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New-York tribune., 1918-10-27
TT ow Deeply Has Prusslan
IL Prestige Been Shaken?

Two things must be said in conclusion
while speaking of these lines.
First, the whole situation is modified by
the factor about which we have imperfect
lnformation-the internal political situa
ton of the various German peoples which
for about generation have accepted the
domination of Prussia. We don't know
to what extent either the shaking OF
Prusslan prestige aroused local feeling
IN the various states, nor how far class
feeling, which was very strong and bitter
IN industrial centres, has been accen-
tuated by the misfortunes of the war.
We know the domestic situation in the
German empire went through a bad crisis
few days ago, but do not know the de-
gree of its severity, nor whether il is
continuing.
Second, all talk Of holding a line short
enough to be held by the reduced forces
of the enemy is modified and conditioned
by the actual increase in the Allied forces
through American recruitment and un
ceaslng depletion in the enemy forces
'',-N'A WI SiiiuSo JOoC dS IUuCn Wnen ne has
railied-if he can rally-upon the line
as 1t now does in war movement.
Ever since July 18 the enemy has oc
cupled a shortening line, but never sue
ceeded IN shortening it sufficiently to
make up the rate of loss The ton re-
ducton of two great salients-Amicns
and the Marine, for instance--savcd him
quite fifty miles of front, but cost more
than an equivalent number of men. and
that process of condemning him 10 the
loss of men at a higher rate than the cor
responding length of line continues nit.
lessly.
hazard guess, though prophecy is
always out of place with campaign in
progress, that the enemy won't be able 70
stand permanently on any line. Odds arc
IN favor of the suppostion, and perhan.
II we could see the internal condition ~
the German people and the army wo
would heavily favor it.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27

what Germany has lost since August, 1914.
Her colonial empire in Africa and the
Pacific has gone, with her naval station in
China.
Her projects in the Near East are shat
tered forever and her Bagdad railway is in
other hands
Her prestige in the Balkans has disap-
peared, with Ferdinand of Bulgaria and
Constantine of Greece, her vassal kings
She no longer has voice in the dis
posal of Constantinope.
Her ally, AUSTRIA Hungary, is faced by
dismemberment, and the Magyar-Teuton
partnership is broken
Her criminal conspiracics III the United
States are exposed and defeated. Her
financial interests here and in Brazil as
we'll as throughout the allied empires, are
sequestered and alienated from her
She has against her an unshakabc com
bination of free peoples, controlling the en-
tire resources of the world and able to
cut her off from food and raw materials
for an indefinite period by means Of naval
predominance, in which the French. jap
AieSe, llailan, bfltlSh and American fleets
are associated under one command When
the war started the naval strength was
three to one against the Kaiser 1t is now
ten to one-in fact, incalculabe Her only
hope is in Russian supplies, and in this
hope she is already disappointed.
Before the war she was building up a
magnificent foreign trade and acquiring
interests of every kind in every country.
Her trade is now nil. Even if she be al
lowed to purchase raw materials her paper
is so deprecated that her exchanges will
be almost unmanageable. Thoroughly
awakened to the position, the Allies will
find capital for enterprises hitherto
financed by Germany. and for many Years
public resentment viii retard her com
mcrcial recovery.
OF her 100000 tons of mercantile ma
rine at least half mas disappeared And
n the United States, which has been her
hope OF industrial expansion, new com
pctItor has arisen on the ocean
Last but not east. having been promised
short war, she IS confrepted by fifth
winter Even Denmark is not afraid to
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27
By P. w. Wilson

Correspondent for "7he London Daily
NeUS"
W 7 is clear that the war is not yet over.
propose, therefore, to deal with the
H. nsidious argument that, however ter
rbe may be the loss and bloodshed
involved, the struggle will end in stale
mate. In Britain, this has been the con-
tention of many people; it is worth ex
aminng.
Bismarck warned his countrymen against
any war on two fronts. In 1914 the Kaiser
took chance, calculating that the forces
would be:
Germany, 7ooOo,oOo; Austria Hungary,
50,0O0,0o0; total, 12O,ooo,ooo
Russia, 175oOo,ooo; France, 40ooo,ooo;
total, 2150Oo,ooO.
With Russia scattered and disorganized,
Germany hoped to strike down France
while Austria Hungary drove a road to
Salonica That situation meant q victory
for the Central Powers
and the comparison worked out thus:
Germany, 100000; Austria Hungary,
50,ooooOO; Turkey, 100000; Bulgaria, s.,
100000; total, 145.oO0.OOo.
Russia 175 900, 900; France 10000, 900;
Great Britain, $4,000, 900; Italy 36,o0Oooo;
Belgium, 100000; Serbia, 5,0O0,oO0; total,
3os,oo0,OO0
For the moment | enclose only those
countries within easy striking distance.
Already Germany's calculations were up
set The balance against her was still
two to one, but the forces on the Western
front we're trcblcd.
Russia was then knocked out and the
balance became:
Germany 10000 900; Austria Hungary,
5o,O0o.o00; Turkey, 81 100000 Bulgaria, S.
100000; total 146,O00oO0.
Allies, as before. omittns Russia. 1S3,-
100000: Greece, 5000 600; Portugal, 6,o00,-
600; total, 144 100000.
Despite the reinforcement of Greece and
Portugal, the European balance of man
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27
; hun, Under 1ncessant Hammerng Can Find No Res
He Cannot Shorten His Line
Sufficiently to Make
Up the Losses
Special Cable Dispatch to The Tribune
Copyright, 1918, New York Tribune Inc.

plete and reluctantly adopted change OF
plan. But granted that the enemy can
hardly choose his own new line, he hardly
knows, and we certainly do not know,
where the attempted rally will come,
though we can at any rate study the
facts.
AS every one knows, it is the special
task of dwindling forces in the face of an
increasingly superior attack to seek the
shortest line. Ideally, the shortest line
supposing the enemy could retire to it
without dissolution in progress-is the
line covering Liege and going over the
high bare hills of eastern Ardennes,
which is called "Hause Fagne," and so
down, covering Luxemburg, Thionville
and Metz to join the present front before
Nancy
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27
Her Allies Can No Longer
4 Help Her

The position to-day is that Turkey, Bull
garia and Austria Hungary are unable TO
assist Germany further, save by "contain-
ing" certain number Of victorious troops
on the Danube, the Euphrates and in Pales-
tine. I will calculate that the Italian army
is fair equivalent to this factor, and
will also omit the Greek and Serbian
forces. This means that on her last stand
Germany is thus confronted with the fol-
lowing statistics:
Germany, 7OO0o,oOo
France, 4o,0Oo,Ooo; Britain and Domin-
ions, 81 ,0oO,O0O Belgium 1000 ,OOO Portu-
gal, 100000; L. s. A., 100000 600; total
224, 100000.
This takes no account of 45,o00,0 600 in
Frances colonial possessions. Two things
have therefore happencd: First, the balance
of man power has risen to 8 to against
Germany, and, second, the balance so rcck-
oned is concentrated upon the actual Ger
man frontier.
1t is reasonable to suppose that Turkey
and Austria Hungary will collapse shortly,
so that in any prolongation Of the war
the tendency would be for Italian and other
troops to be released for use against the
Fatherland striking her on the Western
front, or after passage through Austria
Hungary With the advance OF the armies
commanded by Foch it is also possible
that the instructions in Poland, Bohemia
and the Baltic provinces may cause en-
barras ssment to Prussia.
The size Of armies now available for the
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27
All Talk of a Stalemate Is Out of Order

power was thus actually in favor Of Ger
many and her accomplices. 1t is true that
Russia, before surrendering, had exactcd
heavy toll and that many "Austrian" sol
diers were half-hearted, but on the other
side of the account was the German occu-
patton of Serbia Belgium and Northern
France, andy the limited contributions of
Ireland and Portugal. The white popula-
tion Of the British Empire, outside Europe,
is only 16,oOO,OOO, and contingent of L.
0000 from these dominons barely saved
the situation as it had developed in March,
when the German drive began
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27
LIS Terrific Loss
Ill in Guns
"WO things we must do in the pres
cnt phase of the campaign in
- order to understand it.

Again, of his available artillery in the
west a third has disappeared in three
months; in other words, he is losing guns
by capture and use at rate well over
100 per cent year. His factories, even
under conditions of the fullest efficiency,
which they reached and passed (for they
are now declining) about year ago,
cannot replace one-half that rate of vast
age. If you are losing more than 10 per
cent Of guns every month you cannot
make good. There is in this connection
another curious phenomenon, which ] dc
not attempt to explain, though | have
been assured on authority that it exists
No one has told me its causes. That
phenomenon is, for the moment at least,
the dearth in the enemys supply. Of
course, vast captures of munitions dur
ing the reduction of the great salients in
the summer and the less important cap
lures during t he subsequent advances
hardly account for the singular fact that
the enemy delivery of shells is apparently
declining In the earlier part of the
war similar phenomenon was obscrva-
bic, especially on the Eastern front, from
time to time. This was due to two facts
thoroughly recognized by the Entente:
That the Allies in the east were so badly
munitioned that the enemy could afford
occasional luls on his side, and such lulls
were only allowed in order to accumulate
further stores of shells. Therefore, there
was an intensive delivery at the end of
each period of repose. Even when smaller
luls occurred on the Western front there
was a second pause of sufficient time to
account for them In other words, the
production of shells within the Central
Empires was amply sufficient. But to-day
no such explanation is available. To-day
the enemy is under the acute necessity of
developing all counter battery work he
can.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27

roundabout lateral communications which
we were then compelled by the loss OF
the Amiens railway to use.
As a consequence the British army
only held the enemy thrust from April
to 13 with great difficulty. The French
reserve division could not arrive until!
the third or fourth day Of the battle, and
even then necessarily arrived in an ex-
hausted condition.
The tables are now turned and we are
compelling the enemy to go through pre-
cisely the same perilous, weakening
maneuvre.
Having appreciated that this rapid
diminution in numbers is essential to the
present situation, let US turn our atten-
ton to the lines upon which the enemy
may stand.
First, it must be promised that no
known line exists, nothing corresponding
to the elaborate Hindenburg system
which was thoroughly reconnoitred from
the air and photographed in detail be-
fore the enemy fell back. Upon what
ever line the enemy elects to stand it
cannot be line of such strength as the
old works, and, what is more, hardly u
line of entirely his own choice. The
war has become a war of movement He
never knows where the next heavy blow
will fall Every time blow has fallen,
from September 26 onward, when Gou-
raud and the Americans struck the other
side of Argonne, the enemy has been
compelled to make a new disposition Of
men, not from choice, but under COM
pulsion.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27

"WO things we must do in the pres
cnt phase of the campaign in
order to understand it.
First-Grasp the fact that the
disposition of troops is counting less and
less as time goes on and enemy wastage
is counting more and more
Sccond-Grasp the nature of the lines
unon which the enemy's reduced forces
may attempt to stand.
The Importance of the first principle,
in lieu of the fact that the enemy's pres
ent defeat has been continuous and pro-
gressive, is the thing to be watched and
calculated, not so much in ground as in
numbers. If he can get back to the pre-
pared line with plenty of water defence
ground may come again into Importance
for period longer than we expect, though
shorter than he hopes, as we shall
see in a moments study of such possible
lines which are of value. But still the
dominating element now is numbers.
Certain figures with which readers are
already familiar will bear repetition, for
they are the soul of the business. The
enemy has not many infantry divisions
on the Western front. He has lost in
the last three months at a rate something
not far short of a quarter of million a
month--at any rate, zoo, 900, for he has
lost prisoners alone at rate of more
than 100000 month.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-10
YANKS PRESS ON
DESPITE RATTLE
Of TEUTON GUNS

ICY hoNhlN0 JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIREl
With the American Army on the
Aisne Front Sept. (by the Associat-
ed Press, 8 p. m.)-In the face of the
stiffest machine gun fire since the
Americans crossed the Vesle in
force, American infantrymen today
advanced at certain points on a curved
line extending from Glennes to Well
Arcy. The advance was preceded by
a heavy artillery bombardment which
continued all Sunday night. From the
plateau the Americans took up posi-
tions in the ravines, but the advance
was necessarily cautious, owing to the
commanding position of La Petite
Montague, which is the highest point
In that region. The French and Amer
lean artillery bombarded this noun
tain, where the Germans had built
strong emplacements for heavy ma
chine guns and also kept up a contin-
uous fire upon all points where the
German artillery had been endeavor-
ing to hold back the advancing in
fantry.
During the day the Germans threw
shells into Fismes, Bazoches, Blanzy
ana other places in an effort to check
the allied troop movement. There was
a strong direct and indirect fire from
La Petite Montague. The machine
gunners blazed away, but the Ameri-
can detachments made headway at in
tervals by keeping under any possi-
Bile cover and not attempting TO go
ahead in large numbers. American
officers say indications are that the
Germans intend to cling to every foot
of ground south of the Aisne as long
as possible, using machine guns until
the gunners are blasted from the po-
sitions.
The principal resistance with which
the Americans had to contend came
from the region of La Petite Mon
tagne, northeast of Revollon, where
Observers reported there were from
thirty to forty machine gune nests
entrenehed on the summit of the hill
On the other hills to the south Of
the Aisne the German machine gum
ners had taken positions, and with
snipers at various points. caused some
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-10
FEDERAL MINERAL
AND ME- TAILS BILLS
IS BEFORE SENATE
lsr sosn.no ,eurnAl Sc, IA lr.srn w.sr1

EsY MORNING JOURNAL sP, tAL LESsEn wRgI
Washington Sept Consideration
began in the senate today of the bill
providing for government production
and distribution during the war Of
metals and minerals essential in the
prosecution of the war and appropIir
ating $50.00O,00Q as a revolving fund
for the purpose
The bill, which Is proposed as 4
substitute for one passed by the house,
does not affect the produotion * gold
silver, copper, lead and zinc.
Senator Henderson of Nevada, au-
thor of the measure, said it is en-
dorsed by President Wilson, as we'll
as Secretary Lane and Chairman Bar
uch of the war industries board The
president would Se empowered to
requisition any undeveloped or in
sufficiently developed deposits of tho
metals named in the bill, as well as
mines and smelters, and to operate
them under lease or royalty agreements
He also would be authorized to form
one or more corporations if deemed
advisable to carry out the purposes
of the law.
Senator King of Utah, objected to
the broad powers conferred on the
proposed corporation, but Senator
Shafroth of Colorado, a member OF
the mines committee, said he and
other members believed it to be b l.
ter policy for the government to have
a revolving fund by which the miner.
OILS desired could be produced rather
than to fix maximum and minimum
price.
Senator Jones Of New Mexico, said
1t is not the purpose OF the bill to put
the government in the mineral busi
ress, but the power to make contracts
will serve TO keep the government
from taking over the mines for tho
production of the necessary minerals
for the war.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-10
Major League Champions De-
part From Letter--Perfect
Baseball for First Time and
Stage Mad Scramble,
RUTH TAKEN FROM BOX
WHEN HE WEAKENS IN 9TH
Boston's Big Left-Hander Hits
for Three Bases and Drives
in Two Of the TaIIieSi Fans
Grow Enthusiastic.
tsY SoHaIna ,ouHsAl -r.o,Al lrAssa wrau


Boston, Mass, Sept. 9.--The Bos-
ton Americans got the big edge in the
world series by beating the Chicago
Nationals in mad scramble for the
fourth game today by a score of to
2. This gives the Red Sox lead of
to ! in the series and it is necessary
now for them to win only one more
game to make them the war time
baseball champions of the world
Both teams departed from letter.
perfect basebaIi for the first time
since their meeting and the explos-
ions which resulted kept the fans in a
furore of old time big series excite
ment.
Babe Ruth, Boston's big south raw
and slugger extraordinary, led the
first bombing party which apparently
wrecked the Cub machine for good
and all but was hoisted by his own
petard in the eighth and ninth ill
nings.
The game was broken wide open by
boston in the fourth. Tyler got him
self into hole by passing Shean, the
first man up. Strunk smashed the ball
hard to center but Paskert raced un-
der it for neat out. Shean, taking
advantage of Tyler's leisurely wind
up. dashed for second and made it
standing up, while Killifer let the ball
get through him for short passed
ball.
II was a clean steal for Shean new
ertheless and the crowd rooted for a
run With Whiteman up Tyler wub-
Jlc1 again and iSstfed another pass
The stanis were fairly rocking when
Stuffy McIrnis strobe 70 the plate,
but the best the Gloucester boy could
do was to force Shean at third. Then,
along came Ruth.
Two runners were on the bases. Red
SoN rooters feared Tyler would not
take a chance with that biz black
bat for the first three pitches were
wide of the plate. The next one cur
we'd o7er 1t FOR a strike owens called
the next one strike two, whlle tho
burly Babe scratched around the box
in disgust Then he dug himself in al
tho Ilate and with the count three and
two waited to see if Tyler dared TO
send cue over lyle, dared AMI Itd;h
swung into the ball SO vagely AMI the
cleaning sphere scared in a steadily
upward sweeping climb for the right
center field. 1t was q hard drive TO
judge and Flack ran in for a step and
then started back in a wild chase. Be-
fore the ball slammed into the out
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tCURtinued on Page Two.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-10
CORN CROP TAKES
SLUMP ACCORDING
To LATE FIGURES
Reduction of 317000,0OO
Bushels is Indicated, Owing
to Dry Weather. an In
crease in Wheat Yield,

tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREt
Washington, Sept. 9---Heavy loss
In the prospective corn crop, but a
considerable increase In. the forceas.
of spring wheat production, featured
the September crop report issued to-
day by the department of agriculture.
Lack Of rain during August in the
principal producing sections of the
corn belt caused a reduction of 3t7,-
100000 bushels in the crop forecast
bringing the loss in prospective pro-
duction since July / to 4S7,O0O. 600
bushels, representing more than $500,
600, 900.
A corn crop of 1872, 2,O00.O 900 bush
els this year was forecast today from
September 1 condition. That would
be almost half a billion bushels less
than last years crop and slightly
smaller than the average crop of the
five years from 1912 to 1916.
The spring wheat report showed
improvement and there was an in
crease of 21.000.000 bushels in the
forecast of production, bringing the
prospective crop to 343. 100000 BUSH
els. With the winter wheat crop OF
556,O0O,O00 bushels previously an
nounccd, this years total wheat crop
will be S9.000.000 bushels. That is
almost 250,000.000 bushels more than
was harvested last year and 10000
600 bushels more than the 1925
average.
Estimates of production of other
crops compared with those made a
month ago showed various changes
Oats had a 100000 bushel increase;
tobacco a 20.000.000 pound loss; hay
a 100000 increase and white pos
tatoes q 100000 busnel loss.
Other changes were: Barley A.
100000 bushel increase; sweet pota-
toes, 3,5O0.0O0 bushel decrease: flax,
100000 bushel increase. and rice,
100000 bushels decrease.
Heaviest reduction in the corn pro-
duction forecast came from Kansas
with loss Of 62,000,000 bushels; No.
braska, with 60.000.000 bushels; Mis-
souri, with 100000 bushels; Illinois
with S7,00O.000 bushels. and Iowa
with 32,000.000 bushels.
The forecasts follow Figures in
of bushels except where
note): Spring wheat 343. all wheat
500, corn 2.672, oats 1,477, barley
236, buckwheat 201. white potatoes
1856, sweet potatoes 81. tobacco
(pounds), 1918. flax 15.9. rice 400.
hay (tons). S6.3. sugar beets (tops),
6.21, apples 1876. peaches 40.2. kaffir
742.
Condition of the crops Septembe:
I follows: Spring wheat S2.1, corn
GA, oats S4.4. barley SIS, buck
wheat 1913. white potatoes 74.5, swees
potatoes 745. tobacco S2.4. flax 1875,
rice SS.7. sugar beets S6S. kaffrs
SOL.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-10
C0LORADO'S CAMPAIGN
CLOSED LAST NIGHT
IeY nonnlne yousn,t ssrcIAL LrAaso wiasl


Denver, Colo. Sept, 9.-Colorado's
primary election campaign. marked by
spirited contests for three OF the lead
ing nominations and by an excep-
tional lack of interest In the various
other races for places on the repub-
lican and democratic ballots, came to
a close tonight with interest centered
chiefly in the result of the balloting
on the democratic nomination for
governor. Gov, julius C, Gunter Is
opposed for the nomination by
Thomas lyman. warden of the state
penitentiary.
Senator John II. Shafroth. incum-
bent, is unopposed FOR the democratic
for senator.
In the republican primaries Law
renee Phipps of Denver is opposing
Charles w. Waterman. Denver. for
the senatorial nomination, while
oliver s. Shoup of Colorado Springs
and Charles Ballerich of Pueblo have
both waged vigorous campaign for
the designation as republican candi-
date for governor.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-10
HUMAN LIFE HAS
LOST ITS VALUE
IN OLD MOSCOW
tpr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlnrl

Stockholm, Sunday, Sept 8 (by the
Associated Press) .-Bolsheviki Russia
is suffering the consequences of class
hatred In its most violent expression.
human life has lost all value and for
ieners and Russians alike are at the
mercy Of officials who kill without
trial.
Such were the conditions when the
Associated Press correspondent at
Moscow left Russia recently and tray
eled hence with the party of Ameri-
can refugees.
Threatened by the victorious Czechs
on the Volga, the entente movements
from Archangel and Siberia and Gem
eral internal uprisings, the Bolshevik
leaders are madly prodding their sus.
pected opponents and filling the pris-
ons with hostages.
In the RotshevilS official bulletins
the acts of the Bolshevik authorities
era described as war measures neces-
sary TO protect the soviet republic. To
an unbiased foreigner who has watch
ed the rise and decline of the Bolshe
vik mower, they appear as the brutal
efforts of ambitions leaders to per-
petauate the rule Of military author
iety.