American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-08-09
BRITISH PREMIER
PREDICTS VICTORY
CharacterizeS COunter-0ffensiYe As
One OF the Most Brilliant in Annals
of War.

General Foch by his commensurate
had driven the enemy back, and al
though the danger was not over he
would be a sanguine man on the Gel
man general staff who would now pre-
dict that Germany could obtain mill
tary victory" said Premier Lloyd
George Wednesday. The premier
characterized General Foch's counter
offensive as "One of the most brilliant
in the annals of the war
The Germans, declared the premier,
had attempted their land offensive be-
cause the submarine offensive had
failed
Mr.. Lloyd George stated that during
the month OF July 305, 600 American
troops had been brought over, '1S5,000
OF them in British ships.
Since August. 1914, including those
already with the colOrs. Great Britain
alone. said the premier, had raised
for the army and navy 6.250000 men.
for the most part voluntarily The
dominiOns had contributed 1000, 600
men and India 1.250.000 men.
One hundred and fifty German sub
marines have been destroyed. Mr.
Lloyd George announced, more than
half of them in the last year
Until ali the allies were defeated at
sea, Mr.. Lloyd George declared, Ger
many could never triumph.
The premier was speaking in the
house of commons, making a state
p ment on the war situation. The house
adjourned Thursday until October -.
Mr.. Lloyd George said that the peO-
3 efi
. in evidence and they could not have
peace so long as they were predomin-
ating i'm the councils OF the enemy
Everyone wanted peace. the premier
added, but it must be peace that wa.
iust and durable-one with power be
hind it.
The premier declared it was toe
g cary to say the German effort ha'
e been exhausted. The Germans still
had powerful forces in reserve. h
pointed out. but it was not too earl.
z to say that the chance which they ha'
: on March p would not again presen
!, itself.
The American army the premie
said. would soon be not far short o
Z the German army itself
Dealing with the German offensiv
against the British. Mr. Lloyd Georg
said at first there We're many anXiou
I moments and the losses were consid
cradle IN men and material. But /
l. month before the battle was owe
o he added. $4,000 men had been sen
e across the channel to take the place
= of those lost, and in six weeks tn
n Germans had been hurled back an
lie fought to a standstill.
$ Mr. Lloyd George praised the wor
e OF the Americans in the lighting
l. France. speaking of the trained skill
o. they had displayed and the "skille
a knowledge in the management of me
y under trying conditions of whic
le their officers had given evidence.
e. Abiding to the Czecho-SlOvaks, II
n premier explained that their only d.
in sire was to quit Russia and help Il
rs allies on the western front The Bo
Or shevik government. however, had r
Is sented the attempt of the allies to a
lie sist them to get away. Therefore II
Id Bolsheviki had only themselves
in blame for the CzechOSlOvak hOstilit
ne The premier wanted this made clea
ed he said. because there had been cri
in icism of President Wilson's decisiC
n to join the allies in the NladivostC
movement.