Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-16
MAX 10 END m DRAW
. NEXT SUMMER, SWISS
OBSERVER PREDICTS
Zurich Military Critic Sees No
Possibility Of Either Group
os Belligerents Crush
ing the Other
DEADLOCK BY WINTER

ZURICH. oct. ie.--The military critic Of
the New zarich Gazette. who has proved
shrewd commentator, predicts the world
war win end next summer with q com,
promise between the Allies and the Central
Powers He says:
There Il no possibility that one group
Of tho belligerent powers OF the other Will
be crushed. on the western front the Ger
man lines will not break. and Il is even
doubtful whether they can be pushed back
20 the frontier So far the powerful OF
fensive OF the Allies has netted but small
4 results
with enormous sacrifices in men and
munitions. the British and French troops
have reconquered some ninety or one hum
dred English square miles OF territory and
q number OF villages. but the tactical and
strateeicai advantages gained by them are
almost NIL
BRfrAIN's GIGANTIC TASK
III they have an unlimited supply OF am-
munltion and millions OF reserves they may
continue their progress for some time. but
u well may be doubted that England will
pay the enormous cost in mon. To clear
France Of the Germans r. impossible with
out loss OF from three TO four million men,
and the gigantic army which Will have TO
be sacrificed must be furnished BY England
because France has almost exhausted her
reserves.
'sThe Germans. OF course. also will have
large losses, but the advantage still re-
mains on their side n their lines are not
broken. Should they really be compelled 70
withdraw from French soil they will have
not only their own lmmenneiy strong from
tier fortresses. but also the Belgian bull
warks OF Antwerp. Liege and Namur. which
can be held with comparatively small forces
for long time
I'm the East the prospects OF the Allies
are no better The Russians, despite their
successes. are stll hemmed in between the
Pripet marshes and the Carpathlan Noun
tains. and will exhaust themselves II they
continue their efforts to reach Lemberg
much longer. The lines OF the Teutons in
volhynia and Galicia have been greatly
strengthened, and their defense will surely
turn into an offensive soon as the coll
lapse Of the Russians becomes evident.
ALLIES SOLE HOPE IN BALKANS
''The sole hope Of the Allies at the present
time seems to rest on possible victory In
tho Balkans. but even there their chances
are not bright. Rumania. instead OF beine
an aid to them. Ia already in sad pilgh-
and can oily be saved from utter defeat By
the assistance of Russia
''In Macedonia the British. French Serb.
an-Russan-Italan offensive IL still In III
initial stage. The successes of the Allies OF
this front are confined TO their western
wing, where they have made some grogress
Nonastlr may fall into their hands. but ever
then they will still be far from their OBJ
1ective, the Oriental Railroad To isolate
Bulgaria and Turkey from the Contra
Powers they will have to cross the Balkan
Mountains which will soon be covered witt
snow and impossible.
"As things stand now new deadlocl
may be expected on all fronts with the be
ginning OF the winter This pause will b
used by the Allies 10 store up mountain
of shells and 10 strengthen their artiller
still further for the final big drive" whie
may begin early next spring. IL this great
est effort also fails TO crush the German
and their Allies peace will come. The wa
viii then end In draw"