Evening star., 1915-12-26
Guiding Spirits Of Entente
Powers Now Putting
Houses in Order.
FEARFUL LIFE WASTAGE
REPRESENTATIONS COST
From Time War Started Lack Of Co.
Ordiuated Effort Has Been
Disastrous.
By OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Fearful wastage of hundreds OF
thousands Of human lives has been the
cost of many military blunders. lack OF
coordination and procrastination OF
entente officialdom, but all indications
point to a right about face" move
mont ION the part of the allies in the
great European war. Each day brings
news from the capitals of the entente
nations which further strengthens the
conclusion that the guiding minds in
the present conflict are setting their
house in order. and that in the future
prompter and more efficient action may
be expected.
While the world was stirred by the
announcement that the British had
forces from the Dardanelles; heard of
the renewed severe fighting along the
western front and watched for develop
rnents pointing to determined Ger.
and the Suez canal, it remained for
other events to give a key to the true
situation and to possible future events
They we're:
house Of commons that the many err
rors In the past were sure to De re-
Ths recall of several British generals
fr0m
what, tacitly. will be an advisory board
for Lord Kitchener
Gen. Joffre's custer of a dozen high
enacers along the French battle line.
And II may be truthfully said that
ths slowly growing but nevertheless
constantly ex-
Allied Peoples pandins dissas-
Much Dissatisfied. the people Of
ENGLAND, Russia and France over the
conduct Of the war has been recognized
ana may be an important factor in
forcing the allied military and civil
leaders to offer a new deal The
people of the allied nations. notwith-
s,andine the censorship Of the strictest
Character which has prevailed. nave
learned by slow leakages that all Is not
wen with their cause. and that senous
blunders. which have cost the nves OF
untold thousands Of their fathers, hus-
bands and brothers. have been MADE;
There lis determined demand that
things be rectided.
Whsn the combined French and Brit
ish armies were forced back close to
Psxas IN thu early stages of the war
the people were gloomy. but this Ieel-
fn9 Soon gave way to one OF optimism
when the tide of battle turned and the
Germans were checked and even driven
back TO the northern borders Of France.
The German attempt to reach Calais.
after their Paris venture, also met with
q determined check. Russians were
bearing down 50 heavily on the AUS
trians in the eastern arena, that the
Germans transferred tens OF Thousands
of men from the west to the east. The
people, OF the allied countries were led
TO believe that while this great enemy
force was In the east an offensive which
would sweep the Germans from France
and Belgium would be attempted. They
wire led to believe such thing was an
Immediate possibility. The people of
France and England expected every
dayto see this Offensive begin. Instead.
the French and British remained prac-
tfcally stationary. content to keep up
dssultory fighting. What officialdom
Of France and Paris did not tell the
people was that a woeful lack of am
Inunitiou, due to amazing unprepared-
ness. was responsible for the failure to
move forward
The allies had a chance and were un-
able 70 seise II.
Altar the frst flood tide of victory.
witch carried Russians to the Car