| Show THIRD YEAR OF WAR SEES SEAS SITUATION OF THE ALLIES GREA GREATLY IL Y IMPROVED Germanys Germany's Position Less Favorable Than One Year Ago or Two Years Ago Ago In In Principal Theater of War the West East and Italian Fronts the Entente Allies Have Shown Decided Decide Superiority New York York Germanys Germanys Germany's situation at nt atthe atthe the end cad of ot three years of war appears less favorable than it did either one year ago ngo or two years ago She has hns to her credit In the last twelvemonth the crushing of pre ill pared Roumania and the conquest of two-thirds two of that nations nation's territory But in the principal theater of war the west east and Italian fronts the entente allies have shown on the whole a n decided superiority to the central powers In the materials of or war the nations fighting for democracy clearly have an Increasing advantage over the kaisers kaiser's legions They have dealt the enemy blow after blow which have told heavIly heavily heavily ily in lives If not in te territory Germany More Desperate Germanys Germany's plight Is s rendered more desperate than it was on August 1 1010 b by the accession of the United States and several minor peoples to the ranks s of her enemies Almost the I whole world is now lined up against th that t nation Ever Every belligerent dreads another winter of war but Germany most of all She lacks many things to face the rigors of n a cold campaign not campaign not only shells nn and anal l guns but wool for warm clothing an and sufficient coal to run her rapidly deteriorating lg railroads and her factories and keep those at t home I comfortably warm not to speak of the famine In the food fats so necessary to those facing zero weather Looking r ack on the long truce of the spring sprInE on the eastern front it Is hard bard to realize that the Russians just one year ago were in the midst of a n splendid offensive much like that which has surprised the world in the present month In the 1910 drive Brus- Brus pushed far within and Galicia and crossed the borders of Hungary lie He took about prisoners prisoners prisoners pris pris- mostly Austrians and forced th the enemy to concentrate masses of reliable reliable relia relia- ble German troops aided by a n few Turks to check him The real reason his drive came to ahalt a ahalt ahalt halt however we know now was lack Jack of ammunition failure of transport treason within the czars czar's armies and wretched bureaucratic I Inefficiency These handicaps seem to have been removed removed removed re re- re- re moved from the courageous Muscovites Musco aItes vites perhaps for all all time Unfortunate Roumania Roumania declared war on the Teutonic Teu Teutonic tonic powers August 27 and Immediately immediately immedi Immedi- Invaded in Transylvania where the weak Austrian guards were easily pushed back and the important cities of t and Kronstadt were soon In the Invaders' Invaders hands The kaiser sent Von Falkenhayn n a strategist just displaced by Von Hindenburg as chief of the great general staff stuff to command on this front while Von Mackensen headed the Germans Bulgarians and Turks who threw themselves on Roumania from the south The proved no match for the combination of foes Skillful work by German spies or the treachery treachery ery cry of certain members of ot their own arm army put the plans of campaign in the hands it Isnow isnow Is Isnow now divulged Bucharest fell December December December Decem Decem- ber 0 and Hen ten days later all was lost Jost On December 18 Russian troops took over the whole front and a few weeks later the Teu Teu- ton advance was checked along the line Hue of the Sereth and Danube rivers Somme Battle Continues In the west vest however Germany was facing a n far different problem from the poorly outfitted and trained Rou Rou- manian peasants When the third ye year r of the war opened the battle of ot the Somme was still going on vigorously with the French and British showing a growing superiority over the foe Bit b by bit through h the summer and autumn the ground was wrenched from the kaisers kaiser's men until the coming of winter smothered the offensive in mud and blood and according to the British commander Sir Douglas Haig saved his opponents from an immediate immedi Immedi- ate great enforced retirement On September 22 It was announced that flint the French and British had taken prisoners In the Somme battle between July 1 and September 18 This total was later considerably increased French Win at Verdun At Ver Verdun un too the Germans suf suf- The Tune French In battles of the fall tall and winter won back most of the ground lost in the offensive of the spring of 1916 and captured more than 1 prisoners with slight losses themselves The spring campaign in the west opened this war with the Germans I frilling falling back from the great salient directed at Paris Paris contess confess confessing ing thereby either their weakness or their aversion to a n further offensive al although although nl- nl though at nt the time German writers hinted darkly that Von had hind something up his sleeve The strategic retirement began I about March 1 17 and the triumphantly triumphantly tri declared it would prevent an allied offensive this year But they spoke too soon On April 9 the British stormed high Vimy Ridge JUdge taking on this and succeeding succeeding suc suc- days about 2000 prisoners The other enemy stronghold along the British Una was wua Ridge south of oC Ypres This the British blew up by mines June 7 the noise being heing heard In London They captured prisoners prison prison- ers the first day of or the offensive and many others later French Gain Hills Below the sector of ot the German re retirement re- re the French were equally successful suc suc- uc- uc On April 10 16 they started areat a n great reat offensive which resulted In the dominating Ladles Ladies road falling Into their hands besides Important positions post post- In Champagne Their prisoners the first two da days s 's totalled On I May G C along the Aisne they took captives and gained points from which they looked down on the foe as the British did farther north It should be noted here however that the French losses were severe resulting In the replacement of Nivelle as commander in chief by The last twelvemonth in the Italian campaign has witnessed a series of costly reverses for the Austrians but the Italians have been prevented from following up their successes by the very difficult terrain the beaten Ten Tell tons s failing falling back after each defeat t to o new mountain positions most difficult to attack Italians Take Gorizia On August 9 1916 1910 the Italians Italian s stormed the stubbornly defended Go Go- bridgehead on the Isonzo river taking about prisoners and they followed this success the nex next t day by seizing the city of an and d increasing the number of their cap ti tires tives veSt The Italians launched a new often offen offensive save sive the first days of November and andon an anon d on November 5 they announced that tha t their prisoners since the fall of Gorizia Go Go- Gorizia totaled Winter then stifled operations until May 15 when the Italians returned d to the attack in the Carso aiming a at t Trieste On May 1 18 the haul of Austrian Aus Aus- trian prisoners was announced to b be e 1432 The offensive was renewed In 1 W 25 prisoners being taken th the e first day On May 1 20 26 Italy stated she sh e had taken prisoners since sine May 14 H. The last operations left the Italians Italian s In an unfavorable terrain and the Austrians AustrIans Austrians Aus Aus- counter-attacked counter successfully Inflicting Important losses but no not t driving back the Invaders to any grea great t extent The Italians apparently settled settled set set- tied down to organize or the conquered d soil In preparation for a new blow In the Balkans In the Balkans the deadlock continues continues continues con con- but what changes there have hair e been have favored ored the allies At th the i e west end of ot the lines the gallant Serbians Serbians Ser Ser- blans last winter fought their wa way y ami eI with th tho soil buck back on their own tool took 1 help of other troops King Constantine of ot Greece ga gathe gave Jave up B Bulgarians to the the forts torts of ot Kavala took about and the Germans guests g as ns Greek soldiers to o Silesia Coring the For this and other acts nets Greece Germans he lost Jost his throne army ofIs of OL Is now building up n a noW neW Probably soon men which will be fighting for tor the cause of or demo demot cracy under the leadership of ot t VIe VIe- i ie great eat patriot patrIot patriot pa- pa triot The Italians have Increased ed their heir excellent and built forces In Albania the mountains mountains mountains moun moun- communications through with a forming n a junction unction end of ot the Balkan Bal Bal- left and securing this kan k-an line Une there wa wan was wasn wasa When the marshes froze last Jast winter n a sharp Russian offensive the coast front near Riga Otherwise months nail ond lay dormant for tinny many 15 g during the revolution fraternizing was rife between the opposing armies their saving having put Then the Russians the show house In order set out to kaiser that free men can enn fight tut better than thun slaves The sectors selected for attack lay Jay between the marshes and the the same as Ja last t summer Successes were scored at several 11 it numbering numbering numbering num num- by July points the prisoners bering The greatest advance was near Stanislaus from which city Korniloff's men advanced across a 11 and series of rivers and and bayoneting the beaten Austrians Russian Drive Drive Pleases The unexpected come back overjoyed overjoyed over over- overjoyed joyed the allies ames and fine filled the Russians I at home with martial enthusiasm I II IThe I The Turks suffered severe defeats in the course of ot the year at several points The British splendidly retrieved retrieved retrieved re re- their reputation in 1 Mesopotamia tamia tamla by recapturing Jut el cl On March 1 11 they took tool Bagdad They continued several scores o miles further further fur fur- ther tier on and also formed n q junction with the Rus Russians Ians northeast of Bag Bag- dad Farther north the Russians held on onto onto onto to their more Imp Important gains the gains the great clues cities of and but abandoned Mush lush Armenia and n a large city but thinly settled seWed region to the foe Near Jerusalem Moving out from the Suez canal the British inflicted a severe defeat on the Turks near Romani Roman and then fought their way Into Palestine building a new railroad as they went A further slight advance would bring them before Jerusalem The Tine Turks apparently are preparing to abandon the Holy City They have also removed removed removed re re- moved the tle Jews from the seaport of Jaffa treating them so cruelly that hundreds have died In Germanys Germany sole remaining colony East Africa converging columns of British Portuguese and und French are closing in on the remnants of of the de der defending defending fending army and the kaisers kaiser's overseas overseas over over- seas sens dominations seem near n eclipse All military observers ers expect the war will continue through the next winter and the new campaigns are awaited with special interest because American troops will have a n chance chanco chancey to show their mettle on the west front |
