The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-07-26
Friday, July 10Th, 1918
THE END IN SIGHT.

There can be no reasonable
doubt that the Central Powers,
meaning Germany, Austria-Hun-
gary, Turkey and Bulgaria, are
almost at the end of their re-
sources. This is not only indi-
Gated by chance happenings and
stray bits of information, but all
signs point unerringly to their
complete collapse in the not dis
tant future. If it had not been
for the treachery of Russia, the
war would ere this have been
over, but the collapse of that
country left Germany and her
allies free to withdraw their
armies to the western front and
enabled them to replenish to a
small degree their stocks of sup
plies.
For a year Germany had been
scraping and saving, starving
her civilian population and elimi-
mating all non-essentials to pre-
pare for the blow in France, and
so sure was the Kaiser that,
with his western army reinforc-
ed by the legions from Russia,
he would be able to overwhelm
the Allies that he confidently
proclaimed that he would be in
Paris by April l. The incom-
parable generalship of Foch, who
gave up non-vital territory to
husband his men, all the time
slaughtering Hun soldiers until
their divisions were shatterd and
in some cases annihilated, per-
mitted the German hosts to make
what looked like a gain, but it is
now seen that the issue of the
spring drive has really been a
defeat for them. The second
drive was more disastrous for
the Hun than the first had been.
Their last drive failed COM
pletely, and the Allied armies,
reinforced with several hundred
thousand American soldiers, are
now pushing them back.
The armies of Ameri-
ca, the most splendid fighting
men of all countries and all the
ages, are still pouring in, backed
by a plentiful supply of NUM-
tions and all manner of equip
ment and an enthusiastic people
at home, at last fully awake to
the war and what it means, will
ing to go the limit in contribut-
ing money and anything else
that is needed.
Germany and Austria are both
seething with discomfort. That
in Germany is more suppressed,
because of the iron hand with
which that country is ruled, but
that in Austria is open and wide
spread. And no wonder! Flour
is selling at s1.30 a pound and
\ butter at 81 a pound, with other
things in proportion. No be-
lligerent country where prices of
necessities rose to such COMPARE
tive heights ever won a victory.
Such figures presage dissolution.
All this does not mean that
there will not still be severe
fighting. Appomattox was
bloody, although it had been
apparent for year that the
Confederacy was doomed and
the Southland was in such straits
that when General Lee surrend-
cred there was not enough pow
der and ball in the whole Confed-
eracy to fire a single volley.
Waterloo was a big fight, al
though it broke the power of
Napoleon forever. But the
handwriting is on the wall, and
the Kaiser, unless he be an ire
sponslble maniac, must tremble
when he reads it.
Expecting in the beginning a
football rush across Belgium and
France, to Paris in a month and
to Petrograd in six weeks, he
found all his plans spoiled by the
stubborn resistance of Belgium
and the entry of England into
the struggle. At first intending
no risk to his own country at all,
he has been compelled to throw
all Germany on the board and
win or lose everything. He is
bound to lose, and he can not be
expected to have his stake hand
ed back to him after the colossal
game is over. Thus, all of Ger
many being at hazard, the Kais-
er and his advisers will use it all,
spend every thaler of German
money, every pound of food and
powder, every available German
life, before they will confess de-
feat. But the end is in sight
and is plain. All that is requir-