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Show oo PROSPECTS OF HEAVY CAPTURE PASS. Ono of the military critics at the front, telegraphing under date of Monday, Mon-day, expressed tho belief that a great army of Germans rotreatlng out of the salient may be captured. He made this prediction: "Tho belief gains that every lino of communication from the region of Fere-en-TardenolB to Ville-en-Tarde-nols Is Jammed with retreating Germans, Ger-mans, and that their escape to tho line of tho Vcslo will be littlo short of a miracle. "The attacks of tho allies on the Gorman Gor-man right flank south of Soisaons are Increasing in vigor, and a break at any point in the lino would mean disaster to the beaten German hosts. As yet no official accounting of the number of prisoners, cannon and supplies has been received by any of tho allied j military attacks. It is believed, how-over, how-over, that great stores were takon at Fore-on-Tardenois. "The Gorman b have used every device de-vice and strategy to prevent tho victorious vic-torious allied fighters from cutting off the picked troops of tho rearguard forces. How desperate is the situation situa-tion of tho Germans is clearly shown by the news that their rearguard forces aro made up largely of Prussian Prus-sian regiments, men taught from early ear-ly manhood that tho German war ma-chino ma-chino is invinciblo and that they and their follows are unequaled among the warriors of the world." Wo can see no great prospect of pocketing a largo part of tho Crown Prince's army, for the enemy is now well out of tho pocket and making a desperate stand north of the Ourcq. At present the Germans are in positions posi-tions more favorable than that of tho allies, because they are presenting a solid unbroken front and arc on the defensive. . While the troops of the Crown Princo were on the Marne, and Foch's men wero driving across tho base of the salient, there were great possibilities. possibili-ties. But the German high command saw all this and proceeded to got out, j while the defense at. all points was stiffened. The allies' offensive may come to a halt within the next 24 hours, and then counter attacks in force may bo expected. When stability is restored, the Germans Ger-mans will be entrenched along tho Vesle and Aisno rivers. |