The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14
CRITIC EXPECTS
draw WILL END
WORLD CONFLICT

ZURICH. Oct. 1.-THE military crit
ic Of the New Zurich Gazette. who has
proved q shrewd commentator, pre-
diets the world war will end next sum.
mer with compromise between the
Allies and the Central Powers. He
says:
There Is no possibility that one
group Of the belligerent powers or
the other will be crushed. On the
western front the German lines will
not break and 1t is even doubtful
whether they can be pushed back to
the frontier. So far the powerful Of.
fensive Of the Allies has netted but
small results.
Gain Lost Territory.
With enormous sacrifices in men
and munitions, the British and French
troops have reconquered some ninety
or hundred English square miles of
territory and number Of villages, but
the tactical and strategical advantages
gained by them are almost nil.
II they have an unlimited supply of
ammunition and millions Of reserves
they may continue their progress for
some time, but 1t we'll may be doubted
that England win pay the enormous
cost I'M men. To clear France of the
Germans is impossible without 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
The Germans. of course. also will
have large losses, but the advantage
still remains on their side II their lines
are not broken. Should they really be
compelled to withdraw from French
soil they will have not only their own
immensely strong frontier fortresses,
but also the Belgian bulwarks Of Ant
werp, Liege and Namur. which can
be held with comparatively small
forces for long time.
Prospects No Better
In the East the prospects Of the Al
lies are no better The Russians, des-
pite their successes. are still hemmed
in between the Pripet marsches and
the Carpathian mountains and will ex-
haust themselves, if they continue
their efforts to reach Lemberg much
longer. The lines Of the Teutons In
Volhynia and Galicia have been great
" strengthened and their defense will
surely turn into an offensive as soon
as the collapse of the Russians be-
comes evident
The sole hope Of the Allies at the
present time seems to rest on pos
sible victory in the Balkans, but even
there their chances are not bright.
Roumania, instead Of being an aid to-
them, is already in sad plight and
can only be saved from utter defeat
by the assistance Of Russia.
In Macedonia the British-French-
Serbian Russian-1talian offensive Isl
still in its initial stage. The success
ses of the Allies on this front are con.
fined to their western wing, where
they have made some progress Mon
astir may fall into their hands, but
even then they will still be far from
road. To isolate Bulgaria and Turkey
from the Central Powers they will
have to cross the Balkan mountains,
which will soon be covered with snow
and impossible.
AS things stand now new dead. |
lock may be expected on all fronts |
with the beginning Of the winter. This
pause will be used by the Allies to
store up mountains Of shells and to
strengthen their artillery still further
for the final "big drive" which may |
begin early next spring If this great
est effort also fails to crush the Ger
mans and their allies peace will come. !
The war will then end in a draw.