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TWO MORE YEARS OF WAR. Allies' Drive at Austria for Real Decision. The Providence Journal publishes a message, which was refused cable transmission in London on October 14, but reached the Journal by mail, through Montreal, It reads as follows: A careful estimate of the probable duration of the war from sources | . which include the best brains of the military organizations of France.) Great Britain and Russia, and which also reflects the personal belief of General Joffre, in supreme coinmanu on the western front in Europe, has established the belief among the allied governments that there can be no possible cessation of hostilities during the next two years. It is also the belief of the military authori-j ties among the allies that the only contingency which will shorten this period is the possible disintegration of the Austrian empire. i While conditions on the western front are more than satisfactory to the allies, they do not believe that they can force the German lines back J over the conquered territory under any circumstances. The remarkable growth of aircraft observation among the allied forces has put them in possession of every fact concerning the condition and strength of the German defenses now confronting them. These defenses, of a most massive character, spread back from the present line over a distance of fully eight miles, encompassing a network of parallel trenches, of which there must be fully sixty between the front line of the Germans and the rear fortifications. It is rapidly becoming understood that the losses of the British in their recent victories, which have put them in possession of about five miles of the enemy's trenches, have been very great. The conclusion has been reached that it is not worth while to sacrifice men in this fashion again, and that there is really no necessity to do so in order to bring about final victory. Plan to Drive in Wedges. The plan of campaign as outlined by General Joffre will be steadily adhered to from this time forth. It is to hold the present iines along the entire front, and by pounding operations toward points like Thiepval and Douaumont to drive triangular wedges into the front lines wherever possible. The purpose of these movements is not to secure any temporary strategic advantage, but while holding the German lines within their present limitations to increase the actual trench area which must be defended by the Germans. In other words, the entire plan is to substitute the zigzag and irregular line wherever it runs straight across. f- The allied generals realize that every additional mile of ground to be defended by the Germans under the present circumstances imposes a much greater strain on the enemy and compels the constant presence of great numbers of troops which the Germans would otherwise utilize along the Balkan frontier. General Joffre within the last week has expressed the belief that if the Germans were to retreat now to a straight line, running 165 miles from Antwerp down through Xamur and Montmedy to Etain, fifteen miles northeast of Verdun, such a movement would be worth twenty-five divisions of infantry to the Teuton forces. It is known, however, that the Germans will never voluntarily begin a retreat of this magnitude, because the mobile allied force rea4>* *x- o mnvArriant 3,I1Q Waillllg 1U1 &uv;n a, muigmv,uv, | particularly the cavalry divisions, would overwhelm them and cut them to pieces during the progress of such a retreat over flat and unfortified i territory in the approaching difficult season for transportation. In addition, it is well known to the allies that in the present state of public sentiment among the German people the Teutonic governments would not dare order such a wholesale retreat. It was General von Falkenhayn's insistence on a retreat of this kind, as a military necessity, that cost him his command. The immense quantities of ammunitions stored by the allies back of their lines are being added to constantly, and to such an extent has this condition been improved that it is becoming common knowledge that before the new year the necessity for securing completed munitions from the United States will be over. The flllipc will rnntirmo tn nppri cliopf r>nr>. per and empty brass cases from the United States and other countries, but orders for ammunition ready for use will undoubtedly fall off greatly in the near future. In the meantime every possible weakness in the German lines is being utilized in wedge-driving actions in order to complicate and break up j straight lines wherever possible. It is the belief of the allied commanders that by this method they will be able, while maintaining practically the same front as at present, to in-1 crease the length of line to be held j i by thirty to fifty miles. Heal Drive at Austria. The real movement of troops is to come through Greece and Serbia into i Austria, and French officers in conr[ mand at Saloniki have never doubted their ability at any time during the last two months to move forward and occupy Serbia whenever they are prepared to begin the campaign. But they have been held back by the knowledge that facilities at Saloniki for dockage of transports and arrival of supplies, guns and ammunition have been entirely inadequate for the continual support of an advancing victorious army, gradually getting further from its base. in m'Hor to rhanae these condi tions the leading dockage engineers of Great Britain and France have beeu for months working with thousands of laborers on plans which will, when completed, create at Saloniki the greatest and most complete system of wharves, each over a mile and a half long, are already under construction, and when these plans are completed it is estimated that fully fifty transports can discharge side by side without difficulty or confusion. The allies, however, are facing the fact that the completion of these plans will take at least another eight months, and it is declared that until that time no real advance into Serbia will be made, but that when it is made the invasion of Austria will become a certainty a few weeks after the word is given to move forward. Another complication, of course, is the uncertainty which still exists as to the attitude of the German party in Greece. The delay in creating the necessary dockage facilities is for I many reasons considered not at all disadvantageous under present circumstances. because at this time. even if transport service could be amply geared for, the French officers i in command of the troops at Saloniki could not contemplate a forward 'movement with the possibility of bej ing compelled to hold large masses of troops at the base to take care of counter-demonstrations in their rear. Twelve SuperdreadnOughts. British admiralty officials are delighted with the marvelous work that has been done in English dock yards I in the building of new dreadnoughts. Wonderful results, which have not ! up to this time been made public, ! have been accomplished in this direction. Twelve new battleships of the superdreadnought type are now practically ready for sea. Four of these, the four largest and most powerful weapons of offense that have ever been placed on the water, are 850 feet long, with a speed of over thirty knots, and are armed with twelve oifhtoon-inrh p"iinc \Tn Qiifh arma ment as this has ever been before contemplated in the history of naval architecture, and it is considered that ships of this type are capable of winning any sea fight in which they may be engaged. COTTOX CONDITION 57.3. Picking Unusually Advanced, 84 Per Cent, of Crop Being Gathered. Xew York, Nov. 1.?Under very favorable weather conditions the condition of cotton has not shown any material decline, the loss for the month being 2.7 points, making a condition of 57.3 on an average date of October .23, as .compared with 59.6 a month ago, 59.8 per cent, last' year, 73.5 per cent, in 1914, 62.1 per cent, in 1913, 6S.8 per cent, in 1912 and 59.3 per cent, in 1911. The decline of 2.3 points is not high;, comparing with a drop of 3.9 last year, 2 points in 1914, 5 points in 1913, and 1.5 points in 1912. Picking is unusually advanced, being 84 per cent, gathered against 72 per cent, last year and 6S per cent, in 1914. in 1913 there was 70 per cent, picked' while in 1912 there was 71 per cent, and in 1811 76 per cent. A Southern estimate of the total crop given by special correspondents in tabulated, showing an average expected yield of 11,213,000 bales. The Journal of Commerce assumes no responsibility for these figures, being strictly a consensus of opinion as reported by correspondents. Dies From His Injuries. Columbia, Nov. 2.?The remains of J. T. Wessinger, a flagman on the Southern railway, who died as the result of a fall under a work train near Santuc, in Union county, yesterday, his legs being cut off and body mangled by the fall, were brought here this morning and the funeral and interment will take place tomorrow at 11:30 from St. Paul's Lutheran church. He is survived by a wife, who was Miss Cleopatra Kyser; father and mother, two sisters and three brothers. After the accident yesterday Mr. Wessinger was taken to Union, but died before an operation could be performed. Mrs. Wessinger went to Union in an automobile last night and brought the remains of her husband to Columbia by train this morning. 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