Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-29
MIST WATCH AUSTRIA
WHEN SHE GIVES Up
Can Still be a Great Help to Ger
many, Says Expert; Turkey
Wiped Entirely Out.


Washington, D. G, Oct % he war
up to last night IS thus summarized ny
! n noted military expert
| When If becomes apparent that Rul-
garia had collapsed through politica
unheaval and after she had withdrawn
| from the war il was stated IN this column
| that the way was won't was only |
| question of mopping up. eh course,
the work still to be done was enormous
Turkey no one need consider All oi the |
| consideration that needed tn be pad TO |
| her was given most effectively by General |
| AIenby. Nominally. Turkey Is still!
in the war: practically, she has ceased
10 he bcligercnt.
AUSTRIA FEA RS AN INVASION
The rapid advance OF Alenhys
army to Aleppo has done all that remain
cd to be done after the destruction oi the
Turkish army Austria has seen the
handw riting ON the wall and has decided
to make peace rather than TO sec her
territory invaded Invasion was sure
10 come. The Serbs and other Allies
had reached the Danube They were
On the border Of Bosnia and lierzegovn
The end was inevitable With the
! German army still in the field still occupy
inp soil Of the Allies. any other terms ot
peace than those accorded bulgaria arc
unthinkable.
'1f Austria quits the war and returns
20 her neutral status the hcneht IN =
military WAY will he MI with Germany
This is something, however. TO which the
| Allied nations are very much allve
They do not propose that Austria shall
$ be free to carry on commercial and dipi0-
!, matte relations with them and send .icr-
{ many such information and such supplies
j rs Austria may wish For, while It ls
r true that the subject races Of Austria
n ARE sccthing with the spirit oi independ-
! cnce and rebellion against the l1uai
c monarchy. the strongest racc N numbers
is Tcutonic. and III If lies the danger.
! OPENS GERMANY To INVASION.
= III. then. Austria makes peace II will
: bt a peace which will permit the utillza-
! tion Of Austrian territory for the purpose
II of bringing Germany to her knees
= Whether this is the kind OF peace Austria
contempates no one caa say. she
II has so far approached the President and
- no one else But the President cannot
:, grant Austria peace. lie cannot say on
II what terms Austria may withdraw
- His mower is one OF suggestion, largely
I, with n single vote in the Versatile:
= Conference and the Allies will not make :
peace which will he so detrimental u
:, their interests This leaves Germany
IL with her flank exposed on the SWls
- border, and the country cast OF the khin
omen to invasion To guard It Ger
many will have TO find sufficient men L
garrison the Austro-Gennan border
From such information as We have III
mon do not exist II however tn
a Teutonic element in Austria join hand
with them the Allies might still be uu
. able to capitalize the Austria dehacit
ar GERMAN ARMY STILL VERY owERrUL.
ed But we must not 60 astray on tn
to question of Germany Here Is not
he beaten army 1t Is an army which ha
no met with serious reverses, winch ha
at suffered heavily But ii Is still capabl
Of terrific defense. as the casualti1
mt Of the British in the last two weeks
Ike fighting of which We have report
at over 10000 men n-can testify
lis ..As to the Turkish campaign IN Mes
uit notamia, il is rapidly drawing to clos
it. Turkey still has hopes of saving somethn
rag from the wreck through the actlvltlt
a based on the sudden regeneration OF Il
led German people-a regeneration whle
n a began only when they saw they wel
the defeated-toward bringing about pea'
zen by conference
d. TURKEY LITERALLY BEATEN.
~ ID Were it not for this, Turkey wou
by unqueIstiohaply IL IL ,rbat no ~ h
nation of the war has experienced
decisive military defeat, a military d
feat which is evidenced by the comple
destruction of an army. Belgium h
ork never been defeated, nor has Serbia n
has Rumania Their territory has be-
overruo. but their armies are still IN [
IaS field, reduced, of course, but neverthele
re.s armies Belgium proved IT IN the rece
aI attacks in Flanders. Serbia proved 1t
ops ot the campaign against Bulgaria. K
tlc .lI mania, still loyal to the Allies, will pro
'l'h 'L il when the opportunity arises.
.llel M .'On the western front there has be
on 'm little of Importance to record. |
u4il h British are still keeping up their stea
'le nressule on the front along the sche
MA and south OF Nalenciennes. The fren
have been Strengthening out their L
insii in the Oise-Serre bend
ITALIANS GAINING VICTORIES.
"On the Italian front, where
Austrians are contending the passage
tbc Piave, the Allies have forced crossi
III and have apparently established the
AZ selves on the eastern bank Aust
must move quickly il she wants pei
before suffering still greater damage Il
that which she has already sustain
4;uo The attacks in the mountains app
'e to have died down, and the hghtng
-. centering in the south, where act
yot' operations are still possible.
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