The sun., 1918-08-08
GEORGE SEES BAR
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especially anxious that steps be taken
TO make known. not only here. but in
America, the gigantic character of the
task we are doing.
Unless the Allies had been COM
pletely triumphant at sea from the out
set OF the war no effort on the land
could have saved them. The British
fleet has been mainly responsible for
that complete triumph, which could not
have been secured and maintained with
out gigantic efforts in men and material
Any distribution OF resources which
would impair in the least the effort
would be ruinous to the forces of the
Allies
IT would like to point out. In dealing
with the army and its growth. that the
Of the navy and the mer-
camille marine ls the first charge on the
resources Of the country. Our military
effort has been subject to the demands Of
those obligations on Our resources In men
and material. vet. since August, 1914.
including those already with the colors
Great Britain alone has raised for the
army and the navy G.250.00o men. for
the most part voluntarily. The Dom!n-
lOHs 'tiltl l,VOV,uuU anu
1 ,25O,0 900.
III America were to call to the colors
the same number OF men az Great Brit
ain. in proportion to population. It would
mean nearly 10000 900 men.
"On the western front. after the en-
envy had been relieved of all apprehen-
sion on the eastern front because OF the
Brest-Litovsk peace, the Germans
brought all their best divisions against
lis and our allies. Therefore. when the
German offensive began March 81 the
Allies were confronted by the flower of
the German army. who had rested and
made preparations specially for the great
blow. while the French and the British
we're tired by the prolonged offensive on
our part under the most exhausting con-
ditions.
Enemy Had ADVANTAGE.
considerable American forces had
been expected to reach the battle front
by spring. but as a matter of fact on the
2lst of March there was only one Amer
lean division in the line, although there
were three or four divisions behind the
line. which were brought up after the
attack began.
The weather conditions were the
most favorable that the enemy could
have chosen. Our united command was
not yet an accomplished fact, in spite Of
all endeavors to achieve II. and each
General was mainly concerned over the
perils of his own front so that when
the blow came the reserves of the Allies
armies were not available to meet It
where II fell.
Those were the conditions under
WI ich the long prepared and carefully
n ~ hlnuy ne ntrkad pf
Germany fell upon the British army.
The enemy's object was to obtain n mill
tary decision this year before the Ameri-
can army could come up, first of all by
severing the two armies and then at
lacking the separated French and Brit
ish forces.
Valor of british Arms.
I'VE must understand the enemy plan
In order to realize what the valor OF the
British army achieved. II the two OBJ
jects rad been obtained the American
forces could not have arrived in time to
save the French army. That was the
German calculation. Let us not forget
in the light of what happened afterward
that It was not such an impossible effort.
How did the German plans prosper ?
There has been four and a half months
on the face of the globe. What hap
pened? At first the German army
achieved considerable success. and we
had anxious moments-very anxious
Those who knew most about
the situation were the most anxious.
Our losses were considerable in men, in
and also in prisoners.
The second German blow might very
well have overwhelmed the British army.
but before the battle was over. in fort
nights time. 260. 900 men were thrown
across TIE Channel. and in a months
time 355.0o0. Every gun lost had been
put back and every machine gun re-
placed Not merely had the deficiency
been supplied but the number had been
increased.
AT this moment there are more guns
and more machine guns with the army
in France than ever before. II was the
first German Characterization They cal
culated that we could not do It.
I'VE owe a debt of gratitude to a sec
ton of the press for misleading the en-
envy. They led the Germans to believe
that we hadn't even been able to make
up the deficiency, and the Germans
made their plans accordingly.
Enemy Forced Back.
They hit here. they hit in the south.
In the centre and in the north, where
they thought they were destroying the
British army. with nothing behind It.
In six weeks they were hurled back and
forced to stand still by the British army.
They were defeated in two OF the most
sanguinary battles OF the war They
were left unhealthy salients under the
fire of our guns and with an extended
line
Their purpose was to overwhelm the
British army. They declared 1t and
they announced 1t in their inspired press
but on the LIST of May they left us TO
60 south to make another attack, for
II could not be done in the north. II
was one OF the finest things in tenacious
valor in the whole history OF the British
Empire.
only a great emergency could have
justified the sending of lads OF eighteen
and half years, with only few
months training, TO France. When they
arrived there they went straight to the
front. and as soon as they were there
they had to face the veterans and TIE
victorious troops OF the enemy. But no
veterans ever fought with greater
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