Evening star., 1918-02-05
Field Marshal Told Germany
Will Be Without Food
by Next May.
ARMIES AND FLEETS
TO STRIKE IN WEST
Teutons Expect Tremendous Strug-s
gle, Which Soon Will Come, to-.
Prove Decisive in War.
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
THE HAGUE, January 19.-Travelers
from German bring an account of a re-
cent conference at Berlin at which Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg received the .
editors of thirty German newspapers and
discussed the food situation with them.
The editors told Won Hindenburg that
by next May there would be no food in
Germany.
'My reply is" said the field marshal,
"that by next April l shall be in Paris"
Expect Decision in Six Months.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. January 19.-Adver-
tisement> of what Germany is planning
to do on the western front before
American military power can be put
into the conflict continues to be con-
spicuous feature of the German news
papers. The next six months will be
the deciding period" says the Frank
furter Zeitung. During that eminent
ly important period the central powers
will with absolute certainty have the
strategic superiority. for the hopes OF
the entente for American help cannot
possibly be fulfilled within that time.
The central powers will concentrate
their whole strength on the west front
for decisive blow French soil. those
fertile, fiourishing fields which have al
ready suffered SO cruelty and have
drunk such rivers of blood. will be the
scene of final struggle which will far
surpass the fiercest struggles of the
past year.
IF We do not share the ight-l1earted.
ness with which the problem of Ameri.
can military help is often set aside, we
also consider 1t certain that the United
States cannot in the next few months
increase the very great moral and eco
nomic spirit which they have given the
allies"
Sees Greatest Battle Of War.
The Deutsche Tages zeitung in an
article declaring that all eyes are now
focused on the west. declares that the
greatest battle of the war is now about
to begin there We must not allow the
belief to arise, however" 1t says, that
the increase Of our strength in the
west will force the French to lay down
their arms or the English to run away.
1t may come to this, of course, and Hin
denburg said year ago We are al
ready doing it, my children" Our em-
peror. the supreme war lord, has said
that the decision is not to be sought
Will to victory and readiness for peace
enemy does not wish peace we must
bring peace to the world by breaking
in the gates of those who do not want
peace. with mailed fist and flashing
sword"
Blow Ready to Fall.
Maj. Won olberg, head of the war
press bureau. writes in the official
.Allgemeine Zeitung that
the blow is now ready to fall when
ever Hindenburg gives the word, and IL
can only lead to victory.
The year of decision has dawned"
writes Won Olberg. "A feeling of fore.
boding already permeates our enemies,
and the cry for aid from Japan and
is constantly heard Yet the
enemy leaders know that the United
States cannot even make up for the
number of men France and England
peciaIly as the troops they are send
ing from America are inexperienced
and lack training. We are quite aware
that America will do her utmost to
assist with money-and war materials
and will probably send many technical
troops and aviators. but we are prepar-
ed for every contingency. America
ca mot possibly do more than she did.
when ostensibly neutral.
$50 we meet the coming year full of
confidence. Our position on the west
,rn front must improve daily and an
equalization of forces is taking place
mere, Wterc the enemy mas always been
superior In addition all
,ur n,unition factories are working for
me front, and the whole of our enor-
nous reserves of material will be at
,nce dispatched thither.
Trench Warfare Near End.
with deep feelings of relief our
roops on the western front are begin
ling to realize that the days of trench
warfare are almost at an end Up and
Il the enemy at last Our rear is free,
md we have the reserves at our dis
,osal. The great blow can now fall.
Where and when? Those questions the
nemy leaders are anxiously asking
themselves. The reply is Wherever and
whenever Hindenburg wishes We
now that he will choose the time and
lace that will lead to victory"
The German fleet, too. is to partici.
ate in the coming offensive, according
o the Tageblatt. 1.-The German fleet,
elieved Of anxiety and pressure in it's
ear" says this newspaper. "can now
urn to the west with its full strength
he task of the British fleet. even if IL
5 supported by its allies. will be DIM
ult. We have full faith in the Ger
nan navy. which has SO often exhibited
Is will to victory and its capacity to
nlfill its DUTY"