The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24
BY COLLAPSE
OF RUSSIA
Next Few Weeks Will Be a
Race Between Hindenburg
and President Wilson to
Reach the Goal First

Edinburgh, May 24.-"We are on the
eve of great German attack" said Pre-
mier Lloyd George in an address deliv-
cred here to-day on receiving the freedom
of the city. ''Those who know best what
the prospects are feel most confident
about the result,
''For the Germans, as well as for us,
the next few weeks will be- race be-
tween Hindenburg and President Wilson.
The Germans are straining every muscle
to reach the goal first, on the eve of
American help becoming available for
the allies"
Speaking of the time necessary for the
United States to prepare for full partici-
patton in the war, the premier said that,
after all her exertion, America at the
present moment did not have what was
equivalent to one-fifth of the fighting
strength which the enemy had received
owing to the collapse of Russia. He add
ed that it took time to train and equip
armies, and that American help could
not be reckoned on for some time.
The premier's statements about the
submarine situation were most optimis
tic. He said that in April the output
of shipping for the first time exceeded
the losses.
Il can honestly say the premier de-
clared, @that the government has neg
lected no possible means for finding out
whether there is any honorable outlet
out of this war, its horrors and trag-
edies"
Mr.. Lloyd George was received with
great enthusiasm, the people rising and
cheering again and again.
Since he had taken Office, he said,
Great Britain and her allies had had to
deal with two adverse circumstances.
The collapse of Russia had been of enor-
nous help to the enemy at a time when
the manpower of all the belligerents was
almost at the point of exhaustion. The
other adverse development was unre-
stricted submarine warfare-a perfectly
unexampled program, which the allies
had no right to expect, even from Ger
many.
Mr.. Lloyd George read a report he had
Just received from the admiralty, in |
which it was said:
Sinking More U-Boats Than Germany
Builds.
"As regards the meeting of enemy sub
marines, that is going on satisfactorily" /
That, said the premier, had been the
official language since the beginning of
the year. The naval staff were confident
the allied navies were sinking more sub
marines than the enemy was able to
build. As a means of inflcting injury,
the submarine was still formidable, but
as danger which might mean the win
ming or losing of the war, he declared,
the allies could rule it out. Not only
were submarines being sunk faster than
the Germans could build them, but the
allies as whole were constructing mer-
chant ships faster than the Germans
could destroy them.
Mr.. Lloyd George said he felt happier
than at any other time during the war
over the prospects of making the most
effective use of the whole forces of the !
allies.
I'VE are dealing with ruthless Prus- ]
sian despotism, that is out for plunder,
loot and pillage," he said. Treaties re- I
strain them just as little to-day as in the ,
day of Belgium. They do not intend to !
bring the war TO an end until their bas- {
ket is as full as it can hold"
From the data at present available, the i
premier told his hearers. the admiralty {
was of the opinion that in the month of q
April a record had been made in the de- 4
struction of enemy submarines. In