Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-06
TIM CONQUEST or RuMANfA.

TlIE CONQUEST or RUMANIA
Two years ago Germany was fight
ing desperately for the conquest OF
poland and was making furious
drive IN Belgium to break through to
the English channel She conquered
Poland. but was held firmly away
from Dunkrk and Calais.
A year ago Germany had conquer
"a Poland. recovered Galicia, seized
Conland, and was threatening the
great Russian seaport OF Hgn. She
was completing the conquest Of Ser
bia and was rapidly annihilating the
resistance of the Montenegrlps
The first Of December 1916, finds
the Teutons completing the conquest
Of Rumania, thus preventing invasion
Of Austria from a dangerous angle,
saving Bulgaria from being COMPEL
cd to sue for a separate peace, and
thus Keeping open the Constantine
ple-Berln railroad Also the Teu-
tons have established their defense
On the shortest possible line. that be
tween the Carpathians and the DAN
ube. the deep Wallachlan salient be-
ing thereby removed.
That the Germans have achieved a
notable success, no one who has
studied the geography OF the war can
doubt one Of the effects Of 1t is
seen IN the resistance OF tho Crooks
10 the demands Of tho allies, ana the
probability that General Sarrail will
have TO fight King Constantine and a
considerable part OF the Greek army.
along with the Bulgarians, Austrians,
Germans and Turks, IN his operations
from salonh
Bot whatever the Bumanian over
throw may mean viii scarcely be
clear before next spring RUSSIA spent
last winter In replenishing her stocks
Of munitions, In gathorinR and drill
ing men, Tho crushing OF the Aus
TRANS and the killing and capturing
of more than hair a million men Of
The Austrian army. was one OF the
results Of that preparation.
General Sir Douglas Halg says
England viii not reach her fun
strength until next summer and
France is stronger today than at
any time since the bognnIng Of the
war and will add 10000 men to the
colors for tho spring campaign, Tho
munitions problems Of tho allies have
been solved as Is shown by the TACT
that Great Britain is cancelung or
ders placed IN the United states
That Germany expects the storm TO
break with eXtremcst severity next
spring, is shown 10y the fact that the
ieichsmE has just passod hill 10y
which the whole civilian population
Of the empire Us to be moblizcd for
defense.
Therefore, we may expect next
year that the violence Of the nghting
at Ncrdun aud ON the Somme viii bo
outdonc and the slaughter will cX-
tend throughout the summer and
fan upon scale never before con.
templntod In warfare.
Before tho summer is passed IN
1918 It Is pretty certain that either
the lines Of Toutonic resistance will
be broken, or the allies viii have con-
cluded that they can not be broken,
and peace negotiations wilt be under
way IN some form That the central
monarchies can not win, they now
admit, and tho German chancellor has
said that his country would bo salts
fled with peace which would restore
the status quo ante bouum OF course,
DE said Germany would expect guar
untees which would insure her from
otiack in the future
But the allies insist upon guaran-
tees that Germany win not attack
them in the future. and there Is the
rub Germanys word is not accept
Cd In any quarter and Gcrmanys
power b. rightly feared