Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-22
TIDE TURNS IN SIX MONTHS
From, Launching Big Drive in
March Foe Is Now Bat
Ting for Life,
NEWS IS GOOD, SAYS MARCH
Reports Continually an d
Continuously" SO Declares
Chief Of Staff.

WASHINGTON. Sept 2t.--Strik-
Ire proof that the German power is
lst crunhllng came today In the
announcement by General March,
,hIof OF STAFF, that the news from
all battle fronts was continuously
good" and that 100000 American
troops have now been embarked for
overseas service.
Just six months ago today ths
enemy funE his full military power
against the British lines In picardy
DO tho great drive that was 10 end
tHr war 900 smashing victory To-
Ily he was fighting desperately TO
hold The t0tcrlng Hindeuburg line,
tho defensive system from which he
struck that blow and back into which
Ho has been hurled Side by side.
British French and American ar
mics have broken definitely the
German offensive power IN official
uplnlon here Already the Amcrl-
can forces IN France are moro than
htf as strong as the whole German
army and tho tide Of American fight
inF mon toward France IS coutin-
u.uE ut an even pace.
News Is Good"
Tho situation on tho various bat
t'p fronts was tersely summarized by
General March today as follows.
News during the week has been
from all fronts continually and con
fuuuuslv good on the western
front our new ine in Lorraine was
quickly stabilized The enemy has
been hurr.edly strengthening his
line Cf defense, the sO-called krlcm-
hI.d line, which lies only n mile or
two lu front OF our new line on
front OF about twenty miles from
gear Maizeray 10 tho MoFaile river
az Naudircs We are now ten miles
may from Conflans and ~ miles
" from Meta
- Ticardy the fffitsh and French
tENsd their advance on the Cam
hrNtr--9-ehtin front, toward the
old Hindenburg line. In spite Of the
concentration OF tho enemy forces
defending his sector they have
mace steady progress and the enemy
j. reported 20 have lost very heavily
L is now officially confirmed that
10000 prisoners have been cap
ured.
IaOn Ten Miles or.
ON tho plateau northeast OF Soils
sons the French have continued Co
force back the euCmys best troops
p "a
from The Junction OF the MHuberg
road. and the Chemin dcs Dance.
ard within ten miles OF laOn. which
is Eeag shelled
The reports IN the press about tho
successful operations OF the Serbian
army on the Balkan front are cor
rect The Serbian army attacked I
lhc N1Isorians on "a front OF 3 mInra
Ah4 drove them back about twenty /
miles According 10 official reports |
ihe British have reopened activities I
IN Palestine
Vito wessern battle wall has been
rebuilt by the allied and American |
Ior'eF according to observers here,
when tho first American army
swiftly trampled out the ST. MhIel /
salient the last possibility OF a Ger
man strategic stroke passed The
7hemN faces now straight ulc from
'ho north sea 10 the Swiss border
No Chance To Turn Flank.
Ihrre are no silleuts 10 give or /
portunity for flank operations Even /
u tho power for a couutcr-offrus.Ne /
mould be found .and military au /
.hof'ues sec no chance of ult--thr /
German high command would face |
,he costly business OF frontal aGack. |
h'y have nothing o. Is pointed out. |
nor a single strategic position. t0
NOV for their great drive.
but &c Is a more than restored o.
.enslvo line that faces them Off |
.ers say Along tho center OF the
'rDat sweep OF the front. British and |
non armies are stormlur ahead |
iFht and day. hhrassinE the rray- i
'oaied German divisions without !
est Pershings men stand before
aeiz and Cunflans and against tAat
ltW threat the enemy must gather
eserves here on Shis new front at
he very time when every available
eservo division is sorely needed 10
meet tho allied rush TO the north
.lEns OF further withdrawal are
manifest along wide sect9AfNn&- the
ierman front.