Show I ENGINEERS OF U. U S. S I SUSTAIN lOSS LOSSES S SIN IN DRIVE Casualties Not So Gr Great at However as Huns Report No Doubt as to Victory By Carl D. D Groat United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON March 26 Ameri Ameri American can engineers have apparently suffered losses in the German west front of offensive of- of Caught in the onset onset onset-as as at atthe atthe atthe the first battle of Cambrai they Cambrai-they they have battled gallantly Their losses will VIII be small as only two regiments are within with with- in the British line and there were only i i three throe companies in the Crozat canal region Berlin Berlin- sought to make it ap appear appear appear ap- ap I 1 pear that a moro or less sizeable re- re re reserve serve force had been defeated there re-I re American official confidence in the i ultimate result of or orthe the German drive was maintained today despite the less I I favorable developments of yesterday yesterday- the loss of Nesle Nesle- and Guiscard yesterdaY yesterdaY-I Such men as Acting Chief of ot Staff March l Major General Leonard Wood and Brigadier 11 General McIntyre l press censor cenor are certain victory would not rest with the enemy ADVANTAGEOUS MANEUVERING The thought here is after study o othe of ot f th the developments development and from knowledge of plans that the British are maneuvering maneuvering maneuvering maneu maneu- vering advantageously ad The Germans s have pushed in after them thus lessening lessening lessening lessen lessen- ing th their lr chance of developing attacks successfully elsewhere than in m the 1 Continued on page 3 3 3 ENGINEERS OF U. U S. S Continued from page 2 2 Som Somme e region and now apparently the enemy will soon feel the force of BritIsh British British Brit Brit- ish and French reserves Use of them at an an earlier stage would have been poor tactics according to military ex ex- The situation serves serves to accentuate the need for ever more American troops General Wood urges that and other officials agree that the United States reserve of victory mu must t be bo pushed If It the British hold the boche now nowr r I believe It will be his last chance said one high officer today Then we swell our forces abroad hurriedly and when that is accomplished victory willbe willbe will willbe be with the United States and the al allies al- al lies However Americas America's force torce while sizeable this year will not not have the determining punch before next spring as most authorities here see it it Troop transport Is Improving Ships Ship however however how how- ever are still stilt sadly needed antisubmarine marine work grows more effective but It will be winter or spring before the full weight of America in all these lines Is available AIRPLANES SHORT General Woods Wood's pessimistic pe reports I on the lack of airplanes airplanes in m France served to accentuate recent statements that General Pershing was far from I pleased at this scarcity Everything possible is being done however to this shortage Woods Wood's suggestion for men mento In to training and for tor an army of 2500 men abroad mot met with var varying view views The In training is possible of accomplishment but most army anny men say It U would be a doubtful plan In view of the shortage of transport transport transport trans trans- port facilities Wood Wood- argues argut's that men should be sent across for tor a R. large share of their training and he points out that what they now learn of trench war ma may have to be scrapped for open fighting soon as a result of the tho developments developments devel devel- j on the west line The German German German Ger Ger- man undoubtedly wants to get the thel out in the open There Is a general feeling here that open warfare would decide the struggle whereas I trench warfare is mainly a problem of attrition with a prospect of an tilt mate stalemate experts suggest I Though Germany is piling in a a. vast I force in the Somme section there are some indications that another offensive is developing in Italy or that the boche intends to strike northward while also 0 driving toward Paris |