The sun., 1918-08-05
English Press Enthusiastic
Over Speedy Work as War
Begins Fifth Year.
LOSS OF RUSSIA OFFSET
One Editor Sees Allied Force
Able to Win Full Victory by
End of September.

Copvrt1hf, 1913. oU SDhfs fesefceo.
LONDON, Aug. 4.-On the fourth an
niversary OF Great Britain's deciara-
ton OF war the newspapers all devote
considerable space TO reviewing the long
years OF struggle and the reasons for
the certainty of an allied victory.
Americas participation in the war is
acknowledged to be the decisive factor
in sealing the doom OF Kaiserdom. The
Manchester Guardian says:
AT the beginning Of this years cam
paign. tho German press frequently
spoke of II as the final year Of the war.
Few in any country use that phrase
now. AS far as we can see. the period
Of the war will be measured by the
speed with which America develops her
strength. Unless an insane policy en-
ables Germany to bring great reserves
from the Russian man power into her
service. the American forces will be
what. four years ago. our forces ex-
pected to be-the decisive factor"
Kaiser's Doom Vow Sealed.
The Times Gays edtorially: THE
Kaiser says that the American armies
DO not frighten him. He knows, and
his military advisers know, that their
decision seals his doom.
America has been at war since April
Of last year. but only within the last
Tour months that she has been in the
war do we see the results, on the Marne,
in the recapture OF Sossons in the def
Unite failure OF the hammer blow which
was to have rehabiiitated the Crown
Prince and to have crushed the Allies
while the American sword was yet only
half drawn. These results are but
foretaste OF what presently will come
| when America is striking with her
whole strength, as BELTS a nation in
| fighting for its very life.
Every day OF war Americas spirit
, rises; every day she feels more keenly
that there can be no abiding peace on
earth until the Moloch OF Prussian mil
! itarism and his hign priests shall be
degraded from pride OF place; every
day she makes up her mind more firmly
! that her work will be done and that
| the only peace she can endure will not
! be won until there are no more Alsace-
| Lorraines to undermine It,"
| Americans Carrying All.
The Telegraph says: I'VE have seen
the power OF the United States splendidly
development which is the death Of Ger
man militarism-a vast American army
on French soil. thousands of American
soldiers in the thickest of battle carry
| ing all before them. Their country has
the industry for supporting at every
point the cause which they have en-
braced.''
The Daily Netcs says: There is full
| Justification for the conclusion that the
Marne victory. coinciding as il does
with the arrival Of American detach-
mcnts so strong as to give the Allies
| numerical advantage in the matter OF
reserves marks the turning point in the
1918 campaign"
| The Liverpool Post: America indeed
| has been n grand refrain Of twelve
months OF war. 1t is a refrain which
/ will swell to mightier volume through
the fresh year of war whereon we are
about to enter. Perhaps II misfortune
had not overtaken the Allies in France
America would not have been moved 10
speed her effort az she is doing. As 1t is
she has openly shown every one that
the decision is essentially with her. The
thousands OF troops she is pouring into
French ports each week are but the
vanguard Of her hosts. The specta Gle
! they provide may we'll kirdle the hope
that next August the tormented earth
will again be Tapped in peace"
Americans OUTRAGE Germans.
The Birmingham Post: THE history
OF the present year Is largely the his
| tory of a race between Hindenburg to
employ his heavy superiority OF num-
| bers and to secure definite victory In
the west and the American Government
to place In Europe sufficiently large
army to redress the balance of strength,
before tho Anglo-French armies were
knocked out. The Americans have won
the race
The Pail Nall Gazette: "As we en-.
ter the ffth year OF the war It Ia ap-
propriate to point out that when Amer
lea shall have made up to US what we
| lost through the collapse OF Russia the
enemy's defeat will be certain from a
military point OF view as II was twelve
months ago.
THE Russian debacle allowed the en-.
emy to reduce his forces on the east.
ern front bysome fifty divisions, or 750..
900 men. Assuming that the American
four months Of landing in Europe and
considering that 100000 Americans had
reached Europe by the end of May 4,
follows that the Allies will possess this
numbers required for complete victory
by the end of September"
The Westminster Gazette America
has given not only strength OF arms &c
the Allies. Her entrance into the wa,
Is a guarantee that We shall not fal
below our original aim that we shall
fight on with no desire for aggrandixe,
msnt, but with determination at ono,
TO free civilization from its creates,
menace and to reach peace which shat
be enduring because based upon justice.