Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-07
m ARTHUR s. DRAPER.

Cnblexram to Tho Sunday star ano
New York Tribune.
LONDON, October 6.-Along with ao-
monitaons to observe the strictest econ
omy and to contribute literally to the
war loans has come another keep
your nerve" campaign. In every beiilg-
srent country statesmen and soldiers
returned from tho battle line are en-
treating the people to stand firm.
Long ago Won Hindenburg said that
the nation with the greatest nerve
would win the war" And only two
weeks ago Sir William Robertson made
q similar declaration. And then came
Won Tirpitz. who said:
1T we keep our nerve we shall attain
victory" Michaelis' last words con-
corning the fighting phase Of Germanys
warfare were: 'Marten und maui hal
tan" which means something like "suf-
fer and wait"
Last wednesday Minister Churchill
victory consists in the last inch"
Then Gen. SHUTS, in another OF his
careful, contained, steadying speeches,
always temperate. urged the country TO
hold drm.
Sees Psychological Strategy.
Again reverting to the opinion held
In Germany we ind DR.. Franz Benz. In
Der Tag. devoting a long article to the
development of the theme, England
trying to overcome Germany by cum
ming psychological strategy" He con-
tinues:
"If she succeeds-and it appears she
IL on her way to do so-the will to war
caily."
He goes on to say that Englands of
fensive is abetted by the work of Ger
man pacifists at home. and says:
1.-THE war will end in a duel between
Germany and England. On the one side
will be the submarines of Germany and
opposing them the psychological reser-
| vat.on Of the British on the other side.
| Let US hope the former will be supe-
rtor.''
DisQuieting as are the air raids on
England. It Is not because of them that
English statesmen are warning the
| people to keep their nerve. Rather they
| fear the people will misinterpret the
| meanings Of the raids and accept the
! pretenttons issued now and then from
Berlin as honest manifestations of a
[ genuine desire for peace.
Why of German Campaign.
Not because German militarists of
the junker party expect to win the de-
c1sion through U-boat warfare are the
German people entreated to keep their
nerve. but because 1t Is the hope of the
German general staff to postpone the
end long enough to driv the allies into
a peace which would leave the German
ruling class in q better position to fight
the internal battle which now has be-
come inevitable.
Whose nerve has already brokeno
Today l talked with a non-commis-
stoned offfcer who had been at the front
since August %, 1914. In the last three
years he has handled hundreds of
wounded soldiers and has been across
shen-swept fields countless times, miss
| ing death by inches dozens of times But
when 1 saw him today he was as BUOY
| ant and confident as if we were certain
OF victory tomorrow. Take my word >,
he said, ut will soon be over We have
got Fritz beaten, and he knows it. He
Is tired OF war, sick of it clean through
and he has lost his nerve
Every one out there feels the same
way, but we are winning now and that's
no mistake Old Fritz is trying his best
to hold out, but We have the best of
him every way and all
Boys go into the war game now with
that feeling-the harder we. hit. the
sooner we get Fritz down for good"
Sees Finish of Hun.
I met an Australian one Of those strap-
ping chaps who fight like demons and
forget all about 1t when they land
London twenty-four hours later. They
crtticise freely and frankly. but they are