Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06

communications as to hasten the day
of retirement from the Laon salient.
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The loss of Bulgaria has created
pangs of despair, not only among the
peoples of Ger
Pangs of Despair many but the
press and gov
Felt In Germany. eminent circles
as we'll. The evil results of King
Ferdinand's disaffection are admitted.
That events in the Balkans will have
far-reaching effect on Germanic pros
poets and may eventually force Ger
many to fight the war alone is admit
ted on every hand.
1t is realized that if the allied forces
who now mold Uskub and are well into
Bulgaria can strike north and cut the
Berlin-Constantinopl railways they
soon will be on the Austrian frontier.
Austrian armies by virtue of their po-
sition in Italy and general weakness
cannot hope to offer successful re-
able. Two things naturally must re-
suit. The Austrians must voluntarily
shorten their front in Italy by evac-
uating occupied portions of the coun-
try or the Germans must send assist
ance, and, to do this, the western front
must be shortened. Even when this
step is taken the Austrians will be in
peril from the Rumanian side, for it
is admitted that with control of the
Danube and Black sea such as would
come from Turkeys withdrawal from
the war Rumania will be back in the
struggle and invasion through Tran
sylvania always will be an immediate
possibility
If the German and Austrian govern
ments could count upon the support
of all peoples within the dual mon
archy there would be some hope in
the situation, but this they cannot do.
In fact, there is strong belief in Ber-
lin. as well as in allied capitals, that
just as soon as the allied armies bring
immediate military menace to Aus
tria the disaffection of the Jugo-Slavs
and the Czecho -Slovacs will find i'm
mediate outlet in revolts against the
government. Other elements of the
polyglot population, who are COM
pletely weary of the war and wish
nothing more than peace at any price,
would likewise bring pressure upon
the government to step out. If the
government insists on continuation of
the struggle under the most unfavor-
able conditions such as naturally will
be created by allied approach to or in
vasion. of the government will be
overthrown. This is tacitly admitted
in Berlin.
There are no doubts as to the
eventual outcome in Germany. With
Bulgaria gone. Turkey about to go
and Austria torn by economic and
political issues. it is believed that
Austria sooner or later will be forced
20 capitulate regardless of the re-
peated utterances of Baron Burian
that the Austrian peoples will re-
main true to their alliance.
A most peculiar statement was
made public in Germany during the
week when it was intimated that if
Austria went out of the war Bavaria
might likewise follow. This probably
was based on the feeling existing in
Prussia that Bavaria long has cher
ished the idea of a separate identity
without restrictions imposed by the
German confederation. The doctrine
of self-def1nition of all peoples has
found favorable reception in Bavaria,
where recently officialdom has insist
ed on a greater voice for Bavaria in
national councils. This firm insistence
has caused much uneasiness in
Hohenzollern circles.
That Germany will be forced to
fight it out alone if the allies gain a
firm grip on the Balkans is admitted.
and everywhere the press is discuss
ing the methods to be pursued in
that case. Undoubtedly, however. the
people are being fortified against
just this contingency, and will be
given the strongest possible argu-
ments for continuance. in order to
null the panic which surely will fol-
low in case Turkey steps down and
Austria follows.
X
Turkey soon will have been separ-
ated from the quadrup1e alliance,
W h ether
Turkey Will Soon the Turkish
a, -, leaders, En-
0Sh AA1eS AoA SoSe' yer PaSha
and Talaat Pasha. wish this course or
not. If the Turks themselves do not
capitulate and accept such terms as
will be forced to give up through COM
plete military defeat. Should Turkey
persist in her allegiance to the kai-