THE TIDE TURNING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 41, 18 June 1915, Page 4

THE TIDE TURNING.

The war drags on more .slowly than Germany hoped would be the case, particularly bearing in mind the mighty preparations made extending to over twenty years, in order to ensure n sharp and decisive victory. Signs are not wanting that her power, ami that of tottering and misguided Austria, is decidedly on the wane. How aptly Austria has learned the lesson of lying from her false friend is apparent in the stupid re-pn-ts officially issuer] from Vienna regarding successes against the Italians. France has also recently officially staled that the German reports of engagements in the Western Theatre air nnite false, and that German losses have been enormous. The poor foci- ■•' K-H--"-'e> are "embitterer," we :n-' told, bc-au-e soire French aeroplanes '!<• '* ' "I ' "'l'-M'uin factory i" ' i'u : -> >i' , 11 v 'l li *v ')-ee Ger- ■ ••• ' .i'o t! - i.MM.Ie v.!) tnke their 'hate" (.:•"•!•'■(• sa c\('e!\i.ilv, and who jubilate on the killing of a few British

babies by their great High Seas Fleet, 1 that the Allies should be able to hurt ' them is rinthinkable. A nation that wittingly provokes war must take the full ami unpleasant consequences thereof. All the appeals and well (■quipped missions to the , Germanic stock in America have*produced uo I result in their favour, and a wave of disgust at the perfidy and murderous brutality of a pretendedly civilised race |is now sweeping over the I'd,ted [States. Potsdam may deceive, Cer- ! many for a time, but not for We await the awakening with interest. Also when once the Allies really do start something like reposals the German people will yet a further ■shock.