Show pa Joll 11 r r Foch Wins WillS Victory jn GENERAL F FOCH CH is making go goad d despite the fact that illat he has just begun to fight When he assumed control of the tile allied forces ho lie was backed by an ad- ad mil able military record His record however was disI distinctly dis- dis I French and as a a. result it was only France that J paid pail him full recognition for his ability The rhe British t I attitude was cool if not skeptical V We c are arc reminded of this tills fact when we read of the o at ovation on his name namo was wasa a given RIven i in the British house of commons when mentioned 1 by Premier David Lloyd George recently Where the British premier used to find an empty empt silence to greet his Mis praises of or tho the French general he now finds enthusiastic enthusiastic en- en cheers at the mention of his name T And so it is that General Gentral Pock Foch has won won his his hardest battle the thc one against doubters It was a stern stem task that the thc allies conferred upon him when they concen concentrated hated crated their war aims The Tile same sk skepticism would have teen Been encountered SOnIC somewhere in in the thc organization no mattel matter mat mat- tel ter who had been heen chosen for the position The path was ws beset with the dangers race doubts and jealousies That we have survived U tins tills is test tet is evidenced when we wc find the British reserve ripened into enthusiastic Bup- Bup d' d tort and it augurs well for our cause It is a a. triumph for 1 Foch och wor he lie has hilS overcome the tIle prejudice of doubt of-doubt doubt before be- be fore toie rore he lie has fairly commenced his fight light Until the last few fc weeks the tile operations of Foch have e been essentially those of the defensive precluding the Opportunity ty to show in ill one bold stroke that he was the theman theman man naan for the jo job They however cr have ha been a severe test of his judgment and aUll the successful counteroffensive 0 flinch we find launched on the thc west front is a n. testimonial of his understanding of the intricacies of war YeII Wea We Ye II a have been advised that the tile present p counteroffensive is i the lug big campaign of Foch och It is only a part of tie te defensive plans re resulting from the big German n drive and andi andis i is paving the tIle way for that greater effort which is to fol- fol low To make war is to attack are arc words attributed attribute lo to General loch Foch and when we understand this we can can v realize that defensive operations are arc not his best 4 We Ye can be pleased with the manner in in which winch the i h has conducted the defensive and If J ns as reflective of a a. balanced mind that will not court dis- dis in r by hy the o of or his hh favored program Each has won a big victory in wiping out personal prejudices and we ma may look for big military accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments when he applies his bis own formula to the situation on the west fron front t. t fea ii fes a |