The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-31
Britain Probably Will Have
to Give Up Dardanelles
Fighting-Russia Has a
Limitless Number of Men
for Her Armies.

! TRAN forces will endeavor 10 arg
themselves in as they previously did
on the west front. II Is not at all
certain that they can do this
II IL is to be effective II must be
done all along the line, and in the
South IT would seem as IL the Aus
TRANS were already on the defensive
10 an extent that may disable them
from taking up and holding establish
ed positions Moreover. II is quite q
question whether the incredible
amount of material, cement, barbed
wire, etc, not to mention artillery,
will be forthcoming for the purpose Of
establishing fortified lines such as
have been constructed in the west
AS TO the Balkan situation. all sorts
Of speculation is in ovder. In the cal.
Balkan armies are considered. While
tho Serbian army has accounted for
large number of Austrians in the
past months. the Turks have disposed
of an equal number of British and
French. In the future the respective
Slaughtered Austro-Germans by
Serbians and allies and of allies by
Austro-Germans and Serbians and
Turks-will probably be about the
fighting down there upon the final
outcome OF the war will be exactly
nothing.
II the Austro- Germans succeed in
connecting up" with Turkey. the al
lies will simply withdraw from the
Dardanelles. The Germans cannot take
the Turks to fight for them on the
east or west fronts. Nor will the Bull
garians perform that service.
The British undertook the Darda-
nelles expedition to help Russia II
was successful to that extent The
allies are now fighting in Serbia part
ly 70 save the Serbians from annihila-
ton. partly to save what little has
been gained at Gallipoli and partly 10
try and get Greece and Roumania TO
Join in the fray. Whether they e&-
pect 10 do anything more than hold
open q road of retreat for the Serb
ian forces which will then be moved
10 some other front is doubtful Call
ing as IL may be TO British pride, IL
is probably the best thing they could
do. There will be some massacreing
in Serbia, but that cannot be helped.
Bulgaria will be put out of business
as a medium for killing allies and
Turkey, too. to a large extent
The talk that emanates from Pots
dam about expeditions to Egypt and
India are only pipe dreams An at
tempt to advance into Asia puts Great
Britain in q position 70 call for the
assistance OF Japan's veteran army OF
several hundred thousand men. and
Japan for her own sake would send
her armies TO take up the fght.
Personally. ! am pretty sure that
this is exactly what the allies con-
template doing. II seems q pity TO
abandon the Gallipoli fight at this
stage OF the game. but after all. II
is not certain that the Turks are in
such dire straits. and q great num-
ber Of them have been killed that
Russians In the Caucasus. And the
ave or six hundred thousand men.
Serbs. and allies, that are there now
will make q big showing on one Of
the other fronts
Undoubtedly this leaves the allies IN
the position OF having suffered de-
feat IN the Balkans. 4 defeat of
diplomacy and strategy both, which
their stupidity alone made possible
any material difference TO the tnal
OF the struggle. The real
victory for Germany in this particular
sphere Of operations is that she is sue
fighting her way. not to
Constantinople only. but to copper. |
cotton. oil. tobacco. coffee aad = num- |
Der Of other desirable things.
Meanwhile, the process OF attrition !
will go on on all fronts. decreasing |
in severity this winter and recon-
mencing with renewed violence in the |
spring The wasteage that cannot be
replaced will be in men only and in |
this respect the allies have an over |
advantage, as Is here |
shown. But months OF warfare are |
ahead of US. Nothing startling or com !
prehensive, no crushing victories or |
,eats OF strategy. no economic tri- !
umphs. no disintegration OF alliances
Or Internal disturbances must be look