Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
German Aim Was Chiefly to
Destroy British Army, Says
SImonds, Analysing Tactics
Shown.
BY FRANK n. SlMONDS.

north and Montdidier on the south.
such fighting az followed through the
next few dnys was purely local. The
FIRST German blow had spent it's force
and pending the delivery Of a second,
There was necessarily u period Of rest
and reorganization 20 the ;4ssailant,
who had moved 80 miles in seven DAYS
over torn and devastated country and
An the presence OF a hard fighting foe.
In these first sever DAYS German
strategy and German method rs APP
pied to the greatest offensive of the
war were fully disclosed and IL is pos
slble now To discuss IN some detail the
fashion in which the latest OF all the
western operations rcscmbIed and diff
f"rcd from the other, but less consider
able attacks Of both groups of nations
On the west and on the east front, alike.
First of all ii Is essential Ia uni
me recent attack In its relation TO past
efforts and to cndcaNor to Indicate in
what manner it proved or d%ispruvcd the
conclusions which had been based ON
The experience of the other great at
tempts to break through an e~nWeached
front and transform Il war Of position
into II war f%naneuNcr.
The majority OF British and French
military experts were agreed. as IA re
suit of the experience of the Germans
at Nerdun IL 1915. of the French nj the |
Aisno in lolf. ;,na The british at the
Soinmc in 1915. and IN Flanders in 1917, |
N''t' Az " - 'INNih l!i'OlSH III IN tu<t
my position ana u return To a WIZ OF
movement was, if not impossible. yet
IS" UNLIKELY AS 4" mex" it unWise. given
the appro:imat" equality of the mum
beers of the two ,n,rcs in the w,st no
undertake such a g|igantic and cx,,en,
give venture. There was .alwavs. how
ever. a school in both countries whoa
still believed. despite Tie failur, of
Niveilo in April. 'si1. that an attack.
given adequate 'titillriy preparation |
lacking a, the Aistr. ana made on a
sufficiently WiJc front. might rru,llsce
the great rssult 90 nfi.n sougAt.
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su.s lhn ihef ON II barrow front. h;t
with such a wefsht OF alt'i."iy ~ 10
ues.foE completely Az We p"sitirnsl
OF the enemy in the nomnart!ed S%,ctnr.I
!. second ,"en was EXPRESSED by tive
nri.isn ana French at Vic Splr;lr.
w".'s u lalieu' ana HSatll ~ tie Ari'is
anu .A'sme oIlellslves tnc fn,'owin% car
~ "s''lh ,aiiod. rms was to-:
r;ns y. an a'.ack upon = front suf-
tno MM.n .ne." wee ""e, would bs
Sarn ,;r. VIC severed by rear and
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Only Ounajec Offensive Won.
AZ the Dunai .c ,bn ca .,
prenarat;on Vas co,nan' a. .a'.ins'N
front Hf har,,,,. w.. ,h.n .,.s" um u
he Rnssinn dcfcr.c. w.a,a . ;
and tho Cer,nans no,,r.a thrn.,~h tha
ran and hepan ihe;. au,a zinn ;ns, tme
vhich did ne, ara go "s.on
covered severo, hmrdr., ,n;,aa ~, ENC
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iery Concentration thc ndv,nca wns
checked in less than five miles nv ths
concentration Of i,reach nr,;iiorv t Y
from the batteries and nositinns f,ans
ing the seyen-mile 'front.' ",hich nd
been broken In. After a week Inc Ger
mans had to give over the attack on
this narrow front and mndertakc tn
widen their gap by reducing the flank.
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