Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-12-24
ILlTARISM
MUST y / BE CRUSHED
PREMIER OF FRANCE MAKES
SENSATIONAL STATEMENT IN
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

Paris, Dec. 22.-Premier Viviani,
stating the views Of the government
concerning the war to the chamber Of
deputies today, said:
"France acting in accord with her
allies, will not sheath her arms unit!
after taking vengeance for outraged
right: until she has united for all time
to the French fatherland the provinces
ravished from her by force; restored
heroic Belgium to the fullness of her
material life, and her political inde-
pendence, and until Prussian militar-
ism has been crushed, to the end that
it be possible to reconstruct on basis
of Justice, an Europe regenerated.
The ministerial declaration, read by
Viviani, was greeted by almost con-
tinued cheering, and there was re-
markable demonstration when he
declared the allies were determined to
carry theawar to a finish regardless
of its length and severity.
In the opinion of French military
authorities the Germans are begin
ming to lose their grip on France and
Belgium. An official summary of the
results achieved by the allies in the
offensive movement recounts progress
at many points, which "seems to have
disturbed the enemy" 1t is asserted
The Germans are now fearful of at
tack and are everywhere on the de-
fensive.
The latest communications from
Berlin, however, tells of spirited Of
fensive movements with resulting
gains and makes it appear that the
German armies are firmly holding the
conquered ground.
There is similar conflict of state
ments concerning the campaign in the
east. The Russian war Office chal-
lenges the recent accounts of great
German victory in Poland bv denying
the "malevolent reports" of the last
few days. While it is admitted at
Petrograd that the recent retirement
of the Russian forces to new positions
was not entirely voluntary, the claim
is made that the armies are now in
safer and stronger positions.
David Lloyd George, the British
chancellor of the exchequer, is quoted
saying that before spring Great Brit
ian will have 100000 more men at the
front.
London, Dec. 22.-It is only at the
Northern and southern extremities OF
the battle line that any marked
change is to be noticed today; in the
western theater siege warfare of the
most stubborn and laborious kind per-
sists. This briefly sums up the sit
uation both in the east and west to-
dav. so far as it has been disclosed
by official statements.
The ultimate outcome of the Ger
man advance upon Warsaw is still
problematical. as decisive conflict is
yet to be fought. Although the Rus
sian center retired, it has now been
reinforced, and is holding the line on
the Bzura from it's junction with the
Vistula.
North of the Vistula, Uetrograd re-
ports, the Germans have been whipped
and pushed back over the frontier un-
til their line now stretches behind
Soldau. which is midway between
Lautenberg and Niedenburg in East
Prussia.
To the south it is contended in the
Russian reports, the movement Of
Austrians through the Carpathians
has been defeated simultaneously with
the defeat of the garrison at Przemysl
which was hurled back after an at
tempted sortie from this fortress.
Emperor William, according to lat
est reports, has gone from Berlin to
the western front. This indicates he
regards the situation there as more