Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-01

1t Is the impression of many with
whom he has talked on the other side
that President Wilson realized the
fact that the only way this country
can ever be induced to prepare itself
Is through some big scare n hat he
Is taking advantage of the opportuni-
|ty; that he expects the German
morale to break down by fall. unless
something unforeseen happens. and
that the war will be over by January
l, at which time he is planning to re-
turn in the interest of his company.
H further said that he had been
to Kiel shortly before leaving and
that they were turning out two sub
marines a week there, but did not
know how many they were turning
out at other yards; that England,
however, had captured or sunk a
great many and that her line Of COM
municattOn between Dover and Calais
was SO netted as to be absolutely i'm
mune from submarine attack.
U. S. Friend Of Germany,
Some Of the people in Germany
were beginning to realize that Presi-
dent Wilson, instead of being an
enemy Is the best friend that Ger
many has, for the reason that he will
not become a party to the demands of
England and France for the absolute
defeat or ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Ger
many, but will use his influence to-
wards the making of peace without
indemnities excepting to Belgium and
territory is concerned, Of the status
ante-bellum.
Serious Internal Dissension.
"In reference to the internal con-
ditions Of Germany, a very bitter
feeling was growing up against the
Prussian troops on the part Of the
Bavarians, the Wurtembergers and
the Saxons, and a pitched battle had
been waged between Bavarian and
Prussian regiments in which in the
neighborhood of two hundred Prus-
slams had been slain or wounded. The
kaiser himself went to Bavaria and
directed that every tenth man out Of
the regiment engaged be shot, but
King Leopold notified him that If the
order be. carried out he would with
draw the Bavarian troops from the
front. t
THE Bavarians.@ Wurtembergers
and sSaxons are claiming that they are
being grossly Disseminated against
and compelled by the general staff,
controlled by P~russians, to do all the
dirty work. He says that the Ger
man emperor could not today be
elected president of a republic were he
to run for it, as the Socialists are SO
rapidly increasing they would defeat
him; that talk is now heard openly
on the streets everywhere that would
have entailed dire consequence before
the war and that the law of lese ma
jestie is practically. absolute. He said
that England is building a tremendous
number Of ships but is refusing to
send her ships to countries such as
Norway. Denmark and Sweden, as she
prefers to have those countries Inn
paired by the loss of their own ves-
sells. Coal is s118 a ton in Denmark,
due to the fact that England insists
upon the same being hauled in Dan
ish ships, and the Danes are in very
desperate straits. Norway is strongly
pro-ally; while the upper classes OF
the Swedes are pro-German and Den.
mark is very much divided in senti-
ment as is Holland. The situation Ii
very bad in Austria and that the Ger.
man army through its command OF
the Austrian troops has practically
the control Of the situation and un-
doubtedly Austria will suffer to the
advantage of Germany before the wal
La over.o