Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-11-18
BRITISH RESERVES
TO TURN TIDE Of
WAR SAYS PALMER
John Bull Still Has Million Men
Who Have Not Fired a Shot
He Avers--Army In
Better Shape.
AMMUNITION CHIEF NEED
Crisis In Balkans This Winter
Germans on Defensive on
West Front-Says Ger
many Hides Troubles.
CHIEF NEED

New York, Nov. 15.-The tide in the
great wan will not be changed until
Great Britain sends into the fray the
100000 new troops now training, who
have not, as yet. fired a shot, said
Frederick Palmer, the Associated Press
correspondent, who has just returned
from Europe. Nobody at the front
ever considers anything before next
spring." he added.
10000 Britons Ready.
without en~dangering the situation
on the western front England can send
750,0(N trained men to the near east
II n can transport them and supply
them with munitions" said Mir. Palmer.
Through the winter the crisis of the
war will be in the Balkans. It is a
case of fierce fight for a time in the
Balkan mud and mountain passes. The
Bulgars canno keep going long unless
the Germans get through to them with
munitions. When the Germans have
established their Communications with
Constantinople they will haveSa long
line to guard while they organize all
the mischief they can in the east.
British and French reserves will be
moving by ship. A. large proportion of
French and British military opinion
was opposed tc the D~ardanelles expedi-
Nl'ii llobtl liA1 SNtI u 1AA1 - ~
troops into Serbia six months ago and
closing tho ring of steel around Ger
many before she could connect up with
Bulgaria.
Not Fighting AS Well.
The Germans on the western front
are not fighting as we'll as they did
six months ago. The initiative is now
with the allies in this stubborn siege
business. A year ago the British We're
fighting with rifles flesh n blood
against artillery n machine guns.
The Germans fired five shells to their
one.
But all that is changed. They are
now firing more shells than the Ger
mans. MY last day at the British front
was spent watching the attack on the
Hohenzollern redoubt. The British
guns laid n perfect swath of explosions
over 1000 yards of German trencheH
for half an hour before the charge.
London Is Pessimistic.
Everybody is cheerful out at the
front. T.%ey have only to fight and
die for England, not to bother with
politics. A year ago. when the Eng
lish and French We're fighting with
their last reserves to hold channel
ports, London would not believe YOU
If you said the situation over hi
Flanders was serious.
Optimism was the London cult then.
Pessilnism is now.
The British are spreading all theif
bad news broadcast, the Germans SUPP
pressing theirs. The British wash
their dirty linens in public parade an |
the Germans wash theirs in the cellaa
with the lights turned off.
Germans Suppress All.
"If that steel curtain which is drawn
over Germany We're lifted the r~evela1
ton might amaze the world. Only
peace will lift it, however.
Significant of Germany's lack Of
material, which she can get only by
import, is the fact that Ambassador
Gerard can get tires for his own au-
tomobile only by having them sent
through an embassy messenger from
England"
l1r. Palmer said tina Germans or
dered to the Ypres line now regard
such order as a death sentence.