Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-23 | Page 8 | Assign Many Reasons for German Halt

Assign Many Reasons For German Halt By Associated Press W SHI WASHINGTON May 22 The 2 The lon long I dela delay lelay In renewal of the German drive c driven I in n Picard and Flanders Is hJ variously accounted for tor b by officials of or the war department am among ng whom it has come to o be bo a v. subject of or animated discussion The most generally accepted explanation explanation tion ion Is that German divisions engaged In n tho the first phases of or the battle were so o badly shattered that It has taken time ime to restore them then to fighting form It Il is apparent however that man many officers feel tee I that a deeper reason Ulan tItan this his underlies the tho lull The They regard it itai ai as certain that only some tome serious internal In- In ernal condition would cause the German Gernan Ger- Ger man nan high command to lose loso the tago ago gained b by the first rush of or the great Ireat offensive e The value of or pressing forward orward without pause once an oHen- oHen ive sive effort Is male maie rond taking full ull advantage advantage ad advantage ad- ad vantage of ot the momentum in r I gained 1 a. a 01 I C n That the Germans have sacrificed During the lull the strength of or the British army is understood to have o been steadily increased and French and American reserves have been assembled in n both of or the sectors of attack It Il now appears therefore that when the assault is renew renewed cd as every ery observer in n Europe appears to believe it will be ben In n a matter of ot days das at most the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans will taco face again we well established defensive systems and armies that have been cen rested up and reequipped It is certain that tho Germans cannot expect to set up and maintain trench lines Ines where they now are it Is 18 said as the he contour of the German front bulged forward orward into two lends itself to o counterattack whenever er the thc allies are ready to strike It Jt is therefore felt In n some Somo quarters that unless the reasons rea- rea sons ons for tOJ delay are soon overcome and the attack renewed the German chiefs will be obliged as a measure of ot safety safet to withdraw at least leant sufficiently to straighten n out their line I