Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
PRESIDENT BELIEVES SPRING
WILL SEE END OF INTENSIVE
FIGHTING.
ALLIES PLAN TO BEAT
GERMAN DRIVE IN IVES
Will Then Assume Offensive and Push
on to Victory-Grsat Britain Sanding
100000 Fresh Troops to France and
Belgium, While American Forces
Will Strengthen French Lines.

| WASHINGTON. Feb. @.-President Will
son and Colonel House, chairman of the
recent American war mission to the
allies. believe that conditions are dis
tinctly favura.ic 90 victory for the
lcausc of the United states and the en-
tente this spring.
| The first requisite - 10 hold the line
| in the west intact against the drive
of the reinforced Germany army that IS
to be hurled against the allies. All the
/ powers of the nations opposing Ger
! many are being directed TO the organl-
cation of this resistance.
| The reinforcements of the German
army on the western front are vari-
ously estimated all tn" way from 'oV'-
600 TO 1000 coo, 900. chiefly Withdrawn
from the eastern line since the collapse
Of Russia. With even the minimum OF
such forces Germany would be numer-
ically superior 10 the allies.
America May Be Delayed.
Secretary of War Baker has prom
ised that there will be 100000 soldiers
in France early in 1918" How many
Of these will be fit for the firing line
when the spring operations open ON!
General Pershing knows. He has com
planned of the lack of training d!s-
played by recently arrived officers. ana
it is assumed that privates as well as
officers will be compelled to overcome
the defects Of training on this side
of the Atlantic. II any large promo
ton of American troops is compelled
to undergo extended training IN
France. the participation Of the United
States in the spring operations will BE-
considerably diminished.
Britain Sends More Men.
France cannot strengthen the lire
appreciably, but Great Britain IS re-
ported to be sending rcinforcements Of
home troops, which are being replaced
from the additional 100000 civilians
being called 10 the colors.
With these reinforcements the allies
are confident that the German drive
can be successfully resisted, tho the
cost may be great. That the line must
be held up despite losses is the princi-
pie upon which the allies are proceed
ing. The German people must ne con-
v!nced that ;hev cannot win the war.
| and that continued faith in the Prus-
| sian autocracy's scheme Of conquest
means only further sacrifices Of blood
and treasure.
| Hope for Allied Advance.
| The president has been assured by
his military advisers that the German
drive can be halted and ina, develop
ments at any tine may open The way
10 an allied advance.
| AItho admin stration officials are
! loath 20 place TOO much credence in
the reports Of the widespread strikes
Ism Germany. u Is known that Colonel
House sees signs that the German peo-
! pie are not prepared 10 endure another
year Of warfare and are not disposed
TO accept with cquaoin.ry he defeat
! u another costly drive o. ne western
front.
! II the presidents theory that the
German people VIII repud!ate and
overthrow their opTressors Al a favor
able opportunity IS correct l. vii! be
demonstrated, / IS contecded by the
failure q the German operations IN
Inc spring, Il not sooner
There is no DOUBT thai me reports Of
the Disturbances in Germany have al
roc;ed the s.dmin.stration policy. y IS
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