The sun., 1916-02-02
SAYS GERMANS WILL
WIN WAR IN WEST
Reviewer Thinks the French
Front Is to BE Scene Of
Final Victory.

LONDON. Feb. IA remarkable ar
ticle. obviously from official sources and
calculated to reassurc the German peo-
pie that Germany is triumphant in all
theatres OF the war. appears in the
Frdnkfurter Zeifung. The article con-
tains the results OF "A careful investiga-
ton OF the strategical situation and
prospects made by military expert who
asserts emphatically that the decision
OF the war Is coming on the western
front. The expert believes that Rus
STA is a negligible factor. lie declares
that although the Germanic forces have
been comparatively inactive since the
completion of the Serbian campaign. IL
IL wrong 10 assume that the General
STAN IL marking time.
The temporary cessation of opera
tions on "A broad scale he says. CON
stitutes proof that the most ardent and
serious preparations are in progress. We
will try to divest ourselves Of all arro-
gance. but--for the judgment OF the fu-
ture Is Of decisive importance--ve know
that the course OF the war hitherto has
proved for our enemies only the impos-
sibility of effectively breaking through.
while We ourselves repeatedly have sue
ceeded In overrurn!ng the enemy po-
sitions and in making fun strategical
use OF these successes, which is the
main thing.
We can do what We will. II We will
what is right The apparent stsgns-
tion must IN reality conceal strenuous
preparations, as neither side can desire
to waste costly time.
The Dardanelles campaign IL An
ished. while the French idea OF an ad-
vance from Salonica is still alive. Italy
has abandoned any idea OF a serious
campaign in Albania, although the
Is..
extended so that base might bs cre-
ated here for cuncentric attack to.
gether with the forces at Salonica. As
10 the Russians. they are making vain
effort, to approach the BalkIu theatre
OF war, without the cOope ration OF Ru-
mania. by way of Bessarah hia. They
can fairly he left out of account.
"a concentric attack by the Entente
IN III" Balkans would come too late -
promis" success, whether or not the
news about Austrian and Bulgarian
preparations IL true or merely invented
in Paris ia order 10 make the Italians
anxious at Avlona.
Meanwhile the defeat Of Montene-r,
has opened up northern Albania - iha'
the prospect for Gernauic attack D..
improved, bu' there IL nothing to Shny
whether undertakings on u largo seal.
IN me i'a!hans ar" to de- expected in Tn"
near lu uf". W" can wait calmly. for
every Entente soldier who is stationed
~ the Balkan peninsula Is not in oI"
way ~ amy other point.
The stra'cgr poss !biit.cs of tho
'ermanic Powers IN the coming cycle
are numerous and offer Us good nros-
poets. Unlike England and France, ".
are unlimited In our choice of the Ral.
hans or the west as a theatre Indeed
II II to be- doubted whether our enc
. tt4t.a
/ enough really to be able to select freely
and without mo!estat!on. Hitherto the
| iermanir Powers have dictated; So
they should and will
I'VE have occupied Belgium and
! large areas OF France We have nres,ed
valuable strategic pos tions from Rus
sa, approxirating the size of an entire
continent. We have taken from her m.
power Of intervening dcoisively for q
! long time. We have secured elbow room
! for ourselves IN the southeast While At
I the same time defending ourselves
! against the strongest attacks in the
south and west We have won for our.
selves in the midst Of this war an i'm
pregnable war which stretches from le
| North Sea 10 Baedai.
The work Of ourselves and our
! friends in the southeast and Near FAs.
II not yet ended The military posi-
| bllties there are Just as little cx-
haustcd as AL military necessities are
already fulfilled. One has for example
only 10 think OF an English effort 20
! effect a Junction with the Russians in
| Mcsopo'amia and Persia
! "Rut to-day, just as emphatically as
/ At the brg!rnine Of the war. il nee L.
| to he understood that the question Of
war or peace will tie decided on Euro
, rean soil In France, II nothing else
would make this clear II would be per
fect!y manifest from the fantasy OF the
| leaders Of the French nation that ,ic-
tory must and shall be theirs. We pos
sess the strength to wreck this dream
and We shall do So"