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Show Greatest Army, of the War Is I Massed Against the Allies I WASHINGTON, Doc. 10. Gormany has massed on tho western front h'er greatest army of tho war, Secretary Baker declared in his weekly -war review. To meet this menace tho United States must speed up its military mili-tary preparations, tho secretary adds, with a warning that tho enemy is pre paring to put Into execution in Franco plans ho has been maturing since tho defeat of the Russian armies at Tan-nenberg Tan-nenberg early In the war Tho peaco negotiations with Russia have permitted per-mitted tho massing of mon on tho western front for that purpose. The review asserts the German counter-offensive on tho Cambral front has beon succssful in winning back loss than one-third of tho territory captured by Goneral Byng. The state, ment also notes that Uie American ongineer trqops, "exchanging shovols for rifles," fought off the criomy side by sido with tho British The lesson of the German exhibition of strength Is then taken up; "This German parrying thrust,' the most powerful and successful blow aimed at the British during the past two and one-half years, coming as it did immediately after the British vic tory In tho same area, serves to em-phaslzo em-phaslzo tho reviving strength of tho Germans in tho west. "Germany, by leaving only skoleton divisions in tho Russian area, by con centratlng all available men, munitions muni-tions and supplies in the west, has beon ablo to mass a relatively greater force than sho ever had been ablo to mohillzo In Franco in tho past. "Tho enemy realizes that ho finds himself temporarily In a singularly fortunate position, and he can be counted upon to tako tho utmost advantage ad-vantage of iL "Tho magnitude of tho task before us can be mora fully realized when measured by the success which the cnomy still is ablo to gain. United States Must Speod Up. "It means that wc must speed up our military efforts. Tho united nation must stand squarely behind our col- "It is not sufficient to preparo to ( fight; avo must preparo to .win." The review also hints at an ex-pected ex-pected German thrust against tho French front, and says regarding developments in Italy: "Our declaration of war against 'H Austria now associates us Immedl-atoly Immedl-atoly with the struggle goirgon in Regarding aniistlce negotiations on the Russian front, the statement says the agromcnt "covers the entire lino "from the Baltic to tho Black Soa, as -I well as tho region1 of the Caucasus." |