THE WAR

Lake County Press, Issue 2737, 6 June 1918, Page 4

THE WAR

Latest' telegrams frjrn Paris show that the strain has relaxed. Although the public are still most anxious, the people have faith in Foch and the quality of the French reserves, although the thrust towards Paris is obvious. The scenes recall the earliest days of the war, people crowding the newspaper kiosks, and gathering round readers in the streets who hove been fortunate to secure a lato edition. The general belief is that the German thrust towards the Marne is less serious than tlie diive westwards between Soissons and Chateau Thierry towards the Oise. Foch informed Deputy Daubigny that it tcok ten days to re-establish the situation after the attack on the 21st .March, adding : " Wo are only at the sixth day of the present offensive." The ground between the Oise and the Maine and the Ourcq is characterised by a wea'th of woodland, innumerable small copses offering excellent camouflage for trtops. Whole armies can easily be hidden from aviators by tie. s, and therefore the battleground offers li-i-j opportunities for surprise resistance News of the brtttJ is o igerly followed in the British, American. Australian and Canadian camps in the Somme area, and in Flanders. Mr Philip Gibb-, telegraphing on Sunday evening, said: ' Our troops are awaiting new Geimau atti< ks ; meanwhile every British heart is gladden d by the news oi the Fronch co.itut.'i attacks." French militaiy •. xpetts express the opinion that Sunday hj s been a good day, French reserves rising like a sea wall against the Germ in wave. U'e lnvo re-established the situation at Rkeitn.--, forbid the passage of the .Marne, and have stayed the German advance in the direction oi the Oise. The only German success is the taking of Faverollos. Elsewhere on the Oi'so sector the Germans oxhau.-ted themselves in furious efforts, but it must not to forgotten that the Germans thus far have only engaged fifty divisions, and still havemoio reserves. Until the enemy plays a decisive card Foch won't shew his hand. DerpKe of all that cynics tay, There sometimes is a pi-rfect day ; Cloudless and dustless, calm and bright, The nay ihut fives us all d. light ; ibe dny that comes to compensate For co d (irry winter days we hat.' ; Those drizzling days we'd ne'tr endure li id we no Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.