The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19

A YEAR MORE OF WAR
English History PROFESSOR Says Con-
fIict Will Last Another Winter.

HlCt VIII Last Rnother winter.
London, June 15.-Significance is at
tached to a sentence embodied in
semi-official French communication re,
ceived in London today, inasmuch as it
seems to draw the attention of the
public to what is considered the seri-
ious failure of Germany's recent STRAIT
egy.
1T seems, since the VauX affair"
the sentence read, that the Germans
fronting Verdun are maintaining an at
titude of expectation in view of the
menace of events which they feel are
becoming increasingly imminent"
This statement is generally inter-
preted in the light of public expecta-
ton, that the time is rapidly ap-
preaching for an important Entente
allied offensive
Professor Albert f. Pollard of the
Chair of English History in the Uniyer
sity of London, lecturing here today on
the progress of the war, said he ex-
pected a great offensive by the Allies
on the western front before long, but
that the people must not expect the
war tC end before next year The Ut
most tC Je hoped for this year, he said
was the defeat of Austria, virtual
settlement of the Balkan difficulty and
the driving back Of the Germans a con
siderable distance on the western
front. The final defeat of Germany
could only come some time next year,
the speaker added, after winter of
discomfort such a. Germany had never
known and after another naval battle.
Professor Pollard's anticipations re.
fleet the prevalent ideas in London.
The view is held here that Germany
made a serious mistake in strategy
when she permitted Austria to With
draw half of her effectives from the
Russian front for the operations
against Italy, after having brought her
own reserves from the Russian front
| to Verdun, which apparently has had
the result of enabling Russia to make
a surprising successful drive in Galicia
and NOlhynia. 1t is further considered
that the recent naval battle deprived
Germany temporarily of the means for
prosecuting a combined military and
naval offensive in the Riga region and
thus countering the Russian drive
which, it is now expected, is likely to
90 on to fresh successes, as it is be
lieyed it will be extremely difficult to
reinforce the Teutonic allies on the
| Russian front.
! Reading todays French semi-olticial
communication in connection with the
recent presence of General Joffre and
the French Ministers in London and
Premier Asquith's announcement on
Wednesday Of the proffered British
help for the French, the public are
looking forward to coming events with
curiosity and confidence.
According to reports received in Lor
don the German and Austrian Govern
ments are making desperate efforts tC
conceal the truth about the Russian
drive from their people. The belle
prevails here that weeks must elapst
before the Austrians are able to with
draw forces from the Italian front foI
the defense of Lemberg, and that i
may then be too late.
According to special dispatches from
Petrograd the Russians are withhold
ing their strength on the center an(
are driving hard westward on bol
TANKS. 1t is believed in Petrograd a.
Cording to these dispatches that tn,
further development of General }rusi
lofts victory will depend largely ol
the progress of Russias western al
lies general strategic plans. The En-
tente Allies are now all in touch b,
wireless and their coordination il
strategy has reached a point never be
fore achieved in the course of the wal
While the Germans appear to b
making further progress on the Vel
dun front, an interesting review come
from British headquarters in Franc
tonight. 1t is to the effect that IN
recent fighting in which the Canadian
distinguished themselves is no longe
considered as the opening Of the thir
battle of Ypres. 1t adds that it is no.
very clear that there is no great Ge
, man concentration on the front {
Ipres and that presumably nothing
the nature of a considerable infantr
offensive was contemplated In fac
, the Review says, there was no idea {
, "Nerdun tactics in this region.