SEVEN MACHINES MISSING

Taihape Daily Times, 24 October 1917, Page 5

SEVEN MACHINES MISSING

NEW OFFENSIVE IN THE WEST - ALL OBJECTIVES GAINED RUSSIAN POSITION CRITICAL Germans] Claim Capture 20,000 and Many Guns

LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS. VICTORY ESSENTIAL. LONDON, October 22. Speaking at the Albert Hall on the war outlook, the Premier said: We must all know it is essential for the future of the human race that a decision he reached now, the brute force must be dethroned for ever, so that 'our children shall not be condemned to terrors which even the most vivid imagination dare not portray. Such a settlement is not within immediate reach. Germany will only make peace now on terms which would enable to her benefit by the present war. That would be an encouragement for any buccaneering empire in the future to repeat the experiment. The failure of Napoleon taught France ,an unforgettable lesson; a similar lesson, must be burnt into the hearts and memories: of every Prussian .before this, war ends. The main,, questions of the. war ;arc not territorial adjustment or indemnities, eminently the question of the, destruction of the false idea which intimidated and enslaved Europe, or would have done so if it had been triumphant. This year, I had hoped we might have broken that terrible power. We J had been looking forward to a great ! converging movement which would fhave accomplished .that jpurpose. The temporary collapse of the Russian military power has postponed our hopes, but time is on our side. Two factors contribute thereto. The advent of America and the increasing failure’of submarinism. Our monthly shipping losses are now not much over one-third the, losses recorded in 'April. The losses of German submarines in 1917 have been more than thrice the losses during the whole of last year. Arrangements have been made whereby the British shipping turned out in 1918 will be four times the total of 1916. America is doing the same. Germany’s enemies produce the world’s food and supplies of raw materials. Even if the German military machine succeeds which it will not, this federation of free peoples could, by withholding their products, reduce Germany i!o impotence and desolation — and they will if necessary. However, the Allies must husband their resources until Russia recovers and America is ready. The armies must have in the men waiting the means of winning. We must *beware of people trying to sow dissension. The enemy on most of the battle fronts have organised with deadly care and ingenuity an offensive behind the lines. I know what I am talking about France discovered it in time. Look out for Boloism in all shapes and forms. The eqemy are attempting to divide the nations and to pit one ally against another. I am glad to say the Allies are working in the greatest harmony. We are holding one of the most important military political inter-Allied conferences • ever held, whose decisions will affect the whole course of the war, and may determine the ultimate issue. The Premier and Mr Bonar Law have launched a great autumn campaign for national economy. There was a representative gathering at the Albert Hall from all sections of the community, including the High Commissioners of the overseas Dominions.

• GREEK TRAITORS. AHENS, October 22. The Chamber of Deputies voted in favour of the prosecution of members of the Slqjuloudia Cabinet, including the former .premier, M. Gounaris. THE KAISER’S GUARANTEE. AMSTERDAM, October 22 , Count von Reventlow, in an article in the “Tages Zeitung,” says that the Kaiser visited Constantinople to assure the Government that Germany would guarantee the integrity of the Turkish Empire, including Egypt.