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Show MONTHS OF WAR STILL POSSIBLE Wilton's Decision Reported Re-ported to Have Stirred Up fc Pugnacious Spirit in Parts , of Germany By Robert J. Bettdmr United Press Staff Corresponds nt. WASHINGTON, Oct 17. The fate of the war and the. fate of the world will be vitally ahftppd in the Ttet few days or weeks. Impending events that will do much to formulate history include: First, eempletlen of the fourth Liberty loan. Second, smsshlng f the German armies in Belgium and farther eeuth along the western bsttle hie. Third, Germany may send a new reply in the peaoe sttustion sfter. . mr before, the reiohstsg meets te- Fourth, Austria-Hungary and Turbsy will probably ge through new three ef political turmoil, which perhaps will have tremendous tremen-dous effect en. Germsny'o position. Revolts are reported In Bohemia - and at Constantinople.) Fifth, the United States shipping board has ordered an inerease In the speed of peeduetien that It may keep peee witei an enlarged war department program ef send In United Ststea troops ever there, LIBERTY LOAN LAGS. The Liberty loan still has a long way to go. But the nation la beginning to make an eleventh-hour response under the realisation that the war nuet go on. The developments In Belgium are hastening evacuation of the Lille region re-gion and will render leas difficult for the allies their advance oa Valen-rlennea Valen-rlennea and Maubeuge. Indications are that Germany Intends to evacuate all or virtually all of that overridden nation, with aa small a loss aa possible. possi-ble. While the armies hammer on, Germany Is evidently trying to keep alive the peace talk she started with her recent overtures. Reports that she hsd capitulated and that the kalaer hsd abdicated appear to have had German Inspiration In Amsterdam. But the facta seem to 4e that the retch stag before the week end wfll discuss dis-cuss the Wilson "decision" in this eon I ore Hon. Officialdom was Interested todsy In ' prem reports that the kaiser's war-making war-making and treating power had been limited by bundearath approval of constitutional amendment ' and that franchise reform had been undertaken. These re porta, like tha rumors of ca- pltulation, may bejtart of Jhe erman peace propaganda system, but probably proba-bly have a certain baaia In fact, according ac-cording to Information here. GERMANY STIRRED UP. " Germany or at least soma parts of It appears from press comment, however, how-ever, to have been stirred to a new fighting spirit by the Wilson note. If that spirit becomes general which Is doubted here it means that the war will go on oi least through another summer oamp-Ugn. In 4ny event America la proceeding at ntw speed with Ho war work, realising real-ising that victory may have to be achieved solely by arms. In this connection con-nection It became known today that the monthly troop shipment rate soon will be Increased and that demands have been made upon the ohipptng board for greater and fester produc- Uon. Destroyer construction Is being speeded both to meet an expected aub--maiine outburst and to furnish protection pro-tection for tha enlarged troop shipments. ship-ments. Starting with next March draft calls will be at the rate of 144.000 a month. In the winter months these figures will be smaller and will fluctuate, hut the total program Is such that troop htpmenta could be run up to from Wo.POe to too.too a month before long It necessary. |