Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15

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q Chicago: 226 Fifth Ave-, New 1ork
City; 500 Victor Bldg. Kansas ely
Mo-
ID THE NEED FOR HASTE.
There Is more encouragement II the
brief dispatches from France aanoon. ),
Ing the establishment OF camps anu
tn. arrival Of food supplies for the
American expedftionary force than can
he found in the glib announcements
mat America will have an immense
army in the field In 1919.
There Ia more reason Tor reNicins
Pm this country over the knowledge
thst some $4,000 seasoned soldiers
soon win get into the fight under Cen
erai pershing, than over the assurance
that the training camps are preparing
ohloers for work in year or TWO.
There is solid sense Of the sort that
herets genuine hope in the announce
ment from Washington that the force
- d. 900 is to be followed by other
\ srmtes in as nearly as may be con-
tinuous PROCESSION. :, :.
America MUST get into the thick OF
a the fray in Europe with a big conun.
u cent of ffghting men, at the earnest
moment possible, or shoulder the re-
for immense addltions 60
TIE French and English casually ISIS
ana for q notable 1snsthening OF tne
y war and consequent postponemeM OIL
peace. 49, .o
0na ~ the errors INTO which TOO
m.nv Americans fall at this time Is
That of counting tho central powers
linear exhaustion.
In the first place. the contestant VINO
,..r,ita a thought Of his adversary
;hsct,,sl or possible discomfort and dim
Matte ia waste any Of the energy
V,hieh me- should be devoAing TO
Tnsientnded endeavor to win dis
rSaya 1adk of experience In the very
arse psinciple that is essential to VIC
aory.
4srhe sur,ntsr who expects his oppon-
to tire In the final squirt 1suaA!
sHxN. h;rnsaH unpsaced At the finish and
\ cnnsr.t,,late the winner who un-
sstinshed none OF his competitors
n S,,% 1900 Al his business to stay IN
4Auut of an Of them.
a W6st "a more to the point, however
r. tne fact tha&. despite the round
I,sha,rt atns4es which reach America
Sror interior Germany. rejecting dls.
n ...1sfactton a1nong the Inhabitants ana
irdtoetins = serious food shortage. ne
aE~Nffn1 ieeions under Hindenburg ana
Crnvn Prince Rupp1echt continue 10
n go like firaes and to fll every gap
A IN tl,efr long lines With new ana 1resn
Y trodpA
The multiplicity OF interests IN the
sA~reaemt war begets very natural nase
Iidss a to the comparative lighting
is4rength Of the opposing alliances
Thnush many nations techMcaily
a - 81 war with Germany, the battle
No. N France shows only French ana
Eneiish troops IN any number tnat
n msTits consideration in view OF the
4 - snitude Of the operations. the rem
a nant az the Belgian army - there, oul
4 n Al smsli as 1t Is valiant. German
,nnorts have referred to sprinklmg OF
i Sortusuese troops bat they are entire
4 = negligible.
Arrsyed against the English and
1French is practically the whole vast
n styength OF the German army, which
the kaiser's years Of preparation nave
made the greatest war machine the
/ world ever has known.
THE Russian army has reduced It's
n enlctency as near the vanishing point
ID n can be short of the conclusion Of
4 formal surrender. This frees not
bnly German troops for the French
kkunt but big Austrian army for the
Fl AK Of defending Trieste against the
ySHetermined advance Of the Italians.
BufRarfa's army can be used to BOZ
ster up both the central powers, and
I the Turkish army, on1cered by Ger
I mans, can give good account OF IT.
\ aeaf In the far east now that the Brit
ish cannot count On the aid OF the Rus
u SANS.
4 long list Of governments which have
announced their participation in the
war, the entente is represented at the
mont right now by divided armies from
Ensland and France, an Italian force
J which Is oastnumbered by It's enemies
and 4 mere handful from Belgium. Por-
tugal and America.
Agsinst these armies are those OF
Germany. Austria Hungary. Bulgaria
ana Turkey. These have the advan-
fare Of fighting within easy reach Of
thar bases Of supplies, while their an
taeonists must depend on long ship
meuts for munitions, food and REIN
forcements.
II America could throw into the bal
ance today the army which 1t can raise
within two years. there would be no
question Of an early victory for the en-
A tente-A victory clearly attributable
and creditable to this country.
Every day this action is delayed is
A day of grace for tt Teutons, a day
of sacrifice for our allies. a day Of loss
for us and contribution to the post
ponement of the triumph for democ.
\ racy which means SO much to the
world now and forever in the future.
These facts have direct bearing
on the campaign for the Liberty Loan.
The public will not buy readily If 1t
is lulled to a false feeling OF security