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Show EXPECT ANOTHER GERMAN ORIVE ALLIED FORCES PREPARING FOR MOST DESPERATE ATTACKS OF THE WORLD WAR. French,. American and British Troops Have Been Busy the Past Week in Driving Enemy Back. Italians Going Forward. London. It is assumed by expert military observers that the Germans are about ready to being another drive, the most desperate of the war. Whatever What-ever its magnitude the drive is apt to be the decisive action of the war. Whether it be on a wider front than the offensive begun May when Hie enemy, all things considered, made Ids most powerful effort of' the year, or whether it be of more limited proportions, propor-tions, the results should determine which way the tide is turning. The landing of 1,01)0. out) Americans in France has given the allies more confidence than they have had at anytime any-time since last .March. Although there are only JoO.OOO of our men holding sectors of the battle front our reserves will give the allies numerical superiority superi-ority in the next battle, it is believed. The allies have attempted to disarrange disar-range the enemy's plans by a process of "nibbling." In reality the nibbles have been rather large biles. Their object lias been to ascertain where the enemy is gathering his forces, to secure se-cure -'jumping off places" for Hie next lights ami generally to weaken the enemy. In this task French, American and British troops have been engaged. Southwest of Soissons the French made several attacks, gaining ground each time anil taking hundreds of prisoners. The most pretentious action of Hie past week was carried out by the Australians, Aus-tralians, assisted by some companies of Americans at I.e Ilamel. It was in the nature of a surprise attack. Many tanks had been assembled buck of the lines and had been s -nt forward at night. Instead of preparing the way witli artillery fire of long duration, dura-tion, the Australians opened fire just two minutes before the infantry "went over the top." The bombardment from hundreds of guns was fast and furious, but the main feature of it was a barrage bar-rage of smoke shells. Behind the clouds of smoke the tanks and infantry infan-try pressed on. The Germans kept up a steady machine gun lire, but were shooting at random because they con).' discern no targets. Finally, when tin-targets tin-targets appeared, the Germans were j dismayed to timl that they were op- posed by land warships of steel. It was hopeless to combat them with the machine gun and they retreated hastily. In Italy the Roman soldiers, continued con-tinued their "cleaning up" process. In the mountain region they recaptured Monte ili Valbella and the Col del Ksso after fierce lighting and look several sev-eral thousand prisoners. After restoring re-storing their positions ill this region they attacked eastward thereof in lite 'Grappa region, gained ground and took many prisoners. The Czechoslovak (Bohemian troops operating in Siberia are said to have defeated the Germans and their allies, the Bolsheviki, at Ykaler-Inoslav. Ykaler-Inoslav. Finnish and German troops are said to be inarching lo attack the allies ami Russians who are guarding supplies on the Murnian coast. |