The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-28
English Fighters Supplied with Munitions and Handicaps Are
 Overcome.
PRAISE FOR THE U. s.
Lloyd George Believes the Germans Realize that Their Cause Is Now
 a Lost One.

LONDON, April 28.-In his speech yesterday in Guild Hall, Premier Lloyd George gave to the public for tho first time many of the insights as to the successes of the British on the various fronts. The Premier al 60 paid his respects to .he Irish, stating that the people must bury their little prejudices. The su5mar- inc campaign was also touched up on.
 During the first eighteen days of the Somme battle" said the Pre- mier," we captured 11,ooo prisoners and s4 guns. During the first eish- teen days of the Arras battle, our captures were St7, ,o00 men and 23o auns. At the Asame time we gained four times as much ground. This means that victory is going to be won at less losses and our chances are growing, as our equipment is improving. This fact is known to the Germans.
 GERMANS DEsPAIRiNG s., "This latter fact is the, explanation for the despair of the, Teutohic forces and which has driven tffehn to the black piracy on the high seas. This is the next job to deal with, Our minimum problem is to feed a population of 45,ooo,oo0 in country which Is not seIf-supportins; to pro- vide necessary material and food to equip our armies and keep the seas free for the transport of troops for ourselves and our allies. This has to be done against swarm of moving boats unseen, under track'ess seas, since the Germans determined to sink all craft, indiseriminateiy, without warning.
 AMERICA TO CHANGE IT
 "There is no doubt but that we Have lost many ships by the German subma4anef tactics, but 'thei <Gernnans haSe aInws brought America in and snfr perfestiyl satisfied with the bal. ance. America, after great patience, came to the conclusion that there wasaho use iwavingp the neutral flag ltsethaof a shark and she, is .definiteiy in this war. tv 9.0ea.I .e5 ,n s"Ihs United. States will put this warfare method down, once and for all. That you may rest assured.
 "The best brains of America and Great Britain are now concentrated on this problem. There never was . human problem which was mol soluble and believe this is no ex ception to the rule, but we must proceed on the assumption that noth ing could be discovered to put il down."
 MUST BE SELF-sUPPORTiNG
 Dealing with the efforts of the country to be self-supporting, the Premier said that the guarantees tc the farmers and the farm laborers had brought millions of fresh acres of land under cultivation. '1 do moi say that the war is going to continue through 1s18," Lloyd George said but if the German knew that b, holding out until the end he eoulo win, he would hold out if he knows that the longer he holds out, t'1s worse 1t will be for him; peace vii come much earlier"
 The Premier said plans were be ing made for the harvest of 1s1s which would guarantee that without . ton Of foodstuffs coming iron abroad, no one would starve, but the country must help in husband'ns Seedstuffs. The Premier then out lined the steps which have airead, been taken by which 100000 ton' Of imports would be cut off and add ed that Great Britain would ge three times and perhaps four time' as many ships this year as last.
 TO BEAT SUB CAMPAIGN
 Premier Lloyd George continued "Ths csrmans think we are dom for. They do not know the rac they are dealing with. am conf dent that t our present program i