The Washington herald., 1915-11-07
sreial c.s!s to The wasllisE.on Herald.

sp.cial Cable To The Washington Herald.
Berlin, Nov 6.-Sobody here doubts
that the new German Oriental adventure.
which began when German troops en-
tered the Serbian capital almost month
ago, in reality means the last supreme
effort OF the central powers 10 force an
issue and prevent an absolute stasnation
on both fronts which must end in the
defeat Of Germany by a process of slow
exhaustion
To inspire new courage in the German
people, who openly began to despair. a
weak point in the srmor OF the allies had
to be found. and very naturally the Ser
bian frontier suggested itself. Tne
previous attempts in East and West
having failed because the Russian front
was too elastic and the French front
too firm and an instantaneous mill
tary success being out OF the ques-
ton, the imperial government thought
the moment had come to reveal the
only real victory which German dip
lomacy had won during the war. and
Bulgaria was ordered to mobilize and
take up the part which had been as
signed to her in July.
Surprised DIR. NeniEelos.
The unexpected Russian ultimatum
which forced Bulgaria to reveal her
hand a little sooner than arranged
for, the landing of the allied troops
at Saloniki. at a moment when il was
confidently believed that the entente
powers had not a single soldier to
spare, and the discovery by Venizelos
that Germany, in spite of all official
assurances to Greece and the kaisers
private promises to his brother-in-law.
had promised Bulgaria Greek Mace
donia and the port of Saloniki some
what married the hopes for erect OF
the new government, but. after ALL
these things were minor mishaps'
which were .overshadowed by the evil
dent CONSERVATION which the new onen-
sive caused in the camp Of the allied
enemies. who were momentarily quite
paralyzed and did not know whether
to give up the offensive against Tur-
key in the GallipoIi Peninsula and rush
the entire force there via Salonlki
against the Bulgarians.
In reality, intelligent Germans do
not believe very much in the assur-
ances of the government that at last
the way to certain victory hiss been
found is to rob England OF Egypt
and India. In a recent issue, the
.Ieipziger Neueste Nachrichten" says:
we have a very strong feeling that
the dreadful disease from which all
Europe is suffering has reached its
critical stage, when each OF the Del
ligerents will find life or death.
France, England. Russia and Italy I'M
derstand that the part of diplomacy
has been played and that now the
last word will be said by the strong
est. That was the reason why the
Anglo French began their great or
fensiye. while the stubborn resistance
of the Russians held up our troops on
the eastern front and before the
spiked helmets had shown themselves
on the other side of the Danube.
The resistance of the Russians on
the gigantic battlefield around wilma,
the success of Ivanoff in Volyhynia,
the landing OF the allied troops at
Saloniki. might in reality have caused
Bulgaria to hesitate and Roumania to
throw in her lot with the entente, but
no matter what happens now II is
neither in Russia or through the
Balkans that the decision will come.
The supreme decision must be reach
ed between the North Sea and the
vosges."
Realize It's Dangers.
The dangers of the new offensive
are realized here by all who have the
courage of facing the undeniable
facts. The troops at the disposal of
Germany and Austria now limited in
number will soon be decimated in the
mountain Businesses Of Serbia and
fresh reserves are not available as
long as Il Is impossible to withdraw
troops from either the western and
eastern front. -.-
The fear of a decisive French-Eng-
lish success, which q month ago was
very pronounced has diminished some