The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . resident Wilson—to useLloyd Georges characterization of the battle on the WesternFront—the odds were running every day increasinglyagainst the Germans. When the British Premier added thatthose who knew best what the prospects are feel mostconfident about the result; it could only mean that, withthe United States to help, the race would be won. Alliedshipyards were launching ships faster than German Z7-boatscould destroy them; Allied navies were sinking
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . resident Wilson—to useLloyd Georges characterization of the battle on the WesternFront—the odds were running every day increasinglyagainst the Germans. When the British Premier added thatthose who knew best what the prospects are feel mostconfident about the result; it could only mean that, withthe United States to help, the race would be won. Alliedshipyards were launching ships faster than German Z7-boatscould destroy them; Allied navies were sinking ?7-boats fasterthan Germany could build them; Allied crops were promisingrecord harvests in France and England that would releasefurther tonnage to carry American men and munitions to thebattlefield. At the same time, many observers believed thatanother year of war would spell for Germany bankruptcy alikeas to her food-supply, her finances, and her man-power. Inthe worlds esteem she was hopelessly bankrupt already. Thefighting by June 3 had developed into a series of violentattacks for local objectives, the great rush having come to. © UNDERWOOD a UNDERWOOD. N. Y AN AMERirAX ACROSS TIIK MAIiNKBuilt npar M^zv undor slioll-tirc with :; men killtnl and l.~> woundrd 14: ON THE AVESTERN FRONT a compJete halt. For the time being at least, the Germanadvance was over. The only material progress the Ger-mans made was northwest of Chateau-Thierry, where theypushed their lines further westward and occupied the siteof Veuilly-la-Poterie, but all that this accomplished was theelimination of a local salient north of Belleau, which theFrench had retaken the previous day. The Marnc itself in this offensive had no direct bearingon anything. It. was simply a geographical location crowdedwith associations. Possession of its northern banks did notin itself better the German situation. The drive had beenundertaken with some much greater object. With the battle-front between the Ois
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