The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-16
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.
nomicaI and Industrial Standpoint
Situation in Theaters Of War
Also Favorable.

Berne.-The editor of the Ticino Ca
zette, n Swiss paper which has sup
ported the cause of the allies since the
beginning Of the war, recently went to
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 plenu-
full throughout the empire.
"The wheat harvested will last at
least Il year and the quantity Of barley
and oats on hand is larger than after
the harvest Of the first year of the war.
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 a 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
ganlzed perfectly and the missing ar
tlcles, like tea and coffee, have been
replaced by substitutes.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
stitutes.
"The fact that the largest part of The
war expenses always flows back Int
the pockets of the people has created
favorable situation for Germany. TIT
empire is far better off than the alliet
countries, which have to get much o
their food supplies and war materials
from the neutral countries at an enor
nous cost. The war has impoverishe,
Europe, but Germany has suffered leas
in this respect and will never breaI
down economically.
Favorable to Germans.
"In different theaters of war tn
situation also remains favorable to th
Germans. Their lines in the east an
west are unbroken, and in their can
paign against Roumania they are sue
cessfully repeating the sledge-hamme
tactics they used last year agains
Serbia. In Galicia they have stoppe
the costly Russian offensive completed
and in Macedonia they and their BuI
garlan allies hold the British, French
Serbian, Russian and Italian armies i
check.
"The hope of the allies to wear Gel
many out through continuous attack
on all fronts cannot be realized unles
they are willing to sacrifice millions O
men. They are far more liable to he
come exhausted than the Germans, VIII
are able to husband their reserves b
keeping themselves on the defensive a
long as they desire.
"Much as we may desire victor
for the allies we cannot close our eye
to the fact that the realization of thl
/ wish seems almost impossible.
"The war has become useless
senseless slaughter. 1t is the duty G
the neutral nations to intervene an
end the struggle by mediation, If heroi,
self-sacrifcing France is not to blee
to DEATH"