Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-23

I the success of the enemy attack tn
| prce we Daid was very heavy. Here
| too, it was many days before the from
was again secure. The British arml
4 did not press its advantage; appar
entity it only intended to improve it
position for the launching of the grea
| Flanders offensive.
German General Relieved.
| 1t thereupon resumed operations or
the old Arras battlefield and also be-
| tween la Bassce and Lens. The OBJ
| ject of the enemy was 10 wear US
down and distract our attention from
Ypres.
The command of the 9Th army had
been changed General Won Falken-
hansen had taken the place of the late
General Won Kissing as governor gen-
eral of Belgium. He was a particu-
larry striking personality, who, on
taking up his new position. retained
our complete confidence. The 9Th
army had been given to General Otto
Won Below, who relinqWshed the COM
mand Of the group of armies in Mace
donia to General Won Scholz. latterly
in command on the eastern front
The end of the Aisne-C Champagne
battle had left the 18th and LIST armies
on very unfavorable line, particu-
larly at many points along the Chemin
des DANES. To give up the ridge would
have meant French success and
would have had a depressing effect
on the troops who had held it so
bravely. The group of armies under
the German crown prince and the 'Ith
army wished to secure improved posi-
tons by a series of minor engage
ments, so as to establish line suitable
for a permanent position. This plan
conceded with the views of CHG.
AS the result of various actions, pre-
pared with the greatest care by the
commands which took part in them,
and sMllfully carried out by the forces
engaged, a more favorable line was
gradually formed here and fresh life
was put into the troops.
Verdun Attack Again Costly.
General Won GalIwitz, too the COM
mander-in-chief of the 9TH army,
wished for the same reason to under
take a local Improvement of position
on the west bank of the Meuse, which
the group of armies there considered
particularly important. The group Of
armies under the German crown
prince supported the proposal and G.
II @. gave its consent The attacks
on June 10 and 10 succeeded. But
here again we realized as we had
done before. that to attack is easier
than to hold what has been won.
In all these engagements, under
taken by the 18th and 5th armies, in
order to improve their position. the
possibility of enemy counter attacks
was reckoned with, and their repulse
provided for, in the estimates for men
and munitions furnished 20 G H.Q.
We wished to avoid anything in the
way of wild gamblet
Although everything was prepared
against these enemy counter-attacks
they succeeded far too often. The It'll
army had been equal to them. Before
Verdun the French deprived us of the
greater part Of our guns. | was glad
when the battles there came to an end
and sorry that | had ever allowed the
attacks to be made.
| was as little in favor, as when
chief on the eastern
front, of continuous battering tactics,
in which the gain does not outweigh
the loss.
Near the 4th army the British had
been established ever since 1914 in a
narrow bridgehead close to the coast
on the right bank of the YDres. This
place had always been the naval
corps weak spot. The 4th army, which
was supported by this corps, received
permission to take this bridgehead.
The attack took place on July 10,
and was successful. The User effec
lively prevented all enemy counter
attacks
In spite of the severe figh ting for
the Wytschaete salient in the first