Show Admission I T That That- hai- hai He W Was as Outwitted Contained in H His is Order Br r Universal Paris Nov O 7 A i.-A A German order signed by General von on I which has fallen audI Into French hands handa contains the first direct admission b by himself that he lie was ras outwitted b by General Gon Gen eral oral Gouraud b by the latter's elastic I defense In the Champagne on Jul July 13 15 t bi also that the American Franco at- at tuck tele which turned tho the tide of QC battle and and of or the whole war war came came as a surprise to the Germans In this thin order ordel the tho German quartermaster quartermaster quarter quarter- master general virtually adopts the novel ol of or meeting an attack whIch was employed for the tho first in ill the tho war b by General Champagne Cham Cham- nc aria army whoa when the crown prince launched his starred ill-starred storm Lunn Tho The text of oC the order follows Our experiences In the tho most recent battles give 1 rl rise e to tho the following comment comment com corn ment moat With tho the modern s system stem of elastic clastic defense involves the tho employment employ employ- ment meat of lr ver cn ry feeble garrisons g it Is Iii not always possible to prevent tho the enemy from real penetrating tho advanced particularly when hOz ho profits in ill a large measure from the clement of ot surprise as was wn tile tho case se on Oil Jul July 18 IS Since we arc are not IlOt fighting for tor the put pose of or holding territory enemy penetration is not important provided pro It runs against an nn elastic lastlo defense well in lit depth Wo We 0 must today more than titan o er before before be- be fore rid ourselves of or all scruples about abandoning our au acl advanced fd post host lines I and our advanced trenches provided pro I the abandonment place nt at our time and that circumstances demand domand I It I Ie Wo e must even ovell o Gi up tip time the Idoa Idea of ot retaking such uch positions To 10 counterattack counter attack under unfavorable condition m means to lu expose our troops to wince wince- losses loces When When hen we have to face race an attack of oC great s-reat breadth wo we ma may in certain cases adopt less Jess narrow tactics and may give Ive ground on a lar largo barge o scale Ecale as tho the French did dill on July IS 18 In evacuating e their po position po- po to a depth of oC several sO kilometers without giving hiving battle Wo Vo 0 nc need d not rear fear for the morale of ot the time troops in cases of this kind when the tho evacuation is expressly ordered for or the troops will appreciate tho the rea rca reasons sons SOilS for tor such a n procedure Of OC lato Jato there has bIas be been n a ten tendency toward underestimating the value of or defense works In certain quarters Itha it ha has even been beell assorted that it Is more moro difficult to attack an sit enem enemy who does docs not occupy a fortified position than one retrenched boh I ml a a. network of oC barbed wire sire and other defenses es though the o of subterranean has be been besim n consistently admitted comba com corn This Tilts Idea must bo be vigorously ba bated t tell eti without Underground shelters are aro question of ot the tho first Importance but at atlie atthe the lie same Bamo time tale one cannot In anticipation tion of a a. defensive battle dig too man many trenches nor erect too man many barbed wire belts bolts Trenches are arc Indispensable because t they h e y in maintain a I n ta I n co communications m m U Il I ca t I 0 n S anti and lines JInes of supply Where hera there thera are no trenches the morale of or the troops suffers suf suf- fore fers quickly especially in bad weather If It the trenches and antl wire belts attract the the- enemy fire tire all that la Is necessary isto la is lato to leave c them until the tho bombardment dies downOur downOur downOur down Our of ot defensive o warfare IH permits a free tree movement mO of troops during dur dur- tn ing tho the battle In the tho trenches as well wellna na as b th them m as the tho o. 3 of ot tho limo fighting may demand There cannot be tho the slightest t doubt |