Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
only Road over Witch to Leave
N'Hur NArnr Pocket iitLgr
Taken or Under Wire.
ENEMY USES IS DIVISIONS
] nun' furt- are Made b, cor
mHnn Go ilpld OpCn Jaws 1T
lrfu set lN Allied StmUl.,
F0CH STILL HAS ADVANTAGE
VIM" M-i'u Line j. Stoldkd D.,
lu'. ia.uu Wciru II Hcin1
NuN,u i-,tpr pcriIrlg.

Nh.Ou..InE jul, g. Mle.J
.'.mHn rE.a wc holding open
'H. ..,. OF ,.. rap General Is,.h
..' .u". r .u, AY., Nlrur &C..
...n lH . desperate effort 'o stabil.
i." n'.r Iu.a without a.. crushing
force. "UhtnvIuf from h, Cna.
l.. INt.rf aoI M1ua ur,ul
'iI..H r.T.rH u tho slr drlari
u'n' huv'N,f show that tho enemy
N.. NNi H E.ug'r Itl' way limo It.
..i'N'nE In ' hands % .t. which tu
N'' POI. .'Hb maternal ogi OF ilc
Hu'h.. .u'. which hr has byrs
forced l} ....I and American ad
vance,
Tho situation was graphically IS.
planned tUdIf b. .iru,ld March.
chef OF staff boo nt+wr"N confer.
,n'r with r"Naop'r cora HHpuudonts
'ur iNr lUFi fuu days General
March said. the employment Of prob
ably fifteen divisions OF fresh Ger.
man reserves uu the SuiEs0ns Jaw Of
lho Trap has practically BtcldlGd -bo
limo there Du the esst,rJ iuh
front. however the enemy has been
crushed hack moro than & m'ie and
% hair on . Ter. mile cont further
iWperilinE his whole position iu the
salient from which uc is "nicryrrinE
to cNtrlcato hiE ,ropyg
Road T. Jndr.' iirc
Tho railroa eun1mg uuu SH,s.
SONS 90 Chateau Thirrry H1w be-
either IN our hlnl7 ar unlrr Orr
nrC.' TcTprtl Ma en- stii. lui iUI'lL
The fronts ON HIS war maps
THE only way In whish thcFnoWy
can got out now, pr set supplies ever
railroad be- by ,hc remaining limo
from NHnteull on tho purcu Go Bar
uches on the riVor \rIc.
"li was necessary FOR him. N hv
did not Intend tu be caught ahso-
lutpy 100 e. pocket tu keep troops
from udyancinrST SThl cutting or This
road which would put him entirely
at tho mercy Of the allied forvoh
Gcuorul March ala not indicate
what development the continued
battle AN along the front NJ The
greatly reduced German salient
might boz expected to produce
Among other officers however the
opinion prevailed that General Foch
Vns rushing forward masses ot
hcay, artillery which with nirplhnrs.
would Mound thr interior uf the Ger
man positions from three WdcS.
Nllics Arc Closing In.
As these officers srr the situation.
tho very strength Of the German
lines now established will make hIs
Iossog great from the concentrated
fire Of tho allied artillery and air.
craft THE enemy forces occupy q
wedge. tho center uf which i7 less
than ~ miles distant from tho hard
pressing lines OF thr allies a' amy
point All hH communication lInr'
tre within gun range once tho
hca,lcs gct up behind the allied
lines
Tho-e Is another consideration
Lacking railway lines ON which to
ruRnpuycr the enemy probably h
.f,tpinc desperate efforts 90 get his
biggest guns away safely Tho at
lacking lines are backed hv o,rcllnF
r,irvays ~ which long range vcap-
ar. an railway mounts can be shut
tied hac. and forth ai viii. 70 .s ro.
called that tho German attack ON
ynltrnu ThIcrry little wo"' than "a
week ago was accompanied hv ih"
gro or big naval guns shells from
which fcu ton and rs miles behind
Np lines