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sion on the world; but they embarked upon
the submarine campaign with the belief
that they could bring Britain to their feet
in three months, and this was the sole
justification for a venture which involved
bringing the United States into the war,
with all that this meant in the future If
the war were not ended by the submarine
campaign. Now it becomes apparent that
the submarine campaign has failed and
that. despite past and possible sinkings, it
no longer promises TO be decisive factor
in the war. Thus the Germans have
missed their single objective, but their
failure, like the failure at the Marine, is
balanced by Incidental successes, In the
case of the submarine the considerable
toll of ships and in the case of France the
territory occupied.
Now. the main objective of the Germans
in their Italian operation was not to &C.
cupy Italian territory. Italy is not their
principal foe, and no victory over Italy
would on the military side enable them
TO dispose of their chief foes, Britain
and France, now, and America in the
future. Not even the total defeat Of Italy
would do this, unless the Italian disaster
were so complete that the moral effect
upon the Allies destroyed their military
Judgment. Unless Germany can win so
great victory in Italy that she not only
puts Italy out of the war, but stampedes
the publics of the British, French and
American nations into peace by negotia-
ton, her expenditure Of money, munitions,
above all men, is a dead loss. 1t represents
waste either on an unsuccessful venture to
break the nerves of her enemies or in
necessary but expensive excursion to save
weak ally, namely, Austria.
Germany tried to dispose of France at
the Marine and again at Verdun before
Britain was ready and able to help. She
failed both times. and with the beginning
of the Somme she found herself perma-
nently outnumbered and outgunned on the
Western front. She no longer could ad-
vance on this front; her effort at Verdun
cost her over half million men and got
her nowhere. Since that time she has
contributed partly by her armies, but
mostly by money and intrigue, to produc-
ing a Russian revolution. She has at the
same time defeated Rumania and Italy.
But Rumania and Italy were not her chief
enemies; they were only the enemies which
threatened her allies. As for Russia, her
success in putting Russia out was imme-
diately negatived by her success in getting
the United States into the war.
More than hundred years ago, when
he was fighting all Europe, Napoleon
recognized that British successes in Spain
did not carry with them any real menace
to him. he saw that his fortune would
rest upon the decision on the Eastern
front. II he won against Austria. Prus-
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own, since they lacked heavy artillery IN
any quantity and all. munitions.
This is not the case Of the Italians, just
as it was not the case of the French at
Verdun. Although the French were never
in the critical months at Verdun able to
match heavy guns with the Germans, they
were able to make great concentration
Of guns, and this concentration was Just
sufficient to answer. That is why, after
the initial rush of the Germans to Douau-
mont due to their original concentration,
the advance was checked and the assailant
pinned down TO trench warfare again.
Now. while Italy herself does not possess
sufficient heavy artillery to meet the enemy
concentration, her French and British
allies can supply the guns and can NUM-
ton them by two railroads connecting
France with Northern Italy, that passing
through the Mont Cents tunnel and that
going along the shore Of the Mediterranean
from Toulon TO Genoa.
The real question. so far as artillery is
concerned, is whether the French and
british can get their heavy guns to the
Venetian Plain before the Austrians and
Germans, advancing over country in which
tne communications have been wrecked by
the Italians in retreat, can get their guns
from the Isonzo to the Piave. So far we
have had no hint as to the probable win
ner of the race. On the other hand, as
no;nted out last week, the Austrians and
Germans are able to make use OF the lren-
tine railroads TO bring their guns ana
munitions TO the edge Of the battle zone
en- the northern front from the bend OF
the Piave to Lago di Garda, and so lar
thew seem to be making their main effort
on this front.
II the Allies get their guns up hrst'
then thew will be in a position to conduct
a counter offensive from the Pave. granted
that the Italian armies have not oeen
broken. They will have the advantage
of artillery and the conditions will IN some
degree reproduce the situation o. the
Marine, when the Germans, having outru'i
their heavy guns and munitions, were SUD
denly attacked by French armies WIFI
greater supplies of munitions and more
field guns, which were in addition OF a
vastly superior type.
Since French and British armies have
accompanied their guns, the Allies wouio
also have superiority in the quality OF
troops, in the case of counter-ofensive'
for tie French and British troops are IN
contestably better than the Austrians, who
compose the mass Of the Austro-German
armies. You have then the plain posi-
lbiIjty-it is no more--that the Italians will
hold the line Of the Pave and that behind
them an Anglo-French offensive, provided
with superior artillery and greater sup
rig Of munitions, will gather and then
strike forward before the Austrians and
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Germans can bring up their own heavy
artillery or destroy the Italian armies
either BIZ frontal attack on the Piave or
by a turning movement from the Tren-
tino.
On the other hand, suppose that the ltal-
ians, under pressure, go back to the Adige.
They are now in the position of the French
in the last days of August, 1914, when
Joffre fought his successful delaying bat
ties at Guise and along the Meuse. But
Joffre's flank was still in danger and his
new concentrations were not completed, so
he went back behind the Marine. We see
that the Italian flank, now threatened on
the Asiago Plateau, would be safe once the
Adige were passed; we see also that a
retirement of twenty or thirty miles more,
that is, behind the Adige, would again
hold up the advance of Austro-German
heavy artillery, since communications
would again be destroyed.
The Chance of Retirement
The Austro- Germans would once more
have to advance into dangerous country,
with very bad lines of communication be-
hind them, and would have presently to
contend with two new armies, the French
and the British, provided with heavy
I artillery and munitions. In the Marine
time this was what happened to the Ger
mans. and the two new armies of Jofre,
that Of Maunoury along the Ourcq before
Paris and mat of Foch in the centre
about La Fere Champenoise, brought of
decisive wrecking of all German hopes and
plans.
do not mean to be understood as fore
casting such an Allied stroke. One does
not prophesy at this stage of campaign,
with practically all the necessary evidence
lacking. But | am trying to foreshadow
what could occur under certain circum-
stances. We know that Allied armies and
artillery have gone TO Italy; We know that
the Italians, up to the morning Of Novem-
her 20, were holding on, and both the geog-
raphy of Venetia and the history Of the
NJ rne suggest certain possibilities.
Ii the Italians hold on Tor anotner week
there will be a reasonable chance that the
Austro-German invasion has reached its
high water mark at the Piave, for we are
obviously at the supreme crisis of the
campaign. II the Austrians and Ger
mans. having restored their rearward COM
munications before the Allied reinforce
r,ents can come into action, dig in, we
NAV see the Italian campaign change from
q war of movement TO a positional or
trench war on the present lines. Ii the
Italian armies retire in good order and in
advance Of any decisive defeat to the
Adiee. there will be good chance of
rounter-offensive, in which the new armies
and artillery Of the French and British
will play an interesting part.
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NAV be several weeks before We can de-
eide, or the truth may be apparent before
this article reaches my readers. AS 1t
stands now the main question is not
whether the line of the Piave is held or
evacuated, but the manner in which 1T IS
evacuated-if it is given up--or the con-
ditions under which it is held. The longer
the Italians stay at their present line the
less likelihood there is Of their quitting II
for the Adige. The better their condition,
if they should quit it, the better the
chances of counter offensive. Above all,
since the two Allied armies are in the
nature of reserves, if they are not drawn
upon in the defensive phase they will be
available for an attack when they are
ready and after the Austro-German as
saut has exhausted itself.
A retreat from the Piave will not neces-
sariy spell Italian collapse, just as the
French retreat from the Aisne and the
Meuse behind the Marine was not, as the
world thought at the time, the beginning
of the end. A successful stand at the
Piave NAV not be the best to be hoped for,
because it may involve permanent stay
of the invaders in Venetia and the sur
render of all hope of an early counter
offensive. 1t seems TO me that If the ltal-
ian army has recovered its morale and the
Allied armies are arriving in great num-
bers the chances favor further re-
treat 10 the Adige, with the purpose OF
drawing the enemy into field in which,
because of the badness of Austro-German
communications. he will be deprived of the
use of his own heavy artillery, while the
Italians will be able TO use their artillery
to the best advantage and will have In
sured a sufficient delay to bring up all
their resources. This is what Joffre did;
whether it could succeed against the Ger
mans again is to be doubted. But the
possibilities are not to be ignored.
Real and False Objectives
The hardest part of the task of one
writing about military operations lies IN
the fact that the real objective in a cam
paign is rarely the objective that seems
to be real. The public is always greatly
impressed with the occupation Of terri
tory, sometimes correctly, more often
quite incorrectly. In the Marine time the
world believed the French armies we're
hopelessly beaten because Germany was
able 20 overrun so much French territory,
but in point of fact the French armies
were far from beaten. as the event
showed, and the Germans lost most of the
territory they had occupied and missed
their single objective, the destruction OF
French military power.
Another example of this Truth is dis
closed in the case of the submarine cam
paign. The Germans have sunk many
ships. and this has made q great impress
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-29
Matter Is Being Discussed by the
French Government and No
Further Action Can be Taken
by Him for the Present.
CONDITIONS IN FRANCE
DIFFERENT FROM HERE
There Are Difficulties, He Says,
Which Do Not Exist in the
United States; Water Supply
Reported Impure.

~ AssnciA'e6 Fren
With the American Army IN France
Friday. Dee. IS General Pershiug in
an interview with correspondents to-
day said the question of prohibiting
the sale Of an intoxicating liquors TO
American troops which he f%avors. Is
being discussed with the French gov
eminent lie explained his recent or
der prohibiting the sale OF all intoxi-
csnts. except light wines and beer and
the conditions prevailing la France,
which caused ~ To be drawn us u
was.
The question OF prohibiting the
sale Of AN iutoNtcauts TO American
troops l~ under discussion with the
French government said GENERA
prrshiuE. hut of coursc there are oif.
faculties here iu France mat do not
exist iu the United States, The gen
crll ordcr issued December IS was a
long step toward the prevention ~
drinking among "a w,u.
~ was not hy amy means Intended
To convey AN injunction To the Ameri-
can troops to 1rink light wines and
beer but quite the reverse u was
drawn To- conform 20 French rcRula.
! ton, on the subject
"lt stated onlt that line wine tud
beer would be- permitted and prohibit
ed the purchase Of and acceptance al
glrt- ct whisky. brandy. champaign,
cop similar beverages. n ordered thil
Jll drinking places where such articles
are sold Doe forbidden American sol.
dicrs n is the same regulations
Wld, Iu France hy the British armN
aud Cos the French
Although D ann heartily lu tdyui
uf prohibition fur the American eN.
pcditiuunry force. the situation 90
France and the United states is n1'
the saluo Comparatively few Frcnci
people driuk water as We To- thc'
driuL wine instead This Dr. partl,
uccuu~r the French water supply b.
not 10. pure a- ours. French wine d
light and less Intoxicating tNan 81
supposed An intoxicated Fr"nchmsI
D. 90 rirg sight indeed. French bee.
- also u, up means strong tn,
French government issues To- H. sol
dicrs 20 regular wine ration OBJ
yiourl, there arc ohst1olc. to forbid
ding win, shops Boo the zone OF th'
arm, to do business az AN which
practically De- what the French woui'
have to Iu Local sentiment viii pla'
"a large part lu the determination %
the questions
"Thc sam, order which forhad,
soldiers taking strong driuk contain
cd the most rigid regulations to pre-
vent the spread ut the social die
eases IN, tWu questions are con
ucctcd CLOSELY THUS far the rccor'
~ the army Iu both respects has bee
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-29
Stockholders Will Not Agree to
1t With Revenue Guaranteed
Under Government Operation
Competition Eliminated.
DEMANDS OF EMPLOYEES
FOR INCREASE DENIED
Responsibility Has Been Turned
Over to the Director General
Will Form a Corporation to
Handle Railroad Securities.

BY Associated Press
Washington. Dec. The rail
roads have ~definitcly refused the de-
mand of their organized employees Tor
90 per cent increase an pay and have
turned the responsibility entirely Ia
the government
The railway executives here to-day
90 letting their decision Dee known
made mo- -conccalmrat Of their feel
INK that government operation Is q
step toward government ownership
and made clear they tclt the public
and tho stockholders would demand
it,
puc OF tho plans under you-idout,
tluu for handling railroad finances /,
300 IN, formation of 10 government
corporation under the director gen.
rral uf railroads to huy and market
railroad securities
Vt th, ~aIu, tim, it became known
thst the railroad, had refused IA,
bruthcrhoods' demands IL vas loarne,
that the railway workers had dccid.
od not 'n press their request Tor q
period of Jt ic,st thirt, days. or uuti
10 BE- seen Just what th, rlilruld SIT
uJtIou VIII b"
'h' ''''""" ''''n''h'"" '"'''' "'
''""N "''' "-7"''" 'h' p''N'',"' w"
u"I'' "" ''''"'''''h''s "'u'" ''''
' 10y ''''i'' ''''' WIN WV ""N'
'"'-''"N VIZ '' ISSUE
li'llI"'n mere l""'N 'N
pressing 'h''' I''I''t una me u'h-
l~"Il'h"N stems never VIII go "''''
pm" private hi"'- gave wv" ''''~"h>
I'lr' 'h'' '" NOT ''lI'N' 'h' STOCK
h"I''I- WI" "ti'' TO- '' WIN i'N'''"'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-29
DEATH PENALTIES TO
BE REVIEWED BEFORE
SENTENCE is EXECUTED

Washington. bt. 20 iT'-luchi
Wilson has p|ruhIuItrJ she execution
uf au, more American soldier" eN-
r,pt BOO General p"Ishlue. forces
abroad before the seutcuc' uf the
courts martial have been r''lrWed 10
Washington
Heretofore tn.- has NOT been nrcr--
-ary iu war tiu, uut the president h'-
made th, rul, that % may ur made
duuhIy .lt, tnlt uo injustice ls dom,
Thirteen negro troopers ct the -ll'
infantry we're recently executed I"i
the riutiup it Nuustnu r'Nu- WITH
ou; review 40 Washington $50 tH1''
his been found boo tho verdict ui .n'
cuuir co. their sentence bat % n,t- he'n
i.lt advisable to have death p-nhlu's
reviewed n, IA. war department. Dee
fore. execution.
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Maximum. 60. minimum. 10: range.
~; a. m. 81. north wind, clear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
OH~I<TE:-5roH1k

sSucd say that despite its large popu.
'uon aud its location between Two
;:@1t m"trop"lis"s. New York and
'hilad"lphia N-w Jersey has NOR.
lid game To the square mile and NOR.
ish in it's streams than many a West
Grn commonwealth whcr" these re
sources have been killed OH withou,
thought for tho future
Mn,ty doesn't want 10 pitch FOR On
.iunn'i. ~" hates to see himself going
hsc< ina, far
III" a crapr youugst.r IN the big
e"%n' Is about one to club.
Among ,nc recruits of nn.torv g.
FIRST Illinois i'i"ld Artillery are mum
HcT= of voll.-" athletes VIII" in former
,rtrs v"ro n,tinualiy known, ON the
n"uory muster roll. are tn" names OF
ROY j.. Hard a Princeton f""thitit star.
INDY or'u"ycr. Gerald Rutl"r. Albert
'rr"'nh, .'immi" Marshall jim Lynn.
ORC iiichardSom :,li fprru"rj" con
Carl His. once :, Iirown University
baseball player, and f'razci iij,lc wide
known as "a golfer.
Dixie pave r,scs to rcma.l ,n:,.
"n- az tn" ropi,ics have rccu aun..
Hitho"' var"ims
FoshaH Koen~. NeV YORK norsemau
louur"d tha' his ao,i,it, an ne polo
lid rs 81 "u uui. Eeauca retirement
ron" tn. t"'n" rs u"ee a.'"i"d because
II :! rrrw"n"n' i.jIrs received re
h'''' WIG" ne zen from his horse.
Some day thc olaycr4. you,hs ana
vets. wiz catch ~ balls on bayouc,s
League rnrk, AT Martins r'crrs. ohto
ised last year ~ the Wheeling club.
40 IN. central l."agu" Tor the club
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
VIRGINIA TECHS DEFEAT
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
'h"c closely CONTESTED and Won in
Ninih-i h"mns Does Well IN
rcpt in Second Inning.

Hi\tkSEUl;G, VA. April ~. f..
defeated West Virginia Wesleyan
mus afternoon in II closely contested
E"ln" by tn" score Of to j. Both
teams Int freely. and it was "A neck
dnd neck affair throughout. The score
was ti"d in tn" NTH inning and
't'lncr team scored again until Tho
mh'h. "h"u ihc Techs brought IN their
winning run
The visitors mn, up - pretty cNhihi-
ION hn' were unable to hit when
runs We're needed. Thomas. who is :,
new recruit at Y L. /, allowed four
runs n the second inning hui after
mat ms pitching and the magnificent
support which he received allowed
MrHl Virginia Wesleyan only one ad-
The games which were TO have been
played with William and Mary and
'.At"N"it" on Thursday and Friday. re-
Sh"rtiN"iN. had to hc postponed ON ac-
count Of bad weather.
Sc"r" by innings: !.
-. :. .'-...-. ...-..2 % - 4" ~ q | :;
F;aitcrics Thomas uud Gaines. I.,,nt2
ana ;,,,,, heEN. ,ns h"se hits West lir-
OF Thomas, l. Strucli out by Thomas
.: by iautz. {.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
CAMILLE Et>s INTERESTED
~ GENERA Is tROI.NN GAVIN.
jSrccial 10 The Times Dispa,chI

bANNlLl.E. VA, April -Danyiuo
l"hS Viii sec the frs, good baseball
game OF tn" season on Easter Monday
afternoon when Washington and Leo
IhiNciS!,N VIII play tI" University OF
North Carolina at the park mere
VA" has"hni! diamond has been pyt
IN good condition. Tor The game. having
last week. large aiicnfianc. 10
promised tho holiday game FOR hn.
sides The r""tcrs of tn" rival teams
VINO WI Get her" ON Monday morning
ana othcf Nlsit"rs. III" stores win 70
MAN 40 icd during Ia" afternoon 4
dtnc" VIII bc rendered tile PLAYERS a,
u!Sht.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
LPU-NACON ACADEMY
LOSES TWO GAMES ~ NAIII.N

HARRISBURG VA April liam
dolph- Macon Acadomy bail team from
Academy 10 2. IA tn. : g gam,
in This "nd - The Vall"g this wceF
losing 10 i$ridrcwut"r Golfer m iu
>; to Shenandoah Collegiate" . 80 q.
and winning from Augusta Military
AcadeinE 4 10 In ten :. g. T. game
kirk Hcaiw ole. who played last sum
mer with m" Cumberland team. iu the
POTOMAC .cagps. struck out eighteen
men. Miller Of BridE~Watcr. hcl6
itahdoInh- Macon 20 single hit. IN
the 4 ". !. game Faurcr made u nom,
run and a triple
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
VIRGlNIANS SHOW BIG
IMPROVEMENT IN PLAY

continued fr"m First rtEcb
nolds then delivered his wallon 10 lott
field. both Ethel and curry tallyiuG.
Lee retired the side w,,h q ny To
Thrasher.
Although Ethel doubled /" right ncld
after ianford had walked in tn" sixth.
Adams forced Hrucc and C'irry to pop
UP flies. and succeeded in tanning
kohlcr. 80 there was no scoring Stein
hrenncr landed for a aingl. ia loft
field In the seventh. but 90 rapid iirc
double play killed scoring chances in
that frame also. AS in til" ntth. TIM
NirSinans Went out In order during
the eighth.
Considerable Dons During Ninth.
y ninth-inninE rally furnished tho
fans with additional entertainment and
provided the local team with a comic
more runs ~ well Bruce was thrown
out by Adams. hut curry beat out :,
drive through second baS. and counted
u moment later when KohlcT banged
out his double. McMHth. batting for
Hoffman. was safe ON Wits second
miscuc, but Kohlcr was hold on second.
A second later. Schaus brought to light
one OF the ulavs that marks tho diff
ference bctwccu a biz league PLAYER
and one OF minor organizations TO
CeivinG a fast throw out from Ndtms.
he drove a perfect throw to Nriuuia.
that player taking II Just tuSidr FIRST
and tagging NcNiHth out easily. stein
brenner WAS walked ANA Nurs Aioucrs
was up. "" took a couple OF bad ones
and then met one fairly for a corkiuG
single to center fold. SCORING kohl.r.
However. pist"ll famed. and the game
was over
Til" Athletics manifested a liking for
Nicks's Blenders fruu the first. Witt
opening the game with q doubt" to
right neld. Lawrysg roundcr To Eihcl
advanced him and he Tailed whom
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
Random Musings ofSports
ny MONTY.

Cancellation OF the tennis matches
scheduled between Vale and Harvard
~" me country Club of Virginia ton
I!S teams is 10 nc regretted from a
ocel sporting standpoint, However il
IS Nr"otni" that many other sporting
appointments Will he una ~ gone this
summer as result of the war Local
players phtriotically huv" taken the
position that individual interests ,r.
I" toe pat aside for the national well
fare
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
YALE DEFEATS CAROLINA
IN LOOSELY PLAYED GAME
Err"rs Are Frequent. but Few Count
IN Scorin.--f.IrncS aud ,'un-
son tNnUci, lIumcrS.
LspcclaI 20 The Timea- Diarat.h.l

IHprVIaI 70 TIC TlmcH- DINpNtch.
tIiAfEL lila. y. G.. April 7.-Taic
took :, loosely played gam" from the
university Of North Carolina here to-
day. to >. vi times both teams,
played good bali. hut errors were fire. :.
pu"ut Few - them bS either team
were responsible for runs. however
Nu error aUi two hits in thc third
gave fai" a tIliS. Ia tn" sixth. AN
error. *acriiic" and :. homo run Wy
"iunSon gave the visitors two more
Carolina was unable to score until
tn" sixth. Garfield pitching great La II
ana pr"N"ntinE any :,,t"inp; ~ q tally
in ia" sixth frame Roberts walked
and WAS rauEat stealing licrty dou-
bed. aud l;arn"S knocked Il home run
carolina thr"aien continuaily but
r."riN closed the ninth by nabbinr
t"'"inan,S ny aud catching pitman al,
first. The score: