The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-08
MOST BRILLIANT
IN ANNALS OF VAR
Lloyd George So Characterizes General
Fochs Counter 0ffensive--Everyone
Wants Peace, But 1t Must
Be Durable.

London, Aug. S,--General Foch by his
counter stroke had driven the enemy
back, and although the danger was not
over "he would be sanguine man on
| the German general staff who now would
predict that Germany could obtain a
military victory" said Premier Lloyd
George yesterday. The premier charac-
terized General Fochs counter offensive
as "the most brilliant in the annals of
war" The Germans, declared the pre-
mier, had attempted their land offensive
because the submarine offensive had
failed.
Mr. Lloyd George stated that during
the month Of July 100000 American
troops had been brought over, $4,000 of
them in British ships. Since August,
l9l4, including those already with the
colors, Great Britain alone, said the pre-
mier, had raised for the army and navy
6,250,000 men, for the most part volun-
tarily. The dominions had contributed
100000 men, and India l,250,000 men.
One hundred and fifty German subma-
rines have been destroyed, Mr.. Lloyd
George announced. More than half of
them in the last year.
The premier was speaking in the
House OF Commons, making statement
on the war situation. The House will
adjourn to-day until Oct. l5
Unless all the allies were defeated at
sea, Mr.. Lloyd George declared Germany
never could triumph.
Mr.. Lloyd George, in abiding to the
subject of peace, said the people who
had made the war still were in evidence,
and they could not have peace so long as
they were predominant in the councils
Of the enemy. Everyone wanted peace,
the premier added, but 1t must be peace
that was just and durable--one with
power behind III In further reference to
the fighting in France, the premier de-
clared 1t was too early TO say the Ger
man effort had been exhausted. The
Germans still had powerful forces in re-
serve, he pointed out, but il was not too
early to say that the chance which they
had had on March q would not again
present itself.
The American army, the premier said,
soon would be not far short Of the Ger
man army itself.
Dealing with the German offensive
against the British, Mr. Lloyd George
said at first there were many anxious
moments and that the losses were con-
siderable in men and material. But in
a month, before the battle was over, he
added, $4,000 men had been sent across
the channel to take the places Of those
lost, and in six weeks the Germans had
been hurled back and fought to stand
still.
The German people and Germany's al
lies were beginning to be disillusioned,
the premier continued In March, Ger.
many was promising great things and
the peace tenacles from her allies were
withdrawn. The promise, however, he
pointed out, had failed and the German
harvest was short, although militarily
the Germans had been at the height OF
their power.
Russia, said the premier, had become
a log to the feet Of Germany The Rus
sian people, however, had resented the
interference of Germany with them and
were more and more seeking allied help.
''We will not hesitate to give It to
them wherever it is possible" he added.
The premier praised the work Of the
Americans in the fighting in France,
speaking Of the trained skill" they had
displayed and the skilled knowledge in
management of the men" of which their
officers had given evidence.