now. We could throw mar-rs
OF reserves against selected sectors .
while the bulk OF the German forces ]
would he spread thinly along the /
whole front trying 10 guard every /
point at once,
Those considerations made II prob I
able that Ludendorff once no IN con- /
Vinced he cannot drive us back 10 the I
sea. take Paris. or attain anything re- [
motely resembling "A military de- |
Cision, will himself retreat To res |
main In tho positions where the Ger
mans are now would be 20 expose !
themselves 20 almost certain disaster 4
when our offensive was put under
way
Germans to Retreat.
Military opinion is therefore con
finCed that German retreat. this
autumn or neat winter. Is likely A
.eoent precedent exists Tor such I'm
operation. Ludendorff, taking over
he command with his dummy mas
Or Hindenburg during the end OF the
lomme battles In 1915. shortened his
Ines during tho winter hy retiring
rom the great NoyOn salient TO the ,
a. Quentin -LRFere system OF de-
enHeS. The move proved brilliantly /
iuccesAful Not only were the allied
,ians for carrying on tho Somme at
ack In 1871 ruined, but II was from
no line he had chosen for tho pur.
oose. more than a ysar before. that
Iudcndorff launched this spring his
terrible attack against the fifth Brit.
sh army
There IL only one possibility that