New Britain herald., 1917-08-22
GERMANY D0WNCAST
 BY MANY FAILURES
Disease and Military Disasters
 Spread Wave of Depression.

hoIluOn, Aug. ZZ.-A wave or peS- slmlsm is sweeping over Germany in regard to the war and it's outcome, shown clearly by comments in Berlin newspapers which have reached here. Not only IS the Pope's peace move generally regarded as a failure, but the depression is intensified by a fear full epidemic of typhoid fever, dysen- tery and other complaints attribu- table to insufficient and bad food, which is breaking out in all parts of the empire. It is no longer possible to conceal this. despite the utmost efforts of the government
 Basic and Zurich, in Switzerland, report that full confirmation has been received of a serious outbreak of typhoid and dysentery in numerous German cities, particularly in Cologne, Carlsruhe, Mannheim and Mulhouse, where these diseases have become epidemic, children and underfed adults being the first and most numer- ous victims.
 In Mulhouse the epidemic threat ened to develop into panic. Deaths were so numerous that wagons were used to make the rounds nightly and gather the dead under cover of the darkness to prevent the people from learning how grave the situation was.
 These internal developments are in- f1uencing German opinion much more than the military factors even in the Westphalian industrial district, where war work is centered and the greatest efforts have been made to provide food and other necessaries. Conditions there are so bad that labor is in constant turmoil and the people are greatly disappointed be- cause for long time they have been held up by promises that England surely would be starved and com pelled to make peace by August.
 When the Pope's proclamation was issued the British front was the only region in which the Allies were mak- ing a strong offensive effort. Before any diplomatic reply was sent to the Pope the French started a new Yer dun offensive and the Italians launched their greatest effort, both of which produced important and inn mediate gains These military moves are regarded as the real answer to the Pope.
 Opening Publics Eyes.
 There is considerable evidence that success has been attained by recent efforts of the allied authorities to get before the German people accurate knowledge regarding the real condi- tions in England, France and the United States. Some weeks ago a large number of German prisoners were brought from Flanders to Lon don. Until their capture they had be- lieved that Paris was held by the Ger mans; that London had ben practical ly destroyed by air raids and deserted by it's inhabitants.
 After they arrived in London and noticed the city's normal life and it's usual activity they wrote letters de- scribing what they had seen to friends at home. Whether these letters reached their destinations is unknown, but the recent development of German pessimism is believed to indicate that the German public at last realizes a part at least of the truth. Many pris- oners recently have asserted that the Germans were sustained by the belief that although their condition was bad that of England was far worse A Vienna view of the situation is given in the Nieue F,reie Press which says:
 The greatest obstacle to peace is America. President Wilson has or- dered that an army of a million men be sent to Europe to fight Germany The practicability of the plan Is doubt ed, but 8 billion dollars in cannon, shells and provisions besides soldiers from America are assured and the faith created by this will help prolong the life of the governments hostile to peace. In sober Judgment 1t must be conceded that winning America to a hostile policy, even to war against Germany, was 8 brilliant success for British diplomacy, in fact a master piece of diplomatic work