The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-08-18
AS Date When European
War Will End.
TWO SAMPLES OF EXPRESSION
From Reliable Sources On the
Matter-Their Reasons
Are Opposite.
BOTH AGREE AS TO THE TIME

when DO you think the war will
be over?" That is the first question
put to a man just from Europe. The
answers are as varying as the ques-
ton is unvarying. Two men with
unusual facilities for knowing what
is going on have fixed the date as
October 1, 1915. But their reasons
are as opposite as day and night.
The first to express himself is the
correspondent OF an American news
paper who returned to this country
after many months in Berlin. He
has thoroughly imbibed the German
view. He said:
"The war should end about Octo-
Der 1 next Germany has Russia
paralyzed now. A few more blows
and she will be incapable OF making
trouble for months 10 come. she
may make an armistice, but even II
she does not she can be held back
by a comparatively small force. That
will release Won Hindenberg and g.
600, 900 veteran soldiers for a blow
at the French. Certainly the Ger
mans will go through the allies lines
and gain the French channel ports.
That will cut France and Great Brit
ain apart. France may be willing to
make separate peace. but whether
she does or not Great Britain will be
SO severely menaced that she will
be ready to quit. Then you will see
Great Britain and Germany debating
terms of peace to the rest of the al
lies"
The other man is also an Ameri-
can, who has been in Italy. France,
Germany, Austria and Great Britain
since the beginning of the war. He
said:
Fighting will end about the be-
ginning of October. Austria is on
the verge of collapse. An appeal has
been made to the Pope to intervene
in her behalf The Italian Govern
ment has been approached and the
Vatican has sent presentations to
President Wilson, asking his assist
ance in bringing about a truce. The
plan is this: In a few weeks Italy
will have conquered all the Austrian
territory she demanded. The allies
will have taken Constantinople.
Treaties providing for the entrance
of Greece, Bulgaria. and Rumania
into the war on the side of the allies
are already signed. Every effort is
being made to bring Holland into
the arrangement. The allies hope
that increasing friction between the
United States and Germany will
make us, morally at least, an ally OF
the Entente Powers. When the prop
er time has arrived the Balkans
will declare war and Germany will
ask for a truce. The allies will Sc
cretly ask that the Hohenzollerns alb
dictate and Emperor William will of
fer himself as a sacrifice on the altar
of peace. His dynasty will be fol
lowed by German republic which
will include the Germanic part OF
Austria. The rest of that empire
will be distributed as nearly as pos
sible along radical lines.
Germany already realizes that
she cannot win. She knows that in
contest of endurance the allies
have the odds all in their favor. To
go on with the war would gain hel
nothing and she cannot afford tc
pursue an empty victory, even IL II
could be won. When approached
through neutral channels she will be
ready enough to listen to any reas
enable terms. especially when sever
al of the now neutral nations are ar
rayed against her"
These guesses are as good as any
body else's. They are offered fol
what they are worth. Coming. al
they do. from two wholly dissimilal
sources. il is curious to note thai
both propose TO make the weak pa,
the bill for the stronger. In th'
former Belgium, France and Russii
and Serbia must bear the burden o.
the peace settlement. In the lattel
Austria and Turkey are chosen FOL
> the role.-ILeslie's Weekly.