El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-02

faith IN the iuvncibIity Of the German nation Its
strength has been the German strength The high scen-
c ability manifest IN its construction and defence has
been fine example OF the ability Of the German nation
along military lines and the supreme displayed IN
working ont the construction and defence system has been
Al evidence Of the supreme value which Germany has
placed military works
So the SCATTERING Of the Hindenburg Hne symbocal
Of the SCATTERING Of the German military dream Of the
German confidence IN achieving military supremacy
the void
And the line has been shattered The Americans are
within its forward The French have broken into it
The British have pierced II on eight mile front and
reached the outskirts Of St. Quentin which they
systematically reducing in order to effect the capture Of
the city with minimum expenditure of life and material
The HlnceubuTg hne-the enemy calls it the Siegfried
Ene-hGs been the enemys great barrier the
Berlin II has been compared by the German leaders 10 the
great wall Of China Field marshal Won Hndenburg had it
built and for that the allies call it the Hndenburg
line. Ee himself applied to it the Of the Segfed
Uutn the British first brOke the line in 1917 the Ger
mans regarded the HindenbuTg Siegred line mpTeg
nahle, az the Chinese wall They understand
what the entente allies long have understOodhat
material thing is impregnabe Only the spirit IN
brszzbie and hold hack enemy, as the French held
back TIE Germans Verdun and as French held back the
Germans at the first battle Of the Marine as the
French and Americans stopped the Germans the
end battle Of the Name. Men be impreguable but
walls Tedoubs concrete works and subteTTanean cham
beIs are not.
The HiBdenburg line is about 90 miles long It runs in
generally north and south direction that portion
q France which have been calling Picardy the scene
q the great break through Of the enemy in his March rush
70 capture Amiens and the seacoast Its northern
treHty guarded BY the heavily fortified bason of
Nmy Ridge and BY the mining city Of Lens The under
ground chambers Of Lens forts under the earth level
The Germans considered them beyond the possibility Of
capture. Tie Canadians lost great number Of try
ing 70 take Lens IN 1917 which strengthened enemy
ncence- But the allies have captured it. holding
It and viii probably continue to hold It for all time
The southern end Of the Hindenburg line proper is
the vicinity Of La Fere Laon The Notifications of Laon
and heavily defended forest of St Gobain protect the
southern end Of the line The forest St. Gobain viii be
remembered By readers the place where concealed
ne two massive long range guns which sheed Paris,
than so miles away.
South Of the HndenbuTg line and connecting with
the Alberch line running southeast from La Fere to
Reims and following the line Of the Chemin Danes
ne gueant switch or Drooourt Switch is sometimes
called, Is heavily fortified connecting link between the
nor end Of the Hindenburg line and the fortified lines Of
Flanders
should be understood that the heavy Notifications of
ne hnoenburg line constructed IN order block any
aimed movement through country easy to traverse and
aso . furnish first class jumping off place for German
4he tLanders country to the north IS not cas-
~ Tersed and consequently did require defences
S1naiEe The same was true Of the billy country from
H1ns south and east
Tie Hin6enburg line Is not trench but ezysts-, nj
- iertIIcatons consisting Of trenches IN most com
t-sa system, multiple baTbed wire entangements con-
E-1ons lor artillery deep dugOuts capable of hous-
5-.sIllng an entire battalion Of troops each COL
F----eS Ior machine guns and every other sort Of
- N Germans have been able to invent OF adapt
z q iAsanees there was the famous tunnel trench of
.- II vas more than a mile long Il was solidIv
-s s-p'ltsd by concrete trenches electric lighted
80 = - s,eIy loot Of 1t mined It was 'impreg-
-Igl ne British captured It IN November 1917
80 nov are fighting about Cambria and its cap
y - D-i-sl Is imminent In this area the Hin
- = .lsl2ln except for ordinary trench lines
ana concrete positions tor artillery and machine en-. pt
IN the vilsTes and at Other places in bst-ss-@ - -
uLlsisolno Vorks They be called dugouts Tbev
oIlIesses' The Germans consider them
she poor and bomb proof. They have electrcif ,n;
water, sewers dining looms and kifcLa-- - s
nave always oen better 6urrowe than the allies and have