Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-10-31

| popular Ill nldly quarters W IIulCuIc
Josephus Daniels, secretary of the ma
! Wy, but since the war started have you
| noticed that the one department of
the government nearest ready to do
it's work is the navy and has proved it
| by meeting every situation with which
| it was faced. There are lot of men
| in prominent places in this country,
and a lot of publications that claim to
be leaders in moulding public opinion,
who ought to take off their hats to
Josephus Daniels, though we hardly
expect them to have the manhood to
do Bloomington Banner.
Begins to See the End.
1t is rather significant that Mel
vile E. Stone, head of the Associated
Press, has for the first time express
ed himself publicly as being able to
see the signs of crumbling German
power.
Mr.. Stone, by virtue of his unique
position as a mere purveyor of news,
is perhaps better fitted than the best
editorial writer to form an opinion as
to the outcome of the war, so when he
says that he can see indications of it's
end it is something to be respectfully
considered.
early" might be next spring or
next fall. Compared with military
estimates, which run from one year
to three as the probable duration Of
the great conflict, an end next fall
would be early.-Rutland Herald.
Buys 100000 Worth of Bonds.
The part which the National Life
Insurance company plays IN the COM
mercial and financial life of Montpe-
lier is indicated by the fact that the
company has decided to subscribe to
half a million of the second Liberty
loan while at the same time It will
take over temporarily such ,subscrlp-
scriptions as the employees OF the con-
Germ may make-possibly 100000
more, it is said The company took
$35O,OO0 Of the first Liberty loan, that
amount forming the bulk of M0ntpe-
lier's subscription to that loan, as the
present subscription probably viii be
in the second loan. We feel like con-
graduating Montpelier that it has q
CORPORATION Canabie of doing so much,
and particularly that that corporation
has the patriotism and public spirit
as well as the shEewdness, TO pur-
chase GuCh securities. The placing OF
q considerable portion of it's reserve
IN bonds Of the United States govern
ment is an act which spreads feel
inc Of confidence among the people
as to the s0lidity Of the corporation,
and, Of course, it speaks volumes Tor
The patriotism and loyalty Of the cor
nCrati0n to the governm eLt.-6acre
Times.
We Must DO It # It's Done.
It is becoming more evident day by
day that if Kaiser Wilhelm is ever
hO0red for the count, Uncle Sam VIII
have to do the job The Allies alone
cannot. 1t may be just as well con-
ceded that up to the present the Cen
trail powers have more than held their
own and that relatively they are
stronger, everything considered, than
the Entente forces. Relatively, we
say, meaning that while they started
with less resources in men, money
and materials than their combined
opponents, fair estimate now would
show that they have suffered a small
er percentage Of loss; and one might
deduce that if they were able to stand
off their enemies and even make nOta-
bic cOnQuests in territory while the
disparity was greater than il now is,
the prospect Of their being complete
ly overcome now by those same enc
mics is very remote.
= !: y :;
Had not Germany made the mis-
take Of inviting the United States in
70 the struggle, she would now be
measUrablv near q victory. It is our
money ana our men and our resources
that are now the sole hope Of the AL
lies. The prOd5GIOus effort that We
are making to bear 8 decisive part III
this conflict sustGiGs the Entente dur
ing this dark period. Can we Go what
they expect Of us-What We must do |
TO win the wa? The next six months |
viii determine. By that time it will |
be demonstrated how much we can |
really Go. By then million Of our
soldiers viii be III France and another |
gigantic shipbuiiding program will be |
in full swing and It will appear
whether we can not only sustain our
forces but succOr our allies. BY then !
the world will know how much food
and materials we can spare to make
good the shortage in Great Britain,
France and Italy. By then our navy
Will be bearing it's full part in Attain
lie and Mediterranean waters. By
hen our projected air campaign will
begin to show results. In six months
We shall see how our finances are
a strain altogether unprece-
tented.
Our government fully understands
the nature and proportions of the
5ack ahead and is planning wisely for
:. Our people as a rule do not. They
ook for an early collapse Of Germany
out it viii not come. They hope for
1 complete Allied triumph in the
n est, but their hope is vain. Moth
ng in the present outlook lends it
self to well-founded belief that the
end is in sight The United States
aust win this war if it IS won, and
he sooner our people grip this and
prepare for the sacrifice ahead the
better. We have the task OF a Her
Jules to perform. We must do what
Eermany's great and nearby foes
rave failed to dove, an unprepared
nation, three thousand miles away.
IF we fail, we shall not only have