The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-18
Allies Wont Consider Peace
Plan; Think Germany Has
Reached Limit
BRITISH ARMY
NEARING EFFICIENCY
England Would Clear Both
France and Belgium
Of Enemy

London, June ls.--Although an official
statement is not procurable, / am au'
thoritatively informed that the allies
especially Great Britain, would regard
lany German peace overtures at this time
as premature. Great Britain is deter
mined to continue the war, at least until
Germany is driven back upon her own
| territory. ANY peace talk that has
reached the United States certainly has
not had it's origin either in London or in
any other capital of the allies.
| There are several reasons why Great
Britain, in particular, intends to prose
cute the war until the German grip upon
Belgium and northern France has been
shaken. Briefly, these are among the
more important:
| First--It is the firm belief here that
Germany has reached and passed the high
peak of her offensive efficiency. England
believes that from now ON the kaiser
must fight desperately on the defensive
to hold what his armies grasped by get
ting the Jump" on the allies at the be-
ginning of the war.
Second--It is the universal belief here
that England is now only approaching
the height of her offensive efficiency.
When its full intensity is developed, the
Germans, it is believed here, must be
rolled back out of France.
Third Military men here agree that
the final verdict will be won, not by bril-
liant dashes, but by long drawn out
endurance struggle. They base this be
lief upon the strength of lime after line
of strongly fortified works on both sides |
T. I,ra, Latt
England is certain that the longer the |
struggle the more certainly will the |
great resources of the allies ultimately |
overwhelm the kaiser's.
FOURTH England wishes to demon
strate that a citizen army, organized by
volunteer enlistment, can cope success
fully with what she calls German mill.
tarism." The signing of peace pact
now, no matter how satisfactory its
terms might be to the allies, would leave
the solution of the question of the abil.
ty OF democratic" army still in doubt
In support of the statement that Ger.
many has passed the height OF her of
fensive ability, IL is pointed out here
that since the dash into France last fall
he Germans have been unable to make
my appreciable progress on the Franco
Flanders front. On the contrary they
nave been forced back at several points,
notably north of Arras.
The German victory 4 Galicia is cred
ted to temporary shortage of shells in I
Russia. The same lack of munitions, it
$ admitted. has prevented France and
England from launching an effective drive /
gainst the enemy But this situation !
$ now being remedied both in France L
nd England. and within short time II
he superiority in ammunition supply
will shift from the Austro- Germans to
he allies. n
The people of France unquestionsbly +
Fould resent an tempt at peace negc.
iations at this time. No other nation in II
europe can boast OF more whole hearted h
Import from its citizens, and the fiery Y
atriotism of France demands not u
but a decisive victory. n
The English were slow in becoming :
reused TO the seriousness OF the strug- :
le. But once aroused they are deter
lined to stay in with bulldog tenscity.
here is no sentiment here for peace
greement, no matter what il gives TO :,
he allies, until Germany has first been "a
beaten on the field Of battle.