Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-09-20 | Page 10 | Allied Blows Reduce Hun Strength

At U 0 BlOW Cf HUll N NT STRENGTh T fN lH E Effective Fighting F Force or e Dimi Diminished to to Marked r Degree by r bYrl Thrusts s i jj t J f r By Fred S S. F Ferguson rg ori United Press Staff Co Correspondent respondent WITH TH THE AMERICANS r ON TIlE THE METZ ETZ FRONT Sept 20 Diminishing 20 of German German effective fighting forces asa as asa asa a result of f t the tile e all allies allies' s' s ham hammering ering this summer is shown In authoritative information in information In- In f formation r received at American head head- quarters The en enemy my has nas seven eighty divisions divi divi- divisions I about men men in reserve not counting counting three thre three Austrian divisions which P O bl are re in the Metz region Thirteen ot of the seven eighty-seven divisions have nave had more n re than a a. months month's rest and a are e regarded regarded as as s fit for immediate service Twe Twenty ty have rested three three months Then there are are the totally rested divisions division's which which i include clude three first class six Ix second class two third class and two fourth class All t e others were engaged in the German attack at attack attack at- at tack July 15 or or in the allied counter of offensive of- of j The quality of ot the rested reserves reserves may be shown by the fact that they have not been us used use d in serious fighting The German command is making replacements re replacements replacements re- re placements from other divisions less rest d dF d. but apparently regarded as possessing possessing pos pos- t letter Setter tt r fighting qualities Airplane photographs of the region about Metz detz show that bombing by allied al allied allied al- al lied plants have ve been very effective T The e triangle between between Montigny and andS S bl ri j just south th of of Metz is an extremely extremely extremely ex ex- Important junction point of three railways They form a a. v veritable maze maM of or tracks s and more than 1000 freight care cars are shown in photographs The many direct hits can be Observed in the pictures Mars la la ur and Arid Chambley which are being shelled as well as bombed also have been badly damaged