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Show ENEMY ' FORCE HALTED Huns Lose Heavily in Monday and Tuesday Battles. NEW BLOW EXPECTED Entirely New Sector Next Scene of. Action. LONDON. June 6. via Ottawa The battle situation is generally unchanged today The Germans are held up for the time being on the whole front irom Noyon to Rheims and they have lost heavily in the last fear days, particularly particu-larly on Monday and Tuesday when their pains were "mallesf. ' The French experts now anticipate that the Germans will attempt to; break through somewhere else, possibly possi-bly between Noyon and Montdidier with the object of converging their j advance toward Paris, although it is not impossible that the enemy will attack at-tack In a totally different sector. This would be in accordance with the habit -i ual German strategy of pressing an rfttack in one sector until the momen-I momen-I turn Is exhausted and then . turning I sharply off to strike elsewhere. Tho ! proximity of Paris In this case, how-ever, how-ever, may indicate a departure from these tactics j The attitude of Paris in facing the present ordeal Is inspiring the most ' glowing eulogies In the British press. ; which pays fervent tribute to Premier riemenccau's recent speech as expressing ex-pressing the invincible spirit of France and atfording impressive evidence evi-dence of the mutual confidence of the allies ami reliance in the growing might of America. The newspapers declare thai M. Clemenceau also spoke for the British nation when he declared de-clared that France would never yield. American Review Situation. WASHINGTON. June 6 As German Ger-man efforts against new portions of , the western front decrease, depart -! ment officials think that the third drive has been slowed down to B struggle for improvement of local positions po-sitions south and southwest of Sois sons. It is regarded as entirely possible pos-sible that increased activity in front of the American sector northwest of , Toul make indicating blow there. This conclusion is based on the ' opinion by some officers that the drive was designed to draw off reserves j from the Amiens and Flanders sectors. An attack on the American sector in I such strength aa to drive the line back, 1 1 Is argued mlghl hamper General ' Foch in his employment of American i units to support his lines in Plcardy, I Flanders and thr Al-ne regions. Foch Outguesses Enemy. Officers regard ihe (act that no new blow has been struck at the Amiens front as conclusive evidence that General Gen-eral Foch outguessed his opponent when be determined to let the Alshe front to stand on its own strength 61 1 D I at the cost of much territory overrun I by the enemy until he could assemble additional units from scattered points ; along the line beyond Rheims. The very success of the Germans in pressing press-ing on to the banks of the Marne. it trae argued meant that Foch was resolved re-solved not to weaken his lines to the north. Another indication that the French -i nit. -cists have outguessed the German Ger-man general staff is seen in tne fact that the original strength used by the crown prince in the Aisne drive was put at twenty-five divisions. He baa since employed in this theatre double thai number. Officers point to this fa i as evidence that the German hope I was that Foch would bring up his northern reserves to hold the Aisne front while the German reserve was held ready to take instant advantage of its shorter line to sweep down again en the Amiens sector. The territory I hied by the French In retiring to the Maine eventually absorbed most of tin German strategic reserve and the plan tailed. Great Battle Expected. observers here believe the great battle is certain to he fought out on the orlginnl sector selected by the cermans for their supreme effort. They believe also that Generai Foch will not be in a position to wrest the j initiative from the enemy until American Amer-ican strength has become available to him in great force. They therefore do not look for any extensive counter-offensive counter-offensive for months to come, possibly not before fall il even then The critical battle in the linal Ger-i Ger-i man effort to break through to the lohanne coast will not be tougbt. officers offi-cers believe, before General Foch imd himself able to turn the tables on the enemy and to begin what they are certain cer-tain will be a march to Berlin if complete com-plete victory cannot be won short of that goal. |