Show HUNS l IN 1 IN INA EC A H OAf AY r l' l WAR ft Germans Believed to Be Defeating Themselves by Enormous Enor Losses Take Few Prisoners Prisoner By Press I WASHINGTON March 25 I Field Marshal Haig is holding the great German drive of ninety- ninety seven divisions with only twenty twenty- of Tommies Tommies Tommies Tom Tom- seven divisions battling I mies it was stated by British I military men here today I According to the British strategy strategy strategy strat strat- egy it is believed here Haig will not rush up greater concentrated forces until he is ready to assume assume assume as as- sume the offensive at the break in the German onrush During a bombardment it is 3 not well to men it is pointed point point- ed out British officials official estimate the German losses at approximately men a day in killed wounded and captured At this I rate they hold they are justified in optimism and in the belief that the Germans are defeating themselves them them- themselves I selves by their enormous losses By J. J W. W T. T Mason United Press Military Expert LW EV YORK YOUK March The TJ 25 The N NEW next twenty-four twenty hours will probably mark tho the climax of Von unprecedented slaughter or of o his own troops in inan inan inan an effort to overwhelm the British armies in Franco France If the lines i hold their own durin during that period Von Yon I Ilin great gamble must begin to BO JO against him i iFor For Tor the present the ae gained two objectives They largely improved their own d defensive he positions guarding their chief lines linos 3 I of communication in western Jora France e and they have undoubtedly ed British offensive plans r for r the tho coming summer But the have not yet et regained all tho territory they voluntarily vol- vol voluntarily vol 01 abandoned last March when hen they retired to the tho Hindenburg line tine The British front is resisting all tendency to give way In disorder As lo long g as this slow orderly retirement proceeds the German attacks must continue to exhaust Germanys Germany's manpower manpower manpower man man- power without corresponding compensating compensating ti sating advantages The h Germans confess tess to an improved of ot their statement British defense defence in captured prisoners During the first two da days dars s of ot fighting Berlin reported been taken talen For the tho those 25 British had bad se second ond two days da s 's s of ot the combat only have been announced an announced announced an- an additional captives headquarters from flom the German decline in the numer number num num- ers This Tills sudden ber bel er of ot prisoners Is very cry reassuring In the tho I The present Germ German objective I Continued on page 3 1 HUNS LOSING Continued from pa page 1 1 I attack shows evidence of not being fixed at any point The British retirement retirement re retirement re- re has caused Von Hindenburg apparently to search madly at numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous sectors for any special weakness of the line Ine with the Intention of or trying to break through there Otherwise it itis itis its is s difficult to explain satisfactorily the scattering nature of or the German blows After attempting to outflank the British positions at the s southern end of the he British front and tailing falling Von Yon Hindenburg Hin Ilin- denburg has turned for a new now drive nearly fifty miles north near Arras A breaking up of the German strength in n this manner indicates Von Hindenburg Hinden- Hinden burg is now acting as an opportunist Tho ho failure of opportunists has been almost invariable in the present war |