Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-28
j. s. RACES
HINDENBURG
FOR VICTORY
Thus Lloyd George Sums
Up War Situation In Ad-
dress At Edinburgh; De-
clares Submarine Cannot
Starve Allies.

RUSSIA'S COLLAPSE
GREAT AID TO HUNS
Edinburgh, May 24.-"For the Ger
mans as well as for us, the next few
weeks will be a race between Hinden
burg and President Wilson," said Pre-
mier Lloyd George in an address here
today. "The Germans are straininl
every muscle to reach the goal first
on the eve of American help becomin.
available for the allies.
ri can honestly say" the premier
declared that the government ha;
neglected mo possible means for find
ing out whether there is any honor
able outlet out of this war, its hor
rors and tragedies
NEW ASSAULT IMPENDs
Mr.. Lloyd Georges address was de
livered in connection with the Conferr
ing of the freedom Of the city upon
him.
1--WE are on the eve Of great Ger
man attack" the premier asserted
Those who know best what the pros
poets are feel most confident about the
RESULT
Speaking Of the time necessary
for the United States to prepare
for full participation In tho war, the
premier said that after all Its exer-
tion American at the present NOM
ont does not have the equivalent
- Gs>AA taAv
strength which tho enemy has re-
oeIved owing to the collapse Of
Russia. He added that It takes
time to train and equip armies,
and that American help cannot be
reckoned for some time.
CONFIRMS IRISH PLOT REPORT
Speaking at luncheon Mr.. Lloyd
George said there was no doubt that
there had been a conspiracy for a
great rising in Ireland. He declared
he had seen the evidence. The lead
ers Of the nationalist party, he added,
had nothing to do with it.
The premier said regarding the
action taken against the Sim Feiners
that no taunts would drive the govern
ment to reveal the sources of its In
formation.
From the evidence in the govern
ments possession, he declared 1t was
clear that the moment when the Ger
mans were attempting their opera
tions in France was deemed the time
for stimulating the rising.
The premier's statements about the
submarine situation were most opti.
mistic. He said that in April the out
put Of shipping for the first time ex-
ceeded the losses.
Mr., Lloyd George was received with
great enthusiasm, the people rising
and cheering aagin and again.
Since he took Office, he said Great
Britain and her allies have had to deal
with two adverse circumstances. The
collapse OF Russia was of enormous
help to the enemy at time when the
manpower of all the belligerents was
almost at the point OF exhaustion. The
other adverse development was unre-
strtcted submarine warfare, "a per
fectly unexampled proceeding which
the allies had no reason to expect,
even from Germany"
In the whole history Of piracy, he re-
marked. there is no example of con-
duct like that
ADMIRALTY IS CONFIDENT
Mr.. Lloyd George read a report he
had Just received from the admiralty
"A which 1t was said
"As regards the meeting of enemy
submarines, that is going on satisfac.
terily."
That, said the premier. has been
- Oddcdal language since the begin
ing OF the year. The naval staff Is
confident that the allies navies are
sinking more submarines than the
enemy is able to build. AS means of
indicting injury, the submarine still is
but as a danger which
might mean the winning or losing Of
the war, he declared, the allies can
rule It out. Not only were submarines
being sunk faster than the Germans
could build them. but the allies as
whole are constructing merchant ships
faster than the Germans can destroy
them.
PREMIER FEELS OPTIMISM
Mr.. Lloyd George said he felt hap
pier than at any other time during the
war over the prospects OF making the
most effective use of the whole forces
of the alliance.
I'VE are dealing with a ruthless
Prussian despotism that is out for
loot and pillage," he said
Treaties restrain them Just as little
today as in the day of Belgium. They
do not intend to bring the war to an
end until their basket is as full as it
can hold"
From the data at present available,
the premier told his hearers, the ad.
miralty is of the opinion that in the
month Of April record was made in
the destruction of enemy submarines