South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-25

or the enemy reserves.
Il was impossible. continued the
premier. TO make a computation Of
the relative strength of the forces
at the present date. The American
troops were arriving at a great rate
and he should De very surprised III
I'm a comparatively short time the
allied strength on the western front
was not greater than the Germans.
The Germans were in the position
OF having 10 throw in their last
reserves within the next two
months. and lacked further reserves
I except by the most drastic combing
from essential industries There
. were indications that they were al
! ready resorting to such combins
which proved that the allies had
! inflicted heavy losses in the course
I OF this campaign.
/ In the next couple Of months. said
/ the premier. the position would nat
/ urally be an anxious one, but the
\ allied position was gradually i'm
proving and he could say without
Boosting. which would be folly. that
I the allied generals felt confident as
/ 10 the issue.
Turning 10 recent battles the pre-
\ mier declared that the. enemy had
\ Intended TO reach Compiegne but
/ had failed and were beaten back by
+ the French army.
/ The losses inflicted on the Ger
mans undoubtedly were very serious
l and on the whole, the premier de-
I clared. the last German attack on
the allies was undoubtedly defeat,
! for the enemy failed 70 reach his
detectives.
Russia i'm Chaos.
With regard 10 Russia, that coun-
Y try was i'm a perfectly chaotic condi-
ton. One could hardly find the
same government in any two VIII
! lagos II was useless talking about
, the Russian government as if there
were one government for the whole
country. That was one OF the diff
! cubies that had 10 be dealt with.
There was a de facto government
in Moscow. but also one in almost
I every place and conditions were
/ changing daily Il quite agree that
/ it is 10 our interest, and just and
I equitable TO stand by Russia-if
7 Russia wants us to-" said the pre-
mier Russia has been brutally
I treated by Germany. She has been
dismembered and the treaties which
/ Germany concluded have not been
respected "A hours. In defiance of
! the treaties, Germany is marching
troops through Ukraine. the Don
territory and Caucasia and will
carry her march 10 the north.
Perhaps 1 ought 10 say a word
on Italy. The Italian victory is one
OF the NEST portentious events of
| the year and il may have infinitely
| greater results than other victories
| which look bigger II is a defeat
I inflicted upon power not in the
| b. ST condition 10 sustain it,
Here is great encounter. in
which the Austrian empire is being
I held All the strength She has been
/ able TO gather is being held, because
for this attack she brought up every
available man. Considerably more
| than 90 per cent of the Austrian
( electives were engaged in this at
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/ tello position they might have got
\ nehind the whole allied position
and IL might have been disastrous.
/ But they were held 10y the Ital-
/ ian army. The pressure against
I them increased daily and now the
! Austrians are in full retreat, and the
\ only question is whether they viii
I be able 10 effect their retreat.
/ Great Disaster for Austria.
/ The Italians have recaptured
AIontello and are now for the first
time in months On the left side OF
! the Piave They have captured a
I number OF guns and recaptured half
\ the guns lost H. the first offensive.
/ The Austrian army committed
I its whole strength 20 this great Of
| fensive and had inflicted upon il one
/ OF the greatest disasters in the war.
/ Thus at a time Of serious discomfort
\ in Austria. when three dfths OF the
I population are completely out Of
! sympathy with the objects of the
war, as matter of fact they are
\ far more iu sympathy with the aims
! Of the allies, and when three-ffths
I OF the pOpuldllOu are wei dNdl g
Y that their only chance of achieving
/ anything In the nature of freedom
/ for themselves with which TO secure
7 "a great allied victory and at "A time
when the whole of the Austrian
I prisoners belonging 10 one great
I and powerful race i'm Austria were
\ actually congregating in order TO
come over and fight on the allied
( side in Siberia / refer 10 the
/ Czecho- Slovaks. This is a matter
/ Of great significance and hope.
/ with regard TO the western front
/ l. would be- a mistake 20 think that
! the danger is over. But whatever
Z our difficulties might Je the central
\ powers difficulties are infinitely
( greater. with populations driven 10y
\ hunger TO something i'm the nature
\ not merely of discomfort. and sedi-
I ton. but even i'm some important
\ cities I'm Austria 10 revolt. and with
more than half the Austrian army
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