Show HOPE OF SHORT WAR BI RUSSIA ARMY authorities RECOGNIZE THAT MONTHS MUST ELAPSE BEFORE VICTORY CAN COME russian collapse will release german forces to bolster up line on an western front where amerl ameri can troop sAre are to oe be engaged no si tat tempt Is made matle here to minimize the of the situation in ill tin war nur thia in lit I 1 drope the united states Is in the war ar and will go tin ouch with ith it but liny italy hope of a short struggle otril gul gule has lins rone gone FlImin tring with nith the tile almost tom om collapse of tho russian war machine the development was not cd ed b many army officers han the tile offensive of jul jill I 1 was nas started by the russian tones the must most frequent comment heard hr was nas that it 34 probably the riling alk of the old russian machine tor the united states the collapse ina inn have an Im and direct bearing it will if the german general etan staff irsig Irs cg it advantage release additional german forets to bol hot q iter ter the western front abere ill the american troops tire ire to be engaged the german line in tin the vest has lihs not hem seriously at any point bere be leite litle germans improve weakest front it liar hap bein noted in fact that the one ic advantage gained in r recent cent fighting inq as p g shied by the tile mans many ninny officers here believe flint then a mall small meter of the line in lit lUl Kluin nna oren helmed tle tile ger mans their ica kest front materially that lc c Is based on opinion that the hope of decisive attainments for the allies in the ot lien ilea in I 1 n up the german right flank bete tf ft the sea seat in ili dell clurn I 1 urn if it that could be done it Is argued that flint the U boat bases could lie ile stampe I 1 out and tho tile out of offensive felishe in instrument dru ment of the tile germans bo be or made it would re quirt co army and navy nay operations for it would lie ile to force it landing titling la behind the ger mun man line fine ami anti force the whole right flank buck back from the at ata a as its a betit the price of cuili it ictor the tile U bouts rand goriup 1 shore but it trios rips probably would be HI ail und anti thare Is 1 nothing noth liiK to Ind lente that the effort Is 1 ining seriously allies can hold line reports from iralee Ir alne and unofficial so xo far as give 1 no catering cht clit ering i liture of what must I 1 lu e dont I 1 here nj pears no doubt that the ablit aland d liuo hue 4 till tand mand against any force ger finans can bring it lvin the tile Itus stan disaster Jl suMer aloes not affect that situation lint hat to mthr tin tilt a strength foi it 1 offensive will nill take time and fital life seat eai lien tt it be tile lulled tallied baates I 1 lo 10 furnish the tile necked arilus of men anti food the trun problem pi ublemia 4 before tho tile united both on lund land and so KU it ari art conet laity in ill scope it all ins 1114 cert certain n now that flint whole rull road sat sitt MiM will lave halve to be ile get et ull in lit to rive rite ill american line the flow flor of war aar and men inen lint that it must hare flare to press lome bome all attack |