Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-05-05


start and a war against England
alone, will stifle this feeling
"Personally, after three months
observation of the situation close at
hand, | do not believe even victory
Tor the Allies would be at the price
OF Germany being crushed. There IS
every reason to believe that even be-
lore a partial victory is secured, the
impossibility of a successful general
assault will have been learned at
staggering price and the end-what-
ever it may be-will come only after
the process of attrition has worn one
side to a state of exhaustion.
From tie standpoint of the Allies,
the one great unknown factor today
is the extent OF Germany's ammuni-
ton supply. How long she will hold
what she has already taken and what
will be the strength of her offensive
is measured by her ability. to con-
tinue supplying her artillery with am
munition in abundance"
millions OF men working for
along the western line have
evolved defenses en- both sides, the
strength of which is almost incon-
ceivable Behind the hundreds of the
lighting line now occupied by each
army, CONSISTING of the front trench,
the secondary and the reserve trench
the whole connected 10y communi
eating trenches-lie series of even
more lines of defense each consisting
Of the same three major lines inter
laced by communicating trenches and
each with its miles of barbed wire
entanglements in place.
'Whereas the present fighting line
was chosen rather at random-just
where the foes clashed and the men
dug themselves in-such line in the
rear has been constructed carefully
along natural strategic lines selected
by the engineers. Intervals OF from
six to fifteen miles separate these
reserve lines. The net result is that
even though successful in smashing
the enemy's fighting line and break
ing through at any point only means
that the defeated force falls back a
few miles to take up new position
waiting.
Germany has not yet exhausted 4
her reserves in the matter of men.
France has developed so rapidly dur
ing the past six months that she will
be able to get her efficiency only lit
tie higher. Russia apparently can
contribute nothing more than she has
SO far except increased numbers and
Won Hindenberg has shown that mere
numbers cause him little worry"
There has been nothing SO far to
indicate that Germany faces the prob
ability OF defeat in the open field. If
dedicated, it will probably be only by
wastage. Meanwhile the wastage oi
the Allies will be equally heavy. Ii
France and Belgium can contribute
nothing more, the additional weight
necessary for an Allied victory must
come from England.
| up to this time the average Eng
| lishman has not sensed the price nc
will have to pay for crushed Ger
many. He has not yet suffered as
Germany and France have suffered
| because relatively his contribution oil
troops has been small. Press censor
! ship, to which the Englishman is
wholly unaccustomed, has prevented
him from getting the thrill that woul6
.ome from full knowledge of the
facts. As a result England is rapidly
| approaching the point where she
must choose between one of three
courses; abolish the press censorship
and give her newspapers an oppor-
tunity to double or triple the pres