The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
war WILL last UNTIL
100000 GERMANS DIE
killing ON Men. Not Starving Out
Germany Is What Allies Base
Hopes Upon.
MERELY QUESTION or TINE
New York business Man With In
fiaential European Connections
Gained Inside View OF Workings of
Mar>-Operations of Allies.

New York. March GA New
York business man with influential
European connections which enaD4cd
him on a recent trip to England ana
France to obtain an Inside view OF
some of the workings of the war re-
turned home n few days ago. With re-
gard to the present operations of the
allied feet in the Mediterranean he
said:
The British admiralty look upon
the forcing OF the Dardannelles ana
the taking of Constautinople as done
AS merely a question of time, which
will be regulated to a great extent
by weather conditions. The British
have $4,000 or more troops already
landed for the shore campaign in con-
junction with the sea attack and more
are on the way from England. These
presumably will be augmented by
troops from Egypt. released by the
failure of the Turkish attempt to cross
the Suez canal. Greece. it is believed
IN London, must enter the war on the
side of the allies soon. With her entry
into the conflict. the Greek army VIII
form the bas sc for a hlGe allied army
in this theater of war.
Your informant does not look upon
the recent allied offensive on the
western front as indicating any plan
Germans out OF France and Belgium
British troops are crossing the
channel practically every day. he
said las fast as they can be equip
ped and the French are massing new
forces constantly. But | heard moth
ing 10 Indicate that the Allies plan an
immediate advance. The secret
the present Anglo-French strategy is
simply this:
Germans Losing Heavily.
The Germans are losing much more
heavily In the present lighting than
are the Allies, and as long as this
continues true just SO long will 1t sui
General Joffre and Field Marsha
French to allow the campaign to con-
tinue along the present lines.
/ What is going to beat the Ger
mans, in view of British military men.
is this constant percentage against
! them in the daily losses, and the
length of time 1t will take to bring
| about their final defeat Is the time il
will take to kill off n sufficient num-
! Der of men through this relentless dis
parity in the losses.
This task, in the view of military
men In London and Paris. is about
half accomplished. Even the enor-
nous figures of the German losses
| sent out from Copenhagen are not
/
! losses suffered The actual losses in
the Russian army are estimated by
the allies as already reaching be-
tween 10000 and 100000 men,
KILLED. wounded and missing, 1t is
figured that the German general staff.
and the Emperor. will not be satisfied
to accept defeat until these losses
have reached n total OF close to
5000. 000 men. When this total has
been reached. 1t Is believed it will no
longer be optional with Germany TO
continue the conflict.
Killing on; Not Starving.
Much more stress Is laid on this
plain killing off. manning or captur-
ing of the enemy by men in authority
among the allies than upon the much
talked-of plans for starving out Ger
many. In fact 1t Is not believed in
well-informed circles in France and
England that Germany Is now, or is
likely to be. hard pressed for food.
The naval measures intended to cut
OFF Germany's supplies, while hinder
ing the bringing in OF food for the
vast Teuton armies have their real
purpose rather in shutting off the in
flow of copper. rubber and the mate
rails used In making ammunition
There is no disposition on the part
of British military authorities to be-
little the losses which must be sus-
tanned before the necessary 5000, 600
Germans have been put out of the
fighting. and l have heard 1t said that
a loss Of a million men is practically
looked for But In London, az In Paris
there is general feeling of cheer
ful confidence, both in the present stu
atipn and In the final outcome.