Show ALLIES AIM BLOW BLOVAT AT GERMANS ON NEW FRONT Initiative Now Lies With General F Foch och Who Has B Big ig Reserve 1 By I International slews News Service WASHINGTON April 3 WIth With the second stage of the battle of still to develop Washington today was speculating what the next move would be Army Array strategists are somewhat puzzled because the rolling up movement movement move move- ment meat which seemingly was started by bythe bythe bythe the British and French has been abandoned It is believed that there has been a distinct change in the plans of General Foch the supreme commander in chief chiet and no one h here re would be surprised should the entente try another offensive offensive offensive offen offen- sive against the G at a point far removed from the present scene of the fighting The series of battles which the German German German Ger Ger- man assault pre precipitated must last for months officers here say They de declare de- de clare clam that there is a decided chance that this summers summer's campaign can be made the final one of the war Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many now is at the maximum In men these officers say that it has been demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated dem dem- that the allied forces now in France can hold the German armies The losses of the last thirteen days fighting have been very large b but t far more on the German than on the BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish side The reserve army created by bythe bythe bythe the supreme war council at Versailles has not yet been engaged anywhere so flO o far tar as can be learned here Therefore they say that the initiative can be as assumed assumed as as- by General Foch at any moment moment moment mo mo- mo- mo ment and that when he does take it it must be developed everywhere and the attacks pushed regardless of ot the cost costIn costin costin in men Sand kind materials GERMAN PEOPLE DISCONTENTED There is no doubt here th that t any serious serious serious seri seri- ous ous reverses of the army on the western western west west- ern era will be quickly responded to toby toby toby by increased discontent among the German people v Already the editorial translations reaching the state department department department depart depart- ment from its agents abroad showing the tone of the German press on the fighting and the broad claims of ot victory m made de by Von Hindenburg and Von show a change from the early boastfulness Today discontent is very very evident and it is j I known here that because they feared the effect on the German people the German army leaders held a great por- por portion of their wounded in Belgium and northern France and did not send them into Germany This has proven conclusively offiCials officials officials here say that the German military military mili mill tary machine was forced to initiate the battle through political considerations considerations considerations con con- at home and that any serious serious serious seri seri- ous defeat t. t will precipitate another political crisis U. U S. S SENDING MEN Meanwhile the United States continUes continues con con- rushing its men and munitions abroad Reports reaching Washington from the various cantonments say that the most enthusiasm is being expressed by the troops over the prospects of early service abroad There Is a snap and vigor in the work that speas speaks volumes for the spirit of the men the reports received here say f I |