Show I Experts Expert's Daily Review of War WarBy I By J. J W. W T. T Mason United Press Pres War Expert NEW YORK TORK May lay 4 The The two German bombardments reported this morning by Field Marshal Halg indicate that Von is threatening to renew attacks simultaneously against Ypres and the important railway center of Hazebrouck seventeen miles southwest of Ypres There is a stretch of four miles mUes between the tho Meteren Nieppe-Meteren line in front of Hazebrouck and the tha Ypres Ypres line where Haig Halg lo locates locates lo- lo cates th the two artillery actions In Inthis Inthis this gap are the principal hills hUls still held by the British From their summits the nearest flanks of the German forces attacking Hazebrouck Hazebrouck hazebrouck Haze Haze- brouck and Ypres could be heavily shelled by artillery The advantage advantage advantage tage of positions therefore rests with the allies fast dwindling re reserves reserves reserves re- re serves probably accounts for his break In his attacking front for to attempt to take the intervening hills by direct assault would be betoi too toi costly an enterprise Double objectives as Important at Hazebrouck Hazebrouck Haze Haze- hazebrouck brouck and Ypres have not been sought by Von as a simultaneous adventure since the present series of combats began The German general staff doubtless doubtless doubtless doubt doubt- less hopes hopes' to to confuse the th-e allies by this new movement burg may suddenly abandon one of ot the objectives and concentrate against the other or if he finds th the allies in very heavy force along alon both fronts he may abandon both assaults rather than risk a disastrous disastrous trous check Of the two positions Hazebrouck is much more Im Important important important im- im for military purposes than Ypres T The Te e allies must choose as asto asto asto to where they shall make malte the stronger stroner stand they will undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly edly select the Nieppe Meteren line east of uck The only reason for a choice choice- would be a decision by Foch not notto notto notto to permit his reserves to be used up 01 at this time if mf Hindenburg burg is ii determined upon another orgy ors of slaughter of German manpower In that event Ypres might be considered considered considered con con- worth exchanging for new hills of German dead |