The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-09
SATURDAY. OCTOBER o. 1915
NO PROMISE OF PEACE

The fighting in Europe is not re-
Taxed; rather it indicates that the
animosities Of a year ago have crys-
talized into settled hates; but there
are indications that the resources
fthe several nations are being strain
ed to the limit. When two such pow
ers as Great Britain and France seek a
loan of a billion dollars from the out
side, that is a confession that their
own resources are so drained that
their governments do not want to
ask their W people for another
great sacrifice. Russia, like a bear,
is fighting in silence save now and
then a growl that she has no idea OF
crying for quarter. but rather that
this business is to go on until it can
be settled her way. Not much comes
to indicate conditions in Germany
and Austro-H Hungary. but it is clear
that they both are consuming them
selves, as they have no outside trade
and the stress in many directions
must be growing more severe. At
this writing the Teutons Eel to be
trying merely to hold their positions
on the northwest and south fronts,
but are fighting Russia on the north
and east fronts and are maneuvering
to force a way to the relief of Turkey
on the southeast. Evidently to pre-
vent this a mighty drive seems to be
on by the French and British along
the northwest front.
If this is true. it cannot accomplish
much except to possibly recall the
contemplated drive down the Dan
ube, for fortress after fortress
guards all the way from Alsace Lor-
raine to Berlin. Germany has gain
ed no ground to the northwest since
the first month of the war, and the
French and English if they attempt
a drive into German territory will
find the same obstacles in their path
that Germany found in Belgium
when she hoped, by a swift and fear
full advance to, in a few days. be
laundering at the gates of Paris, and
to control the cities and ports on the
Straits of Dover. There is already
snow in Alsace and Lorraine, and on
the mountains where the Austrians
and Italians are fighting. The winter
is close upon the contending armies,
and when all those powers contem-
plate how little has already been
gained at the cost of millions of brave
lives and the bankruptcy of states.
one would think they would all be
willing to call it a drawn battle and
quit.
But such is not the case. Russia
does not fear a winter campaign.
She thinks of that winter when the
Grand Army" was destroyed by
her agents-the icy winds. the frosts
and the snow-and. even above her
mountains of dead, smiles defiantly.
England knows that her rule will
never more be safe in India or Egypt
if the Moslem power is not broken.
while since the days of Catherine,
Russia's dream has been of an open
way from the Euxine to the Mediter-
ranean.
France and Italy understand that
they must win or become subject
powers to Germany. While Ger
many and Austro-H Hungary say:
Look. combined Europe has been
hurting it's hosts against US for Ia
months and they have not tainted
one foot of German territory"
Thus the tempest of war RACES
and the world looks en-, amazed and
Mortified.
The air is darkened by more and
more airships, the sea is vexed by
more and more submarines; the
earth is heavy under its weight OF
dead.
And there is no promise Of an
early peace.-Goodwin's Weekly.