Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
GERMAN PAPER GIVES
LIE TO AUSTRIAN STAFF
In SHARP REPRTMAND
Antagonism Between Central
Empires Shown by Arrogant
Attitude of Prussian Pa
pers on Austrian Rout
FRONT BECOMES BACK

ROME. July 15.
Political circles here and newspapers
show a great deal of interest in the rumors
of an early elimination of Austria.Hungary
from the war, which they consider as the
exponent of the desire of Austrian and Hun.
garian statesmen to shake the weight of
German control over the Vienna and Buda-
pest Governments, which has been main.
tanned ever since the war started.
The Tribuna which is one of the leading
papers here, says:
Those who recall the discussions of
the last session of the Hungarian Cham
ber and the reproaches then made
by Count Tisza against the Austrian
Government and general staff, of not
giving due credit for the services rem
dered by the Magyars, as we'll as the
discussions which arose from his state.
ments at that time, will understand
that the Magyars today are adopting
the tone of masters and are aiming at
the ancient dream of removing to Buda.
pest the centre of the political life of
the empire, with the threat of struggles
between the two States vastly greater
than any which ragged in the past
But even greater interest is shown in
sharp discussions which have been going
on for some time between German and Aus-
trlan papers The Vienna Tag wrote few
days ago:
In Bukowina our troops have been
forced back on both wings, to the south
after fights, to the north without bat
tie. In order to explain the slow de-
velopment of these stupid statements OF
outside newspapers we would remark
that our soldiers and the German troops
struggling by their side know, as we'll
as do the soldiers of the Gear, that
never hitherto has any one been able
to resist attacks delivered with such
power as these. The Russians have
thrown into the field of battle colossal
masses.
GIVES LIE TO AUSTRIAN STAFF.
The Frankfurter zeitung sharply replies:
The Austrian General Staff is right in
abandoning unfavorable positions, but,
then, why did 1t announce continuous
victories, and why did 1t give to the
public Illusions which it is now obliged
to take away? In the newspapers of
neutral countries there is clearly re-
vealed the belief that the forces of the
Central Empires lavished on multiple
and incomplete offensives, are no longer
sufficient for simultaneous action on
all the fronts.
When the Austrian press published a
complete explanation of the reason for the
recent rectfcation of the front, or retire.
ment of the Austrian line which had ad-
vanced into Italy, the Frankfurter zeitung
said:
II is regrettable that the correspond
ents who are stationed at the Austrian
General Headquarters could not tele-
graph the news with regard to the rec
tIfcation of the front which was freely
published In the neutral press. 1t is
to be supposed that our friends are en-
deavoring to picture the situation in
optimistic colors. This system, how
ever, as can be seen In the present
case, has its inconveniences Our mill
tary situation Is sufficiently good to
allow us not to minimize dlsagreeable
truths.
And the Milan Corriere della Sera. COM
menting on the discussion, writes;
The German newspapers, which are
making 1t a point to be coarse and
dlsagreeable In their statements with
regard to the Austrian ally. are not
minor or unimportant newspapers.
They are leading newspapers and they
direct attention TO the fact that the
Austrians are everywhere being routed,
while the Germans oppose a valid re-
sistanee to their enemies.