New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-05-01
GERMANY AFTER EIGHT
MONTHS WAR.


seems still far off. Over 5000
900 men are out Of the game, pr
soners, wounded, missing or deaC
Countries, towns and village
have been dew stated; people
driven from their homes and mi
lions Of families plunged int
mourning. Human laws hav
been broken and cast aside an,
all the world seems worshipin3
at the altar Of Mars, just as i
men were born for destroyin!
and not for upbuilding
Thinking thus over the wa
problem, which nobody is able t.
solve, | passed a well-known caf'
in the "Reminiscences. From
the street | could look through
the great windows and a glanc,
showed me that it would be hare
to secure a place inside. 1t is the
same in every cafe on Saturday
night and Sunday, notwithstand-
ing the war. The greater part of
the guests were reading the Sun
day papers. men and women in
equal numbers. In the cafe
found nearly every important
paper such as LIE Temps, lie Fig
arc, the Times, Morning Post,
Daily Mail and various Italian,
Swiss, Slavonic and scandinavian
publications. In the last edi-
tons Of the French papers are
discussions Of the bonn bardment
OF the DarGanelIes. The French
enter ConstantinopIe will be the
first capital where the colors of
the Allies are to be hoisted. The
Times admits in a leading article
that England would have entered
this conflict even without Germ
any's violation Of Belgium neu-
trality, and here, for once, that
leader of the English press IN
'dOubtedlv tells ire truth. The
Russian government issues to the
organs Of neutla al countries clever
communlques about the Ri ssian
advance on Berlin and passes over
in silence the crushing victories
of the Germans in the Masurian
Lake region and the complete
Of the Tenth Army
Corps. The neutral press gener-
aly sympathizes with the 'belliger-
ents whose success would he most
advantageous to. the neutrals in
question. -. /,
1t is very evident that the press
Of the belligerents must color the
news reports to the advantage of
their particular armies, and in
this direction l am not going too
far when l assert that the Eng
lish papers have done all that
they could, especially at the out
break Of the war, to discredit
Germany in the eyes Of the world.
America receives the greater part
Of its news through English chan
nels and it is natural that the,
American public should believe
that this war will result disas-
trously for Germany. Neverthe-
less the facts Of the situation, as
here, are as follows:
At the end Of eight months of
Arrible fighting, it is certain that !
e German-Austrian forces have
Me advantage over those of the
Allies on land, and at sea the sue ::
'esses have been equal. There is
10 fighting on German ground ex-
'ept in Alsace, which in itself is
N important advantage. The
treat Russian advance has failed
o crush Germany. Not only was
his advance stopped by the
'aliant Field Marshal Won Hind
nburg, but the Russians have
cen obliged to retreat on their
enter as far as Warsaw, East
russia, although devastated, is
rec from Cossacks.
In France, where the entrench-
d struggle Of the Germans
gainst the French and English.
GEMS to have no end, the Germans
re defending their positions in a
lasterly way. There are losses
nd successes on both sides. Here
i'll undoubtedly be decided the
reatest struggle which the world
as ever seen. Even if the Ger
ans should occupy Warsaw, it
ould not much benefit their sit
alton, as they would still have
} throw all their disposable for
IS against France, England and
elgium. 1t is on the western
'ontier that Germany's fate will
. decided.
Concerning the countries still