The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-22
NEUTRALS LOSE
GERMAN FEAR
Victories Of Allies Convince
Spain That Propaganda
Was Deceit.
EXPERT SEES FAILURE
Former PrO-German Critic Has
No More Confidence in
Result.
ny FILsON YOUNG.
Special Gable Despatch 10 The SUS from the
London Tiples.

Special Cable Despatch TO TIE Sun from the
London Tipies.
Copyright. 1913; all rights reserved.
SANrANpER, Spain, July 21.-The fail
ure OF the great German offensive has
produced a definite effect on Spanish
public opinion. which is reflected also
more clearly in conversational inter-
course. which is still the main intel
lectual currency of the country. Many
avowed Germanophiles are beginning to
waver and the waverers are ranging
themselves on what they now believe
to be the winning side
In Justice to them. however, it may be
said that the very active propaganda
carried on here since the beginning OF
the war genuinely convinced the Ger
manophiles of Germanys good faith
and the certainty of her victory. So
little trouble did the Allies take to lay
their case before the Spanish people
that they are only beginning to find out
that they were misled, and the awaken
ing is likely to be far reaching.
Special Gable Despatch TO TIE Sun from the
London Times.
Copyright. 1915; all rights ,eserred
STOCKHOLM, July 2l.--The effect
that the failure of the latest German
offensive has produced in neutral coun-
tries Is strikingly illustrated in an ar
ticle to-day in the Dagens Nyheter by
the well known military critic. Capt.
b, w. Norregaard. Special interest in
the article les In the fact that the
writer, whose able analytical reviews
of the military situation are published
simultaneously In the leading papers
of all the Scandinavian countries. has
always appeared to derive most of his
information and estimates from Ger
man sources.
He always has taken what allied coun-
tries would consider to be an extremely
pro-German point OF view. At the pres
ent moment. however, II is clear that
Capt. Norregaard's confidence in Ger
many's military power has received a
severe blow. After an examination of
all of the availa BILE data, the time occu-
pied in preparation for the offensive. the
length of the line assaulted and the
magnitude of the forces employed. he re-
jected as untenable the suggestion that
the offensive begun on July s may be a
diversion intended to cover a more i'm
portant thrust at Amens or Paris.
Capt. Norregaard comes TO the con-
clusion that It must be regarded as
General Ludendorfrs maximum effort.
He declines to tie himself to this con-
clusion solely because he finds il almost
impossible to believe that Germany's
greatest military blow should lead to so
miserable a result. but he frankly admits
that all the evidence points in this in
credible direction.
The next few days, Captain Norre-
gard concludes, will remove the hypo-
thetical element of the argument by
showing whether a greater thrust else
where was designed. II not, then 1t Is
his opinion that July is may perhaps
be reckoned as the turning point of the
war"
Military opinion In Sweden has un-
doubtedly changed a great deal in the
last four months. II has become stead
lily less fashionable to deride the Ameri-
can effort. but Capt. Norregaard's ar
ticle to-day is the first clear sign that
those who are SO closely connected with
German military circles are at last be-
ginning to understand the decisive effect
Of American Intervention.