Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
HOPES TO STRIKE FINAL BLOW
BEFORE UNITED STATES
GETS INTO WAR.
GREAT ATTACK TO BE
MADE IN WEST soon
Germany Said to Have Army Of More
Than Million Men Who Have Not
Vet Been Placed in Trenches--To Be
Used by Won Hindenburg in New At
tack to Be Launched.

Washington, May 2s-Smash France
Before the United States gets in.
This is Germany's chief hope Of vic
tory, and it is the policy on which Tx
German government Ia concentrai Tins
all its energies. A revelation Of tht
power OF Germany 20 carry out this
program IS expected within The next s!N
weeks.
The situation : viewed a. desperate
by many American army officers. The
allies are weakened and war weary
ana waiting for the United states e
come in and give Germany the conr
de, grace.
America Not Ready,
But The United States Mil rot Get
in effectively until next year. The gov
eminent does not contemplate sending
more than 100000 men before SNOW
flies. So win the submarine on the
sea and Hindennurg on the land Ger
many has nearly & wear il which L
gerry out her effort 10 wreSt victory
from inpendins defeat
The American government fas come
inio possession OF q vast amount Of
startling information concerning tbs
war situation N which the United
States Is involved, hut the contents q
this dispatch are all that l am Al lib
err 70 present in p7in; under The terms
Of lie voluntary censorship
Million New German Troops.
The administration has learned tha'
Germany has a new army Of hetN cen
!. ia0.10G and 1,5eo. 900 men who meyer
have beer y ne trenches. bat have
been ande- Intensive training <o- sew
e-al months These fighters we're re-
leased trorr the factories by IN indus
trial reorganization resulting from the
German power q legislation and ny
the labor o. the Belgian workI1lsn de-
ported 70 Germany.
The American military authorities
believe that Won Hlndenblrg, re!nto-c-
ed by this fresh army i about 10
t-~- front.
Tie Germans are stripping he east
ern Eraut OF the!- crack fighting or
ganizatlons for the further reinforce
ment Of Hindenburg III this drive. II
now appears that the reports Of Ger
man movement against Russia ard 3
German drive on Petrograd originated
in Berlin and were put forth to deceive
the allies as 20 the true objective 0!
the German program.
Russia Out Of Fighting.
Russia, torn with revolution and an
arcfyffs out Of commission in a mill
tary sense Russia svinces G!sGossA
ton 10 let Germany alone II Germany
will let her alone. Russia Is furnishing
some food TO Germany and may fur
nish more. The situation - as accept
able 10 Germany as would be separ-
ate peace with Russia. Germany is free
TO turn with full force on her western
foes
1t is known thar Germany expected
the United States to enter the war with
the resumption Of ruthless submarine
warfare and planned then to strike a
mortal blow at France before America
could come to the rescue.
But the British struck Hinder burg
before he could prepare his onslaught
He was compelled 10 retire. The British
and French kept him on the run and ne
could not make stand long enough
TO gather his forces for the long con
tempIated drive on the French lines.
Allied Drive Is Spent.
Now, however, re allied offensive
appears 10 have spent Itself and Ameri-
can military authorities are beginning