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Washington Watches for U. S. Part in Battle to End War
Dash by German Fleet Expected
When Armies Make Condi
tions Right.
Continwed from Fage 1.
tent. That moment seems today to be
&pproachimg fast, and there will be no
surprise felt here owver receipt of the
word at any moment that the fleet is
ot
It may be used iln an effort to
cover a landmg of a furce in Britain.
It may be used im an attempted gen
eral sea rald. But wherever it 18
used, it will hawve to cope with the
British grand fieet, which now is re
inforced, Secretary of the Navy
Dantels has let it be known, by many
first-lline American fighting craft, in
cluding battleships. This means that
the lor g looked for naval battle must
materialize unless at the last mo
ment the German plans are changed.
Watch Americans’ Aid.
As the battle in France and Flan
ders develops, Washington watches
closely for the first word of America's
part in #t. Tvery section of the na
tiem is represented in the men who
now are supporting the British in the
north. The flower of the regular army,
certain National Guard and nattonal
army units, are on the ground, and
while the losses might be very great,
it is believed the moral effect of these
men engaged will hawe a wonderfully
stiffening effoct everywhere, but espe
cially here at home.
It is pointed out that eur real entry
into the fighting filnds a situation so
far unprecedenied since the war be
gan existing. Not since the battle
of the Marne has the German war
machine possessed the force it now
im showing. Consequently, the ¥n
tente must sacrifice men as prodigally
as the enemy to maintain the posi
tioms beyond which a retreat would
mean a most serious disaster,
There is positive information in
possession of the United States and
the Entente that the German plans
are to force a complete issue with the
present battle. The Kaiser, Hinden
burg and Von Ludendorff have de
orced that the “German peace made
by the sword” shall come by August.
Their plans—which, incidentally,
have not taken Into econsideration
those of the supreme war council—
call for the complet ecrushing of the
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Entente is taking the necessary steps
to meet them. That is the reason for
the Haig order of the day, which will
g 0 down into history with the ring
ing words of the French at the battle
of the Marne. The Haig line will
hold long enough for Foch to act, in
the opinion of every army expert ip
Washington. America is pledged to
replace the gaps in the British lines
Already this country has taken the
necessary steps to do so.
Munitions for Haig.
The result has been the releasing
to Haig of men and guns that up to
the present have had to be held in re
serve in England to meet any possi
ble emergency. But up to the pres
ent they have been insufficient to
meet the German reserves.
The gains made by the Kaiser's
forces have been due to sheer weight
of men and metal. The weather has
favored them so that they have been
able to keep their artillery close to
their advancing infantry. And, ac
cording to the best reports reaching
here, there has been mist enough to
blind the eyes of the British aviators
who hold command of the air.
The French reserves can be expect
ed to equalize numbers in the imme
diate future and officials here believe
that then a far different story will be
told. S Admttting that the situation is
extremely grave, the American, Brit
ish, French and Italian officers here in
Washington remain supremely confi
dent of the ultimate result,
The tide will change soon, they say,
and their calm confidence is having
its effect here, where the war spirit
and the will ultimately to conquer is
better than at any time since the
United States entered the war,
L was pointed out that the British
have been unusually frank in their
admissions rezarding conditions, so
that the public knows exactly what is
going on. White House officials in
sisted there was no doubt that the
lines we uld hold.
The Amcrican forces now engaged
have the same instructions as the
British, it is assumed, and will hoid
on throuhout. These men are well
trained im all lines of fighting, espe
cially in open fighting tactics.
Meanwhile, American troops are
being rushed overseas. All available
siipping, includin vessels that have
b=en taken out of the South Ameri
can trade, are being utilized for this
purpose.
The troops are being moved with
precision and in accordance with new
plars which afforded & maximum of
protection.
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Haig Says That Meavier Attacks
Are To Be Expected From
Germans.
Contimwed From Page 1.
miles north of Bethwme and between
five and six moles northwest of La
Bassce.)
The British captured some prisoners
in their successful counter assanlts
in the Festubert sector.
Hard Fighting Develops.
“Hard fighting developed last night
in the sectors of Neuve Hglise and
Waulverghem and at a hate hour it
still was continuing, the offieial state
ment sakd. In the neighborhood of
Festubert the British advanced their
lines and captured some prisoners. ]
“Following a sewvere bombardment,
a strong hostile attack was delvered
against the British positions east of
Locon. The Germans succeeded in
entering our lines at certain poimnts,
but were guickiy drivem out by eoun
ter attacks. Amother attanck was de-
Mvered in the same locality later m
the night, but was beaten off,
“West of Merville the enemy as
saulted our lines during the night,
Lut was beaten off there alsc. On the
rest of the northern battle front the
situation is unchanged. Sowth of the
Somune River (Pocardy battle line)
there was sharp loeal fighting. Allted
positions imto which the enemy had
entered in the sector of Hangard en
Sanerre were retaken by British and
Freneh troops. North of the Somme
the German artillery was very active.”
Holding Out Bravety.
Strengthened by Fleld 'Marshal
Haig's stern order that *“there must
be no retirement,” and by the knowl
edge that French troops are coming
to their ald, the British soldiers en
gaging the Germans along the
France-Belgian frontier are holding
out bravely against overwhelming
odds in one of the bloodiest battles
the world has ever seen.
That the strugsgle, which began
with the German drive against
Amiens no March 21, has reached a
crucial phase was shown by Field
Marshal Haig's pregnant phrase, “We
are fighting with our backs to the
wall.”
While the Germans have been able
to extend their lines in some places
between l.eßasse Canal and the
Ypres-(‘omines Canal, in Belgium, the
British have maintained ground of the
greatest strategic value .
The Germans in the last 24 hours
have been making a determined effort
to break into Bailleul.
Germans Used in Masses
(Bailleul is between six and seven
miles northwest of Armentieres, on
the road which parallels the Hazen
brouck railway.)
Enormous masses of men have been
employed by the Germans, and in his
official dispatches to the British War
Office last night, Field Marshal Haig
said that 110 German divisions have
been identified along the 125-mile bat
tle front since the mighty combat be
gan on March 21.
(At the beginning of the war it was
reckoned that a German dlvision con
sisted of 20,000 men. Since that time,
on account of their heavy losses, the
Germans have reduced the size of
their divigions, and it is now estimat
cd that a division includes about 12,-
000 bayonets.)
“Strong pressure has been main
tnined by the Germans all day Fri
day south and southwest of Bailleul,”
said the Friday night report of the
British War Office. “Constant at
tacks have been made in this area and
they are still continuing. Britisn
troops have heen pressed back slowly
in continuous fighting to positions in
the neighborhood of the Balilleul rail
way, where they are now heavily en
gaged with the enemy
“Bitter fighting occurred also on
other parts of the front, north of
Laßassce (Canal, waere the enemy was
able to make slight progress between
the Lawe and Clarence rivers. At
other points our positions have been
maintained,
Many Divisions Employed.
“Over 110 German divisions so far
have been engaged since the begin
ning of the battle on March 21. Over
forty of these divisions have been
thrown into the fighting two or three
times.”
it was not until Friday that tnhe
Germans claimed the capturc of Ar
mentleres, although the British evac
uated it on Wednesday evening.
The night report of the German
War Office said:
“Our victorious troons are progress
ing through the wide (Lys River)
plain lying between Armentieres and
Merville.”
The British soldiers defending
Armentieres fought so bravely that
they won even the praise of the Ger
man War Office. The official report
said the garrison of 3,000 men and 50
officers only laid down their arms
after the most desperate resistance
As had been expected, the Germans
followed up their bombardment of the
French lines along the Amiens salient
with infantry assaults, directed prin
~ipally in the sector of Hangard-en-
Santerre. The violent fighting which
broke out there lasted throughout
Friday.
“In {front of Hourges the enemy was
not able to advance in spite of his ef
forts,” said the Friday night report of
the French War Office. “After several
fruitless attacks carried out bty fresh
German troops the enemy was able to
penetrate the French position at Han
gard
~ Counter attacks were launched im
' mediately and the French recaptured
the western part of the village. Fight
ing of great violence has continued
there. In the Noyon sector (near the
}southweatorn end of the Amiens sa
ilient) the artillery activity was very
severe.”
| The German pressure in the battle
‘zone north of the Picardy field has
steadily increased, but whether cr not
it has yet reached its zenith is still to
'be seen. The general order isssued
by Field Marshal Haig to all ranks
of the British army said still strong
er attacks are to be expected.
. Drawing a line directly southward
from Ypres toward La Bassee, it can
be seen that the British line has been
dented for a distance of nearly ten
miles in the sector of the Lys ifiver.
(It was in this district that the
Germans captured Morville.)
The Germar lunges immediately
north of the Lys River evidentiy have
heen aimed at the envelopment of the
British positions defending the fa
mous Messines ridge on the Wesi
Flanders front. All frontal attacks
agaimst the ridge failed with heavy
losses. It s true the Germans gained
some ground, but before they could
consolidate their poaitions they were
thrown back by strong counter
thrusts.
(The town of Messines is reported
to be im German hands, but it does
not lte wpon the ridge proper. It is at
the southern end of this strip of high
ground.)
Coal Fields Threatened.
A feature of the fighting in North
emn France, outside of strictly mili
tary consideration, Is the fact that
the German advances since Wednes
day rmorning menace the small strip
of coal mine fields still held by the
Fremch. The greater part of the
French coal producing land is eon
trolled by the Germans north and
south of I.ems, but there were some
mines to the northwest of this zone.
That ig the district in which the Ger
mans are now delivering their most
desperate assanlts.
That the Germans are staking all
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on th#s “gambler's chance” in the
west is made virtually certain by the
developments so far. Nearly 1,500,000
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