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Show I NOW FOR THE SURRENDER OF TURKEY. Wo predict that President Wilson's slamming of the door while Prince Maximilian was jabbering about picc, indulging in verbiage and ambiguity, ! -will shock Turkey ind Austro-Hungary ( Into a state of mind bordering on llarm, and both countries immediately immediate-ly will begin to IoEe faith in Germany's , . ' ability to secure for the unholy alliance alli-ance anything short of a staggering blow on the head. As a direct result, Turkey will ask for separate peace within a few days, unless overawed by the German warships war-ships in the Black sea. Then when the armies under Gen-oral Gen-oral Allenby and General Marshall begin be-gin to reinforce the 'Serbians on the Danube, and Rumania once more is brought into the conflict, Austria-Hun-! gary will seek direct terms, and there will be a completo crumbling of the central powers. With Turkey and Austro-Hungary out of the conflict, the war will appall ap-pall and weaken all Germany nnd make easy the overwhelming of tho forces of Ludendorff and Hindenburg. Should Austro-Hungary yield, tho railroads of the dual empire would be made available for the transporting of troops to Bohemia, from the border of which the distance to Berlin is only 120 miles. Bombing operations could be conducted from there on Berlin, Breslau, Dresden, Frankfort and nearly near-ly all the military centers of Germany. The plains of Bavaria would be open to invasion and Germany, instead of having one front once moro would have an eastern trench line. The troops of General Diaz could proceed through Trent to Innsbruck and direct their blows at Munich. Vast possibilities would be opened up by first Turkey and then Austro-Hungary Austro-Hungary surrendering. |