Show TlE ITLE OF N THER VERDUN I IS FORECAST U t ve Foch Is Holding the American Reserve For I HI Offensive Wiy International News Newa Service E April 7 WhIle While be- be that fighting of tho the most des- des nature will continue for tor w weeks eks localities of the conflict i.- i. ie western front allied officers ty here her are convinced that the thet lot t PI cardy spells another Verc Tere for r the tho German legions Mean e-Mean staff officers admit that l J L grave menace t to Amiens and andI I Paris ns l railroad in the pres- pres IJ I of ot tho the German armies hey declare their faith in the the allied forces to repeat lords and the tho d deeds ds that saved They i They shall not pass The British counterattack in the tho thoin regiOn in which over pris- pris I were captured and the hard hardI I ng and small successes of ot the theon Ins nB on the left Jett bank of ot the Oise Olse Chauny Chauny and reported in I dispatches to Washington are led ed Cd ns its but a part of ot the pendu- pendu lff struggle that will go SO on un- un J striking power is ut- ut Q Exhausted Ii attack on the French positions red the most formidable the 1 nave in s S Is pointed out however that point the French can give way wayT T attacks taking toll of ot GerU Ger- Ger U lyes s. s for tor over every foot of ot ground round the British did in the great tto to their present positions rs here regard the most of or the line as that ju Just t south J. J Somme where the Germans are Il only Jt-only two miles mUes away to away to the Amiens railroad But at this Germans themselves are in cal cl position than almost on her heron on the whole battle front I EXPOSED X TO FIRE rj advanced d positions at this I t are re Ze reported to be he between the river and tho railway embank- embank Thc They are r exposed to grilling Ld l J if attacked would be in an hopeless condition for defense possibilities of oC a French reuth rc- rc uth of the Olse Oise are limited by nt at which the battle line in that stream i inot not believed here that the give more ground round than han hand d o do so 50 would deprive them of oft t f favorable fa point for a counter counter- t wh ich some day is expected lit deep into the German flank i Noyon NOon and forc- forc rout of or the tho armies and ancl the S of or supplies which Germany r fried up across the tho mud field to western line before Hi of oC this c as q measures for fOt th the relief relict I ions of or th the allied line subject subject- German German erman pressure lies in iii the theof I of or General Foch It 11 Is believed ID Jwill not throw in his arm army of ot ofer Ver Ver er t to tp help in a defensive ac ac- less ss tho need is desperate te Ef 11 it is believed save this arm army ch jell uCh th Americans form such uch a arable Arable rable part for 01 the thc offensive NS NS CONFIDENT in the situation as a agg Is gg notably strengthening here as asA A recent advices as to the t J Fochs Foch's powers Ther The r An in n drive still menaces Italy AdL Ad- Ad J L J h by th the Italian embassy today tell of continuing concen's concen concen- ts s 's S. S of or Austrian forces Tho The Ital- Ital that a blow will be led td d at their lines as soon as the thein r. r In the mountains at Its wet west d permit the free tree movement of or I f and nd guns Uhe Italian confidence is that there will ill be he no repe- repe Isonzo disaster The close of or th the allied armies with ii f t Ital Italy brought about through pension of or General Fochs Foch's powers bade ade such an event impossible lians believe I ire that i if General Foch JUans determine that Italy will have haveth havet t th the Austrian assault alone Arill do so If If on the other hand formation t indicates that the they I feed cd some of their own reserves r under General Toch's Fochs disposal disposalS S rance ranee the they will get t them fl believe bellec that under the new p f command they will pet get ct fur- fur reinforcements of or Fren French ch a and ad tir troops with equal promptness iff I |