| Show ALLIES' ALLIES TEN TENACITY A C I T Y UPSETS BIG PLAN OF HUN FOE Enemy Throwing His Fresh Forces to Front to Gain Objectives By Associated Press Preas WASHINGTON 1 April 7 I French French and British tenacity have upset tho the ambitious plans of tho the German Gennan high command for tor the battle of says tho the war departments department's weekly military mil mil- HaJJ review tonight and now the tho enemy determined to gain some Borne sort Bort of success at any cost is throwing fresh forces Into the battle In an ef ef- ef effort fort Cort to secure limited objectives Because Because Because Be Be- cause of this the situation Is expected to remain uncertain for tor some time to come General Improvement in the tho strategic strategic strate strate- gic SIc position of ot the allies ames Is noted and the review declares that under General General General Gen Gen- eral Foch the allied military machine machino Is Js working smoothly and efficiently In stemming lemming the German assault There is no mention whatever of ot the he American troops reported hurrying hurry- hurry I ing ng g to to th the front to Join the tho British and i though tho the department again mentions that several American transport transport transport trans trans- port sections have taken an active part pail In the battle and that the American aviation service Is c cooperating with the British FOE IS BLOCKED At At the opening of the third week of ot the German offensive we find that the enemy Is still far tar short of ot attaining attain attain- ing his principal objectives says the review It is Js now evident ident that the German high command contemplated overwhelming overwhelming over over- whelming the British at the tho outset between between be be- be tween the Oiso and the and driving a wedge into the Franco Brit ish forces The enem enemy fully tully expected to achieve a decision in the field In the course courso of one great reat battle Evidence of prisoners tends to confirm confirm con con- firm that tho the enemy hoped to gain the line Une of of the Somme by the evening of the first day clay of ot the offensive As a a. matter of ot fact it took the Germans ten days das to cover the ground they expected expect expect- ed to overrun within tort forty eight hours Tho Tito stubbornness of ot British resistance and the severe casualties inflicted by them compelled the Germans to draw more heavily than they had anticipated anticipated anticipated antici antici- on their own reserves The liThe German high command is now throwing fresh forces Into the battle in an effort to secure some of Its more limited objectives FOCHS FOCH'S LEADERSHIP Under the leadership of or General Foch the allied military machine Is functioning with precise smoothness insuring greatest economy harmony and efficiency in the use of all of the forces now united In stemming the German assaults The morale of the allied troops remains high The liThe German offensive has not spent itself and the situation will continue continue con con- uncertain uncertain for for tor some somo time to come However the tho general strategic and tactical position of ot the allies la is becoming becom becom- ing in- more favorable After Arter a period of ot relative calm early in the week during which the enemy was busy bringing up his heavy guns and repairing repairing- the tho wastage of battle by replacing tired units by fresh troops another powerful attack was launched along the segment of the line now held by the French stretching from the Roye Amiens road to Grivesnes The Tho enem enemy was able tomake to tomake make ak BU slight ht headway Fierce continues Allied forces are massed to check the Invaders In this area U. 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S AVIATORS BUSY There has been relatively less activity ac activity ac- ac tivit north of the Somme though the Germans Germane have ma made e a number of or serious serious se serious se- se rious attempts to encircle Arras All attacks In this sector have been beaten off oCt by the tho British and tho the important Arras defenses hold firm I Allied aircraft has been particularly particular particular- ly h active throughout the week weck not only onh In maintaining superiority In the air and keeping the skies sIdes clear of ot hostile craft but more especially in bombing enem enemy dumps convoys convos trains and rail heads A number of American transport sections have taken an active part inthe inthe In Inthe the battle and tho the American aviation service Is la with the tho nn I ish Our own forces engaged aged have been relatively busy Under the cover of ot nhea a n. hea heavy barrage the tho enem enemy raided one of our outposts In the tho area and tho the Increase of ot artillery activity his I Is noted in this sector Our troop units have taken up a anew anew anew new position In the line and are aro occupying oc occupying occupying oc- oc well prepared entrenchments along the tho Meuse l e hills hilts south of oC Ver Ver- dun In the Italian theatre there has been an increase In hostile activity Reports Report continue to be received In Indicating In- In indicating that the enemy contemplates launching launching- an offensive thrust The Austrian armies with the exception ofa of ot ofa ota a few operating in the tho Ukraine or In Inthe Inthe inthe the western area urea arc now In the Italian italian Ital ital- ian theatre The secretary of ot war has concluded a It visit to to the Italian front I |
