The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-31
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B0NEHEAD
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STRATEGY
Comfort for United States in
Fact He Attacks Where He
Knows There Are No Ameri.
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Won Hindengurge has returned to
the west front drive with all the deli
cate cunning OF maddened rhino-
ceros. ...,.,. a.. .-
Stopped in iPcardy and Flanders, he
has exercised his elephantine strategy
in a wild break aside from the course
he wished to, pursue. His assault on
the front between Rheims and Sois-
sons has all the indications Of an at
tempted surprise. His animal ,intelli-
gence, knowing he was halted at one
spot expected to take his enemies by
That the alliaAter1snot so sur
|prised as Won n5Mdehsarg expected
is shown by the fact that British and
French AtOrces met his attack along
the Chi &Hnades Danes, ina distric.
he had, assumed to be deRa1Deds of its
defenders since the Americans, there
three weeks ago, had been shifted
THERE is COMFORT FOR AMER
ICA IN THE FACT THAT Won HIN
>DENBURG CHOSE TO MAKE HIS
THIRD AND PROBABLY FINAL AS.
SAULT IN A SPOT WHERE HE
KNEW THERE WERE NO AMERl-
CANS. e.
The 25.mile front between Vauxail.
Ion and Rheims has seen no fighting
since last summer. The first German.
blow gained (ostensibly for the crown
prince) in less than a day the fam.
o,,o rhop,;n doc nov "poad ~ thr,
Ladies'" for which thousands of lives
were sacrificed vainly in 1917.
The German staff apparently has
decided to move the main battle front
from Flanders and Picardy to the
Champagne. There are two reasons
for perceiving this strategy:
I. The armies of the allies
have strengthened their front be-
tween Ypres and Montdidier to
such an extent that it is imprOb.s
able the Germans could again
break through on that front.
2. The Champagne front was
necessarily weakened to throw re- Y
endorsements northward into Pic.
ardy and Flanders to- stem the
great drive of March and April.
Thousands of American troops
who had been stationed along the
Chemin des Danes were among
he reserves sent to Picardy
Therefore the Champagne front
would seem to be the best spot to
select for a victory" Of the sort dear
to the hearts OF the German people
one in which ground is gained re-
.Ilo,c % <ho rncf IN nVQl
That the Champagne front was not
weakened enough to place the allied
line in any real danger Is indicated :
however, by the official reports OF
the first days fighting, showing that
a British army is holding the line BE-
tween Berry-Au.Bac and Rheims. This
IS the first time the British have ex>
tended their front so far to the east
Here again the allies are given
fresh proof Of the far-sighted strategy
of General FOch, commander-ln'cnle1
of the allied armies.
The German strategy in attacking
a ia new point is similar to that en-
ployed in March, when the drive be-
gan. The French were given every
reason to believe that the drive was
to come along the Chemin des Danes
Accordingly ther eserves were sent
to this part OF the line, and American
troops took over part of the front
near Chavignon.
Instead OF attacking there, howev'
er, the Germans struck in Picards
agajns tthe British. A gap was forces
in the line of General Haig, and 1t TOOK
several days for sufficient reserves to
come up to make any appreciaole de'
tense.
Hindenburg is now reversing the or
der and forcing the allies to draw
troops from the line in lcardy 10
withstand the assault in the Cham
pagne.
As for the German objective, it may
be any one OF these four possibilities
which are set down here in the order
of their plausibiltty.