Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-01
BLOODY OUTLOOK FOR 1915.

In q campaign extending over ncnr-
~ year ana half, Germany has
won her war upon the continent. She
has conquered belgium ana q strip
Of France, she has torn Poland from
Russia and she occupies the German
populated Balkan provinces of the
ozar. she has oblterated Serbia and
opened communications with her
Turkish allies. only u fragment Of
her own Alsaee Is In French hands,
while her ally Austria has recovered.
nearly all of Galcia ana IL holding
Off the Italians, as her other ally
Turkey Is successfully resisting at the
Dardanellcs and has rcpulsed an at
tack on ancient Bagdad.
The strategic position which the
Germans have won Ia good Their
lines across Belgium and France have
been imprcgnabe to the utmost cf-
forts of the allies. And. provided, the
Germans can continue in occupation
OF Belgium and northwestern France,
II Is not incumbent upon them to sue
cced nest spring in drives upon Ca
lais or Paris They hold Belgium as
BY annexation and the French terri
tory for RANSOM
Nor do they need to go farther in
e. Russia. They have taken the
Polish salient and they occupy the
Baltic provinces. They need do moth
ing more than sii down where they
are and wait Russian attack The
Russians peculiar ability in war is
defense. tussla's power to defend
herself is unbroken, hut TO recover
Warsaw will require offense.
Also, there is no occasion for the
Teutons Ia do more than they have
already done In the Balkans. they
and their allies hold the country now
from the North sea to the parda-
nolles, thus biHccting Europe.
4 or course. there is tho British oe-
cupation OF tho tip Of the tiallpoli
peninsula. which just az effectively
controls the pardanellcs. 80 long as
+ Il "a retained, as that strait Is CON
uollcd further north by the Turkish
forts which guard ConstAntlnople.
And there are the lost possessions in
Africa. Asia ana the Pacific ocean to
be rcol<oned with
Germany's victory stops with the
land, az Napoleon's did She has lost
her colonies, Her ships no longer
saii She neither imports nor cx-
ports except mrreptitIously Ger
many and Austria have beaten France
ana Russia not decisiyoy but hcav-
Ny. and were Great britain ou. Of N,
conflict the German victory woult
suffice. For Russia ana France o.
themselves never could recover wha
they have lost. nor can Italys army
essentially aid them Great Britain
strength has not been diminished b
: the seventeen months Of war, Indeed
that strength naval military indus
trial aud iinancial--is Just beginning
te ten Great Britain entered tn
: war with an army of about 100000
Now she has S,o0o,ooo drilled men
E despite her losses, and is calling an
! other million TO tho colors for us
I Ia the summer or fall And Englan
G can oall another army of 100000
+ when It Is needed
r. What price has Germany paid ia
2 her victory SO tar? The estimate
T. coujec,ural, but can scarcely be es
r ageerated. Can she stand the strai
u grucllng war through the yea
q which is just ushercd n9 That thei
will be another year is almost certaii
England really has not yet fough
Russia, despite her losses and enol
nous efforts. has only half fough
Is France alone has fully extended he
a self, and she has more than s.eoo,0 I
le seasoned. we'll equipped soldiers M
IS der arms aud has called Coo,0e0 ne
= men to the colors. II IS safe to pr
II diet that the year 1915 viii be hloo'
n Ter thsn isl8 and 1915 eomtmsa