The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-07-24
British Statesman Says German
Drive viii Fail; Then
Kaiser Loses.
LLOYD GEORGE LAUDS YANKS
Enalich Premier in Speech TO Amer.
lean Troops in France Says Huns
Can Have Peace Any Day They
Bow to American President.


tn allied armies are confident of the
result" Andrew Bonnr Law, chancel-
Tor OF the eNchequer, declared ut Il
dinner to the delegates of the parlia.
Ilon,Iry commercial conference.
1T is impossible To forcsee the fu-
t1Te," he said but J believe that the
fctCiul hour of this war is upon us and
# in another three months our enc
mics have won no strategic object,
r1sl their campaign will have failed
.li Il will, | hope, be decisive fail
TIRE.
"Ihe Germans possessed the most
perfect military machine that ever ex-
listed but the chancellor said he be-
llevod that when the history of the war
was written it would he seen that Ger
many had made greater military mis-
takes than any other power. He in
stanced the submarine warfare which
had brought the United States into the
war. He doubted whether Germany
would get as much out of Russia rs she
expected" he said.
he Sllbht VI
American help and alluded to the won
dcrful organization in sending Ameri-
ccn troops across the Atlantic. The
Germans, he SAID, could now weigh the
advantages and disadvantages of their
submarine campaign through them.
Can Have Wilson Peace Now.
With the American Army on the
British Front. July S.-Until Germany
accepts the conditions laid down by
President Wilson she cannot have
row II she accepts them. David Lloyd
George, the British premier, gave this
message to the American troops train
ing on the British front after he had
a'0n them at review.
The arrival in France Of 1,O00.0OO
American soldiers had made the Ger
Ilun emperor realize that his defeat
LAS certain. The emperor, the pre-
nior said, had had many illusions re
rarding the war. one of these was
that the new American troops would
not be capable of meeting those OF
G1'many, trained To the minute.
Premier Lloyd George reiterated
forCefully that the allies do not covet
single yard of German soil and do
not desire 10 disposscss Germany of
her rigktful Inheritance or the German
people Of their Legitimate rights.
Glad Yankees Are Allies.
The British prime minister stood in
an automobile in the center Of the sun
bronzed Americans who have recently
landed in France. Beside him We're
Vlscount Miner, the British secretary
of state for war, and William Morris
Hughes, the Australian premier. Mr..
Lloyd George said in part:
General: | desire to congratulate
you ON being in command of such Il
fine body OF men. When ] see them
am glad they are ON our side, not on
the other. We are anxious that many
more thousands come across the ocean.
The fact that you are here mt all is
II source of great joy TO all Of us.
''At the same time it is a source Of
great disappointment to the kaiser,
who never quite expected you. He
was assured by his advisers that Amer
lea was so pacific there was no dam
ger of her getting in. OF course Il
mistake was committed. lie has gone
fcOm folly to folly. His next illusion
was that even If you declared war you
could not get here. His advisers said
that all the ships would be sunk and
there would be no means remaining
to bring you across the sea.
But you are here, not part of n
force of few thousands, but part
of Il force of hundreds of thousands, to
fight for justice and the freedom of
the world.
Chateau Therry a Jolt.
"Chateau Thierry opened the kali
ser's eyes TO another mistake. Yester-
day in Paris | saw your comrades who
fought at Chateau Thierry carrying
their flag. And they carried ii high,
proud of the fact they had not low
cred it on the battleflelds of Europe.
The French generals | have talked to
have expressed delight with the fight
ing qualities of Americans. So the
kaiser's advisers and the kaiser realize
they have made another mistake.
I'VE are grateful that you are not
fighting only for America, not only for
France, which has suffered more than
any nation In the world has ever suf-
fered you are fighting for the liberties
Of the world. In your faces alone we
have Il source of great hope. We see
there determination to win and we are
confident.
President Wilson Thursday made 1t
clear what we are fighting for. II the
kaiser and his advisers will accept the
conditions voiced by the president they
can have peace with America. peace
with France. peace with Great Britain.
tomorrow.
"But he has given no indication Of
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