The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-20
The Enefny's Waning Hopes.

It is good that an American contingent is soon
to be fighting in Italy 1t would be good news also if the
United States navy should participate in an allied cam
pagn in the Adratic against the demOrazed Austrian
feet The United States is bound to Italy by peculiarly
close ties das the history of the war becomes bet
ter known it is evident that all the allies owe debt OF
gratitude Italy Now when the Hapsburg armies are
directed against Italy, it behooves the allies and America
to do all in their power to aid the Italians in defending
their beautiful and glorious land
The Austrian offensive is palpaby German expedient
designed to spur up the spirits of the people of the central
France and Flanders Throughout Germany and Austria
the haffamished people, down with and fear
for their relatives at the 'front.' are crying for relief
They thought they saw coming when the German EN-
peror took command March and promised them speedy
victory He did not deliver the goods, after sending
muatOn and death $1,000 of their sons By one trick
after another he has kept the peoples hopes up although
no one in Germany be quite gulliable to be-
ieve that the German army is stronger than it
before 100000 of its men had been put of action
In the meantime the oppressed Of Austria have
extremely FESTIVE and have compelled the Hohenzolrn-
Hapsburg combination to make another desperate effort
divert popular attention from the empty bread basket
Hence the drive against Italy, military that is
bunder in ways than one and which cannot fail to
bring disaster to the Hapsburg dynasty.
More and more clearly does it appear that the worlds
fate determined in the week beginning March 81.
The German power then struck with all its force
the armies of England and France for the purpose of
beating them down to surrender All the circumstances
seemed to favor the Germans. They accumulated the
greatest army every known and after supplying down
to the last detail they hurled it in attack that was
more less of surprise to the opposing forces.
The allies are now stronger than they were on March
81 and Germany is weaker in and morale. The
German people are much weaker. They see the hand
writing the wall. They know that the American for
cannot be kept out Of France and that the Aeri
in the Germans must go out The German nation
would be willing to fight longer if it of victory
and spos but it has stomach for defeat and starv
tion There need be fear that the German army
will shatter the allied forces in France and Flanders
The spirit of victory has departed from the enemy.
The military situation the Italian front is not as
well known as the situation in the north but the de-
veopments of this week show quite clearly that ustra
offensive failure. There is possibility of Italian
counter offensive aided by British French American
forces Itays amen have performed wonders this week.
while her infantry and artillery have behaved spIendidy
The British contingent has been than match for the
enemy usual.
1t should be borne in mind that huge portion of the
Austrian army composed of who hate the Hapsburg
system and will revolt from if they have an opportunity
The first line Teutons and Magyars, the gov
dare not send into battle the Savs Roumanans
and Italians that compose great portion of Austras
population If the allies wise they will spread broad
through the enemy armies the offer to befrend all
Slavs Roumanans and Italians who may destert They
will also get word back into the Austrian provinces urg
ing the oppressed to revolt and start many fires
possible The allied fleets should now be blasting the
Austrian feet out of Poa and taking possession of the
Damaton and Istrian coast One or two naval exploits
such those lately performed by Italian naval heroes
void change the whole situation in the Austrian empire
by putting the navy out of business and opening the way
for the occupation of the coast and the fankngof the
Austrian armies Such turn of the tables accompanied
by the disorders throughout the empire account of
famine and revolution, should enable the allies led by
Italy to smash theAustro Hungarian empire and thus
bring Germany face to face with the avengers-Wash
ington Post
STICKING TO THE LITTLE HOME TOWN.