THE ENEMY'S PLANS
GENERAL MAURICE'S OPINION
A FOLLOW-UP OR A SUDDEN
CHANGE.
<tN!TBD PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPSB.IQHT.)
(ADSTRALIAN-rtEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.)
(Received July 17, 1 p.m.)
LONDON, 16th July.
General Maurice, writing in the Morning Post, says that in view. of the fact that the enemy took little trouble to conceal his preparations east of Reims, the offensive may not be the main effort. Reims is not more than a name. It is certain that General Foch is ready to evacuate the awkward salient which the city forms, and probably he has strong lines behind the mountain of Reims. The German object, General Maurice says, is possibly to use up the Allied reserves by drawing them from the north preparatory to attacking Amiens or to tho northward of that sector; or he may desire to widen the base of. his attack on Paris; or possibly his real effort is to defeat the largest possible portion of the French army, without any. geographical objective. Yon ' Hindenburg has prepared his ground elsewhere, and can watch the present developments and throw in fresh troops to follow up this blow, or he can change his plans quickly.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 15, 17 July 1918, Page 8
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191THE ENEMY'S PLANS Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 15, 17 July 1918, Page 8
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