Evening star., 1916-09-17
GERMANS MAY STRIVE TO OVzERRUN RUMANZA
CHANCES OF GAIN BEING REDUCED ELSEWHERE;
BIG EVENTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE BALKANS
French and British Make Ire
mendousIy Important Cap
lures on Western Front.
KAISER'S FORCES SOON
MAY RETIRE GENERALLY
Russians Continue Their Effort To-
ward 1emberg-1talians Score
Against the Aus1ians.

Against the Austrians.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.
Thrilled as have been the capitals
of entente nations by the tremendous
successes scored on the western battle
front, where each day finds Teutonic re-
sistance a little weaker: happy as they
have been over the successes registered
in Macedonia by Franco-British forces,
ably backed up by large armies of Ser
bians and Italians: contented as they
are over advances registered in other
arenas OF war, their happiness has been
tinctured with anxiety as to immediate
German plans OF carrying on the war.
1t Is not to be understood that entente
oficialdom or the wisest military lead
ers OF tho allies have in the slightest
degree minimized their task of lifting
the yoke Of Prussian militarism, which
has affected the welfare and destinies
of practically every great European
power. They well know that although
the Germans may now be on the defen-
sive In practically every great arena
of war, this does not by any odds mean
that the situation always will remain
thus If they do not utilize every mental.
physical and military process. No less
personages than President Poincare Of
France, Premier BRAND and Gen. Bru-
silof. commander OF the Russian
armies, have during the past few days
cautioned against too great optimism on
the part of the people of the entente
nations, but neither Of these men has
Swerved from the idea that the entente
eventually will emerge from the fear
fully bloody struggle victorious.
Such apprehensions as have arisen in
the minds of entente nations during the
week possibly
Leaders Of Allies are due to
Foes in Conference. enes ., or.
manic leaders. The kaiser. Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg. Chancellor Won
Bethmann- Hollweg. First Q. NJ. Gen.
Won Ludendorf. Archduke Charles. rep
resenting Austria Hungary; King Ferdi-
nand and the crown prince, representing
Bulgaria, and Enver Pasha. the Turk
ish minister of war. participated. That
the future course of the armies repre-
senting these nations was determined
at this conference and that aims and
aspirations as to the immediate future
were discussed goes without question,
else why was such a conference called?
On the western front the Germans
have wasted tens of thousands of lives
OF her soldiers in fruitless counter at
tacks. Not in recent weeks has a sin
gle gain OF Importance been registered.
while on the other hand the allies have
been slowly gnawing into the German
positions daily until now the Teutons
occupy anything but al enviable posi-
ton on this front from Belgium to the
Vosges Thus it may be expected that
grand Teutonic offensive in the face
OF apparently recognized allied supe-
riority is not a part of the Germanic
plan. The Russians not only have been
able to advance, but have withstood the
greatest possible Germanic pressure on
the main eastern front during recent
weeks. In light of the fact that Rus
STA Will no longer retreat because Of
the lack Of arms and adequately trained
soldiers in sufficient numbers, II Is be-
lieved the Germans will not here at
tempt an offensive of any proportions,
necessary as it undoubtedly would be
to hurl into the battle countless thou
sands of troops-those necessary in other
az important quarters-to gain appre-
ciable success at any one point
But with less expenditure of energy
and men Germany has a chance to
achieve successes of the character she
gained earlier in the war when she
overran Belgium, Serbia and Mace
donfa. That chance lies in the direction
of Rumania, where even though her
armies may be strictly up to the min
ute and her courage of the greatest,
this little nation viii have a difficult
time defending herself against the
weight of Teutonic. Bulgarian and Tur-
kish arms. unless her allies render yeo-
man assistance. That this assistance
will be forthcoming and that Germany
tions in this direction is the confident
belief of Rumania's allies and already
they are bringing pressure to bear
which may within the course Of the
the Germans. Bulgars ahd Turks that
their plans are hopele&s. However.
thoroughly co-ordinated procedure on
the part OF the Teutonic allies. should
the Germans in anywise be able to hold
their lines reasonably frm in the west
and the east while their armies of ag-
gression are moving against Rumania,
may bring the gravest trouble to the
entente and indefinitely prolong the
life Of the war.
Turkeys. and. in fact. Bulgaria's. par
ticipation in tho present war on the be-
half Of Ger
Dreams Of Future many un-
-, doub tedly
NoW 0Ae AalleoAA6eAe~' was gained
through the attractive proposals from
Berlin of great group Of nations
which should rule the whole Balkan
peninsula and the regions of the near
east. But with the participation of
Rumania in tho struggle this dream Of
future domination has been gravely
endangered. Since Bulgaria entered
the war the allies have aMassed great
armies on the Macedonian front, forces
which in themselves now offer addi-
tional grave menace to not only Bull
garia, but Turkey as we'll. 1t is to
be expected that each Of these ma
tions-and 1t is absolutely known in
the case of Turkey-again has brought
pressure to bear upon the central pow
hu