The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-27
FEAR BACK
OF TEUT0N
PEACE TALK
Baker Report Confirms
Belief of u. 5.
Officials
ny rARL p GKuAT
stan Correspondent United Press

WASHINGTON. Sept 81 Ger
many weakening tho not beaten
rs making desperate effort FOR
peace n he fear of Americas might
next year
international experts today repeat
ed This declaration even more ON
phatically than they have voiced IL
for weeks past-on the strength Of
secretary of War Bakers official
war review showing that Germany
punch" is waning
The government was Informed
long ago that Germany would start
new propaganda for peace 10 avoid
a winter campaign and the effects OF
Americas participation IN the war
Gcfman replies 90 tho vatican prove
the information was entirely cor
rect Germany's moves now are
looked upon here as an appeal TO
pacifst opinion Bakers war re-
view The FIRST of 4 weekly series
sbows that the enemy does not feel
himself able TO undertake the much
advertised offensive action so often
boasted of at home during tho past
summer in order TO end the war vic
toriously by Christmas"
The report shows Russian resist
ance siinoning the Austrians using
only one division as reserve in their
Italian campaign while the British
and French artillery. infantry and
aircraft have done most spectacular
work tho past week Such a situa.
tion means that Germany is on the
down-grade
with the military situation thus
shaping much 20 Germany's disad
vantage experts here see clearly
that her peace maneuvers are based
on a real internal desire for peace
above which rides tho specter Of a
tcrriblc beating II tho struggle goes
on
Germany's latest peace move-a
suggestion that Germany is willing
20 pay her share" OF damages and
grant independence 20 Belgium with
the Teutons free 10 develop econom.
ically there, squares with word
printed recently by the United Press
based on official embassy messages
here
But officials are turning deaf
ear on all the German peace talk.
inasmuch as IL contains no suRges-
tion for elimination OF Hohenzollern-
lem, which. President Wilson SAYS.
is the only possible basis upon which
peace conference can be assem-
blod
Secretary Bakers first report on
military operations follows.
Aa the time draws near when milf
tnrf operations ou "a large scale On
the western front must come to q
stHndstill OWNS 90 thr approach ~
winter. no heoomrs evident that tho
enemy does NOT feel himself IN po-
altlon tu undertake tho much -adver-
tised offensive action $50 often boast
ed 20 at homo during the past sum
NOR. in order 20 end the war vie
torlouslv hy Christmas
~ may be stated RffirmatiEeiy that
the asccndeucy in The west has pass
cd definitely to The Allies tho the
latter are content hy tactics of at
tritiOn. 90 wear down he enemy. glv-
INK no rest or respite until the force
y our army may make itself felt in
the field
The week jus, closed has been one
~ Increased activity on tho part ~
tho Allies uu tho western front and
may hc taken as prcssnpe ~ what
the enemv 81 g. expect next spring
iu jNift ~ doHUerafe res Dtunco ~
the eroriy. whose iinsf wefr protect
cl 'hF cnnctrtr dugoufs srnttered over
wide area and hcer mudhules
which lmprdsd Tho attacking fnfan-
Try the British were able o. gain
important tactical positions and rec
main 10 fun possessions ~ the cap
wR6e the British we're busny en-