The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-14
GERMANS ANSWER
ALLIED GENERALS
And REVIEW WAR

BERLIN. Oct. 1%.-(Via wireless 10
Sayvillc)--ln answer to the views or
Generals .Iuffc and EiaiE as to the re-
suits IF the Anglu-French offensive on
III" Sommc. and also in reviewing the
situation on other fronts. I'll" military
critic Of the Overseas News Agency, 4
scmi-official bureau. writes:
Just as General Joffc did, General
UaiE now feels obliged to strike bal
ancc Of the Sonmc battle His review
of the result Of the battle. which al
ready has ragged more than mouths,
was published Il few days ago. In IT the
British commander takes Il view Curl
ously opposite TO that taken by the
French commander. who considers the
gain of terrain as ;hc main result.
The British general says: The I'M
interrupted systematic pressure OF the
Entente armies must finally exhaust tho
morals and material forces Of the Cen"
trail powers especially as to the exist
ing reserves Of war material This so
called strategy OF wearing OUT their op-
poncnts. through which II Grfnt decision
of the war was expected however. NJ
accomplished very little as provided ny
the great successes gained by the Cen
trail powers, who still have such forces
at their disposal that they arc aDle 20
carry out gigantic ulfcnSivcS Thus It
is evident their reserves cannot be en-
hausted, but rather there must Stlll HN-
list a considerable abundance of forces.
in the Balkans and in Translyvanl2'
after the heavy lighting on the Somme
and in Galicia further proves that thelr
morale cannot have been lowered o.!
/ Systematic pressure, hut rather must
have been upliltcd.
Cannot Take Offensive
That German troops cannot take the
offensive when other troops take uie
offensive in other war theatres stimuli
CT no Cnl
one who knows the extension OF the
fronts on which Germany lights, To-Day
While the English front is only 40 kii-
ometrcs long and the French h3O Kill
omclrrS. Germany fights on Il front ol
200 kilometres in length.
But in the Balkan war theatre. where
according to unanimous decision OF the
Entente, the decision must be reacheo!
the Central powers have vigorously
gained the initiative. There they dc
tate the law Of action to their enemies
The plan Of the Entente in the Balkans
failed completely in spite Of Rumanlas
entrance into the war.
"Eumanin, which was expected TO
bring a decision for the Entente, Is
rather brake on their progress and OF
no advantage, especially since the RuS
sian armies at present, by reason OF tins
complete failure of their offensive IN
Galicia. in which they suffered enormous
losses. are drbilitated TO such degree
that they arc obliged for the time bling
to lave Rumania 10 her fate.
"'rhc Entente repeats from time 10
time the observation that Germany is
exhausted. but this claim is merely
empty words and advertising in order
to impress nrulrals and ~ stimulate
their own nations and armies. The vic
torious defence in the East and West
and the energetic offensiv Of the Cntral
pnwrs in Pennsylvania and the Balkans
prove better than words the fnct that
the forces and military superiority or
the Central powers are mistaken.
ENGLAND hoped to wear out the Ger
man forces by the present offensive on
the Sommc, but this can now be- con
sidercd a fnilur. 1t is the aggrcsSHT
who will he worn out more than the de-
: fender"