Show IWAR AR IS RACE BET BETHUN HUN H N AND ANO WILSON N I I Germans Strain Every Muscle to Reach Goal Before U U. S. S Men Arrive Arrive Arrive Ar Ar- rive Says Premier P emier By Dy Associated Press May 24 For For Forthe E EDINBURGH J the Germans as well as forus for forthe forus us the ne next net t few weeks w will be lx ben b tw Hindenburg and tind nd l' l ra n n- rg si on rr h. h i J ae ovll eo IF kl ere li y- y Th The The- Germans Germar s are ire straining 1 ver muscle UI to le to reach 1 th oal fIrst first I Ion on the eve of Am American help heip hep becoming I Ia a available for the allies the premier I I I can honestly say declared that the government has I neglected no possible means means means' for for finding finding find find- In ing out whether there is any an in honorable honorable honor- honor I able outlet out of this war its horrors horrors horrors hor hor- I I t and tragedies Mr 1 Lloyd Georges George's address was delivered in connection with the conf con- con 1 f of nf the freedom of the city I I upon him We Ve are on the eve of a great German attack the premier asserted Those who know best what the prospects are feel most confident about the result Speaking of the time necessary for forthe forthe forthe the United States to prepare for full participation in the war the premier said that after all her exertion America at the present moment did not have what was equivalent to one- one fifth of the fighting strength which the enemy had received owing to the collapse of Russia He added that it took time to train train and and equip armies and that American help could co ld not be reckoned on foX for some time The premiers premier's statements about the submarine situation were most opt opt- He said in April th the output of shipping for the first time exceeded exceed exceed- ed the losses Mr Lloyd Llo d George was received rec with great enthusiasm the people rising and cheering again and again TWO HUGE OBSTACLES Since he had t taken ken office he said Great Britain and her allie allies had had to deal with two adverse circumstances circum circum- stances The collapse of Russia had been of en enormous help to the enemy at a time when the manpower of all aUthe the belligerents was almost at the point of exhaustion The Theother other a adverse vers devel devel- nt was unrestricted submarine warfare warfare-a a perfectly unexampled proceeding proceeding pro pro- which the allies had no right to expect even from Germany Inthe In the whole history of piracy pirac he remarked there was no example of conduct like I that I Mr Lloyd George read a report he had Just received from the the admiralty in which it was said As regards the meeting of enemy submarines that is going on That said the premier had been the i official language since the th beginning of the year year The naval naya staff was confident con con con- confident that the allied navies were vere sinking sinking sink- sink I ing more submarines than the enemy was able to build As a i means of in inflicting inflicting in- in i injury the submarine was still formidable but as a danger which might mean the winning or losing dr of the war he declared the allies could rule it out Not only were submarines being sunk faster than the Germans could build them but the allies ames as a whole were constructing merchant ships faster than the he Germans c could uld destroy them Mr Lloyd George said he f felt lt happier than at any other time during luring the war the war over the th prospects prospects' of the most most effective us use of the whole force of the alliance We Ve ar arp dealing with a ruthless Prussian despotism that is out for plunder loot and pillage he said Treaties restrain them just as U little litla le to today today today to- to day as al 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 ble the premier told his hearers the admiralty ad ad- was of of the opinion that in the mont a record made in hi the thC th destruction d of ot enemy rines r 7 |