Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-16
BY GEN. ERICH Won LUDENDoRFF

a masterpiece of the firm of KrupI
and it's director, Rausenberger. The
commandment made a great impress
sion on Paris and on all France. Part
of the population left the capital, and
so increased the alarm caused by our
successes
The same effect was intended to be
produced by the great activity dis
played by our airmen. German air.
men were busly engaged in bombing
London, Paris and other cities in the
worst campaign Of ''frightfulness" the
war had SEEM
Had to Improve Position.
The operations designed to broader
the front of our attack and improve
our strategical position were carried
out at the end Of March and earl.
in April. I'm the previous article
Ludendorff admitted that the grea
attack in March had left the German.
| in mot favorable" position.)
On April the 18th army attacked
on the left bank of the Disc from
Chauny and La Fere in the direction
of Coucy Ia Vile, and also further
south. 1t pushed the French bach
across the Oise- Aisne canal, and Sc
gave more security to the long soutl
flank of the 18th army.
The 18th army had already attacked
| in the last days of March in the direc
ton of Arras. making its -principa
effort on the north bank of thu
Scarpe. 1t was to capture the deci
/. slve heights east and north of Arras
| the next day the 9Th army was to pro
long the attack from about Lens ant
carry the high ground In that area
| | attached the greatest Importance t
both these attacks. To have the higf
ground in our possession was bound
to be decisive in any fighting in the
plain Of the Lys In spite of employ
| ing extraordinary masses OF artillery
and ammunition. the attack of thu
18th army on both banks of the Scarpt
was a failure; it fought under an un
| lucky star.
ct was this army which was ex
pected to perform the chief task of thu
| March offensive in capturing thu
| heights west of Cambria and opening
| the way to the rear of the British
armies to the northward, 1t wa'
stopped short by Byng's army will
| huge losses and its failure forced Lu
dendorff to change his whole PLAN
/ anu ltN W tUt CItdltoh vi thS tSet
Amiens salient. which Ludendorff il
the preceding article called "a situa
| ton by no means favorable.")
Only the 18th division, under Gen
eral Lequis, made good progress
south of the stream; but this was no
enough to influence the whole opera
ton. Apparently the artillery hat
not been sufficiently effective.
Strikes For the Channel.
CHIC. now abandoned the attacl
by the south wing of the 9Th army
| 1t decided to strike in the plain o
the Lys between Armentierres and 1.
Bassee, as had been proposed b.
Crown Prince Rupprecht for the mail
operation. THE objective of this op
GRAFTON, Ludendorff explained in pre-
vious extracts, was the capture of tn,
channel ports, down to Calais) Th'
weather had been dry and the Englisi
had greatly reduced their numbers Il
the plain of the Lys as well as in from
| of Ypres. IS
The attack was remarkably care
fully planned bv the 9Th army. Gen
eral Won Quest and his chief of staff
Lieutenant Colonel Lentz. were untir
ing, and had arranged everything n
the same manner as had been dom
for March Al. IN spite Of having by