Show ALLIES 10 TO KEEP UP FIGHT FIT ALL WINTER MILITARY EXPERTS LOOK FOR INCREASING ATTACK UPON THE WAVERING GERMAN LINES By Extending Her Lines In the East Germany Has Merely Added to Her Burdens and Increased Confidence Con Con- of Allies Washington Military experts here hero do donot not expect winter to halt the thc great allied drive against the Germans In Flanders Secretary Bakers Baker's weekly Issued Oc Oc- October October October r review lew of war operations tober 22 discloses the belief of the thc that potency of or material material ma ma- war department British and amI men will enable the and French commanders to triumph over natural obstacles and antI continue forcing the enemy backward without waiting for spring The review touches for the first time upon the American expeditionary forces in France declaring the tho men after altel lire Hirer of oC Intensive train train- lug lag are l I lent fighting trim and splendid i I condition In Ui uon o the Importance of the battle of Flanders and its effect J upon the morale of the Germans the war secretary declares it apparent that the German Getman high command planned the time recent expedition against the Russians In him the Riga IUga sector in order to bolster up aP morale and meet impending internal Internal internal in In- difficulties By extending her lines in the east he adds Germany has merl hy added to the time length of her herline herline herline line of communications and Increased c confidence in the time final allies' allies victor victory Along the western front trench raids as well as the usual artillery duels are reported Isolated counterattacks counterattacks counterattacks counter counter- attacks were conducted by the enem enemy in such a manner as to indicate that no real success was expected but merely serve to keep up the aggressive aggressive sive si spirit of the troops Humors Rumors of an Impending Austrian offensive directed against Italy have been current during the past week Reports of concentrations of Austrian and German divisions di to take part In Inthis Inthis inthis this attack are noted Any Anyone one familiar fa fa- with the situation can at once 4 determine these rumors are ex ex- Even Een should the lie season permit It the of the number of fresh enemy divisions estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated as high as fort forty could not us as a physical possibility take place In the narrow Trentino valley fed b by a a. a single railroad s system stemAn stem An Inter interesting ting summary of troop movements in the United States shows that since the present mobilization beg began be be- g gait gan n persons have ha have been been transported transported trans trans- ported by the railroads for the war warf f department of whom were yere transported in stal sta standard ard or 01 tourist sleepers the remainder in ordinary da day coaches This vast movement has been conducted by the railroads wIthout without without with wIth- out a n single singie serious accident and the operation co b between tween the railroads and the department has been most cordial and effective |