Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
HUNS HURRY TO BEAT
AMERICANS TO FRONT
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us, the next Few weeks VIII De
race between Hindenburg and Presi-
dent Wilson. The Germans are
straining every muscle to reach the
goal first on the eve of American
help becoming available for the al
lies"
II can honestly say" the premier
declared. that the government has
neglected no possible means for find
ing out whether there is any hon.
orable outlet out of this war, it's hor-
rors and tragedies"
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 circum-
stances. The collapse of Russia had
been of enormous help to the enemy
at time when the manpower of all
the belligerents was almost at the
point OF exhaustion. The other ad-
verse development was unrestrict-
ed submarine warfare-a perfectly
unexampled proceeding which the
allies had no right to expect even
from Germany. In the whole his
tory of piracy, he remarked, there
was no example of conduct like that.
Allies Lead U-bOat Efficiency
Lloyd George read a report he
had just received from the admiralty
in which it was said:
AS regards the meeting of enemy
submarines, that is going on salts
factorily."
That. said the premier, had been
the official language since the be-
ginning of the year. The naval staff
was confident that the allied navies
were sinking more submarines than
the enemy was able to build AS a
means of infiicting injury, the sub
marine was still formidable but as a
danger which might mean the win
ming or losing of the war, he deciar-
ed, the allies could rule it out. Not
only were submarines being sunk
faster than the Germans could build
them, but the allies as a whole were
constructing merchant ships faster
than the Germans could destroy
them.
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 alliance.
I'VE are dealing with a ruth
less Prussian despotism that is out
for plunder, loot and pillage," he
said. Treaties restrain them just
as little to-day as in the day of Bel
Gium. They do not intend to bring
the war to an end until their basket
is as full as it can hold"
From the data at present available
the premier told his hearers the ad-
miralty was of the opinion that in
been made in the destruction of en-
emy submarines.
Washington. May "a. - Premier
Lloyd Georges statement that the
United States had thus far been able
to counterbalance less than one-tiifth
of the lighting strength the Germans
gained for west front operations
through the collapse of Russia. left
officials here somewhat puzzled as to
the figures upon which it was based.
Army Officers Doubt
In view of the fact that Secretary
Baker formally announced some
time ago that more than 100000
American troops were in Europe, it
was pointed out that the British Pre-
mier's statement would indicate that
between 100000 and 100000
German troops had been released
from the eastern front and were be-
ing employed in the west. Army Of
ficers here do not believe Germany
received any such advantage from
the Russian collapse. 1t has never
been reported, they say, that the
German fighting units in the east
totaled any such figure.
1t was regarded as probable that
Premier Lloyd George was basing
his statement on the number of men
of the American Army now in dine
before Amiens with the French
forces. The strength of that Ameri-
can force had never been made pub
lie, but it is known to be in excess
of one division, and probably. count
ing all auxiliaries as we'll as line reg
iments, reaches a figure at least
above 100000.
If that is true and the Premier
based his calculation upon an Amer
lean participation of 100000 men,
it would indicate British informa-
ton was that half a million German
troops had been withdrawn from the
eastern front for use in the west.
That figure. however it is felt here.
probably underestimates the actual
German movement.
Million Men BY July
Whatever the strength of the Am
erican Army in France may be today
the statement is made in semi offic-
ial quarters and has been challenged
at the war department that a million
men will have been transported by
July l of this year. Officers here
declare the German withdrawal from
the east front certainly could not
have been any where like five times
that number. The race between
German offensive plans and the AM
erican effort to aid the allies pic
tured by Lloyd George. therefore
narrows down to a question of the
| time with July setting the time be-
fore which a heavy net increase in
the manpower facing Germany in
the west will have been made.
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