Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-13

driven the enemy buk, anu Nv """'
b. a sanguine man on IN" German
general staff who would now pr'hic'
that Germany can obtain nllitars
victory this year. | do not wish u
10, bcyond that" declared Prime Min
lister Lloyd G"OrS" IN an exleh"e"
>.virw Of the whole war situation TO-
dny in the house of commons, WHICH
tomorrow will take recess until
October l5.
Strona Forces in Reserve.
ut In too early to say the German
effort has been exhausted. The Ger
mans shall hnv. powerful forces III
reserve but il Is not too early 10 say
that thu. chance they had on March Il
will not again present itself.
Until the Allies are defeated a'
sea Germany can never triumph.
THE German people and Germany
allies are beginning To b" diSillusioncd'
In March Germany was promising
great things and the peace tcntatir's
rr,u her allies were. withdrawn. lfut
,hc promis,. failed. and the German
harvest was short. although militarils
,h,. Germans were then at the height
or their power.
War Makers Still in Evidence.
Every one wants peace. but IL
must bc IL prac" that is just ana
durable one with power behind IT,
I believe in q league of nations hut
It's success depends upon the con
ditions in which IL is set up. Ihc
p,opl,. who made this war ar" stlll IN
evidence and We cannot har" peace
az long ~ they are predominant III
the councils of the enemy. II would
bc useless To attempt To negotiate
pace with the German sword clank =
ing on the council table.
$50 U.6oats Destroyed.
.'rhc Germans attempted their land
offensive because the submarine Oh
frnsivc had tailcd-l5O German sub
marines have been destroyed. more
Than hall of them in Tn" last year.
AT first the German offensive
against the British caused many anX-
IONS moments and the losses were con
siderable in men and material. But III
a month, before the battle was over.
355 900 men were sent across the
channel to take the places OF those
lost, and in six weeks the Germans
were hurled back and fought to a
standstill.
"Thc American army will soon he
not far short Of :hc German army
itself. During the month OF July
3O5 900 American troops were hro"2"
over, $4,000 of them In British shilS'
For the purpose Of transporting
American troops We have GoE" WITH
out essential carsocs.
"kNcrybody knows how eallantly
the Americans fought. They fought
with trained skill that no one
had Il right To expect. Their officers
showed Il skilled knowledge in the
management of the men under try
ing conditions which one could hard
IL cxprct from men who had not had
a wears experience in war.
Premier Lloyd George related at
much length the splendid achieve
mcnts of the British navy, saying:
II do not think many persons rea-
lie that II the Allies were defeated
ON the water the war would hc over"
British Navy Record.
"Whcn the war began the l'ritish
u,yy. then the largest In the world.
r,prrscnt,d Il tonnage of two and Il
half millions. Now, including the
auxiliary fleet. 1t is eight millions.
Mere Il not for this increase the
seas might he harr~d for the com
MERGE uf the world. Every trad"
rout, of the world IL Eltrollcd 10y its
ships"
Mir. Lloyd George then referred to
the other activities Of the navy, su'h
a. conveying. patrolling. mine laying
mine sweeping and the chasing OF
submarines.
During June alone" he continued
british naval ships steamed S.OOO.oOo
miles. To this must he added the ef-
forts of the mercantile marine. which
IL now a branch Of the British navy
gers. carrying for the Allies as well
rs for themselves most Of the Amer
kan troops that have so valiantly ac-
quilted themselves In recent combats.
81 wonder how many people under
stand the number Of men required 10
man and maintain the British navy
and mercantile marine. There are at
leust 1.5OO, 900. probably 100000 or 9OO.-
600 Of whom are of military age
There was an attempt TO comb out
some OF these men. but It was found
impossible, for to do so would be let
ting down the British fleet and TO let
down the British fleet is to let down
the Allies.
What Sea Superiority Means.
81 wish to point out the necessity OF
not impairing in the slightest degree
the efficiency, strength and growth
of the British navy and mercantile
marine. During IN" past two years
Germany has made two distinct at
temp.s tc force a decision-onc on the
land and one on the SEA. The land
Offensive might have H""n disastrous
hut tn, sea offensive. if {. had sue
ceeded. would have b"en final. II the
submarine had succeeded our armies
in France would have withcrcd away.
No Americans could have come over
to assist us and the French troops.
Ammunition could not have been
shipped and We could not have sent
the necessary coal and materials to
enable France and Italy to manu-
facture munitions.
"If France. Italy and Great Britain
were threatened with starvation the
war would have been over before this
stage had been reached.
Il do not wish to minimize in the
least the great assistance rendered
by the American. French. Italian and
japanese fleets, but the British fleet