The Detroit times., 1917-10-09
GERMANY
IS LICKED,
SAYS RICE
Pastor Back From the
Trenches Predicts
Teutons' Collapse

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Germany is licked noe and
licked right" said Dg NJ S. Rice
pastor OF the North Woodward Meth.
odist church. who arrived home
from Europe. Monday morning. 81
ter having been abroad preaching 20
the soldiers OF the Allies since lasi
May. shes licked" he repested.
hut she doesn't know IL America
is going TO prove 20 her that she IS
done for.
II can't predict in weeEs months
OF years when the end will come
but look for Germany 70 realize u
ali AT once and then 20 collapse Ut
terIy. She will blow up soon. 81
that I am certain She Is now liy-
ing from hand TO mouth and Is d.
ceiving her citizens into thinking she
a In good shape financially and IN
dustrially, but she II sure 70 so soon
An existence based upon decep-
ton such as she IL pracucing can
not be enduring The fall VIII be
sudden and great"
Dr.. Rice had expected 10 reach
Detroit In time 10 greet his congre'
cation, Sunday morning. bur his
ship, the 81 Paul. did not arrive ~
New York harbor until SATURDAY
night. and the passengers were not
permitted 20 dock until SUNDAY
morning. so that IL was impossible
for him 10 reach Detroit until Mon
day morning.
The trip from Liverpool on the
ST. Paul consumed almost 10 days,
altho the ship is regular seven
day boat. DIT Price says that FOR
three days after leaving Liverpool
she zig.xagged her way back and
forth trying 10 move as slowly as
the feet which was being conveyed
Finally. however. as II impatient az
the delay, she pointed her nose d.
T6Crfy rUT5rr -rp rETrFT ~TT-ry ----
dashed for II. The trip over vas
uneventful but naval gunners stood
at the battery OF sir big guns night
and day watching for a periscope or
other evidence OF submarine.
On the way over, Or. Rice says,
his ship passed by dead bodies fss-
tened in life preservers floating on
the surface OF the ocean and once
they passed a feet OF FIVE life boats
loaded Xi.h- nerznns- Mhn- had LEFT Z
summarized ship. Onlcers OF the
liner on which the Detroit preacher
was passenger. however. had or
ders not 10 stop and was obliged
10 churn past the wildly gesticulat-
ing victims and leave them 70 their
fate out on the ocean. The officers
were afraid the loaded life boats
were put out as a bait and that u
the liner came 10 stop a torpedo
from a submarine might account for
her. Later DR.. Rice learned that all
OF the life boats had been picked up
by a British destroyer and safely
landed.
While he was abroad DR.. Rice
preached TO soldiers IN the trenches
of France. but he didn't spend much
time close up TO the actual nghtlng
line. He said one reason for this
was that the curiosity seekers who
simply swarmed around the rear Of
the army made the soldiers sick as
well as himself. Tourists and idlers
Of all kinds. be said. wanted TO
have themselves photographed some
where in the rear OF the fighters
where there was evidence OF de-
struction. and that these people be
came such a nuisance that he hest
lated TO try TO penetrate close 20
the actual hghting.
Or. Rice went over under the aus.
pices OF the Y. VI. G A., and from
the date OF his landing on the other
ride until he came away he preach
ed 70 soldiers every day. as often "a
half-dozen times. He covered por-
lions OF France. England and scot.
land.
Il was amazed at the work OF the
Y. NJ. G. A." he said. II cannot
understand how the army could
carry on the work without the help
given by this wonderful orEaniEs
tion. Its activities are everywhere
II furnishes for the Tommies in very
truth A home away from home.
mo person who has not visited
the other side can imagine the hor.
TOR OF this war. Everywhere met
MANNED men, some OF them with
both arms and both legs missing
and blind a. we'll Everywhere they
asked. Why was America so slow
in coming 70 our aldr They recog
nize that altho they had Germany
licked before we rot IN the struR.
bic. II remained for America 20 put
the ball over the line or deliver the
nnal punch. This Is our Job and We
VIII do II speedily. The Allies had
the Germans beaten when they stop
ped them. but they couldn't quite
cross the goal line. That Is our
Job now.
Germany r. absolutely bankr7Ip'
and will never be able to paw an
indemnity. Il will cost her Al least
$4,000 100000 q year 10 meet inter
eat rHarrac after fIr ...