Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-18


Of q large number Of German troops.
which determine the next move. Lol
British sweep in Palestine makes 1t
to achieve a grand coup. on the we
are reported to be advocating. a swift
peace. 1t H: :,z % II
There are some Indications that the
ION to Paris plans have been inti-
mated to the German people. Mes
sages sieve; through the meshes Of
censorship from. switserland and Hol-
gland to the effect, that the population
sof Germany is approaching a Estate of
jubilant hysteria in expectation Of the
imminent great drive which, IT is
hoped,S will become the panacea for
all their ills. b. @ 4 y.
"A Victory Or Peace Message?
A few days ago 1t wasSeported that
Emperor William was hreparin4 an
important Christmas message to Ger
many, and the world, bearing upon
the question of. peace. y
Now comes the information that he
is determined. to achieve a victory of
mas so as to give his people real cause
: for a holiday celebration in true Teu-
tonic style. .
Is all this mere speculation, guess
work. imagination?
BY no means. The hypotheses ad-
vanced rest on the solid ground Of
actual events and upon expert inter
probation of these events, and when
!. the present situation is considered, 1t
viii Be seen that there is some reason
for believing that German tactics
suddenly have found an impressive
objective. r tEI
The March To Paris.
It will be recalled that the plans of
the German general stan called for
. an. immediate march upon the French
capital when the long expectedNworld
war was due. Onward swept the
German armies like an irresistible
flood. Liege. Nap1ur and Louvatn fell
/: into the hands of the onrushing
vandals and one day the terror cry
/, resohnded around the world: The
4 Germans are only Is miles from the
gatesSof the capital Of the world" "
RASa4 was III danger sss .as
s. ihse1isefriKs II 81 n. trying situation
have aitFays brought out the Sternest
and the ablest qualities; sinT human
character and this fact was once
more proTen. It was further 6ccepS
tvated BY the lack of cool headednsss
commander In charge Of the marsh
toward Paris.
General Won Kluck made; what is
now considered a tactical bllnder by
marching the right flank of his
armies across the front of-the French
and British armies in an effort to
separate and demoralixe them. ~
British scouts discovered the true
purpose of the movement, and general
Joffre thought that now had come the
time to- save Paris. to save France.
On September 4 the French govern
ment moved~to Bordeaux and the fol-
lowing night German cavalry patrols
reached the banks Of the River Seine.
The Rattle of the Marl,e. =
The German general left a strong
rear guard at the Ourcq in the belief
that he would be menaced at this
point. He was right in guessing that.
for the next day. September s, the
defenders Of Paris engaged him in
battle Of the Marine. tIt
The details of the crucial struggle
have %been retold thousand times
and will be told again and again in
ages to come. 1t is not necessary at
this time to recount ell that took
place. Suffice it to say that on Sep
tember 10 the victory: of the allies
was complete. The tide had been
turned away from Paris by one of the
ever recorded in history. s~5
There was a tinge of comic pathos
in the rumor that the German em-
Z peror and his staff had splanned to eat
their Christmas roast goose in Paris.
They didn't in 1914. .
Will they, do it in 1917? Il,
The Present situation.
Few realize the exact distance be-
tween the present German lines and
Paris. It is, as a matter$of fact, csrl-
siderably shorter than Is generally
ing back and forth according to~the
luck and genius Of the competing
b At wauxaillon, sixty English miles
from Paris, German troops have en-
trenched ii themselves. This Ii the
nearest point which & ID situated
straight south Of the st Quentin-La
the famous Chenlin des Danes. Ii "A, Il,
Tho heavy feenforcements received
from Russia will matsrfally aid 4 pos
sible German advance against Pariss
and several other circumstances seem
ITO favor German pl lans sof that nature.
4 IfethS, plans arc actually, formulated
4 and ready TO be carried out. only q
masterfuiSl 4 lattempt On the part tof the
+ is recognized in tn, CAPITALS sof the
allied ;counlrie les. and when 4 note Of
pesstmism has. been discernihle during
the last W.weeks among the allies
: the source OF II iSspiainly enough
4 worry over the new plans OF the Ger-
Is Il I'll i admitted IN London, :, and paris
that INT nov The estloqif ,ss not, too g
obierSsrs { have seen this IL Ssof 4
acrisaasong form ~ z Occaa 0yfa in6 f0firiA