| Show HUN OUTfOUGHT I OUTGENERALED AND J I These Facts Stand Out Brilliantly Brilliantly Bril Bril- 1 1 as Result of Foch's Fochs Tactics Br Bj en l Paris Aug 31 Two Two fa facts ts stand out I brilliantly as tho the results o of the fighting fighting fight fight- ing InS ushered in by Fochs Foch's spectacular counteroffensive The They are are- summed up 1 The I-The The allied information service has proved pro superior to that of ot the Gorman Gor- Gor man mans s. s 2 The 2 The amalgamation of French British American and antI Italian troops I has been completed smoothed out and oiled until tho the whole great force under under under un un- der Fochs Foch's hands works as smoothly as the gear of a a. well wen kept Jept racing yacht In lit the hands of ot a a. perfectly trained crew This Is Irrespective of ot the tho gains and antI losses In terrain It Is perhaps more morts important than the physical results attained Ever Every French critic to whom I have ha talked Is restrained at about out the thc p physical results of ot the tho fighting It is hard had for tor these mon men to suppress their enthusiasm In Sn the face race of ot tho the knowledge that at last a 11 determined determined de de- oe- oe German attack has not only been checked ed but hut reversed ro It Is hard for tor them therm to be restrained in the face of or the liberation of their beloved Paris from the German menace But tho thoy do realize realize antI and they tr try to impress Impress Impress Im Im- press It upon all that all that there Is still a avast avast vast Job ahead The They Thoy point out that significant asis as asin in is the fact that the tho German sall salient nt toward Chateau Thierry has been either wiped out or m made de useless the allies have suffered Buttered on their side worse vone reverses re than that during the year car 1918 and arc are still fUll In th the rIng The Germans arc aro by no means me defeated defeated de defeated de- de on the whole front because of this Smashing reverse re between Sols- Sols sons and the Argonne But most of or them believe bellevo that the tide has turned Aa As one grizzled veteran said to mo me af after atter of- of ter dinner tho the other night of or urIt ur It begins to look as 19 thou though h Chateau Chateau Chateau Cha Cha- Thierry Is 18 the Gettysburg of this thra war But remember there thero were years ears o of hard fighting even oyen after Gettysburg So most of or tho the French officers and critics content themselves es with felicitations te- te fe on tho the score of tho the two points first mentioned t above e And nd in both of these points the they recognize that tho the United States has played a dominating dominating dominating domi domi- role rolo It Itus was us one o of tho the great difficulties which bleh the tho allies had to conquer that the tho Germans possess possessing Ins Ins- the Initiative and working on Interior lines were ablo able to their chair place and to strike hard before tho allies could determine the character of ot the at attack attack at- at tack and antI take tho the necessary measures measures meas meas- I ures to meet It In the tho battles batlle which began on the day of or the French national na national national na- na feast the allied command was able to diagnose the tho a assault sault in ad ad- ad- ad vance Witness General Gouraud's great order of ot the da day day- preceding the attack It Il was able ablo to meet it In advance witness the which was laid down b I by the tho allies actually actually ac ac- before beor the Germans be began an their own bombardment So too th the allies were cre able ablo to foresee foresee foresee fore fore- see a reputed German n drive on Com- Com pice-no pice and to beat the Germans to the punch with the local action around American increments to tho the air force American troops available a for I military police work as well as In tho the line and the vigor with which Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans pushed Information getting a raids have hlo all nil counted In this tale Also the fine tine control over O tho the cables which American censorship has es established os- os Is reported to hMO have nape played an Important part in preventing news rows from this side aide of the battle line from reaching German great headquarters The amiability with which General Pershing first submitted his forces tor to r I Ithe Ithe the control of General Foch has been an m example followed by all tho the other allied commanders and furthermore by the allied staff stat and lino officers Vs t n result tho the word of ot the high command command com com- mand mantI Is Js now accepted he heartily and antI without question Tho result has been striking The news from Crom da day to day has told of Brit of-Brit tIsh t- t ish Italian and American units hurried from rom place to place to fill till a need of or ortho tho the moment in a a. va way that would would not have been possible a a. year oar ago abo or even en three months ago o. And when the they arrivo ar- ar rl rivo the they fight side b by tilde side as real brothers In arms a ad Integral parts of ot the tho same great machine This Is the encouraging thing which leads all observers to believe lelle that while whilo German effectiveness has reached and passed Its maximum allied effectiveness is Just towards its zenith Nothing have haYe been more perfect than tho the German German German Ger Ger- man organization during the last four years Yet tho the German machine teas waa not able finally finally- to prevail Now ow the allies aro approaching th that t same perfection perfection perfection per per- of organization There Is little talk here o of the rola- rola tivo livo Joss losses s though It Is known that the German losses as ns usual have been measurably greater than thos those of or tho allies But here Is the favorite formula upon which tho question of or losses is discussed Even E supposing supposing- the losses of the allies alliea to to have been as is great as those of the Germans tho allied losses have o been more than made up b by the arriving In ing Americans The Germ German n losses are rondo made up God up-God God kno knows s 's how ho That Is why h Parisians smile as they lift their glasses thc today as they have ha not smiled early r l March And the toast thc they drink quietly but with a twinkle le of assurance is this L La Spelled verbally with n a capital V T I |
