The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-11-24
NO CHANCE TO
CRUSH GERMANY
PrO-AIIy Swiss Writer Makes
Study of Conditions
in Empire.
FOOD SITUATION LESS ACUTE
Far Better of Than Allies From Eco
nomieal and Industrial Standpoint
Situation In Theaters Of War
Also Favorable.

Berne.-The editor Of the Ticino Ga.
zette, n Swiss paper which has sup
ported the cause of the allies since the
beginning of the war, recently went 10
Germany to study the military and
economic conditions there. On his re.
turn he writes:
."The French and English claims that
the favorable reports about the Ger
man harvest were COlored to deceive
the world are unfounded. | have con
vinced myself that the crops are plenti-
full throughout the empire.
"The wheat harvested win last at
least year and the quantity Of barley
and oats on hand is larger than after
the harvest of the first year Of the wa
The potato crop seems to be below the
average, but there is an abundance OF
sugar beets and fodder of all kinds for
the cattle.
Becomes Less Acute.
"As result of the good harvest the
number of hogs has increased several
millions since July and the fat and
meat question steadily becomes less
acute. Eggs, like butter and all other
fats, still remain scarce, but Bulgaria
and Turkey are sending enormous
quantities.
"The distribution of foodstuffs is or.
ganized perfectly and the missing ar.
ticles, like tea and coffee, have been
replaced by substitutes. Nobody com
plains of the high food prices, because
all wages have increased correspond
ingly.
German industry is in excellent con-
dition. Factories are. working day and
night. There is plenty Of coal and iron
and the scarcity of nickel, rubber and
other articles is not felt very much, be-
cause German science has found sub.
1.-THE fact that the largest part Of the
war expenses always flows back into
the pockets Of the people has created
a favorable situation for Germany. The
empire is far better off than the allied
which have to get much of
their food supplies and war materials
from the neutral countries at an enOr-
nous cost. The war has impoverished
Europe, but Germany has suffered least
in this respect and will never break
down economically.
Favorable to Germans.
"In different theaters of war the
situation also remains favorable to the
Germans. Their lines in the east and
west are unbroken, and in their cam
paign against Roumania they are sue
cessfully repeating the sledge-hammer
tactics they used last year against
Serbia. In Galicia they have stopped
the costly Russian offensive completely
and in Macedonia they and their Bull.
garian allies hold the British, French,
Serbian, Russian and italian armies in
check.
"The hope Of the allies to wear Ger
many out through continuous attacks
IN all fronts cannot be realized unless
hey are willing to sacrifice millions of
men. They are far more liable to be-
.ome exhausted than the Germans, who
ire able to husband their reserves by
leeping themselves on the defensive as
Ong as they desire.
Much as we may desire a victory
or the allies we cannot close our eyes
O the fact that the realization of this
Wish seems almost impossible.
"The war has become a useless
slaughter. 1t is the duty of
he neutral nations to intervene and
nd the struggle by mediation, if heroic,
France is not to bleed
o DEATH"