The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-05

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COPENHAGEN, July 22.-(By
Mail 10 New York will
not be able to use Kitchener's army
for an offensive drive against the
Germans this summer. and probably
not In the autumn. II the coming
winter Is severe enough to interfere
with effective military operations
there may be no MAJOR English at.
tempt to drive the Germans Jack to
their own frontier until next spring
one year late. In the meantime.
peace may come, and the war may
end without the full strength of the
British empire having q chance to
test itself against the Germans.
This information reaches the
United Press from sources In close
touch with inner conditions. both In
England and at the front. The Unit.
ed Press also learns that the British
munitions situation 10 much more
serious than Is generally known. and
that peace is nearer than Ia publicly
acknowledged. British statesmen
realize the empires prestige has SUI.
fered severely because OF the small
part England's army has been able
to play in the continental fighting.
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England will not talk about terms
of peace at the present time. Once
Great Britain's offensive power Is
rehabilitated. England will not be
averse to considering overtures for
ending the war.
Recovery Of military self-respect
could be gained by England II Sir
Ian Hamilton's army would bring
the Gallipoli campaign to triumph
ant conclusion. The forcing Of the
Dardanelles would be chiefly Brit
ish victory and Constantinople's fall
would restore England's prestige.
The Gallipoli operations. therefore.
are more important than the cam.
paign in France and Belgium insofar
as their bearing on peace Is con-
cerned. Sir Ian Hamilton's task is
becoming noticeably lighter after
each assault against the Turkish po-
sitions and quarters not given to
baseless optimism believe the FORTH.
cations guarding the Dardanelles
narrows may be subdued from the
land side by next autumn and posi-
bly, before.
The necessity for hammering away
at the Turks Is one reason why tho
English army In Flanders is so short
OF ammunition. The United Press
II able to state that the Jack OF am.
munition is not the sole source OF
worry to Sir John French. Not only
has the British war ONCE failed TO
supply SUFFICIENT shells for the troops
at the front, but also IL has neglect
ed to furnish an adequate number OF
machine guns.
Even now. nearly a year after the
outbreak OF the war, Woolwich ar
senal. London's great war munitions
factory. Ia not running at its maxi
mum capacity. Some OF the men
employed there are stock exchange
brokers who work In an amateurish
way during Saturday half holidays
and other casual occasions. Lloyd
George recently estimated that Ger.
many and Austria-Hungary are max.
ing 100000 shells per day. The
United Press learns that the British
war once experts estimate 100000
shells per month is the maximum
capacity of all the factories OF Ian
cashire, even under conditions OF
war time pressure. Lancashire Is
Ensland's leading manufacturing
county.
Beside making ammunition for the
army. shells must also be produced
for the British navy In huge guam
titles. Germany does not hare to
divert the output Of her arsenals in
this manner to anything like the
same extent a. does England. The
British fleet has fred an enormous
quantity Of shells during the Oar
danelles' operations alone which
have to be replaced: and since the
war began Englsnd's newly built
suped-dreadnoughts have made
great demands for large calibre
shells. the most difficult of all to
manufacture. One Of the reasons
why the British army Ia 40 short of
shells Ii the vital necessity for Eng
land to keep her fleet lavishly sup
piled with ammunition a. the first
principle of her elf-preservation.
The war IL costing England SIS.
100000 day. Each month of the
war adds go, 100000 In interest
charges that must be raised annual
ly hereafter by increased taxation.
II the national debt continues TO pile
up, ard II. after months Of waiting,
tho accumulated shells fail 10 drive
the Germans more than few miles
hack toward their own territory. will
the effort have been worth the costf
British statesmen are beginning
to ask themselves this question with
ont finding a satisfactory answer.
The same question '-obably will
soon be raised among ne people at
large. Then. when British public