Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-01
The Sure Drift Of Events

Driving i've big battles all at once,
covering a frontage of hundreds OF
miles. all successfully every day, is
the present effort Of the United
States and the entente allies-and
the grand smash is yet to come. and
may come at any hour.
The biggest thing in sight for those
watching the tremendous movie of
war, Is German wastage. Allied
commanders are gloating hourly
over the evidences that come to hand
OF rapid decline of central allied
strength as a result of the desperate
resistance still maintained. AS
specimen of this indication French
experts point out that II or Is divi-
sions have been used up by the Ger
mans in defending a 22-mile front in
Champagne.
To the heavy casualties of the
Teuton allies are added the prisoners
taken numbering more than 100000
in n week. with nearly 1000 big
guns.
And then comes the probable
breaking of Bulgaria, her withdraw
al from the central or quadruple alli-
ance, occupation of Bulgaria by the
allies, German occupation Of Rou-
mania forced out, the cutting off of
Turkey from her allies. followed by
her surrender or withdrawal from the
central alliance. leaving Serbia and
Roumania full opportunity to join
the forces Of the entente allies in TAX
ing sweet revenge in Austria Hun
gary.
Verify, the darkest hour in the life
of Prussianism, as we'll as in the life
Of Hohenzollernism and Hapsburg-
ism, has struck.
Let them hold out" If they wish,
for the longer they hold out the
shorter will be the ceremony at the
ending. Indeed the Teuton armies on
the west front have already held out
too long. military experts suggest,
and may suffer rout when they at
tempt to pull out from situations that
each hour are becoming more diff
cult.
At no point are the Germans strong
enough to withhold the allied thrusts.
At every point for two and half
months they have been hurled back.
At no point have they been able to
concentrate sufficient forces to stay
the allied advance. and all along the
west front their rear guard action has
cost them dear in men and arms-at-
tempting to save men and material
while lighting.
There is the terrible wastage that
Is bringing the career of the Hun
war master rapidly to an end. The
reckless waste of massed gun fodder
in the spring drive" of Hindenburg.
has been followed by the mastery
man saving policy Of Foch until the
Teuton power is reduced far below
that of last March, while the allied
strength has been greatly increased,
perhaps almost doubled.
The Turkish army has been Grip
pied beyond repair, even could Ger
many and Austrin sopd har ia ,,3
bulgaria were to remain active. With
Bulgaria and Turkey out Of it, Rou-
mania and Serbia in it and equipped
and aided by the allies, the outlook is
pretty dark for Austria Hungary.
herself clamoring for peace and I'M
der pressure OF a probable revolt that
may come at any moment.
After all. these things may help to
save the face of the German govern
ment when it turns to its people with:
Our allies have forsaken us. Russia
Is again turning against us. we are
hungry and war material has reached
critical ecarcity-we cannot fight
the world alone"
The German people may as well be-
gin TO accustom themselves to the
eject of this tragic announcement
from their imperial government as
the end Of their dream of loot and
world domination.
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