The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-01
jackson. Mich, Patriot)

ion that unless something unforeseen
ocurs there will be at least two
more summers of war"
So spoke Frederick linn. to a Pa
triot reporter Saturday. Mr.. linn is
home on a furlough after having
served over two years int he French
army. While his residence is at
Battle Creek. he is spending a few
days as guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hit in Spring Ar
Dor.
Everyone l have talked with since
have come back" said Mr.. linn.
has asked me first of all as to how
much longer the war is likely to con-
tinue. American people don't seem
to care so much as to what part
America may play in the conflict. but
are anxious for information as to the
length of time the nations that are
at war must continue before peace is
made
while Germany has put up a
great fight, she cannot hold out
much longer. She has called out her
last reserves. and not only that. she
is using her women to the limit. All
along they have been engaged In in
dustrial work. but now they are OPP
Grating motor cars. driving trans
ports. and are now right up to the
firing line.
Gen. Neville. who is now in COM
mand of the French armies, has de-
veloped a system of trench attack
that is wonderful. Usually the at
lacking side loses the most men. But
with Neville's system. the defenders
lose the most men. From now on
Germany will be on the defensive
most of the time. It may be that the
French and the British may not
make any great strides this summer
in capturing trenches. for the Ger
mans are we'll protected. but the loss
o fife will be terrific and 1t will be
mostly on the side of the Teuton
focces. When Germany sees that she
cannot win. l think she will come
! across with peace offer that the en-
tente allies can accept with honor
and that will end the fight hardly
expect to see the war fought to a
finish, though it will be pretty near
the finish with Germany"
Mr.. linn, who is a Battle Greek
young man and graduated at the
state university at Ann Arbor II
1914. after finishing a course in en-
gineering, is enthusiastic over the wal
game, not that he is bin dto the hor
rors of 1t, but that now he Is In 4
he wants to remain in the service un
til it is fought out and victory is pro
claimed to all the world
81 never had more than the OF
binary laundering for the military o
soldiers life, II 1t could be called
laundering, and I had no thought O
joining the army while getting m
college education. | happened to
! in Montreal in the fall of 1914, whe
they we're getting troops ready
send to the front. The though
struck me l would enlist 1t was a
adventure thought would like. T
enlist in a Canadian regiment woul
: mean six months drill before leavin
for Europe. I wanted to avoid tn
delay, so I sailed for France. an
soon after my arrival was in actiy
infantry service"
Mr.. linn says there were abot
eighty Americans with him in Ca
ada anxious TO enlist in the Frenc
cause. and the only reservations the
made was that they be kept togeth'
as much as possible. A number
them we're college graduates. and
high grade men. They enlisted
/ Paris in August. 1914. and in Octob
they were fighting around Rhein
That same month Mr.. linn wi
| wounded in the Champagne distri'
and spent nearly six months In
hospital. A fragment of an explod
shell struck him in the side. infii
ing quite a serious injury. but fro
which he has fully recovered. La
February he entered the AWAIT
service, in which he is great yint'
ested.
"The French have specialized
aviation to a wonderful degree" ga
Mr.. linn. while am a patrio
, American and don't want to De
derstood as knocking my own col
try. the fact is we are about twer
!: wears behind the times In AWAIT
as compared with France. Await
in peace time is nothing compar