Show I Experts Expert's Daily Review of of WarBy War I IBy By J J J. W. W T. T Mason Masoh United Press War Expert NEW YORK July 31 In 31 In reply to toV V Von n Hindenburg's counter attacks I north of the American troops are now engaged In an ady advance nce along the main railway leading to Fismes which which threatens to divide the Aisne Aisne- salient into two n narrow pock pock- ets Fismes is about midway Soissons and Rheims If It lithe the the American American advance to Fismes is is unchecked unchecked and If Von Hindenburg delays his retreat east and west of the American drive too oo long he will yet meet with ter tel The possibility that that thata a a large bag of German prisoners may may be taken has las now returned through the operations opera opera- ions of the Americans along the th Fismes Fismes Fismes Fis Fis- mes railway TRAPS FOR GERMANS General Fochs Foch's strategy Is still di directed directed dl- dl toward narrowing Von 1 burgs burg's maneuver group so that the Germans may be a trap The east and west sides of of or the Aisne- Aisne salient are so strongly held by bythe bythe bythe the Germans as to make the work of pushing Inward very difficult General General General Gen Gen- eral Foch is therefore trying to push northward through the middle of the southern base of the salient This is the operation in which the Americans along the die Fismes- Fismes railway are now en engaged en- en If U the maneuver succeeds the Aisne- Aisne salient would become in shape like Ike a W W. the three tops being represented represented represented from left to rt right ht by Soissons Fismes and Rheims The Germans would be caught in the two V shaped V-shaped wed wedges es with the allies on the east west and south and also in the middle within the inverted V. V The Germans would thus be caught In two traps YANKEES RESPONSIBLE To avoid this development Von Yon Hindenburg Hin- Hin denburg must order p. p a retirement along his ils entire southern front if the Americans Americans Amer- Amer cans continue to move toward Fismes Counter offensives by Von Hindenburg at this time are useless unless they are concentrated against the American apex along long the Fismes railway This is why Von Hindenburg is thrusting I savagely at atthe the American divisions It t Is the Americans who are driving him at bay |