The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
WILL
DEMAND ENEMY
PAY INDEMNITY

London. Dec. 22.-Complete restora-
ton OF the territories taken by the en-
envy, together with compensation. was
demanded by Premier Lloyd George IN
cxrlairing To the house OF commons the
war aims OF the government.
The prime minister said that the
margin OF losses at sea was nnrroWin-
The sinkings by submarines. he de-
ciared. were decreasing. while ship
building was increasing.
The premier said the sinking os sub
marines was Increasing Although the
merchant tonnage was down by ," per
cent. he added. the loss hal been only
six per cent OF imports ever chat Of
last year.
Regarding the military iltlation. Nr.
Lloyd George said il was idle 10 pretend
that the hopes formed had been real.
lied. This disappointment ne attriouied
10 the Russian collapse.
The Germans, the premier s3ii, had
had only one success, which was uue
to surprise lat CambraD, and mi; was
now engaging inquiry. The Germans.
he stated. had lost 100000 prisoners.
valuable positions and hundreds of guns
The premier said that the losses In
shipping had been lighter by hundreds
Of thousands of tons than he had an
ticipate5 in his August estimate
The premier said that if the Russian
army had fulfilled the expectations Of
its generals. by this time the pride of
the German military power wouli nave
been completely humbled.
Palestine to Turk No More.
On the whole, the British campaign
had not achieved the expectations
formed. but there had been military
success in Palestine which would have
a permanent effect on the history OF the
world. Jerusalem, he said, never would
be restored to the Turks.
After referring to the Italian re-
verses the premier said II would pc
necessary for the nation to make great
or sacrifices to strengthen its armies
I'm the coming year. The need would
arise to increase the nations man
power by taking some men now ex-
empted.
The premer's speech was delivered
when adjournment for the holidays was
moved in the house of commons TINS
afternoon.
owing to the efforts OF the food con-
troller. san improvement; was visible
in circumstances which had caused so
much anxiety in the last few days More
tea was coming in and il was hoped by
increased manufacture to improve the
situation as regarded margarine shortly,
German Efficiency Declines.
Owing TO the food difficulties in Ger
many, the premier went on, the physl-
cal deterioration of workmen there had
been so marked that the output per
man had been decreased by 30 per cent.
AS for the British casualties, MIR.
LLOYD George said they had not amount
ell to more than one-fourth or one-fifth
of the Germans. Opposed to Germany
Austria and their allies, he asserted
were man-power and reserves more than
double those which the Teutonic allies
possessed.
The government said the premier
would confer next week with trades
unions on the man-power proposals.
America Looms Large
The advent of America into world
politics the premier declared. was an
event which would loom large in the
future. This was true also of the estab-
Iishment of the international council
at Versailles.
As for disposition Of German colonies;
the premier said, that must be settled
by the peace congress. The future trus-
tees OF those countries must take INTO
account the sentiments of the people
themselves.
The premier told his hearers that
league of nations in which Germany
was represented by triumphant militar-
ism would be a hollow farce.
The next few months, said Mr. Lloyd
George. would be most trying ones, as
one great power had gone out ana an
other had not fully come in.