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Show RIVER MARNE END OF GREAT DRIVE Critics Believe Line Again Destined to Be an Historic His-toric Spot. WASHINGTON. June 5. With the Berlin official statement tonight conceding con-ceding that there is "no change" on the western battle front, observers here became increasingly confident that the river Marne, for the second time in the preat struggle, has marked the end of a drive intended to crush resistance to the German war machine. ma-chine. There was some question as to whether it was possible that history would further repeat itself and the invader in-vader again be hurled back in precipitous precip-itous retreat before a vigorous offensive. offen-sive. There was nothing to indicate, however, that any officers familiar with the progress of the fightinp believed be-lieved such a stroke by General Foch's armies is to be expected now. They did not see any reason to believe that German power had exhausted itself. It is more than possible. It was said, that renewed assaults on the line from Chateau Thierry to Solssons would come at any moment. Everybody here is greatly pleased with the e'vident good impression created cre-ated by the American troops wherever ! t hey have been employed. The successes suc-cesses scored by the fighting men ! Rives zest to the task of arming and equipping them and rushing them rc- ' inforcements. Officers here glory in the fact that the Germans arc finding themselves I busy wherever the men from overseas i reach the battle lines. |