Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06

ottoman military power will be torn
TO shreds. This is not an idle pre-
diction. but is Immediately made pos
slnie through the free use. of Bull
which the allied armies in Macedonia
will move against the Turks and
through the wonderful successes
scored by Gen. Allenby in his sweep
ing advances northward through Pal
estine.
The disaffection of Bulgaria and
complete capitulation to allied mill
tary demands which provide for the
complete rehabilitation Of the, Bull
means of transport. the control of the
Danube, free passage through Bull
garia for allied troops, the complete
surrender and storing of Bulgar war
materials under allied guard and the
complete giving up of all territories
now occupied by Bulgarian military
forces. Immediately paves the way for
an advance against Turkey.
The allies can advance eastward
over the Series Constantinople line if
not use the north and south lines of
communication in their moves against
the Turkish frontier. That the Turks
in view of the menace to their in
terests and the tremendous military
losses suffered in Mesopotamia and
Palestine cannot move material forces
to meet the menace from the north is
plainly evident. With the Bulgarian
menace completely removed the allies
could score the same degree of prog
ress against the Turks as they have
against the Bulgarians. for the same
spirit of keen disaffection prevails in
the Turkish army that prevailed in
the Bulgar and furthermore the
Turks are just as eager to get out
of the struggle as were the Bull
sarians. Any military aid that might
be rendered by the Germans would
not be sufficient to bolster tottering
Turkish courage.
The one great menace to allied OPP
erations against the TURKS IRON Ine
north would be the presence of large
German and Austrian forces within
Bulgaria. 1t cannot be questioned but
that Germany will make every en-
deavor. to protect the Berlin-Vlenna-
Constantinople railway line not only
undoubtedly will attack-once it is
determined that the Bulgarians have
evacuated all Serbian territory-but
at a point which the allies will first
touch Immediately east of Macedonia.
There is much conjecture as to the
exact size of the German and Austrian
forces in Bulgaria at the present mo-
ment under the command of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen. Germany
blatantly announces that 1t has 250,-
900 men all moved from Rumania. The
Rumanians declare that the German
army of occupation amounted to no
more than $4,000 bayonets. Owing to
the internal conditions in Rumania it
is inconceivable that the Germans
have taken all their troops from this
arena. There is much to be sacked
in Rumania yet and Germany is over
looking no bets in the way of loot.
particularly when this loot increases
the general German larder.
If the German force in Bulgaria
actually numbers 100000 the majority
lit
many Austrians many have been
moved from the Italian front.
So it may be seen the allied task
of eliminating Turkey in SO far as
operations from the north are con-
cerned are practically certain of sue
cess unless tremendous blunders are
made, and the allies are not blunder-
ing much these days.
\ -
Owing to the capture of more than
$4,000 Turkish troops and more than
$50 guns in
Allenby's Chances Palestine. it
Grow With Victory. creas ;nr rr
apparent that Gen. Allenby has it
within his power to sweep on through
Syria and knock at the gates of Con-
stantinople. Two weeks ago this was
believed impossible notwithstanding
grievous Turk reverses. but since it
has been announced that the best
Turkish armies have been practically
obliterated by Allenby and the re-
sistance he is meeting is practically
nothing-the situation changes. He
probably can go as far as he wishes
or military expediency dictates.
With armies completely riddled and
all territorial aspirations completely
nulled by the trend of events, with
Germany having failed to live up to
promises of backing up Turkish
armies, and furthermore. having fail
ed to give sufficient money and war
stores to Turkey; with the peoples
generally highly antagonistic to Ger
mans and German interests and thor
oughly sickened of the war, Turkeys
early move toward extricating her.
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